LS Eco Energy announced on April 2 that it has signed a business agreement with the Institute of Energy (IE) under the Vietnam Electricity Authority regarding the superconducting cable project.The two parties plan to establish a cooperative system to apply superconducting cables to the Vietnamese po
The global automotive industry is at a crossroads with respect to supplying advanced semiconductors for autonomous driving. There are two options. One is to purchase and equip high-performance system-on-chip (SoC) semiconductors from Nvidia, which has a virtual monopoly on Level 3 and higher autonom
OCI Holdings has begun reconsidering the expansion of its North American solar power module production line, which it has promoted as one of its core businesses for the future.According to industry sources, OCI Holdings’ Texas subsidiary Mission Solar Energy has begun to reconsider the expansion of
Samsung Display saw its market share for smartphone Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) panels fall below 50% for the first time last year, facing intense competition from Chinese manufacturers. The surge in market share for companies like BOE, which have secured exclusive supplies for Chinese smart
Korea’s exports of beauty care products, which have been shrinking while going through China’s restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic, are rebounding thanks to steady Korean Wave effects and increased exports to other regions.According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on March 31,
The author, Hyungcho Chung, is the founder and CEO of Scomot -- Ed.We might think that data storage is something that has come about in the tech age of the past few decades. This simply isn’t the case. We have been storing data for centuries, allowing us to process information, keep records and comm
HD HHI announced on March 29 that it has been selected by Peru’s state-run SIMA Shipyard as a preferred bidder for joint local production of four ships: a 3400-ton frigate, a 2200-ton offshore patrol vessel and two 1500-ton landing ships. They are worth a total of US$462.9 million.HD HHI will design
As large offshore wind power projects are being actively pursued in South Korea, it is estimated that investments could reach up to 100 trillion won by 2030.According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the government aims to deploy offshore wind power facilities with a total capacity of
Huawei released its 2023 Annual Report today. The company reports that its performance was in line with forecast, having generated CNY704.2 billion in revenue and CNY87 billion in net profits. Throughout the past year, Huawei's ICT infrastructure business remained solid, and its consumer business me
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), an intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai, has teamed up with a German company that is the world’s No. 1 power semiconductor maker to develop ship electrification technology.HD KSOE announced on March 28 that it has signed a memorandum of unde
Pacifico Energy Korea has signed a Co-Existence Agreement to accelerate the development of the company’s Myeong Ryang Offshore Wind Project with the Seogeocha Island Offshore Wind Promotion Committee, which comprises of residents of Seogeocha Island located in Jindo County, South Jeolla Province. Wi
According to market research firm Omdia on March 28, Samsung Electronics fell to third place in the global semiconductor company revenue rankings last year. The annual sales of Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor (DS) division were reported to be US$44.374 billion, marking a 33.8% decrease from the U
The AI semiconductor market, currently concentrated on Nvidia and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), is expected to diversify into DRAM and other areas moving forward.On March 28, Kwon Seok-jun, a professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, participated in the 2024 ACE Semi
Kwon Eon-oh, vice president of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) Product Innovation (PI) at SK hynix, stated on March 28 that “the next-generation HBM not only has to excel in functionality as a given but also needs to evolve into a form that can play roles beyond memory, offering differentiated specialty
Doosan Enerbility is making its entry into the aircraft engine business, leveraging its accumulated expertise in power generation gas turbines to broaden its business domain and secure differentiated gas turbine technology.On March 26, Doosan Enerbility announced that it had added “aircraft engine m
Korea’s export value index rose for the fifth consecutive month in February thanks to a recovery of the semiconductor industry. Export value is the current value of exports converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average of the base period (2000). Semiconductor exports are sho
Hyundai Motor Group announced on March 27 that it will hire 80,000 people and invest 68 trillion won in Korea over the next three years from this year to 2026. The plan is expected to create about 198,000 decent new jobs.The announced investment in Korea is a significant increase from the 56.2 trill
Artificial Intelligence (AI), deep partner collaboration, and building a strong ecosystem foundation were championed as next-level growth engines to new opportunities in industry digitisation at the recent Huawei Cloud APAC Partner Connection Summit 2024.Huawei Cloud Asia Pacific hosted approximatel
Hankook & Company, the holding company of Hankook & Company Group, has announced it will rebrand Hankook ATLASBX Motorsports, a Korean premier motorsport team sponsored by Hankook & Company, as HANKOOK COMPETITON, as it takes significant steps towards becoming a leading presence in global motorsport
The K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, produced by Hanwha Aerospace, is highly likely to be exported to Latvia this year.Hanwha Aerospace is currently participating in the Latvian Army’s armored vehicle replacement project with its K-21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The project involves about 100 units and