The battery industry is set to unveil a bunch of new technologies at Interbattery 2024, Korea’s largest secondary battery industry show.LG Energy Solution will take the wraps off its cell to pack (CTP) product at InterBattery 2024 which will run from Feb. 6 to 8 at COEX in Seoul.Cell-to-pack technol
Only 14 percent of South Koreans work in large companies, versus 58 percent of Americans.Koh Young-sun, a senior research fellow at the Korea Development Institute (KDI), presented this statistic in a report titled “A Need for More Large-Company Jobs” released on Feb. 27, emphasizing the need to exp
KT announced its vision to transform into an AICT company, combining its telecommunications capabilities with IT and AI, at MWC 2024, marking the start of its full-fledged leap into becoming a leading enterprise in global AI and ICT.At the recently concluded MWC 2024, KT received high praise for sho
SK on, a battery subsidiary of SK Innovation, a leading global battery manufacturer, announced today it will showcase battery cells highlighting advanced fast-charging solutions along with various products demonstrating its latest R&D achievements at the upcoming battery exhibition in Seoul.The Adva
barenbliss, a rising clean beauty brand from Seoul , is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its inaugural global flagship store ----the barenbliss Clean Beauty Archive Garden in Myeongdong. Meanwhile, the brand also announced a collaboration with Korlma Korea at the opening ceremony to establi
LG Electronics and global big tech company Meta are joining forces to develop next-generation extended reality (XR) devices. LG Electronics announced on Feb. 28 that it is officially starting strategic cooperation with Meta to accelerate its XR business.Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, visited LG Twin T
Lee Woong-yeol, the honorary chairman of Kolon Group, along with the corporation itself, have been indicted on charges related to the tampering of the ingredient of Invossa Injection, a treatment for osteoarthritis. The first trial is anticipated to conclude in the first half of the year, with a dec
The government has come up with a detailed blueprint at the inter-ministerial level, encompassing export targets for key items such as semiconductors, automobiles, and plants, to achieve this year’s export goal of US$700 billion. It includes the largest-ever support measures to accelerate progress,
Seed Group, a leading company under the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, has taken a significant step towards revolutionising the travel industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through its strategic partnership with Seoul-based hospitality tech startup ONDA.Wit
Kolon Industries will establish a joint venture with private equity firm Hahn & Company for industrial film manufacturing.On Feb. 27, Kolon Industries announced that it was considering establishing a joint venture (JV) with Hahn & Company for its film business and signed a binding memorandum of unde
Mirae Asset Securities announced on Feb. 27 that the number of its retail customer accounts in India has exceeded 1 million.After the launch of the online trading platform “m.Stock” in April 2022, the Indian unit of Mirae Asset Securities has rapidly ascended in the rankings within the local online
Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and other major semiconductor firms have called for government attention and support in relation to the U.S. government’s impending subsidy payments.During a “Public-Private Semiconductor Strategy Meeting” held on the morning of Feb. 26 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce
Starbucks Korea has halted sales of its sparkling water Perrier following a quality control controversy.Starbucks Korea announced on Feb. 26 that it has preemptively suspended sales of Perrier from Feb. 1 following quality control issues raised by the brand’s overseas manufacturer.Perrier is a spark
Amid growing concerns about expanding trade risks in big election years in 76 countries around the world holding elections, the Korean government has decided to actively manage risk factors through a strategy meeting among industry, academia, and research centers.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and
The Korean government has set the goal of seeing Korean green companies achieve 100 trillion won in overseas exports by 2027. To this end, it plans to proactively discover demand for overseas environmental businesses. In particular, it aims to build a sustainable foundation for an overseas expansion
On Feb. 20, the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) announced the inauguration of Yoon Won-seok, the former executive vice president of the Economic and Trade Cooperation at the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), as its 8th Commissioner. The position of Commissioner of the Incheon Free E
Consumers of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S22 series have filed a compensation lawsuit claiming that the Game Optimizing Service (GOS) installed in the product series degraded device performance. Samsung Electronics countered, stating, “There is a significant difference from the incident related to p
Doosan Digital Innovation (DDI) announced that it held the Quantum Accelerator Program Kick-off Event at Doosan Tower in Bundang near Seoul on Feb. 20.The event was hosted by DDI’s Head of Corporate Digital (HoD) responsible for Doosan Group’s IT-DT strategy, and was attended by DDI President Park S
CJ Logistics announced on Feb. 22 that it has established an integrated logistics center for the globally renowned shoe brand Crocs in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.Spanning an area of 20,000 square meters, the new facility can handle up to 50,000 boxes per day, doubling the capacity compared to the pre
The Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea (BOK) has decided to maintain the key interest rate at the existing level of 3.50 percent. Despite the domestic inflation rate falling to the 2 percent range, it is deemed difficult to consider it as having reached a stable level, especially considering