With the news of the development of lithium metal battery electrolyte technology in collaboration with domestic researchers, Samhwa Paint Industrial Co. has seen a rapid increase in its stock price for the second consecutive trading day.According to the Korea Exchange on March 20, Samhwa Paint is tr
Bereum, a pioneering force in postbiotic, has recently inked a strategic collaboration with Hyundai Corporation Group to venture into the North American market. The contract, valued at $10 million, marks a significant milestone in the company's journey, positioning it as the sole domestic competitor
While major countries such as the United States, Japan, and the European Union (EU) are rushing to provide subsidies for semiconductors, there are growing voices that Korea will lose the global semiconductor war if it does not subsidize Korean companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, citi
The trade conflict between the U.S. and China has spilled over into the shipbuilding industry and Korean shipbuilders that compete with China for the No. 1 spot in the global shipbuilding market are expected to benefit from this situation.According to industry sources, the U.S. Trade Representative
It has been reported that a Korean strategic investor (SI) is considering acquiring Callaway, one of the world’s top three golf brands.According to investment banking (IB) industry sources on March 19, major shareholders such as BlackRock Advisors LLC have selected a sales manager and are pushing fo
Patent applications originating from the Republic of Korea at the European Patent Office (EPO) grew by 21% last year, according to the EPO’s Patent Index 2023 published today. This was the highest growth rate among the 20 leading innovating countries, and more than five times the average growth at t
India, the world’s third-largest automobile market, is expected to emerge as an electric vehicle battleground after the United States and Europe. This is because the Indian government, which has been sticking to high tariff barriers, has launched a drastic tariff reduction policy to attract global e
Sam Bird (GBR) beats the heat with the Hankook iON Race to win the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in the Brazilian megacity of São Paulo. Despite an ambient temperature of 35 degrees, rising to around 60 degrees on the asphalt at the 2.933-kilometer high-speed circuit around the Anhembi S
A huge wave that began with Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress is now on the horizon, making it to more difficult to predict the future of the Korean e-commerce market.While Korean e-commerce players are competing fiercely for survival, the United States, China, and other Asian countries have jo
Kwak Hyung-chan, the manager of the Automotive Optics Team at Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Optical Communication Solutions Division, discussed the competitive edge of Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ camera module business during a technology briefing held on March 14. He highlighted the company’s “independ
Samsung Electronics is projected to relinquish its leading position in the global foldable phone market share to Chinese rival Huawei in the first half of this year.According to market research firm DSCC on March 14, the global shipment of foldable phones in the fourth quarter of last year totaled 4
On March 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to ban TikTok, a Chinese video platform, from being downloaded in the United States due to security concerns. The bill was approved with an overwhelming majority of 352 votes in favor and 65 against. Europe is also engulfed in national sec
In January, Korean display companies received a shocking report card. According to market research firm DSCC, Samsung Display, which held 36% of the market share in the foldable market and was considered the future of the industry, lost its first-place position to China’s BOE, which captured 42% in
SK bioscience, a global innovative vaccine and biotech company committed to promoting human health from prevention to cure, announced today Prof. Jan Holmgren of Sweden, and Profs. Barney Graham and Jason McLellan of the United States as the winners of the 2024 International Vaccine Institute-SK Bio
The value of overseas construction orders to Korean contractors exceeded US$30 billion for the fourth year in a row in 2023. Korean builders’ target for 2024 is US$40 billion. They have been looking for opportunities in overseas markets as the Korean real estate market has been slumping for a long t
The United States targeting Chinese-made goods as part of its supply chain localization and trade war strategies is expected to affect China’s shipbuilding industry after the Chinese semiconductor industry.According to the Financial Times (FT) and other foreign media outlets, U.S. President Joe Bide
Sebastian Seung, former President in charge of global research & development cooperation at Samsung Research, has left Samsung Electronics.Seung, a world-renowned AI scholar who has been leading the AI strategy formulation at Samsung Electronics, has been listed as resigned in the company’s business
Even after surpassing the “psychological resistance level” of 100 million won, bitcoin continues its upward trend in the domestic market.In particular, a phenomenon known as the “kimchi premium” is observed, where the price of bitcoin in the domestic market is forming higher than that in the U.S. ma
South Korean shipyards are continuously winning contracts for very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Recently, Hanwha Ocean and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HKSOE) have pursued high-value contracts for VLCCs as part of their strategy to diversify their vessel portfolios and prioritize s
A medical waste treatment system, which is capable of 99.9999 percent sterilization by using high-temperature and high-pressure steam, has been developed for the first time in the country.The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Seog-Hyeon Ryu, hereinafter referred to as KIMM), an i