The Korean government and three major Korean shipbuilders -- HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), Samsung Heavy Industries, and Hanwha Ocean -- will invest 9 trillion won to secure future super-wide gap technologies for the Korean shipbuilding industry.The Ministry of Trade, Industry
STX Corporation, a global trade and development company, is expanding its presence in the Middle East by successfully completing its second transaction to Iraq through its business-to-business (B2B) platform “TrollyGo.” With a significant monthly increase in users in the Middle East region, there ar
KEB Hana Bank announced that its German subsidiary, “KEB Hana Bank Germany,” has obtained an international credit rating of “Aa3” from Moody’s, one of the world’s top three credit rating agencies.KEB Hana Bank (D) AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KEB Hana Bank, has been operating in Frankfurt, Germa
Samsung Electronics has refuted its labor union’s claim that many of its workers suffer from mental health problems such as sleep disorders and depression.In its online newsroom on March 4, Samsung Electronics claimed that the labor union’s claims regarding a report on a survey on the status of labo
SK Bioscience announced on March 5 that its SKON employee communication application developed by the company won the communication category in the apps and software section at the iF Design Award 2024 held in Germany.This year, the iF Design Award saw competition from over 11,000 entries from 56 cou
The domestic defense industry has gained new momentum through the revision of the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) Act. It is expected to accelerate towards achieving the goal of US$20 billion in defense exports this year.On Feb. 29, a bill to amend the Korea Eximbank Act, which increase
Last quarter, the global semiconductor industry witnessed a nearly 30% increase in DRAM revenue compared to the previous quarter. According to TrendForce, a market research firm based in Taiwan, on March 5, global DRAM revenue reached US$17.46 billion in the fourth quarter, marking a 29.6% growth fr
Samsung Electronics is set to make a groundbreaking reveal at an Nvidia event, showcasing a physical High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) 3E 12-tier (H), which is slated for mass production in the first half of this year.As Nvidia, a key customer of HBM, prepares to launch its next-generation artificial inte
Hanwha Foodtech, which is led by Hanwha Hotel & Resort Vice President Kim Dong-seon, the third son of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn, has acquired U.S.-based robot pizza brand “Stellar Pizza.”In January, Hanwha Foodtech signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Serve Automation, the pare
SK D&D, the real estate development arm of SK Group, announced on March 4 that it held a board meeting and completed its spin-off into two entities: SK D&D and SK eternix.As a result of the spin-off, SK D&D will focus on real estate operations, while SK eternix will specialize in renewable energySK
The Incheon Port Authority (IPA) announced that foreign shipping firm Maersk has launched the PH5 service at Incheon Port on March 4.PH5 is a weekly service that departs from Incheon Port and travels to Vietnam and Thailand via China. Five vessels ranging from 2,544 to 2,826 TEU will be used, with t
The Korean government has set a higher plant order intake target for this year than 2023 and will provide intensive support to help Korean plant builders attain the goal. This is because the global plant market is expected to grow and Korean companies’ order-taking competitiveness has been strengthe
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
Following last year’s memory semiconductor downturn, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are aggressively increasing their focus on DRAM through the expansion of advanced processing. This move is anticipated due to the expected rise in orders for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5
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
At the Huawei Product & Solution Launch held during MWC Barcelona 2024, Bruce Xun, President of Huawei's Global Technical Service Dept, announced the launch of Huawei's digital intelligent series of solutions in the ICT services & software field. New AI technology is applied to solutions such as Int
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
SK enmove announced on Feb. 28 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration in the field of next-generation cooling solutions with SK telecom, South Korea’s leading telecommunications company, and Iceotope, a U.K.-based specialist in liquid cooling solutions. The signing ceremo
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
Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems (HPS), together with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and CE-TEK has signed a joint development program agreement for the research and development of Onboard CCS demonstration units.The Onboard CCS demonstration unit is scheduled to undergo c