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WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea and the US have agreed to work together to craft a comprehensive tariff-liberalization package by July 8, marking the first formal bilateral negotiations on trade ...
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, will undergo a strategic split to separate its contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) business from its biosimilar ...
SK Inc., the holding company of SK Group, is in talks with Hahn & Co., a South Korean buyout firm, to sell SK Siltron Co., the country’s sole silicon wafer manufacturer, for around 3 trillion won ($2 ...
China’s BYD Co. has dethroned Tesla Inc. in South Korea with its compact sport utility vehicle, the BYD Atto 3, becoming the best-selling imported electr ...
Samsung Electronics Co. has appointed TM Roh, president and head of its mobile eXperience (MX) business, as the new chief of its device eXperience (DX) division, filling a leadership vacuum left by ...
One in five South Koreans is now 65 years old or older as the Asian country grapples with the demographic challenge of a rapidly aging population and the world’s lowest birthrate. The Ministry of the ...
South Korea, home to global top battery makers such as LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co., is seeking to enact laws that would lay the groundwork to offer subsidies to its battery ...
Netmarble Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer, is slated to roll out “RF Online Next” on March 20, a revamp of the old title “RF Online” released in 2004. Reflecting the strong anticipation ...
South Korea’s HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is seeking to sell its tire steel cord business to secure funds for its new growth ventures such as electric vehicle materials, hydrogen and ...
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, plans to unveil 42 new models, including hybrids of existing cars, next year to cope with the t ...
HMM Co., South Korea’s largest ocean carrier, is seeking to buy SK Shipping Co., excluding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation business, for an estimated 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion), ...
LG Electronics Inc. has resumed operations at its home appliance plant in Russia amid prospects of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, signaling a return of South Korea’s companies to the market ...