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Hyundai Motor Company has acquired a hydrogen fuel cell business from the group's affiliate and auto parts supplier Hyundai Mobis at 217 billion won ($163 million) to consolidate the group's hydrogen energy efforts. The agreement, finalized on Friday, includes a complete transfer of assets, person...
Korea Water Resources, the state-run water management agency also known as K-water, had a meeting with the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Korea to discuss water concerns and request support for Saudi Arabia's bid to host the World Water Forum in 2027. K-water announced Friday that CEO Yun Seog-dae me...
Samsung Display is on the verge of facing its second-ever labor strike, as unionized workers and the company failed to reach an agreement in wage talks and collective negotiation. The unionists held a fifth round of talks over wages and collective bargaining agreements on Thursday with the display...
Samsung Electronics Chair and Samsung Group leader Lee Jae-yong on Friday visited the group’s biotech arm in Incheon, calling on executives and staff members to set higher goals after the unit posted all-time high earnings last year. At Samsung Biologics’ biopharmaceutical campus in the Songdo I...
SK Networks unveiled its vision to transform into an artificial intelligence-centered business investment firm on Friday and mapped out a plan to triple its operating income to 700 billion won ($524 million) by the end of 2026. “Based on the innovative foundation of our business model, we will co...
LS Cable & System, through its subsidiary LS Eco Advanced Materials, has partnered with European magnet manufacturer Vacuumschmelze to create a joint venture aimed at making special magnets needed for electric vehicles. Announced on Wednesday, this partnership will start producing 1,000 tons of ne...
Bithumb Korea, the operator of the country’s No. 2 cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, has failed to seal a deal with major local lender KB Kookmin Bank for issuance of real-name accounts, jeopardizing its plan to attract more traders. KB Kookmin Bank informed Bithumb last week that it will not part...
By Park Se-ra ( serap1005@heraldcorp.com )
Sapeon, a fabless startup backed by South Korean telecom-to-chip conglomerate SK Group, said Friday it would develop a new semiconductor optimized for on-device artificial intelligence as the market has been witnessing significant growth in recent years. The company said it was selected to get sup...
CJ Group has named two new CEOs to lead its key units -- CJ CheilJedang and CJ Logistics -- as part of its annual personnel reshuffle announced on Thursday. Kang Sin-ho, currently the CEO of CJ Logistics, has been promoted to vice chairperson of CJ CheilJedang and will assume the role of CEO at th...
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group has initiated a project aimed at significantly boosting the local production and procurement of automotive semiconductors from early this year, according to industry sources on Friday. Challenges stemming from the auto group's heavy reliance on international suppl...
Korea's fried chicken franchise BBQ Chicken has opened a BBQ Smart Kitchen store specializing in delivery orders and takeout services in Vietnam, marking its Southeast Asian debut to tap into the rapidly growing delivery market. Genesis BBQ announced Friday the recent opening of its BBQ Gardenia b...
A tense faceoff between shareholders and Samsung C&T management is expected, as five foreign activist funds have teamed up to demand the Korean firm return its profit to shareholders through dividends and a share buyback program that would amount to some 1.2 trillion won ($900 million). In a regul...
Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Jin Ok-dong believes that undervalued Korean stocks including his banking group’s shares could gain impetus with the government’s strong drive with its upcoming market revamp program aimed at creating a new investment wave. With the Korean financial authorities s...
South Korean companies are facing increasing shareholder activism with the government's recent push for improvements in corporate governance expected to fuel the trend, according to industry experts on Thursday. A report released Thursday by Diligent Market Intelligence, a solution from governance...
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