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[Newsmaker] Renault Samsung, union sign tentative deal over wages

Renault Samsung Motors Corp. and its labor union said Thursday they have reached a tentative agreement over wages and working conditions, possibly ending their drawn-out labor dispute that was feared...

May 16, 2019
Industry
Seoul seeks to nurture bio-health as growth driver

South Korea will seek ways to turn the bio-health industry into one of the country's key growth drivers, the finance ministry said Wednesday. The government will soon release packages of measures th...

May 15, 2019
Industry
DJI releases selfie-mode action cam

Drone company DJI announced its first action camera Osmo Action on Wednesday equipped with a 3.5-centimeter front screen which makes “vlogging and selfies much easier.” “The action cam market is shi...

May 15, 2019
Industry
Thailand pulls out all stops to nurture startups

Industry watchers say the country will see pivotal changes within the next decade

May 15, 2019
Industry
LG Chem signs EV battery deal with Volvo

South Korean battery maker LG Chem said Wednesday it had signed a long-term supply deal with Volvo Cars for electric vehicle batteries, as the Swedish carmaker is aggressively pushing electrificatio...

May 15, 2019
Technology
SK Innovation to invest W580b in second Chinese battery plant

South Korea’s SK Innovation announced Wednesday that it would invest 579.9 billion won ($488.3 million) to build a second electric vehicle battery factory in China, an effort to enhance its presence...

May 15, 2019
Technology
[Non-memory Korea: 7] Samsung makes its non-memory ambition global

Samsung kick-starts annual foundry forum in Silicon Valley to announce its latest W133tr investment plan for non-memory business and the most advanced foundry technologies

May 15, 2019
Technology
Jobless rate hits 19-year high in April, job creation slows

South Korea’s job market prolonged its downswing in April, with unemployment reaching its highest point in 19 years, government data showed Wednesday. The increasing pace of job creation also slowed...

May 15, 2019
Economy
Korea’s top 500 companies list welcomes 38 new players

Having set record profits, SK hynix, GS Caltex rise in ranking in 2018

May 15, 2019
Industry
[Herald Interview] ‘Fortnite billionaire’ envisions VR social media

Tim Sweeney says Epic Games Korea accounts for largest revenue globally

May 15, 2019
Technology
EDAF urges Thai startups to go beyond homeland

BANGKOK -- When Kulina launched its algorithm-powered online marketplace in Indonesia in 2016, there were high hopes that the startup could address the country‘s chronic last-mile logistics conundrum...

May 15, 2019
Technology
Hana Financial wins suit against Lone Star on KEB deal

Hana Financial Group, one of South Korea’s four major banking groups, said Wednesday that it has won an international arbitration against US private equity fund Lone Star Funds over its purchase of K...

May 15, 2019
Finance
Antitrust watchdog designates new LG, Doosan, Hanjin heads

Defining conglomerate heads viewed as necessary to curb corruption among owner families

May 15, 2019
Industry
Incheon Airport MRO complex likely to be established soon

A pending bill for establishing an aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul complex at Incheon Airport is expected to be passed by the National Assembly soon, reports said Wednesday, which will fuel...

May 15, 2019
Industry
GS holds Value Creation Forum to promote innovation

GS Group Chairman Huh Chang-soo on Wednesday opened the GS Value Creation Forum with a speech celebrating the forum’s 10th edition. He also urged for the group’s continued growth in light of new tech...

May 15, 2019
Industry

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