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Mobility firms invested by SK Holdings prepare for IPOsTechnologyApr 14, 2021SK Holdings’ equity investment in Grab, the Southeast Asian equivalent to Uber, is receiving attention as the ride-hailing app prepares for an initial public offering on the tech-heavy US bourse Nasd... -
Posco International aims to become global food companyIndustryApr 14, 2021Posco International aims to expand its food business to become one of the world’s top 10 food trading companies, amid growing concerns over rising food prices, the South Korean trading company said W... -
BHC Chicken achieves W400b sales in 2020RetailApr 14, 2021BHC Co. logged 400.4 billion won ($358 million) in sales in 2020, up 26 percent from the year earlier, placing the company as the No. 2 South Korean fried chicken franchise, the franchise operator sa... -
Google Korea's 2020 revenue hits W220bTechnologyApr 14, 2021Google Korea saw its revenue reach more than 200 billion won ($178.65 million) last year in the first disclosure of its financial statement in the country, a regulatory filing showed Wednesday. Goog... -
Chubb launches Chubb LifeBalance, a 360-degree health and well-being appTechnologyApr 14, 2021Chubb has released Chubb LifeBalance in Korea, a 360-degree personalized and well-being application that encourages people to incorporate healthy routines into their lifestyle. Chubb LifeBalance com... -
Hyundai Motor launches fast EV charging stations in highway rest areasIndustryApr 14, 2021South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it will operate high-speed charging stations on major highways to expand the charging infrastructure for its upcoming electric vehicles (EVs... -
KT fined W165m for mobile service activation delayIndustryApr 14, 2021South Korea's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it fined local telecom giant KT Corp. 165 million won ($147,000) for delaying activation of its mobile network services for nearly 20,000 use... -
GS Retail fined W5.4b for unfair biz practiceIndustryApr 14, 2021South Korea's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has decided to fine GS Retail Co. 5.4 billion won ($4.8 million), the largest-ever fine on a retail operator, for its unfair business practice. GS... -
Hyundai Electric to expand electric charging businessIndustryApr 14, 2021Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co.(HE) said Wednesday that it has signed initial deals with local operators of charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) to provide electricity. Under the deals... -
Hyundai to resume production of IONIQ 5 on ThursdayTransportApr 14, 2021Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will resume the plant that produces the IONIQ 5 all-electric model on Thursday following a weeklong suspension due to chip parts shortage. Hyundai Motor halted th... -
Samsung, LG win dozens of awards at int'l design competitionsIndustryApr 14, 2021South Korea's two major electronics firms -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. -- said Wednesday they have won dozens of honors at renowned international design competitions with their ... -
Hyundai E&C bags $150m order from SingaporeIndustryApr 14, 2021Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., a major builder in South Korea, said Wednesday it has won a $150 million order to build a underground substation in Singapore. Under a letter of award from Si... -
Samsung Heavy completes pilot test of LNG regasfication systemIndustryApr 14, 2021The system, named S-REGAS, is the world's first LNG regasification system for LNG floating storage regasification unit (LNG-FSRU) combined with cold power generation technologies, the shipbuilder sai... -
S. Korea ranks 2nd in global chip sales in 2020: reportIndustryApr 14, 2021South Korea, home to major memory chip suppliers like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., ranked second in global chip sales last year, a report showed Wednesday, although it had extremely wea... -
Samsung Engineering wins $650m plant deal from Saudi ArabiaIndustryApr 14, 2021Samsung Engineering Co., a plant construction unit of Samsung Group, said Wednesday it has clinched a $650 million deal to build a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia. Under the deal with Advanced G...
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