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Preorders for Samsung's new foldable smartphones top 800,000 units

Aug 24, 2021

Preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.'s new foldable smartphones have topped 800,000 units in South Korea, industry sources Tuesday, as the tech giant eyes to mainstream the foldable category with lo...
Samsung expands lead in DRAM market in Q2: report

Aug 24, 2021

Samsung Electronics Co. expanded its dominance in the global DRAM market in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Tuesday, thanks to bullish demand and chip price hikes. The South Korean t...
[Herald Interview] Korea Forest Service on keeping the country green

Aug 24, 2021

Forestry body chief talks multiple green projects and goals during his tenure Amid the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, more South Koreans are rediscovering the joy of immersing themselves in nature,...
[Newsmaker] HMM workers vote for strike; governments drawing up measures

Aug 23, 2021

The South Korean government said Monday that it was taking measures to cope with any potential disruptions in maritime shipping as a labor strike loomed at the country’s largest shipper, HMM. Earlie...
China surpasses Korea in major economic figures: FKI

Aug 23, 2021

China has been outperforming South Korea in several competitiveness rankings, a report published by the Federation of Korea Industries showed Monday, having already overtaken its neighbor in several ...
Forestry agency earns carbon credits from overseas efforts

Aug 23, 2021

As climate change requires attention both locally and globally, green and healthy forests have proven to be beneficial not just in the immediate areas where they are located, but also entire regions ...
HMM's sailors vote in favor of first-ever strike

Aug 23, 2021

Unionized sailors and other sea-based workers of South Korea's largest shipper HMM Co. have voted in favor of staging their first-ever strike after wage negotiations with the company reached a deadlo...
Workforce aging could hurt Korea’s manufacturing: report

Aug 23, 2021

A rapidly aging population is a cause of great concern for South Korea already, but a report released Monday gave another reason to worry about: It would hurt the locomotive of the local economy -- m...
Samsung Bioepis gets nod for sale of ophthalmology biosimilar drug in Europe

Aug 23, 2021

South Korean biopharmaceutical firm Samsung Bioepis Co. said Monday it has won approval from European authorities for the sale of its ophthalmology biosimilar, Byooviz. The European Commission grant...
LG Chem's shares tumble on GM EV recall

Aug 23, 2021

Shares of South Korean chemical firm LG Chem Ltd. plunged in the Seoul bourse Monday, following American automaker General Motors' decision to additionally recall Bolt electric vehicles equipped with...
Yanolja wins suit against rival over data theft

Aug 23, 2021

Accommodation booking app Yanolja won a compensation suit it filed against a local rival for stealing confidential company information, according to a regional court Monday. The Seoul Central Distri...
Google or Apple? ONE Store emerges as cheaper 3rd option

Aug 23, 2021

Homegrown app market forms alliance with Blizzard, Microsoft, Tencent to challenge monopoly
Samsung Electro-Mechanics retries to sell Wi-Fi module biz

Aug 23, 2021

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a major electronics parts maker in South Korea, is seeking to sell its Wi-Fi module business again, a company official said Monday, after its previous deal collapsed in...
Hyundai slips to 6th place in global EV market in H1: data

Aug 23, 2021

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric vehicle (EV) sales increased in the first half of the year compared with a year ago, but its global market share fell in the face of toughening com...
Samsung Heavy wins W461b order for 2 LNG carriers

Aug 23, 2021

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Monday it has signed a 461 billion won ($392 million) order to construct two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Under the deal with an Oceanian shipper, Samsung ...