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February 22, 2019 Industry

Kepco reports first operating loss in six years

State-run electric utility company Korea Electric Power Corporation reported an operating loss in 2018 for the first time in six years, due mainly to rising fuel prices and the cost of buying power f...

KAEMS to provide first maintenance for Boeing 737

Korea Aviation Engineering & Maintenance Service said Thursday it will begin providing aircraft maintenance for the Boeing 737. KAEMS, which is a service provider for aircraft maintenance, repair an...

February 21, 2019
Industry
Hyundai Steel apologizes for worker’s death at plant

Hyundai-Steel on Thursday apologized for the death of its worker at its plant in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, which has repeatedly seen workplace accidents over the past decade. “We send our...

February 21, 2019
Industry
Yuhan-Kimberly selected as most admired company for 16 years

Yuhan-Kimberly, South Korea’s leading sanitary product manufacturer, ranked fifth on a list of South Korea’s most admired companies, making it to the top 10 for 16 straight years, according to a surv...

February 20, 2019
Industry
Workers oppose Hyundai Heavy-DSME merger plan

The merger plan between Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is facing opposition from workers of the two firms, who say it would lead to possible technology leaks an...

February 18, 2019
Industry
Korean carmakers troubled as US auto tariff decision looms closer

South Korean carmakers remain on edge as a decision on tariffs by US President Donald Trump looms closer, with the Department of Commerce reportedly having concluded in its confidential recommendatio...

February 17, 2019
Industry
[Newsmaker] Concerns rise over workplace safety at Hanwha after deaths of 3 workers

The deaths of three employees in an explosion at a Hanwha factory on Thursday have fueled concerns about workplace safety at the major Korean conglomerate, as an explosion at the same factory had cla...

February 14, 2019
Industry
KITA to back startups advancing into Middle East

The Korea International Trade Association said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Dubai Future Foundation to set up a Korea Desk to help domestic startups better advance into the Middle East....

February 12, 2019
Industry
Korea picks hydrogen industry as first point of deregulation

The hydrogen industry will be the first beneficiary of South Korea’s deregulation efforts, with the government allowing Hyundai Motor to build hydrogen-fueling stations at the National Assembly, in a...

February 11, 2019
Industry
Samsung Heavy Industries mulls KDB’s offer of DSME acquisition

Samsung Heavy Industries is reviewing a letter from the Korea Development Bank asking Samsung’s shipbuilding arm to consider acquiring ailing ship maker Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the ...

February 8, 2019
Industry
LG Uplus fined W3.1b for tax evasion

South Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus will face hefty fines issued by the nation’s tax authority for not paying value-added tax for some of its smartphone sales, according to the firm Friday. The Nat...

February 8, 2019
Industry
[Going Renewable (1)] Korea steps in right direction for renewable energy, but challenges await

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles looking into the South Korean government and businesses quest toward renewable energy. -- Ed. One year on since the Moon administration vowed to p...

February 7, 2019
Industry
Pernod Ricard strives for business recovery despite labor resistance

Struggling for a breakthrough in the unfavorable whiskey industry in South Korea, Pernod Ricard Korea has been pushing to downsize and restructure, including plans for the sale of a local brand and a...

January 31, 2019
Industry
Posco posts W5tr in operating profit for 2018, up 20%

Steelmaker Posco’s operating profit surpassed 5 trillion won ($4.4 billion) for the first time in seven years due mainly to record-high profits from its overseas arms in Indonesia and India, accordin...

January 30, 2019
Industry
Hyosung hosts MIT industrial liaison program

South Korean conglomerate Hyosung Corp. hosted a seminar with academics and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in an effort to seek new business models, according to the firm ...

January 30, 2019
Industry

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