Articles by Kan Hyeong-woo
Kan Hyeong-woo
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HD Hyundai chairman wins top industrial honor
HD Hyundai Chairman Kwon Oh-gap on Wednesday received South Korea’s highest state industrial award -- Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit -- for his achievements as a business leader in enhancing the country’s shipbuilding industry and promoting the culture of giving. The award ceremony took place during the ceremony of the 50th Commerce and Industry Day organized by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy. The event was held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Companies March 15, 2023
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[단독] CJ제일제당, ‘붕어빵 만두’ 개발한다
CJ제일제당이 미국 등 해외에서 폭발적인 인기를 얻고 있는 만두 제품군에 새로운 제품으로 ‘붕어빵 만두’를 개발 중인 것으로 파악됐다. 15일 업계 관계자에 따르면 CJ가 준비하고 있는 붕어빵 만두는 겉면이 바삭한 기존 붕어빵에 팥소 대신 비비고의 만두소를 넣은 것으로 새로운 맛과 식감에 최근 임직원들을 대상으로 한 사내시식회에서는 반응이 엇갈렸다고 한다. 이 관계자는 “붕어빵 만두의 경우 비비고 라인업이 아닌 고메 베이커리 제품으로 출시하기 위한 상품화 과정이 진행중”이라며 “추후 해외에서는 비비고의 만두 라인업으로 출시될 가능성이 있다”고 설명했다. 다만 아직까지 구체적인 출시 일정은 정해지지 않았다고 한다. CJ제일제당은 지난해 국내 식품기업으로는 처음으로 해외 매출이 연간 5조원을 돌파했다. 식품 사업 중 해외 매출 비중이 역대 최고인 47%까지 올랐다. 전체 식품 분야 해외 매출 중 약 80%가 미국에서 발생했
한국어판 March 15, 2023
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[Exclusive] CJ crafting fish-shaped Korean-style dumplings
CJ CheilJedang is developing a new Korean-style dumpling, or "mandu," in the shape of "bungeoppang" -- a popular fish-shaped waffle generally filled with red bean paste or cream -- as the food giant looks to expand its future portfolio, according to a source familiar with the matter, Wednesday. The source told The Korea Herald that the food giant has recently completed an internal review of the bungeoppang mandu product in a pop-up store format at the company’s headquar
Consumer March 15, 2023
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Hyundai Motor Group donates W5.2b sleeper buses for firefighters
Hyundai Motor Group has decided to donate eight customized sleeper buses worth 5.2 billion won ($4 million) to the National Fire Agency for the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s first social responsibility project, the South Korean auto giant said Tuesday. As part of the project, Hyundai Motor Group, along with the KCCI and Hyosung Group, held a social event at a fire station in the southeastern port city of Ulsan. The KCCI’s Entrepreneurship Roundtable, a corporate gathering
Companies March 14, 2023
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[Newsmaker] Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Daejeon plant
Hankook Tire and Technology has stopped production altogether at its Daejeon plant after a fire burned some of the factory buildings and left severe damage, the South Korean tire manufacturer said Monday. Although buildings in one of the two factory complexes were not damaged by the fire, a Hankook Tire official explained that the company is shutting down its operation for the day as part of safety measures. "We don't know when the plant will resume operation at the moment," the o
Mobility March 13, 2023
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[Beyond Earth] Hanwha looking long-term with space business
Hanwha Group, South Korea's seventh-largest conglomerate by total value of assets, solidified itself as the leading player in the country’s space race in the private sector when its aerospace arm, Hanwha Aerospace, won the bid to lead the project of upgrading the homegrown Nuri rocket over Korea Aerospace Industries in December 2022. On top of advancing the Nuri rocket through four more launches by 2027, Hanwha has made it clear that it aims to become what it calls a “total spac
Companies March 12, 2023
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Korean auto, battery sectors brace for EU-first act
South Korean automotive and battery companies are closely monitoring the soon-to-be-unveiled European Union’s Critical Raw Materials Act as the new regulation intends to strengthen the availability of critical raw materials and enhance the regional supply chain. For Korean businesses, the EU’s CRMA -- set to be made public on Tuesday -- is widely seen as the European version of the US’ Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA, which was signed into law by the Biden administration in Au
Mobility March 10, 2023
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SK Geocentric readies world’s 1st plastic recycling complex
SK Geocentric, a chemicals unit under South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Friday it has completed technological preparations for the Ulsan Advanced Recycling Cluster with its US partner, Purecycle Technologies. The Ulsan Advanced Recycling Cluster is expected to be the world’s first plastic recycling complex, according to SK Geocentric. The companies aim to complete construction of the recycling complex in 2025. Researchers and engineers at the South Korean chemicals firm conducted te
Technology March 10, 2023
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Hyundai Motor sets ambitious goals to beef up domestic output
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday laid out its goals to ramp up domestic production and exports to the highest figures since the COVID-19 pandemic began three years ago, showing the auto giant’s willingness to overcome various economic and geographical uncertainties. The record-high targets were announced as President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the automaker’s Ulsan plant. Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun accompanied Yoon as the president toured the automaker’s plant. Ac
Mobility March 9, 2023
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Samsung SDI, GM to form EV battery alliance
South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI and US auto giant General Motors will build a joint battery manufacturing plant for electric vehicles in the US with an investment worth up to 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion), according to reports Sunday. The battery alliance, which will mark the first collaboration between the two companies, will become official later this week as they are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in Michigan on Wednesday. Citing unnamed industry sources, the reports sa
Mobility March 5, 2023
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[Beyond Earth] ‘Focus on space solutions, not market'
Korean space startups should look for problems and solutions instead of putting too much focus on technology’s future marketability, says the managing director at the Korean branch of Starburst, a US-based startup accelerator specialized in the aerospace sector. “Push back how big of an investment you can receive with your idea on the priority list,” Kim Sang-dawn, managing director of Starburst’s Korean office, told The Korea Herald in an interview at the Herald Square i
Technology March 5, 2023
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L&F wows investors with $2.9b Tesla deal
South Korean battery materials maker L&F is expected to continue growing after it recently wowed investors around the world by signing a $2.9 billion supply deal with US electric vehicle giant Tesla, according to analysts Thursday. L&F on Tuesday posted in a regulatory filing that it will provide high-nickel cathode materials to Tesla for two years from Jan. 1, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2025. The two-year contract is almost four times bigger than L&F’s total sales of 971 billion won ($
Technology March 2, 2023
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Korea looks to grant full autonomy, flexibility for new space body
South Korea aims to establish a space agency based on a special law granting a degree of autonomy and flexibility the country’s public sector has never seen, reflecting the government’s all-out efforts to develop and support the space sector. The Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday announced the beginning of the advanced publication of legislation for the special law on the establishment and operation of the country’s new space agency. The space agency has been tentatively
Technology March 2, 2023
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Hyundai Motor Group chief promotes Busan Expo bid
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun underscored South Korea’s vision to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan to 12 ambassadors from countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific region, asking for their support in the country’s bid. According to Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday, Chung met the ambassadors at the Korean Embassy in the US on Tuesday. The ambassadors represented Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Burundi, Central African Republic, Togo, Guyana, Barbados, Bahamas, Sa
Mobility March 1, 2023
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SeAH Group remains mum over SpaceX supply deal
SeAH Group, a South Korean steelmaker, could become the first South Korean company to sign a delivery contract with SpaceX as the conglomerate is in talks with the US spacecraft manufacturer to supply materials for rockets and satellites, according to local reports Monday. Citing anonymous industry sources, the reports said SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel (SeAH CSS) -- the group’s unit that specializes in producing special steel alloys for aerospace parts -- is carrying out negoti
Industry Feb. 27, 2023
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