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December 14, 2023
Samsung C&T to join Oman’s green ammonia project

Samsung C&T, the construction and energy arm of Samsung Group, announced Tuesday that it has won business rights for Oman’s megasized green ammonia project by joining forces with global partners. Samsung C&T has formed a consortium together with Japan’s Marubeni Middle East and Africa Power, Oma...
December 14, 2023
SK Ecoplant completes battery recycling plant in China

South Korean energy and environmental solutions provider SK Ecoplant has completed the construction of a new battery recycling plant in eastern China together with its e-waste recycling subsidiary TES, the company said Wednesday. It comes after SK Ecoplant’s Nanjing subsidiary and the local batte...
December 14, 2023
LK-99 not superconductor, says Korean review committee

The Korean Society of Superconductivity and Cryogenics’ review committee on Wednesday said LK-99, an alleged room-temperature superconductor created by a South Korean research team, has not shown any key features of superconductivity. “There is no ground for saying that LK-99 is a superconductor...
December 14, 2023
HD Hyundai to bolster ties with Saudi Arabia

South Korean shipbuilding and heavy industries conglomerate HD Hyundai is looking to further strengthen its business ties with Saudi Arabia. HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung Ki-sun on Wednesday met with two high-ranking officials from Saudi Arabia -- Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar...
December 14, 2023
Kakao names new chief in push for radical reform

Kakao said Wednesday it had nominated a new chief executive as part of the company's comprehensive reform efforts amid ongoing internal and external conflicts. The company's CEO candidate recommendation committee earlier in the day named Chung Shin-a, head of Kakao Ventures, Kakao’s venture capit...
December 14, 2023
[KH explains] Will ‘chip alliance’ help Samsung, SK secure more ASML machines?

As global chipmakers are competing fiercely to get their hands on ASML's scarce extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment, the enhanced chip partnership between South Korea and the Netherlands this week is creating an upbeat mood for the Korean chip industry. On Tuesday, South Korean President Yoo...
December 14, 2023
Local retail giant Daiso becomes fully Korean-owned

Daiso, a popular 1,000 won store ($0.76) chain in Korea, has officially become fully Korean-owned, shedding its last Japanese corporate shareholder, Tuesday. Although Daiso is well-known in Korea, it has often been labeled as a Japanese company, mainly because Daiso Sangyo, a Japanese entity, had ...
December 14, 2023
[Herald Interview] Canada’s Rogers bets big on population boom

An expansion of the business into the real estate market and beyond comes as Rogers Communications Chairman Edward Rogers, who leads the Canada-based technology and media company, bets high on the country’s burgeoning economy. Rogers has been focusing on diversifying his business outside of the c...
December 14, 2023
[Herald Interview] Constantine eyes Korean partnership for Canada project

Constantine Enterprises CEO Robert Hiscox pinned high hopes on the company’s latest condominium development project near Toronto, which could become the beginning of a potential partnership with two Korean partners, Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Hyundai Asset Management. Hiscox and Rogers...
December 13, 2023
[Herald Interview] 'Reunification could damage S. Korea’s sovereign rating'

North Korea is the only potential trigger for a downgrade of South Korea’s current sovereign rating of AA -- the third-highest level on the S&P Global Ratings table, an expert from the credit appraiser said. If reunification of the Korean Peninsula is to happen -- though it is a very “unlikely s...
December 13, 2023
Korea's trade to turn around in 2024 on tech recovery

While South Korea's trade balance is likely to record a surplus next year after three years of struggle, experts warned that the country should brace for worsening global economic instability and geopolitical complications. At a seminar held by the Korea International Trade Association on Tuesday ...
December 13, 2023
SK C&C showcases digital net-zero solutions at COP28

SK Inc. C&C, the IT solutions unit of SK Group, attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference to showcase the South Korean industry’s efforts and technology-based solutions to achieving net-zero emissions, the company said Tuesday. COP28, an annual international conference focused on clim...
December 13, 2023
Germany’s lukewarm EV sales alarm Korean battery makers

A recent report showed that Germany, the largest European automotive market, is expected to see a drop in electric vehicle sales this year for the first time in seven years, piling pressure on Korean battery makers who have operated core businesses in the all-important region. From January to Nove...
December 13, 2023
Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Netherlands by 2027

South Korea’s Busan Port Authority will build a cold chain logistics center in the Netherlands by 2027 in order to accelerate food exports to Europe, Seoul’s presidential office said Tuesday. The Busan Port Authority and its Dutch counterpart, the Rotterdam Port Authority, plan to sign a letter ...
December 13, 2023
Samsung, ASML agree to build W1tr research fab for chip equipment in Korea

The governments of the two countries also agreed to launch a talent exchange program to nurture skilled workers in advanced chip technology, dubbed the Korea-Netherlands Advanced Semiconductor Academy when translated directly from Korean. According to Seoul's Industry Ministry, the five-year progr...

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