THE INVESTOR

▶주메뉴 바로가기

▶본문 바로가기

The Korea Herald

Markets

December 05, 2023
Ex-LH CEO nominated as land minister

Park Sang-woo, the former CEO of the Land and Housing Corporation (LH), has been nominated as the new minister of land, infrastructure and transport, according to the presidential office on Monday. Having joined the ministry in 1983, Park boasts expertise in land and transport policy for decades. ...
December 05, 2023
Yoon’s chief economist tapped as finance minister

Choi Sang-mok, the former senior presidential secretary for economic affairs, has been nominated as the new finance minister who doubles as the deputy prime minister, according to the presidential office on Monday. Born in 1963 in Seoul, Choi studied law at Seoul National University and earned a d...
December 05, 2023
LS Cable develops world’s fastest data transfer cable

LS Cable & System, South Korea’s leading cable manufacturer, said Monday it had launched a new Power over Ethernet cable that can support speeds up to 5 gigabits per second (Gbps), the world’s fastest for data transmission. PoE cables are capable of delivering both data and electric power in a s...
December 05, 2023
Kolmar BNH to ramp up production with new plant

Kolmar BNH, the health functional food developer and manufacturer under Kolmar Korea, announced Monday it has completed its third manufacturing plant in the city of Sejong, securing the largest annual production capacity in the industry. The four-story plant, built on a site occupying some 20,024 ...
December 05, 2023
Generational shift looms in SK leadership

For the new leaders of SK Corp. and SK Innovation, SK Siltron CEO Jang Yong-ho, 59, and SK Enmove Park Sang-kyu, 59, have been brought up as potential candidates. As for SK hynix, the incumbent President and CEO Kwak Noh-jung will likely become the sole chief of the world's second-largest memory c...
December 05, 2023
Hanwha inks $2.6b deal to ship more K9 howitzers to Poland

Hanwha Aerospace said Monday it has signed a $2.6 billion contract (3.45 trillion won) to ship 152 K9 self-propelled howitzers to Poland through 2027, taking the next step in the arms deal signed between the two sides last year. The South Korean defense firm and the Polish State Armament Agency ag...
December 05, 2023
[KH Explains] Why tighter US subsidy rules could boost Chinese firms

Tighter rules from the US limiting China-made materials in batteries eligible for electric vehicle tax credits might ironically offer a boon for Chinese companies, who hold huge stakes in joint ventures with South Korean battery manufacturers. The Joe Biden administration on Friday announced new g...
December 05, 2023
AmCham seminar explores health care as bigger part of Korea-US alliance

Health care officials from South Korea and the US on Monday gathered in Seoul to discuss the industry’s potential to be a bigger part of the Seoul-Washington alliance during a forum hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea. The Healthcare Innovation Seminar is one of the major events o...
December 05, 2023
Hanwha sets W1.4tr goal in battery equipment sales by 2027

Hanwha Momentum, a supplier of manufacturing facilities and equipment for batteries, solar panels and displays, hosted its 2023 Hanwha Battery Day on Monday to reveal the company's strategies and technological road map in response to burgeoning global demand for secondary battery manufacturing equi...
December 04, 2023
[KH Explains] Why foreign investors continue to be net buyers despite short selling ban

Contrary to concerns that the short selling ban would lead to an exodus of foreign funds, offshore investments have flooded into Korea over the past month backed by dovish expectations on US interest rates and a chip recovery. Last month, financial authorities in Korea announced a complete ban on ...
December 04, 2023
Incheon Airport traffic nears pre-pandemic levels

Passenger traffic at Incheon Airport has breached 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels as of November, according to the airport on Sunday. The number of international passengers via the airport was 5.35 million in November, equivalent to 91 percent of the monthly average of 5.88 million in 2019. The...
December 04, 2023
EcoPro, Samsung SDI clinch W44tr cathode supply deal

EcoPro BM, a battery materials manufacturing subsidiary of EcoPro, said Sunday it has forged a deal with Samsung SDI to supply 44 trillion won ($34 billion) worth of cathode materials for electric vehicle batteries. From next year to 2028, the battery materials company is poised to supply high-nic...
December 04, 2023
Kia's EV9 wins multiple global accolades

Kia's latest large full-electric sport utility vehicle, the EV9, is garnering a slew of global accolades, clenching three major awards and several nominations for major North American and World Car of the Year honors. Kia on Sunday announced the EV9's win of the 2024 Danish Car of the Year's Innov...
December 04, 2023
[Hello Indonesia] Green growth cements Korea-Indonesia ties

Bilateral cooperation must be enhanced especially in stabilizing the supply chain for economic security and the transition to an eco-friendly, digital economy, Yoon said. He vowed to bolster human exchanges to build bonds between future generations, which are the basis for reciprocal collaboration ...
December 04, 2023
[Hello Indonesia] Unlocking potential of EV partnership

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The combination of Korea’s top battery manufacturing technology and Indonesia’s abundant minerals makes them ideal partners in the burgeoning electric vehicle market. “If Indonesia, the world's largest nickel producer, cooperates with the Korean battery industry, the syner...

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

EDITOR'S PICKS

Herald Corporation |CEO : Choi Jin-Young |Huam-ro 4-gil 10, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea |Title : The Investor |Date of registration : 2016.06.21 |Date of issue : 2016.06.21
Publisher. Editor : Choi Jin-Young |Chief Privacy Officer & Juvenile Protection Manager : Choi He-suk |T +82-2-727-0021 |E investor@heraldcorp.com

FAMILY SITE GO

Company Registration No. 104-81-06004 |Mail-Order Business Registration 2016 - Seoul Yongsan - 00590 |Business info |Gov’t registration No. Seoul 아04099