SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- A global biotechnology exhibition opened in Seoul on Wednesday with the aim of helping local businesses make inroads into the global market, officials said. The Bioplus-International Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing Expo Korea kicked off in Seoul for a three-day run, inviting 250 businesses from 15 countries, including Samsung Biologics Co. and

  SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, has newly set up a unit dedicated to developing high bandwidth memory (HBM) in a bid to regain the leadership in the artificial intelligence semiconductor market, industry sources said Thursday. The new HBM development team, part of an organizational overhaul of

SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Major South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Monday it has won orders totaling 2.15 trillion won (US$1.55 billion) for eight carriers from two Middle Eastern shippers. Hanwha Ocean will build four liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships for one undisclosed Middle Eastern shipper at a cost of 1.43 trillion won

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- LS Cable & System Ltd., South Korea's biggest cable company, said Monday it will supply electrical distribution systems to a Canadian battery plant under construction. LS Cable will provide busduct, or busway, an electrical distribution system for the construction and refurbishment of buildings and industrial facilities, to the battery plant

By Kim Boram SEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Group said Friday it has invested US$100 million in Philly Shipyard Inc. to acquire a 100 percent stake in the U.S. shipbuilder, marking the first entry of a South Korean company into the U.S. shipbuilding industry. The acquisition involves the group's two defense units, Hanwha Systems

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- Hanjin Logistics Corp., the logistics unit of airline conglomerate Hanjin Group, said Monday it will add seven new branches in Europe by 2027 to gain a bigger share in the local logistics markets. Hanjin Logistics currently operates 37 subsidiaries and branches in 18 countries to provide trucking services of air

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won had held a meeting with C.C. Wei, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), in Taiwan and they discussed bolstering cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) chip technologies, SK Group said Friday. SK Group has SK hynix Inc., the world's second-largest maker of memory chips, under

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed nearly 50 initial agreements with African nations meant to boost cooperation on trade, energy, critical minerals and a wide range of other industrial and economic fields, Seoul's industry ministry said Wednesday. The memorandums of understanding (MOUs) were signed on the sidelines of the two-day Korea-Africa Summit

SEJONG, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade ministry said Monday it has discussed ways to broaden exchanges with Norway by seeking a comprehensive agreement on economic ties. Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo met with Norwegian Ocean Minister Marianne Sivertsen Naess in the central city of Sejong to share ideas on establishing a bilateral trade and

(ATTN: UPDATES with UAE president's meeting with business tycoons at bottom; ADDS new photos) SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- Business leaders of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation and develop business partnerships in new industries, such as clean energy and ICT, a major business lobby