HD Hyundai seeks expansion in hydrogen fuel cell market

HD Hyundai has been accelerating efforts to expand its presence in the hydrogen fuel cell market. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), an HD Hyundai subsidiary supervising its shipyards,…

China’s ‘patriotic consumption’ tests Korean display makers

Tech leaks increase amid intensifying competition By Nam Hyun-woo Korean companies’ dominance in the global display market is being increasingly challenged by their Chinese counterparts, with recent data revealing that…

SK Group chief sees AI-induced changes as business opportunities

The chief of SK Group, Korea’s chip-to-chemical conglomerate, said Thursday the group will be quick to respond to AI-induced changes to grasp business opportunities and seek growth. In the group’s…

LG Electronics spurs portfolio revamp under Vision 2030

CEO confident about nurturing new businesses with sales over W1 tril. LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan said Wednesday that the company is successfully growing new businesses, posting more than 1…

Domestic AI processor makers aim to boost market value

Rebellions, FuriosaAI set to challenge Nvidia By Nam Hyun-woo Anticipation is growing over the market value of Korea’s domestic artificial intelligence (AI) processor manufacturers, as they gear up to compete…

Naver, Kakao cut R&D expenses in H1 despite focus on AI

Platform giants control paces of investment amid questions on monetizing AI services By Nam Hyun-woo Korean platform giants Naver and Kakao both reduced their R&D expenses in the first half…

Telecom giants struggle with EV charging business amid growing safety fears

Mobile carriers LG Uplus and KT are facing increasing concerns about their electric vehicle (EV) charging businesses following a widely publicized fire involving a Mercedes-Benz electric sedan, which has fueled…

How X owner Elon Musk uses his ‘free speech’ platform to amplify his views worldwide

As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a microphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures…

Krafton’s operating profit logs 1.5-fold growth in Q2

Game studio Krafton posted solid earnings numbers for the second quarter of this year, with its operating profit showing a 1.5-fold growth from a year earlier. According to the company’s…

Naver Q2 operating profit, sales hit record high on solid performance of key biz

Naver, Korea’s leading online platform operator, said Friday its operating profit and sales hit a record high in the second quarter on solid growth of its key businesses. Its operating…