Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Tuesday that it swung to a net loss in the first half from a year ago due to increased costs and allowances. Its net loss came to 1.25 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in the January-June period compared with a net profit of 294 billion won a year ago. Sales fell 45 percent to 2.17 trillion won, with operating loss reaching 1.22 trillion won, shifting from an operating profit of 352 billion won over the cited period. DSME cited a sharp f

South Korean entertainment company CJ ENM is suing LG Uplus, accusing the mobile network operator of failing to pay usage fees for the CJ ENM content it provided via its IPTV service. The content arm of CJ Group confirmed Tuesday that it had filed a civil action with the Seoul Central District Court last week. The firm is seeking compensation for the alleged violation of its intellectual property rights over the past 10 years. “From 2009 to March 2019, LG Uplus provided video-on-demand

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday its non-telecom spinoff will be launched in November as SK Square with the aim of aggressive investments in new tech and semiconductor businesses. The mobile carrier is currently preparing to split into two after deciding to spin off its non-telecom businesses in June to focus on new investments. While SK Telecom had tentatively called the new company SKT Investment, the carrier said it finalized the name as SK Square. Under

KakaoBank Corp., a major South Korean digital-only bank, said Tuesday its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter from a year earlier, reporting robust earnings after it went public earlier this month. Net profit stood at 69.29 billion won ($58.85 million) in the April-June period, compared with a profit of 26.78 billion won the previous year, according to its regulatory filing. Revenue rose 29.3 percent to 253.62 billion won over the cited period, while operating profit increased 2

Samsung Group’s de facto chief Lee Jae-yong is going full speed ahead after returning to the office Tuesday, tending to tasks waiting for his attention at Samsung Electronics. On Tuesday, the first working day since his release from jail Friday, the Samsung vice chairman reported to his office at Samsung’s headquarters in Seocho, southern Seoul, early in the morning. Of all the items on his agenda, three appear to be of top priority: compliance, chips and vaccine. It was uncl

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Kumho Tire is supplying two different types of tires that have been applied with noise-cutting technology for Kia’s electric vehicle EV6, the tire maker said Tuesday. For a quiet driving experience, Kumho Tire said it is providing its Crugen HP71 and Ecsta PS71 for the EV6. The two models have been applied with K-Silent technology, which the company developed in 2014. Kumho Tire said the technology has been patented in Korea and other countries. The K-Silent tires are made with porous

With the Chuseok fall harvest holiday just about a month away, convenience stores are rolling out some of the most unexpected luxury gift sets to attract customers. On Tuesday, CU, a leading convenience store chain here, said it is presenting some 500 Chuseok holiday gift sets in 16 product categories, including yachts and imported cars. BGF Retail, the firm behind the convenience store chain, said it is rolling out six different Bavaria brand yachts from Hyundai Yachts, with prices varying

South Korean construction machinery maker Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. on Tuesday said it will develop small-sized forklifts to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The subsidiary of Hyundai Genuine Co. will team up with S-Fuelcell Co., a local hydrogen fuel cell maker, to commercialize the 1-3 ton forklifts by 2023, it said. Hyundai Construction Equipment also said it developed 5-ton hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts in 2020 in cooperation with Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest

SsangYong Motor Co., the South Korean unit of Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said Tuesday its first-half net losses narrowed from a year earlier on self-rescue measures. From January to June, SsangYong Motor's net losses fell to 180.53 billion won ($154 million) from a net loss of 202.38 billion won during the same period last year, the company said in a regulatory filing. SsangYong's first-half operating losses also narrowed to 177.91 billion won from 215.78 billion won over th

Major Korean refiners posted strong earnings in the first half of the year thanks to solid petrochemical businesses, swinging from the pandemic-driven losses a year earlier, industry data showed Tuesday. Four refiners -- SK Innovation Co., GS Caltex Corp., S-Oil Corp. and Hyundai Oil Bank Corp. -- logged a combined 4 trillion won (US$3.4 billion) of operating profits in the January-June period, shifting from 5.1 trillion won of deficits from a year earlier, their earnings reports showed. Their

LG Display Co., a major display panel maker in South Korea, said Tuesday it will invest 3.3 trillion won ($2.8 billion) to expand its medium-and-small sized OLED display production capacity. The company said the investment, which will be made through March 2024, will be used in OLED facilities in South Korea that manufacture sixth-generation (1,500mm x 1,850mm) substrates. LG Display is the world's sole supplier of large-size OLED panels for TVs, but its competitiveness in the medium-and-

Preorders for Samsung Electronics Co.'s new foldable smartphones started Tuesday as the tech giant expects a sales boost with cheaper price tags. Preorders for the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip3, both unveiled last week at Samsung's Unpacked online event, will run through Monday in South Korea. Those who preordered Samsung's third-generation foldable smartphones will receive the products next Tuesday, three days before their official launch. Samsung has sharply lowered prices for its la

Samsung Electronics Co. was the world's largest curved monitor vendor in the second quarter of the year, a report showed Tuesday, although its shipments decreased sharply from a quarter earlier. Samsung had a market share of 32 percent in the April-June period after shipping 1.09 million curved monitors, according to market researcher TrendForce. AOC/Philips, owned by TPV Technology Ltd., was the runner-up with a 12 percent market share with 410,000 units. Micro-Star International Co. and Dell

Samsung Display’s new power-saving OLED display panels can be found inside Samsung Electronics’ latest smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold3, according to the display maker on Monday. The new displays, developed with what the company brands as Eco2 OLED technology, cut power consumption by up to 25 percent, it added. The firm has made a number of efforts to debut low-power OLED panels, with a focus on polarizers. Polarizers are key components in a panel that eliminate reflections from e