Battery stocks chilled by frosty EV demand, falling lithium prices

The secondary battery stocks that led the Korean markets in the summer have lost their heat partly due to cooling EV demand and plunging lithium prices.

2023-09-14

Sell reports for reusable battery stocks abound

Analysts have increasingly issued sell reports for reusable battery stocks, citing the overvaluation of an industry facing rapidly increasing competition.

2023-08-04

[Meet the President] Chungbuk National University inspires big dreams

When Koh Chang-seop’s daughter reached her senior year of university and began contemplating her career path, one thing the president of Chungbuk National University never told her was to lower her expectations.

2023-07-20

Climbing higher

An electronic display at Yonhap Infomax in central Seoul shows EcoPro closing at 1,118,000 won ($886) Tuesday, up 11.9 percent from the previous session's close, to hit an all-time high. EcoPro's market capitalization reached 29.8 trillion won.

2023-07-18

Korean batteries made offshore widen trade deficit

The trade balance for Korean batteries, which had been on an upward trend over the past decade, entered negative territory this year as companies increasingly shift towards on-site production at their respective foreign markets.

2023-06-24

Crowd crush article comment sections should be closed: Civic groups

Two civic groups formed following the Itaewon crowd crush asked the media and IT companies to close comment sections for news articles on the tragedy ahead of the memorial ceremony commemorating the 100th day since the disaster.

2023-02-02

Big battery alliance brings government and companies together

Korean battery companies are investing 50 trillion won into research and manufacturing to expand their market share, with the government chipping in 1 trillion won for R&D.

2022-11-01

Posco puts focus on secondary battery materials

With the secondary battery material business deemed a priority as a new growth industry, Posco is building a value chain for secondary battery materials businesses by expanding core raw materials businesses along with anode and cathode businesses.

2022-03-02

McDonald's apologizes for less-than-fresh tortillas

McDonald’s Korea apologized on Wednesday after one of its stores was found to have used ingredients that passed their secondary shelf lives.

2021-08-04

Repent secondary damages

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRCK) concluded that the behaviors committed by the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon against his secretary constituted sexual harassment. Park took his own life six months ago after he learned his former...

2021-01-27

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