News “K-pop Sphere” planned for city of Hanam in South Korea The South Korean city of Hanam is planning to build its own version of the MSG Sphere – an LED-covered 20,000-capacity orb that opened in Las Vegas in September. A…
News Korean team to push their SMR design with eyes on Canada The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Kaeri) and Hyundai Engineering have signed a memorandum of agreement aimed at winning export markets for its small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The agreement…
News Korean team signs agreement to rebuild Ukraine’s railways Two Korean companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine’s rail operator to aid the rebuilding of railways in the war torn country. According to The Korea Times, Korea’s…
News OMA’s underground campus chosen for extension to Seoul’s Hongik university Dutch firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has been chosen to design the extension of an urban campus for Hongik University in Seoul. The college, a private facility focusing on…
News Korean companies sign deal to help modernise Kyiv’s Boryspil International Airport Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Korea Airports Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to modernise Boryspil International Airport to the southeast of Kyiv. According to the deal, Korea Airport…
News Hyundai to add $1.5bn EV plant to world’s largest auto factory Hyundai broke ground this week on a £1.5bn EV plant in the South Korean city of Ulsan, its first new domestic plant for 29 years. The world’s third largest car-maker…
News Korean nuclear engineer submits final bid for Czech reactor Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has submitted its final bid to build a nuclear power unit in Czechia, the Korea Economic Daily reports. KHNP is up against French state-owned…
News Ethiopia, Korea open textile research centre in Addis Ababa The governments of South Korea and Ethiopia opened the “Textile Techno Park” at the weekend, the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reports. The subject of a memorandum of understanding signed back in…
News Korean-Canadian JV joins rush to open EV plant in Hungary A joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics and Canada’s Magna International has become the latest EV venture to announce building plans in Hungary.
News Korean firms in line for $1bn water deal in Bangladesh The Korean government has secured the right to negotiate a $1bn water supply project for an industrial park in Bangladesh, website Business Korea reports. The announcement was made by Korea’s…
News Uganda says Russia and South Korea will build its nuclear power plants Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni said this week that Russia and South Korea would build two nuclear power stations in his country, the Anadolu news agency reports. He told the G-25…
News Korea, Poland pledge cooperation on $52bn of Ukraine reconstruction The governments of South Korea and Poland have agreed to cooperate on some $52bn of Ukrainian reconstruction projects, the Pulse business news service reports. Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of…
News Turkey in talks with China, Russia, and Korea over more nuclear plants Turkey has entered into talks with China, Russia, and South Korea on possible deals to build the country’s second and third nuclear power plants (NPPs), and with the US and…
News Korean JV to design high-speed rail leg in Poland’s CPK mega scheme A South Korean consortium has won a $33m contract to design a 70km-long section of high-speed railway in Poland linking the southern city of Katowice to Ostrava on the Czech…
News Korean company starts $290m Hungarian battery plant South Korean battery materials firm EcoPro has begun work on a $290m in a Hungarian plant making cathodes for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday…
News David Chipperfield designs Seoul headquarters for financial services company Mirae David Chipperfield Architects has unveiled its design for a 217,500 sq m headquarters for Seoul-based investment house Mirae Asset. According to the London firm, the floors are divided between “hardware”…
News Korean firm wins El Salvador’s biggest-ever infrastructure project El Salvador has confirmed on Twitter that it has awarded a $410m highway contract to South Korean company Dongbu. Los Chorros highway is a 15km extension to the Pan American…
News Pompidou Centre plans museums in Saudi Arabia and South Korea Paris’ Pompidou Centre for modern and contemporary art has announced plans to open branches in Saudi Arabia and South Korea. In Saudi Arabia, the centre has signed an agreement to…