Jin-Seong Kim

Aug 1, 2023 | kedglobal.com | Jin-Seong Kim |Han-shin Park

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) and Westinghouse Electric Corp. have taken their almost one-year dispute over South Korea’s nuclear power plant export to Poland to an international arbitration body after their talks for an out-of-court settlement faltered, according to nuclear and legal industry sources.

Jun 30, 2023 | kedglobal.com | Jin-Seong Kim

South Korea will raise the minimum requirements for the country’s investment immigration visa program amid the growing controversy over foreigners’ abuse of their residency status to access to the country’s social benefits, especially its universal health insurance program.

Jun 13, 2023 | kedglobal.com | Jin-Seong Kim

Samsung Electronics Co. is making every effort to cement its leadership in the semiconductor market, and so are its competitors to topple the company’s decades-long dominance. The latest case of alleged Samsung technology outflows by a former Samsung executive highlights the growing threat South Korea’s largest company faces amid the intensifying technology war.

Apr 13, 2023 | kedglobal.com | Gyeong-Jin Min |Jin-Seong Kim |Sul-gi Lee

South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday reaffirmed the country’s largest-ever penalty of 1.03 trillion won ($800 million) imposed on Qualcomm Inc. over its unfair business practices against chipset and handset makers. The highest court ended a six-year legal fight between South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and Qualcomm, rejecting the US wireless technology giant’s appeal against the penalty levied in 2016.

Feb 14, 2023 | kedglobal.com | Jin-Seong Kim

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) and INPEX Corp. have agreed to end a $970 million dispute less than a year after the damage suit over a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) was filed by the Japanese oil and gas company, removing the last hurdle to the sale of DSME.