SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean firms’ spending on research and development (R&D) expanded more than 8 percent in 2021 though their sales weakened amid the coronavirus pandemic, a market tracker said Wednesday. Combined R&D expenditures by 224 out of the country’s top 500 companies by sales stood at 60.4 trillion won [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea placed second in research and development (R&D) spending as a portion of its gross domestic product (GDP) among major developed countries in 2020, but its tepid growth in recent years calls for more policy support, a report said Wednesday. South Korea’s R&D expenditures reached 93.1 trillion won [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will earmark 841 billion won (US$697.4 million) for research and development of key materials and parts this year in a move to reduce dependency on foreign supplies and boost competitiveness of local industries, the industry ministry said Thursday. It is up 22 percent from last year’s budget, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As global shipbuilding trends are shifting towards a focus on technology, including self-driving ships, Korean shipbuilders are opening a string of research and development (R&D) centers in Pangyo, a district in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Pangyo is often cited as a Korean version of Silicon Valley. Shipbuilding conglomerate Hyundai Heavy [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group is speeding up the shift towards electrification by abolishing the engine development center within its research and development (R&D) headquarters. According to industry sources, the group carried out a top-to-bottom restructuring of its R&D headquarters by transitioning the existing powertrain organization into an electrification development unit [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 1 in 4 South Korean small businesses had to abort research and development (R&D) activities because of the pandemic last year, a survey showed Tuesday. The Korea Industrial Technology Association conducted a survey of 479 companies with a dedicated institute or a research facility, among which 65 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean companies’ spending on research and development (R&D) rose more than 3 percent in 2020 with manufacturers taking up the bulk of the total, data showed Monday. R&D spending by the country’s top 1,000 corporations stood at 55.4 trillion won (US$46.6 billion) last year, up 3.35 percent [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it plans to invest around 5 trillion won (US$4.5 billion) in research and development (R&D) projects in 2021 to foster new growth engines while seeking green growth. The amount marks a 19 percent jump from 4.1 trillion won allocated this year, according to the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea invested almost 90 trillion won (US$83 billion) in research and development (R&D) last year, making it the fifth-largest spender among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the ICT ministry said Wednesday. The South Korean government and the private sector’s total R&D spending in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean companies’ spending on research and development (R&D) rose nearly 2 percent in the first three quarters of the year despite weaker sales amid the coronavirus pandemic, a corporate tracker said Wednesday. R&D expenditures by 217 large companies in Asia’s fourth-largest economy totaled 40.2 trillion won (US$37 [...]