2022 Entertainer of the Year

MBK Partners will be bold in moving into more Asian markets this year, wrote the company's founder and chairman Michael ByungJu Kim, in his annual l...

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment giant, has dropped a plan to carve out its content production business into a new unit in the face of ...

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, will set up a new domestic factory for the first time in 25 years to produce purpose-built vehicles ...

Top South Korean conglomerates such as Samsung, LG and SK are stepping up efforts to build a presence in the blockchain and crypto-asset markets, a ...

South Korean entertainment stocks rallied as K-pop stars such as BTS and Twice return to the stage amid global economic reopening with growing hopes...

South Korea’s POSCO Group is set to spend $4 billion for the capacity expansion of a new lithium hydroxide factory in Argentina and cathode ma...

POSCO Group, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, said on March 14 it has started construction on a solid electrolyte manufacturing facilit...

South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. is set to launch its blockbuster high blood pressure drug Amosartan in China, the world’s largest...

Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea's top mobile messenger app, is in the final stages of talks to buy a controlling stake in SM Entert...

South Korea’s SK E&S Co. is set to enter the business of carbon storage in depleted gas fields.The natural gas business unit of SK Group s...

Private equity firm Actis LLP has promoted its Seoul office Chief Executive Scott Choi as a partner, the company said on March 7. Choi is the first ...

South Korea’s won currency skidded to a fresh low in nearly two years as oil prices spiked to a 14-year peak with fears of a prolonged war bet...

The South Korean won currency tumbled to its lowest point in almost two years on Friday, adding to inflationary pressure in Asia’s fourth-larg...

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita hit a record high last year on strong economic growth, as well as the firm won currency a...

South Korea is the world’s second-most attractive wine market, outranked by only the United States, according to London-based consumer researc...

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is scheduled to construct a large-scale shipyard for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and a mar...

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, have worked for decades to refine their profil...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it selected Millennium Management LLC, Starboard Value LP and Systematica Investment...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced on Feb. 28 it selected Adams Street Partners LLC, Benefit Street Partners LLC and Clearlak...

South Korean power utility KEPCO Co. reported its largest-ever operating loss of nearly 6 trillion won ($5 billion) in 2021, after it froze the elec...

Shares in South Korea's small and medium-sized printed circuit board (PCB) makers extended their upward run to hit fresh highs this week, bucking th...

South Korea’s central bank expects consumer inflation to hit an 11-year high this year as oil prices jumped above the $100 a barrel level for ...

From home workouts to math and science courses, thousands of apps now available on LG smart TVs are blurring the lines between TVs and smartphones.S...

“As demand for over-the-top (OTT) services grows, so will the bid for companies that provide translated subtitles in multiple languages,&rdq...

South Korea’s two home appliances giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – dominated the global TV markets last ...

LS-Nikko Copper Co., the world’s second-largest electrolytic copper maker, is set to sell an 800 billion won ($670 million) stake in a joint v...

Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said on Friday that sales of its five biosimilar products in global markets, excludi...

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has launched the world’s first 42-inch OLED TV, which the company said is ideal for game consoles such...

South Korean game developer and publisher Smilegate announced Monday that its virtual human signed an exclusive contract with an affiliate of global...

Smilegate Entertainment Inc.’s Lost Ark has become the second most played game within a couple of days after its launch on Steam, the world&rs...