2022 Entertainer of the Year

The world of K-pop is globally known for offering a truly wide selection of merchandise items for fans. While balloons were the only goods used by t...

South Korean Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to double liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) use for ethylene production by next year as the domestic industry ru...

BTS agency HYBE’s founder Bang Si-hyuk will resign from his position as CEO to focus on music production. HYBE said that Bang will remain as c...

SK Group’s silicon wafer affiliate SK Siltron Co. is planning to expand wafer production facilities amid growing demand from the global chip m...

South Korea’s home appliance rental service provider Coway Co. has maintained the top position in Malaysia’s water purifier rental marke...

Korea’s leading firms across multiple industries, from consumer electronics to agricultural equipment, are widening the use of edge computing ...

South Korea will develop its own messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines by next year with plans to annually manufacture 100 million doses from 2...

South Korea’s art market is projected to double or even triple in size this year, thanks to the widening of the customer base across all gener...

KakaoBank Corp., the mobile banking unit of online messaging app giant Kakao Corp., is looking to raise as much as 2.55 trillion won ($2.26 billion)...

Hanwha Corp. will develop the bipropellant thruster, a key component for adjusting the satellite’s position in orbit, together with Korea Aero...

The world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G Corporation is rapidly widening the global reach of its e-cigarette products, which have beco...

South Korea’s largest chemical producer LG Chem Ltd. plans to issue up to $1 billion in dollar-denominated green bonds to raise funds for its ...

South Korea’s leading e-book platforms are targeting to go public next year. The country’s subscription-based e-book service provider Mi...

The Bank of Korea needs to drop its accommodative monetary stance of the past two years and to begin raising interest rates from this year, the cent...

A self-driving car needs to pass all sorts of tests before setting off for the open road. It needs to experience different types of roads, terrain f...

Hyosung Group has once again made a key step forward in achieving its long-term ambition to become South Korea’s corporate leader in the hydro...

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won a 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to build 10 vessels, bringing its total ship c...

South Korea’s capital Seoul will be finally hosting the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in August 2022, with BTS as the global ambassador...

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun is in the United States seeking business opportunities in one of the South Korean automotive group’s...

Secondary private equity deals have been the fastest-growing segment of the private equity market for several years and this year, they could exceed...

Krafton Inc. is set to become the first South Korean decacorn startup, or a company valued at over $10 billion, to make a trading debut on the count...

Samsung Electronics Co. will commercialize a wearable robot for healthcare by the end of this year as the South Korean tech giant is delving into th...

South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is seeking to list its shares on the local bourse next year, according to its parent Hyundai Heavy Industri...

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has won a 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to build an offshore facility for Petroleo Brasileiro ...

The blurring of industry boundaries and increasing new opportunities in the pandemic era are driving major Korean companies to split businesses into...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Friday flagged a tighter monetary policy for the second time in less than a month, fueling expectations...

Kakao Corp.’s ambition to become an insurer is gradually becoming a reality. The platform giant’s application to start an insurance busi...

The recent decision by Barbour, the British lifestyle brand under J. Barbour & Sons Ltd., to transfer the rights to sell its products in South K...

South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup Buzzvil is preparing to make a trading debut on the country’s junior bourse Kosdaq in the th...

The stock prices of South Korea’s two leading travel agencies, HanaTour Service Inc. and Modetour Network Inc., have skyrocketed in 2021 with ...