Kakao, Naver step up global AI hunt amid fierce tech race

Kakao, Naver step up global AI hunt amid fierce tech race

South Korea’s internet pioneers, Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp., are ramping up overseas investments in artificial intelligence startups, shiftin...

Hyundai Hyms sale kicks off as J& Private Equity sends out teaser letters

Hyundai Hyms sale kicks off as J& Private Equity sends out teaser letters

Hyundai Hyms Co., a Kosdaq-listed ship block manufacturer, is officially on the auction block as its private equity owner, J& Private Equity (J&...

Samsung supplies newest nanoprism image sensors to Xiaomi to crack Sony’s lead

Samsung supplies newest nanoprism image sensors to Xiaomi to crack Sony’s lead

Samsung Electronics Co. is supplying a new high-performance image sensor featuring nanoprism technology to China’s Xiaomi, as the South Korean...

Hyundai’s new American dream comes with new plant, more spending

Hyundai’s new American dream comes with new plant, more spending

ELLABELL, Georgia – When Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo opened the South Korean automaker’s first US plant in Alab...

LX Pantos acquires logistics center near Atlanta for $120 mn

LX Pantos acquires logistics center near Atlanta for $120 mn

LX Pantos Co., a logistics arm of LX International Corp., announced on Tuesday it has acquired a logistics center near Atlanta in Dalton, Georgia fo...

Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup

Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup

South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in North American AI ad tech startup Remb...

LG H&H’s sales surge 156% on Amazon Black Friday

LG H&H’s sales surge 156% on Amazon Black Friday

South Korea’s LG H&H Co. said on Thursday its sales on Amazon Black Friday this year surged 156% year over year.The Face Shop's Rice Water...

SM's UK K-pop group Dear Alice to debut with Gamma

SM's UK K-pop group Dear Alice to debut with Gamma

South Korea's SM Entertainment Co. partnered with the US-based music label "Gamma." to globally debut its first British K-Pop boy group Dear Alice.A...

Hanjin to open Mexico subsidiary

Hanjin to open Mexico subsidiary

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Friday it will establish a subsidiary in Mexico this year to expand its logistics market in Latin Americ...

First Korean American US Senator vows to cement Seoul-Washington ties

First Korean American US Senator vows to cement Seoul-Washington ties

NEW YORK – Democratic US Representative Andy Kim, the first Korean American elected to the US Senate, has pledged to strengthen the relationsh...

LG Chem strengthens automotive adhesives biz

LG Chem strengthens automotive adhesives biz

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemical manufacturer, said on Wednesday it will expand into the automotive adhesives m...

Naver D2SF accelerates investments in Silicon Valley startups

Naver D2SF accelerates investments in Silicon Valley startups

South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) said on Friday it started to discover and invest i...

LG 2024 OLED TVs named as best TV in US

LG 2024 OLED TVs named as best TV in US

LG Electronics Inc. 's  2024 organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs were named as the best OLED TV by several prominent US media outlets.Accor...

Stray Kids to perform at 50th American Music Awards

Stray Kids to perform at 50th American Music Awards

K-Pop boy band Stray Kids will perform at the American Music Awards, a major music awards show in the United States.The American Music Awards announ...

Lotte Wellfood, Topper Guild to co-work for Pepero Day promotion

Lotte Wellfood, Topper Guild to co-work for Pepero Day promotion

South Korea’s Lotte Wellfood Co. said on Wednesday it partnered with the US YouTuber Topper Guild to promote Pepero  Day.Pepero Day, cele...

HD Hyundai establishes customization plant in Georgia, US

HD Hyundai establishes customization plant in Georgia, US

South Korea's HD Hyundai XiteSolution said on Friday that its construction equipment affiliates HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. and HD Hyundai...

Naver D2SF invests in two N.American AI startups

Naver D2SF invests in two N.American AI startups

South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in two North American AI startups founded...

MBK Partners’ sale of Homeplus Express hits snag over valuation gap

MBK Partners’ sale of Homeplus Express hits snag over valuation gap

MBK Partners’ planned sale of Homeplus Express, the supermarket chain of South Korean hypermarket operator Homeplus, has hit a snag as potenti...

Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.5 bn EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.5 bn EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 battery maker, and General Motors Co., the leading US automaker, are set to build a $3.5 billion cell plant...

APR, TJX to co-work for Medicube products sale in N.Amerca

APR, TJX to co-work for Medicube products sale in N.Amerca

South Korea's cosmetic and clothing company APR said on Wednesday it signed a supply contract with TJX Companies, the North America-based global ret...

Hanwha Ocean, US Senator discuss US Navy MRO

Hanwha Ocean, US Senator discuss US Navy MRO

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Tuesday that it discussed various aspects of the US Navy ship projects with key figures from the US Senate Co...

Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the adage goes, stressing the power of vision over text.People also say eyes are windows to the soul, emphas...

HD Hyundai Marine wins $30 mn LNG-FSU conversion deal

HD Hyundai Marine wins $30 mn LNG-FSU conversion deal

South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. secured its first project to convert a floating storage unit for liquefied natural gas (LNG-FSU).HD Hyu...

Kyochon Chicken opens first store in Vancouver

Kyochon Chicken opens first store in Vancouver

South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B announced on Tuesday that it opened its first store in Vancouver, Canada.Kyochon F&B opened Ky...

Kumho Tire holds Latin American dealer convention

Kumho Tire holds Latin American dealer convention

South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. announced on Friday that it held the Kumho Dealer Convention event from July 20 to 22 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, inviting ab...

SK Telecom's X Caliber enters N.American pet market

SK Telecom's X Caliber enters N.American pet market

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a distribution agreement with Canadian pet medical equipment company Nuon & Nikk...

North Korea Sent Excrement Balloons. South Korea’s Response: Blasting BTS Hits.

North Korea Sent Excrement Balloons. South Korea’s Response: Blasting BTS Hits.

SEOUL—After enduring days of balloon bombardment from the Kim Jong Un regime, South Korea countered with an airwaves assault of it...

Hyundai Rotem wins express train supply deal from Uzbekistan

Hyundai Rotem wins express train supply deal from Uzbekistan

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean rolling stock and defense equipment maker, has secured a 270 billion won ($196 million) order from Uzbekistan to s...

MBK puts Homeplus’ supermarket chain unit up for sale

MBK puts Homeplus’ supermarket chain unit up for sale

MBK Partners, the North Asia-focused private equity firm, has put the supermarket chain unit of South Korea’s hypermarket operator Homeplus up...

LG Energy wins estimated $1 bn ESS battery deal from Qcells

LG Energy wins estimated $1 bn ESS battery deal from Qcells

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, won an estimated $1 billion energy storage system (ESS) deal from the US uni...

IMM joins $600 mn fund for K-beauty unicorn Goodai Global in M&A drive Blackpink’s Jump music video achieves 100 mn YouTube views Seoul signals agricultural market access on tariff talks table amid intensifying US trade pressure Korea’s top four financial holding firms post stellar Q2 profit on won, non-interest gains KB Asset poised to buy Signature Tower in Seoul for over $700 mn