Korea’s LS Group to operate brokerage firm LS Securities
South Korean cable-to-energy giant LS Group said on Monday that it has renamed brokerage subsidiary eBest Investment & Securities to LS Securiti...
Korea’s BC Card starts QR code payment service in Malaysia
South Korea’s credit card issuer BC Card Co. introduced its QR code payment service in Malaysia through cooperation with the country’s n...
Samsung launches CSR mobile magazine
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it launched the Samsung CSR Mobile Magazine, an online webzine dedicated to highlighting the compan...
Hyundai to raise Tucson Hybrid output in Korea for exports
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, plans to ramp up Korean production of the hybrid version of its Tucson sport utility vehicle f...
Korea’s exports at 22-month high in May on chips, cars
South Korea’s exports hit a 22-month high in May, led by strong shipments of semiconductors and automobiles abroad, adding to hopes that overs...
NPS to cut Korean stock allocation to 13% by 2029
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), also the world’s third-largest pension fund, will gradually reduce the proportion of its l...
OTT platform TVing gets tailwind from CJ ENM's TV series
TVing, the second-largest over-the-top (OTT) platform in South Korea, has been gaining momentum from hit series such as “Lovely Runner,”...
Korean catering firm Ourhome CEO to leave amid sibling feud
South Korea’s catering service provider Ourhome Ltd. Chief Executive and Vice Chairwoman Koo Ji-eun has failed in her attempt to serve another...
Nara Space attracts $14.5 mn series B investment
South Korea's micro-satellite startup Nara Space Technology Inc. announced on Friday that it attracted a 20 billion won ($14.5 million) series B inv...
Hanwha Ocean, Canadian firms to collaborate on submarine projects
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Friday that it partnered with three Canadian companies at Canada’s largest defense exhibition, CAN...
Kakao Mobility, Archer to collaborate for K-UAM commercialization
South Korea's Kakao Mobility Corp. announced on Friday that it signed an agreement with Archer Aviation, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) aircr...
Line Games to launch The Play of Genesis in Taiwan, Hong Kong
South Korea's Line Games Corp. announced on Friday that it signed a publishing agreement with Vietnam's tech giant VNG for the mobile game The Play ...
Samsung gets new tech certification for air purifier filter
Samsung Electronics Co.'s air purifier filter technology obtained the New Excellent Technology (NeT) certification from the Korea Agency for Technol...
Korea’s April factory output rebounds amid weak consumption
South Korea’s factory production rebounded in April on healthy manufacturing while domestic consumption and capital expenditures dipped, indic...
Samsung’s new chip head instills a sense of crisis, hope
Samsung Electronics Co.'s new semiconductor chief Jun Young-hyun knows better than anyone about the difficulties the South Korean tech giant fa...
ADOR CEO behind NewJeans stays with HYBE after court win
A legal battle between South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse HYBE Co. and the chief of its sublabel ADOR will likely drag on as the internati...
KT offers reverse pitches to pick startup partners
KT Corp. has offered reverse pitches for South Korean artificial intelligence and technology startups to cooperate in the areas where it lacks in te...
Ferrari unveils 12Cilindri in S.Korea, 1st time in Asia
INCHEON -- Italian sports car maker Ferrari S.p.A. on Thursday unveiled the 12Cilindri with a V12 petrol engine in South Korea for the first time in...
KOTRA opens K-Tech Camp in Paris
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Thursday that it established the Paris K-Tech Camp in Paris, France on May 23.KOTRA...
Samsung Electronics holds Latin America Tech Seminar
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it hosted the 2024 Latin America Tech Seminar in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 28 and 29.According to...
LX Pantos to enter Indonesian resource logistics market
South Korea's LX Pantos said on Thursday that it signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with KSA, Indonesia's largest bulk carrier, to tap into the S...
Kim Jong Un’s Balloon Barrage: Bags of Excrement Fly Into the South
SEOUL—An unusual sight drifted into South Korean skies on Wednesday: Large white balloons carrying plastic bags of North Korean trash. Some co...
S.Korea, UAE sign economic partnership, reaffirm $30 bn investment
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to facilitate bilateral trade aft...
Korea’s HD Hyundai Electric wins $60 mn transformer deal in UK
South Korea’s electric equipment maker HD Hyundai Electric Co. said on Wednesday it has won a power transformer supply deal worth 47.1 million...
Mega Coffee to open first store in Mongolia
South Korea's low-price coffee chain, Mega MGC Coffee, announced on Tuesday that it will open its first overseas store in Mongolia on May 30. This...
Samsung to deepen foray in US HVAC market with Lennox
Samsung Electronics Co. will set up a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) joint venture with Lennox International Inc., a major US HVAC...
Korea Inc.’s AI executives double with LG Group leading the pack
The number of executive-level artificial intelligence (AI) specialists at South Korea’s 30 largest conglomerates has more than doubled in the ...
Korea’s Shinsegae building unit to raise $478 mn to cut debts
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group’s building unit, suffering amid difficulties in the local real estate project financing sector, is s...
Ex-Porsche engineer Harrer to lead Hyundai’s high-performance push
Hyundai Motor Group is upping the ante to lead in the luxury and high-performance car market and speed up electrification by tapping a high-profile ...
L&F, CNGR to collaborate to respond to US IRA
L&F Co., South Korea’s major cathode supplier announced Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese precu...
