Hanwha Group needs to stay innovative to succeed, CEO says

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group needs to look ahead and prepare for the next century, its Chairman and CEO Kim Se...

Hanwha E&C abandons Bismayah project in Iraq; $581 mn loss expected

South Korean builder Hanwha Engineering & Construction Co. has aborted a $10 billion project to build a Bismayah new city in Iraq after failing ...

KT rebrands Olleh TV as Genie TV to transform into media portal

South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. is rebranding its IPTV service Olleh TV as Genie TV as part of its efforts to transform into a media port...

Korea Investment & Securities and Stifel Financial form joint venture 

Korea Investment & Securities Co., a subsidiary of Korea Investment Holdings, announced on Wednesday that it has formed a joint venture with Mis...

Kospi hits two-year low; regulators mull short-selling ban

South Korea's stock market tumbled to its lowest level in more than two years on Wednesday, as fears of a slowing global economy and rising inflatio...

Aircraft maker KAI: Hanwha Group's new M&A target?

Hanwha Group’s agreement to buy a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Co. for 2 trillion won ($1.4 billio...

Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash

The South Korean won on Monday extended losses to a fresh low since the 2008-09 financial crisis as local financial markets lost ground, alongside t...

Korea's SBW Group eyes bid for textile giant Lycra

South Korean fashion business operator SBW Group is joining the race to acquire global leading textile firm The Lycra Company, investment banking so...

SK’s Chey says survival is now top priority over profits

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won says that survival now takes top priority over profits and management efficiency as escalating tensions between the U...

Korean VCs look for next Grab, Gojek startups in Singapore

South Korea’s leading venture capital companies with at least 1 trillion won ($711 million) in assets under management are looking for promisi...

Korean warehouse project financing on brink of debt crisis

Warehouse development projects in South Korea, which boomed amid COVID-19, are facing challenges such as suspension of construction projects and ban...

Korean fintech sector struggles amid liquidity drought

A three-year-old South Korean fintech company is having trouble raising money through a Series B funding round as investor sentiment on the sector h...

Hyundai, Iveco unveil jointly developed hydrogen van

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Italian truck maker Iveco Group on Monday showcased a large commercial van powered by hydrogen, which they had j...

Hyundai Group unveils purpose-built vehicle for airport pickup

Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled the interior design and user experience technologies for its purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) as the top South Korean ...

Typhoon may offer Korea excuse it needs to oust POSCO CEO

South Korea is set to investigate POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, to clarify who is responsible for the damage to its typhoon-hit...

CJ OliveNetworks to expand fandom platform services

CJ OliveNetworks Co., a South Korean digital software developer, has joined hands with bemyfriends, a startup specializing in the global K-pop fando...

Tumbling Korean won increases corporate debt burden

The South Korean won extended its losses to hit its weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on Wednesday, pressured by higher-than-e...

SK allots 40% of local spending to non-capital areas

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, will funnel 67 trillion won ($48 billion), or about 40% of its 2022-2026 do...

LG Group revs up EV charging businesses to lead burgeoning sector

LG Group affiliates, notably LG Electronics Inc. and LG Uplus Corp., are entering the electric vehicle (EV) charging business in full force. In...

Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project

Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to invest $900 million in Vietnam to establish a smart city as it aims to accele...

Korea inflation slows, but BOK may still hike interest rates

South Korea’s headline inflation eased in August for the first time in seven months on a slower rise in oil prices, but the central bank is st...

Korean big-box stores see credit rating downgrades

Two credit rating agencies have lowered South Korean big-box retail giants’ credit profiles. Korea’s top three big-box stores, Homeplus ...

Hyundai asks US state of Georgia for more incentives

Hyundai Motor Co. discussed additional incentives on its planned electric vehicle plant in Georgia with the US state's government as the leading Sou...

Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group

LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a k...

Hanwha's heir apparent promoted as group's vice chair

South Korea’s Hanwha Group promoted its petrochemical and energy unit Hanwha Solutions Corp. CEO Kim Dong Kwan as the group’s new vice c...

Lotte Group to donate $10.4 mn to KAIST to build R&D, design centers

Lotte Corp. announced on Monday that it will donate 14 billion won ($10.4 million) to the prestigious Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techno...

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis has been recognized by industry analysts for its excellence in innovative technology and consumer experi...

SK Group reworks 'financial story' action plans

Chief executives of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group are overhauling their action plans to implement the “financial story&rdquo...

Hyundai Motor Group to invest in fabless startup BOS Semiconductors 

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it will invest in Seongnam-based fabless startup BOS Semiconductors, which designs system-on-chip (S...

SoftBank Son's youngest brother poised to buy Korean VC arm

Taizo Son, the youngest brother of SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son, is poised to buy the group's South Korean venture capital arm for around 200 bil...