EcoPro Materials, Doosan Robotics heat up Korean IPO market

EcoPro Materials, Doosan Robotics heat up Korean IPO market

South Korea’s initial public offering market is recovering as EcoPro Materials Co., Doosan Robotics Inc. and other newly listed jackpot shares...

E-Mart opens 3rd store in Vietnam, spurs K-food marketing

E-Mart opens 3rd store in Vietnam, spurs K-food marketing

South Korea’s E-Mart Inc. will open its new hypermarket in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 7, accelerating sales of its private label No Brand produc...

Genesis GV60 named best SUV in China

Genesis GV60 named best SUV in China

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis announced on Wednesday that its luxury mid-sized electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) GV60 was selected a...

Korean banks enjoy robust earnings in Asian emerging markets

Korean banks enjoy robust earnings in Asian emerging markets

Four major banks in South Korea are enjoying healthy earnings from overseas businesses, particularly in Asian emerging markets.KEB Hana Bank posted ...

Hanwha to re-enter biopharma market, targeting biomaterials

Hanwha to re-enter biopharma market, targeting biomaterials

South Korea’s Hanwha Group will re-enter the biopharmaceutical market to become the country’s sole producer of tris buffers, a key reage...

Korean Daewoo E&C seeks biz amid Indonesia’s new capital plan

Korean Daewoo E&C seeks biz amid Indonesia’s new capital plan

South Korean Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. is seeking business opportunities alongside Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital as...

Lotte Chilsung, E&J Gallo to jointly boost soju sale in US

Lotte Chilsung, E&J Gallo to jointly boost soju sale in US

South Korea’s Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. announced on Tuesday that it partnered with the world's largest winery E&J Gallo to expand its...

Hyungji, Dishang Group to co-work for market development

Hyungji, Dishang Group to co-work for market development

South Korea’s Fashion Group Hyungji and China’s largest clothing exporter Dishang Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to te...

CJ Freshway to boost smart farming business

CJ Freshway to boost smart farming business

South Korea’s CJ Freshway Corp. announced on Monday that it will launch a smart farm contract cultivation business in 2024. South Korea's...

HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting

HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and BNP Paribas CIB have been reported to South Korean public prosecutors in violation of ...

AEW, Pebblestone buy Korean logistics center for $238 mn

AEW, Pebblestone buy Korean logistics center for $238 mn

Seoul-based Pebblestone Asset Management Co. and US real estate investor AEW Capital Management have completed the acquisition of a logistics ce...

Korean digital comics boost Naver Webtoon’s biz in Japan

Korean digital comics boost Naver Webtoon’s biz in Japan

Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, enjoyed robust business in Japan with a record gross merchandise value (GMV) this...

Samsung, SK Hynix expect high 2024 profits as memory market returns

Samsung, SK Hynix expect high 2024 profits as memory market returns

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, expect to post decent chip profits next year as DRAM pri...

Flexibility unlocks opportunities: M&G Investments

Flexibility unlocks opportunities: M&G Investments

As central banks fight with post-COVID inflation, the repricing of global interest rates continues to add to global market volatility across both bo...

CJ OliveNetworks to enter smart city business with Team Naver

CJ OliveNetworks to enter smart city business with Team Naver

South Korean digital service company CJ OliveNetworks announced on Thursday that it has signed a mutual cooperation agreement at Naver Corp.'s headq...

CJ CheilJedang introduces K-Food in EzyMart across Australia

CJ CheilJedang introduces K-Food in EzyMart across Australia

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. on Thursday announced its foray into Australia's convenience store sector by introducing its popular ...

CJ ENM, SK Square to merge OTTs to take on Netflix

CJ ENM, SK Square to merge OTTs to take on Netflix

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, and SK Square Co., an investment unit of the country’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, ...

Seoul office leasing turns lender’s market as vacancy rates at 2023 low

Seoul office leasing turns lender’s market as vacancy rates at 2023 low

Office vacancy rates in South Korea’s capital city of Seoul fell to their lowest level this year last month as people returned to work follo...

JW Holdings starts to export Winuf to Mongolia

JW Holdings starts to export Winuf to Mongolia

South Korea's JW Holdings corporation announced on Tuesday that it started to export the multi-nutritional liquid Winuf Central 736·1085ml to...

LG H&H to boost marketing of makeup brands in Japan

LG H&H to boost marketing of makeup brands in Japan

South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it will boost marketing of its premium makeup brands "Glint by VDIVOV" (Glint) and "freshian"...

Samsung’s Harman ups ante in home audio market with Roon

Samsung’s Harman ups ante in home audio market with Roon

Harman International has taken over Roon Labs, the multi-device and multi-room audio technology company popular among audiophiles for its streaming ...

EcoPro Materials' Kospi debut draws investors for short-term gains

EcoPro Materials' Kospi debut draws investors for short-term gains

Shares in EcoPro Materials Co., South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Group’s unit that went public on Nov. 17, are skyrocketing as reta...

Car sales may sputter in 2024 amid EV policy risk: Research

Car sales may sputter in 2024 amid EV policy risk: Research

The global automobile market is on track to recover to pre-pandemic levels this year and is expected to grow at a moderate pace amid a prolonged eco...

SK Telecom to expand metaverse market in SE Asia

SK Telecom to expand metaverse market in SE Asia

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it partnered with three IT companies in Southeast Asia to accelerate its metaverse market st...

Delivery Hero-backed Baemin to exit Vietnam on low returns

Delivery Hero-backed Baemin to exit Vietnam on low returns

Baemin, the top food delivery platform in South Korea, will exit Vietnam on Dec. 8 after four years of operations there amid fierce market competiti...

CJ CheilJedang develops microwave-safe coated paper with PHA

CJ CheilJedang develops microwave-safe coated paper with PHA

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday that it developed a compostable coated paper technology using the biodegradable b...

Apple to open sixth store in S.Korea

Apple to open sixth store in S.Korea

Apple Inc. said on Monday that it will open its sixth store in South Korea on Dec. 9. The new store will be located in the Starfield Hanam shop...

Korean ELS investors biting nails over sharp falls in Hong Kong shares

Korean ELS investors biting nails over sharp falls in Hong Kong shares

Chinese shares listed on the Hong Kong bourse have fallen sharply so far this year, placing the city’s main stock index, the HSCEI, among the ...

Daewoo E&C seeks energy infrastructure biz in Yemen

Daewoo E&C seeks energy infrastructure biz in Yemen

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Yemeni Minis...

CJ Logistics’ Indian operation Darcl taps IPO with SEBI

CJ Logistics’ Indian operation Darcl taps IPO with SEBI

CJ Darcl Logistics, CJ Logistics Corp.'s Indian operation, is seeking to go public in the South Asian country to expand its footprint in the world&r...

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