Hanjin KAL secures liquidity to keep chairman's control of firm
Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding firm of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co., is actively raising money via bond issuances and sale of prope...
Samsung to unveil vision for chips resembling human senses at Tech Day
Chipmakers around the world have long aspired to develop semiconductors that can replicate human senses such as smell, hearing, vision, taste and to...
Orion teams up with Dutch Mill to tap Vietnamese dairy market
South Korea's Orion Corp. announced on Tuesday its strategic collaboration with Thailand's dairy behemoth, Dutch Mill Co., marking its ambitious ent...
Korea’s time deposit rates head north on higher bank bonds’ coupon
South Korea’s commercial banks have joined thrifts and credit unions in a race to offer their time deposit holders higher interest to cover cl...
LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China in H1
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. in the first half of this year retained its No. 1 ranking on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batte...
S.Korea's Lotte Department Store launches 'K-Beauty' tour service
South Korea's Lotte Department Store on Monday announced the launch of a "K-Beauty tour" service for foreign tourists.The company will first give fr...
LG, Samsung vie for HVAC lead with green technology
South Korea’s long-time technology archrivals LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are upping the ante in the race to lead the grow...
Affinity's CJ Lee to become 3rd Korean executive to leave
Affinity Equity Partners’ founding member and Managing Partner Lee Chul-joo (CJ Lee) will resign from the Asia’s leading buyout manager,...
S.Korean transformers invade US market on surging demand
South Korea’s heavy electrical equipment makers are expanding their presence in the US, the world’s second-largest electricity consumer,...
Dongwha Pharm to buy Vietnamese pharmacy chain at $30 mn
South Korea's Dongwha Pharm announced on Thursday that it signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in Trung Son Pharma, a leading pharmacy chain i...
With long-gone heyday, Capro clings to stake sale for survival
Once everyone’s darling but now an ugly duckling, Capro Co., South Korea’s sole maker of caprolactam, a nylon raw material, is despera...
Big Bang deregulation poised to bolster S.Korean ST market
South Korea’s fractional investment market is gearing up for a grand opening after the government earlier this year unveiled security token of...
CJ Logistics teams up with world’s No. 7 shipping company ONE
South Korea's largest parcel delivery service CJ Logistics on Thursday said it signed a strategic partnership deal with Japan’s Ocean Network ...
Hanwha Aerospace ventures into eco-friendly ship market
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Thursday that it has completed the development of a megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage system (ESS)....
Baskin-Robbins stands out in melting Korean ice cream market
Global ice cream chain Baskin-Robbins, the top ice cream seller in South Korea, is solidifying its market position with localization despite the cou...
HD Hyundai to expand LNG tanker conversion biz with orders
HD Hyundai Global Service, the ship retrofit subsidiary of the world’s second-largest shipbuilder HD Hyundai Co., is poised to bag orders to c...
APR’s fashion brand Nerdy opens two more stores in Vietnam
South Korea's cosmetic and clothing company APR announced on Wednesday that its street style fashion brand Nerdy opened its third and fourth stores ...
Com2us launches RPG game ‘Heir of Light: Eclipse’ in Canada, Indonesia
Com2us Holdings Corp. announced on Wednesday that its new role-playing game (RPG), Heir to Light: Eclipse, is now available on Google Play in ...
S.Korean carmakers post brisk sales on strong exports in July
South Korea's car sector posted strong sales last month as favorable exports offset the sluggish domestic market.Industry sources on Tuesday said th...
Naver Pay to enter Chinese payment market in 2023
South Korea's Naver Financial announced plans on Tuesday to bring its simple payment service, Naver Pay, to the Chinese market by the end of this ye...
CJ CheilJedang divests Chinese subsidiary Jixiangju for $235 mn
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday that it has completely sold its ownership stake in its Chinese food subsidiary, Jix...
S.Korea's HD Hyundai chairman: We can’t rely on bad profits
Kwon Oh-gap, chairman and co-CEO of South Korea's HD Hyundai Co., has ordered his company not to rely on “bad profits” gained from tempo...
CJ Bioscience to launch microbiome analysis service in 2024
South Korea's CJ Bioscience Inc. announced on Friday that it plans to officially launch the microbe analysis platform "EzBiome Bioinformatics app" (...
Hanwha Group puts savings bank on market, a clear succession path
Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, has put its non-core financial unit Hanwha Savings Bank up for sale, in a move ...
Doosan to enter EV sector with battery recycling business
South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to set up a battery recycling subsidiary, targeting the sector expecting r...
S.Korea’s aid service Boram Group enters companion animal market
South Korea’s Boram Group, whose main affiliate is an aid company, has entered the companion animal market. Affiliates Boram Sangjo and ...
Kolon Pharma, Dongbang Medical to export medical threads to Brazil
Kolon Pharma, the pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's Kolon Group, announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with Dongbang...
OCI makes foray into battery materials market
South Korea's chemical and green energy company OCI has entered the battery materials market by landing a supply contract for key raw materials for ...
CJ Logistics to enter global pharmaceutical transportation market
South Korea’s CJ Logistics on Wednesday said it obtained the certification CEIV Pharma, or the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators...
SK Telecom enters cloud managed service provider market
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. will aggressively enter the cloud market by providing differentiated services based on its nationwide communication net...
