Mid-cap, small-cap outperform large-cap stocks in Q1 2022

Mid-cap, small-cap outperform large-cap stocks in Q1 2022

South Korea’s mid-cap and small-cap shares outperformed large-cap stocks during the first quarter of 2022 as some glitzy initial public offe...

Bulk of Korean firms to face losses if oil price soars to $150

Bulk of Korean firms to face losses if oil price soars to $150

Seven out of 10 South Korean companies predict they will swing to operating losses if global oil prices soar to $150 a barrel, a survey showed on Su...

Samsung, LG, SK step up push into blockchain market

Samsung, LG, SK step up push into blockchain market

Top South Korean conglomerates such as Samsung, LG and SK are stepping up efforts to build a presence in the blockchain and crypto-asset markets, a ...

Global airlines raise flights to pre-COVID levels on border reopening

Global airlines raise flights to pre-COVID levels on border reopening

Global airlines are increasing flights to pre-pandemic levels as countries worldwide are opening up their borders to support the tourism sector, ram...

Metaverse platform Zepeto user base exceeds 300 million

Metaverse platform Zepeto user base exceeds 300 million

Naver Z, a subsidiary of Naver Corp., announced on Friday the number of subscribers to its metaverse platform Zepeto now exceeds 300 million. ...

Adams Street, Benefit Street, Clearlake join NPS' PE managers

Adams Street, Benefit Street, Clearlake join NPS' PE managers

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced on Feb. 28 it selected Adams Street Partners LLC, Benefit Street Partners LLC and Clearlak...

KEPCO at record loss on fuel costs; wider losses seen in 2022

KEPCO at record loss on fuel costs; wider losses seen in 2022

South Korean power utility KEPCO Co. reported its largest-ever operating loss of nearly 6 trillion won ($5 billion) in 2021, after it froze the elec...

Hyundai to set up EV chargers at Shell gas stations

Hyundai to set up EV chargers at Shell gas stations

Hyundai Motor Co. plans to set up chargers for electric vehicles at gas stations of Shell Inc. worldwide as South Korea’s top automaker aims t...

PCB makers in record-setting rally on strong outlook

PCB makers in record-setting rally on strong outlook

Shares in South Korea's small and medium-sized printed circuit board (PCB) makers extended their upward run to hit fresh highs this week, bucking th...

S.Korea’s 2022 inflation may shoot to 11-year peak

S.Korea’s 2022 inflation may shoot to 11-year peak

South Korea’s inflation this year is expected to accelerate to an 11-year high, adding to expectations of further interest rate hikes later th...

Samsung’s 2022: Year of war on uncertainty, shaky supply chain

Samsung’s 2022: Year of war on uncertainty, shaky supply chain

Samsung Electronics Co.'s spectacular 2021 earnings report on Thursday was overshadowed by its murky business outlook, as the world’s top make...

Hyundai, Kia lead rivals in 2022 US best car awards

Hyundai, Kia lead rivals in 2022 US best car awards

Hyundai Motor Group’s major auto brands have won a record number of best car awards by the U.S. News & World Report in recognition of thei...

Hyundai Samho Heavy says no delay to 2022 IPO

Hyundai Samho Heavy says no delay to 2022 IPO

South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. this week reaffirmed its plan to go public by the end of this year, as agreed with its pre-IPO inve...

Squid Game’s mega-hit spurs Netflix to release record K-content

Squid Game’s mega-hit spurs Netflix to release record K-content

Netflix Inc. plans to release 10 additional Korean-language originals this year as the smash success of Squid Game has impelled the world’s to...

2022 Mercedes EQS EV comes with LG's flexible OLED

2022 Mercedes EQS EV comes with LG's flexible OLED

The 2022 models of Mercedes-Benz AG's electric vehicle EQS will be equipped with infotainment systems co-developed with LG Electronics Inc., the Sou...

Hyundai Motor to set up metaverse factory with Unity

Hyundai Motor to set up metaverse factory with Unity

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to establish a digital virtual factory in a metaverse space with Unity, a US-based real...

Self-driving car stocks to lead auto sector shares in 2022

Self-driving car stocks to lead auto sector shares in 2022

Self-driving car-related shares failed to draw attention last year as investors focused on electric vehicles and the autonomous vehicle value chain ...

Hyundai looks beyond cars to link real, virtual worlds in metamobility

Hyundai looks beyond cars to link real, virtual worlds in metamobility

LAS VEGAS – Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled its grand ambitions to pioneer the use of robotics in both the real world and the virtual sphere, c...

Samsung ushers in era of bespoke homes with AI butlers

 Samsung ushers in era of bespoke homes with AI butlers

Samsung Electronics Co. is showcasing an unprecedented immersive home electronics experience at CES 2022 (Jan. 5-8.)  YOUR HOME AS A METAVERSE...

KSOE bags $1.4 billion ship orders in first 2022 deals

KSOE bags $1.4 billion ship orders in first 2022 deals

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s intermediate holding company, has kicked off 2022 w...

Convergence, metaverse, green: Korea Inc.’s themes at CES 2022

Convergence, metaverse, green: Korea Inc.’s themes at CES 2022

South Korea’s major companies are showcasing robots, mobility and the metaverse rather than cutting-edge models of their conventional products...

Time to buy Korean chipmakers; Samsung among 2022 top picks

Time to buy Korean chipmakers; Samsung among 2022 top picks

The year of the tiger will see decent stock price gains in leading chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. on expected hypersca...

Korea 2021 exports hit record on strong sales of key products

Korea 2021 exports hit record on strong sales of key products

South Korea’s exports last year hit a record on strong sales of key products such as semiconductors, automobiles and petrochemicals.Exports su...

Kosdaq: Will January effect occur in 2022?

Kosdaq: Will January effect occur in 2022?

South Korea’s tech-heavy Kosdaq index tends to rise every January as many Korean retail investors rush to dump their stocks just before the ex...

LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022

LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022

South Korea’s initial public offering market is expected to set a record in 2022, heating up from the start of the year as LG Energy Solution ...

Hyundai Heavy’s heir apparent to unveil future vision at CES 2022

Hyundai Heavy’s heir apparent to unveil future vision at CES 2022

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s heir apparent will introduce the future vision of the world’s largest shipbuilder at an upcoming US tra...

Hyundai Oilbank to sell fuels to Hawaii in first term deal with US

Hyundai Oilbank to sell fuels to Hawaii in first term deal with US

South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to export gasoline and diesel to Hawaii next year through its first term contract to sell petroleum ...

SK Bioscience to sell Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand, Vietnam

SK Bioscience to sell Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand, Vietnam

SK Bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Friday it has acquired non-exclusive rights to sell US-based No...

Korea battery makers suffer under growing China dominance

Korea battery makers suffer under growing China dominance

South Korean battery manufacturers are suffering from the growing dominance of their Chinese competitors in the world’s electric vehicle marke...

Hyundai Motor to showcase gamut of mobility tech at CES 2022

Hyundai Motor to showcase gamut of mobility tech at CES 2022

Come January, Hyundai Motor Co. will showcase the whole gamut of mobility technology at CES 2022.On Thursday, the automaker released a teaser photo ...

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