S.Korean boiler manufacturers turn to overseas markets

S.Korean boiler manufacturers turn to overseas markets

Kyungdong Navien Co. revealed on Sunday that overseas sales account for more than 60% of its total sales on the back of strong exports to the United...

Korean Air-Asiana deal girds for tough US challenge

Korean Air-Asiana deal girds for tough US challenge

The merger between South Korea's two largest air carriers – Korean Air Lines Co. Asiana Airlines Inc. – may face a tough challenge in th...

CJ steps up US exports with new instant rice bowls

CJ steps up US exports with new instant rice bowls

South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on April 21 began shipment of its new Hetbahn instant rice products for US consumers from...

LG Household acquires The Crème Shop for US expansion

LG Household acquires The Crème Shop for US expansion

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. has acquired a controlling stake in The Crème Shop Inc. as it seeks to expand its presence in the US beau...

Korea lawmakers confirm IMF veteran as new BOK chief

Korea lawmakers confirm IMF veteran as new BOK chief

South Korea’s lawmakers gave the nod to the nomination of veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s ...

LG Energy-led group to set up $9 bn Indonesia battery value chain

LG Energy-led group to set up $9 bn Indonesia battery value chain

A consortium led by LG Energy Solution Ltd., the global No. 2 electric vehicle battery maker, will invest $9 billion in a battery value chain in Ind...

LIG Nex1 anti-tank missile in spotlight amid Ukraine war

LIG Nex1 anti-tank missile in spotlight amid Ukraine war

An anti-tank guided weapon produced by South Korean defense exporter LIG Nex1 Co. is in the spotlight as Ukraine said its forces destroyed Russian a...

US and German startups funded by Mirae Asset join ranks of unicorns

US and German startups funded by Mirae Asset join ranks of unicorns

Mirae Asset Venture Investment Co. is forecast to rake in more than 400 billion won ($325 million) for its investment in Moloco Inc. Mirae As...

Korean Air’s stock lags US peers' on slow demand recovery

Korean Air’s stock lags US peers' on slow demand recovery

Korean Air Lines Co.’s stock is underperforming those of its US rivals on concerns that South Korea’s top carrier is unlikely to immedia...

HK inno.N receives sales permit for ulcer treatment in China

HK inno.N receives sales permit for ulcer treatment in China

HK inno.N is expediting its global expansion with its latest drug K-Cab designed to treat peptic ulcers.The South Korean pharmaceutical company an...

Hyundai to build EVs at US plant; Electrified GV70 to roll out in Dec.

Hyundai to build EVs at US plant; Electrified GV70 to roll out in Dec.

NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. is spending $300 million to add an electric vehicle production line to its manufacturing plant in Alabama as the ...

Hyundai to tackle EV rivals head on at New York auto show

Hyundai to tackle EV rivals head on at New York auto show

NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. are set to fully unveil their redesigned vehicles at the upcoming New York Auto Show ...

Netmarble, NCSoft, Kakao, DoubleUGames on top publisher list

Netmarble, NCSoft, Kakao, DoubleUGames on top publisher list

South Korea’s major tech companies such as Netmarble Corp., NCSoft Corp., Kakao Corp. and DoubleUGames were selected among the world’s m...

China’s tighter grip on minerals boosts costs for Korean battery makers

China’s tighter grip on minerals boosts costs for Korean battery makers

South Korea’s major battery makers and materials suppliers are suffering from soaring battery raw materials prices as China is tightening its ...

Hanwha Solutions CEO meets with US blockchain VCs

Hanwha Solutions CEO meets with US blockchain VCs

President and co-CEO of Hanwha Solutions Corp. Kim Dong-kwan met with heads of major blockchain venture capital firms while visiting the United Stat...

E-Mart to join buyout of Korean meat importer

E-Mart to join buyout of Korean meat importer

E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc.’s supermarket chain, is slated to participate in IGIS Investment Partner’s ...

POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds

POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds

POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds w...

Fila Korea: Hidden beneficiary of China’s guochao fashion trend

Fila Korea: Hidden beneficiary of China’s guochao fashion trend

The burgeoning Chinese fashion fad, known as guochao, has pushed out or significantly reduced the popularity and influence of Western and other well...

US hedge fund urges SK to focus on share buybacks

US hedge fund urges SK to focus on share buybacks

US hedge fund Dalton Investments LLC has urged SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, to focus more on share buybacks and can...

Mirae Asset Global REIT to raise $371 mn for US warehouses

Mirae Asset Global REIT to raise $371 mn for US warehouses

Mirae Asset Global Real Estate Investment Trust Co., a South Korean listed REIT under Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., is set to raise around 450...

KTCU, CalSTRS to launch $505 mn JV for US warehouses

KTCU, CalSTRS to launch $505 mn JV for US warehouses

Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, and The California State Teachers' Retireme...

Korean PE firm in exclusive talks to buy golf grip brand SuperStroke

Korean PE firm in exclusive talks to buy golf grip brand SuperStroke

South Korea's Daol Private Equity, formerly known as KTB Private Equity, is in exclusive talks to buy the entirety of SuperStroke, a US golf grips m...

Korea’s battery trio cornered by Chinese rivals’ overseas advance

Korea’s battery trio cornered by Chinese rivals’ overseas advance

China’s leading battery makers are actively advancing into overseas markets with plans to build manufacturing factories close to their clients...

Nexon's new game beats Lineage to top app stores list

Nexon's new game beats Lineage to top app stores list

Nexon Co.'s Dungeon & Fighter Mobile has elbowed out NCSoft Corp.'s Lineage W to rank as the most popular Korean mobile game in the week since i...

Hyundai, Kia outperform competitors in US in Q1

Hyundai, Kia outperform competitors in US in Q1

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, logged a smaller decline in US car sales than their global competitors in ...

Samsung Asset Mgmt. buys 20% stake in US ETF sponsor Amplify

Samsung Asset Mgmt. buys 20% stake in US ETF sponsor Amplify

South Korea’s Samsung Asset Management Co. invested in a US exchange-traded fund sponsor to expand its global presence in the market.Samsung s...

EDGC enters US procurement market with medical supplies

EDGC enters US procurement market with medical supplies

Eone Diagnomics Genome Center Co. (EDGC), a South Korean healthcare firm specializing in genetic analysis technology, is set to enter the US governm...

SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm

SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm

SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solutions provider for da...

Samsung’s Life Science Fund invests in US biotech Jaguar Gene Therapy

Samsung’s Life Science Fund invests in US biotech Jaguar Gene Therapy

Samsung Group’s 150 billion won ($124 million) Life Science Fund launched last year has chosen a leading US gene therapy development company a...

Nexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release

Nexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release

South Korea’s online game developers are intensifying their efforts to build and incorporate their own payment systems to wipe out hefty commi...

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