LG Energy Solution, SK Innovation raise global battery market shares

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. expanded global battery market shares, leading steady growth in South Korea’s battery industry.S...

Real Packing envisions borderless e-commerce ecosystem via videos

South Korea-based startup Real Packing is on a mission to build a trust-based society via its fact-checking video system.Launched in 2016, Real Pack...

NPS in $2 bn real estate development project in Seoul

The National Pension Service (NPS) has agreed to participate in a 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) real estate development project in western Seoul, ...

POSCO Chemical to expand EV battery materials capacity in China

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical is set to bolster production capacity of electric vehicle battery materials in China, the world’s top batte...

Govt pension fund eyes real estate in non-core areas

South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is setting its sights on overseas office buildings not only in core regions but in its per...

KIC replaces infrastructure, real estate heads

The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) on Tuesday replaced its infrastructure and real estate investment heads, in a senior management reshuffle fol...

Rising copper prices help Poongsan, hit LS-Nikko

Rising copper prices on a global economic recovery helped a South Korean non-ferrous metal product maker Poongsan Corporation improve its earnings, ...

BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean solar investment

BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired an unspecified stake in Brite Energy Partners ...

Passing China, S.Korean shipbuilders hold top spot for three months

South Korea’s shipbuilding industry has maintained the top position worldwide in new orders for three straight months up to July.According to ...

Samsung’s new foldables: Game changer in smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced new additions to its high-end line of Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip phones, in hopes that the new 5G-enabl...

LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...

MBK sees new opportunities in China's regulatory risk

China's regulatory crackdown on Chinese technology and private education companies is driving up the level of volatility and creating mispricing in ...

Krafton IPO draws lukewarm demand from retail investors

Korea’s major game developer Krafton Inc’s much-anticipated IPO subscription has closed by only drawing a muted response from investors....

POBA commits €80 mn to AXA's life science property fund

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...

China's top travel agency to join bid for Korea's online retail platform

China’s leading online travel agency (OTA) Trip.com will be joining the race to acquire South Korea’s online retail platform Interpark C...

POBA commits $150 mn to Brookfield secondaries fund

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has ventured into the real estate secondaries market, committing $150 million to Brookfiel...

Korea’s steel stocks make big rebound with rosy H2 outlook

The share prices of South Korea’s major steelmakers, which observed a period of a downturn over the last two months, is making a rebound amid ...

SK, China's Joyvio to launch $90 mn alternative food fund

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, will launch a 100 billion won ($90 million) fund jointly with Joyvio Group, a unit of Chinese...

Bid for botox maker Hugel to kick off in late July, attracts PEFs

The bid to acquire a controlling stake in Hugel Inc., South Korea’s leading maker of botulinum toxin, more commonly known as botox, from US pr...

China, S.Korea top BofA's emerging markets list

South Korea was picked as one of the two most attractive emerging markets along with China thanks to the country's fast digitization and low vulnera...

Sandbox Network sets up China affiliate for business expansion

South Korea’s largest multichannel network (MCN) company Sandbox Network Inc. has made another major step forward in expanding its China busin...

BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean offshore wind investment

BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired a 100% equity stake in Korea Renewable Energy ...

Korean funds weigh overseas real estate exits in H2

Domestic office buildings and logistics centers dominated South Korean institutions' property transactions in the first half of this year, with fier...

Strong China sales lift Cosmax shares 20% in two months

Korea’s leading cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax Inc.’s share price is skyrocketing this year, thanks to the company's strong performance i...

SAMG animation hits No.1 in China, LatAm; eyes 2022 IPO

South Korea-based 3D animation company SAMG Entertainment Co. is enjoying great success in China and Latin America thanks to its animation series' p...

Nongshim to launch Shin Ramyun fried noodles

South Korea’s top instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. is adding another product range under its world-famous Shin Ramyun brand: fried noodles. N...

Korea unveils $35 billion battery investment plan to catch up to China

South Korea’s major battery makers have pledged to invest 40.6 trillion won ($35.4 billion) in the electric vehicle battery industry over the ...

Defense stocks rally in response to China Xi's speech

South Korean manufacturers of jet fighters, aircraft engines and weapon systems saw their share prices soaring in heavy trade on Monday, powered by ...

Hyundai Motor to adopt digital twin in latest move of virtual technology use

Hyundai Motor Group plans to adopt digital twin technology, which allows the automaker to make a digital replica of a real car for simulation not ...

Morai's virtual testing solution reduces testing period for self-driving cars

A self-driving car needs to pass all sorts of tests before setting off for the open road. It needs to experience different types of roads, terrain f...