POBA seeks new CIO as Jang Dong-hun's term ends in Jan 2022

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is looking for a new chief investment officer (CIO) as the term of current CIO Jang ...

Hyundai Motor’s construction unit seeks listing in Q1 2022

Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, started the process for an initial public offering (IPO) expected in the firs...

Beauty chain CJ Olive Young to embark on 2022 IPO process

CJ Olive Young, South Korea's largest beauty store chain, is moving ahead with its plan to go public next year, which will likely raise new capital ...

Squid Game: Bloody battle for survival reflects reality – director

Netflix original South Korean drama “Squid Game” is making history again for K-content, topping the platform’s global chart as the...

Hyundai Motor’s Chung Euisun: Vision 2040 for hydrogen society

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has set out its vision for a hydrogen society, in which the clean energy source is harnessed not just for tr...

S.Korean millennials rush on Nasdaq and NYSE amid sluggish Kospi

South Korean millennials in their 20s and 30s are rushing to Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) amid skyrocketing real estate prices in t...

Hyundai Honorary Chairman Chung inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame

Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF) on Thursday, acknowledging his work in deve...

Koh Young’s medical robot KYMERO expands foothold in Korean hospitals

Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading maker of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, has further strengthened ...

A generation indebted: Young Koreans struggle under record loans in Q1

Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out pe...

Paint makers lure MZers with YouTube stars, fashion brand

A car pulls in front of an old warehouse. In funky and vivid outfits and holding various tools in their hands, five boys and girls from the Ambiguou...

LG undergoes restructuring under young Chairman Koo's bold leadership

On June 29, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo will reach a three-year mark of serving as the head of South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate. This ye...

Hyundai Motor chairman sees future in self-driving, robot businesses

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun is in the United States seeking business opportunities in one of the South Korean automotive group’s...

Hyundai Motor chief Chung wins top accolade at 2021 Autocar Awards

Chung Euisun, chairman of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has won the 2021 Autocar Awards' top accolade, the Issigonis Trophy, for his cont...

Letters to a Young Chef

My first paid job as a cook was when I was hired as a line cook at Daniel, a New York Times' four-star restaurant located in New York City’s U...

NPS aims to lure young talent with enticing package, programs

The National Pension Service has offered an attractive on-the-job training package, including education programs to aid new hires in getting an MBA ...

Young, female, foreign: Hyundai Motor Group’s new BOD

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, under its new leader Chung Euisun, is seeking changes on its board of directors, the group's top business d...

Samsung promotes young executives to lead memory, foundry businesses

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced a leadership shuffle in its two key businesses – memory chips and foundry – as the South ...

Goldman Sachs joins race for Korea’s beauty store chain

Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) has entered the race for a stake in South Korea’s health and beauty franchise CJ Olive Young, beco...

IMM, four other local PEFs shortlisted for CJ Olive Young pre-IPO

IMM Private Equity and four other South Korean private equity firms have been shortlisted for health and beauty franchise CJ Olive Young’s pre-i...

New Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun sets sights on future mobility

Chung Euisun, executive vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Co., has assumed the chairmanship of Hyundai Motor Group, officially confirming his ascension t...

PAG inks $127 mn deal to sell Tobots-maker Young Toys to MiraeN, 2 local PEFs

Hong Kong-based investment firm PAG has agreed to sell South Korean toymaker Young Toys Inc. to a consortium led by local education service provi...

Up to 70 mn won support given to young entrepreneurs using public tech (edited)

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Friday a new program to support young entrepreneurs under the age of 39 who are interested in startin...

(DO NOT EDIT)CAPA: Korean mold maker Dong-A ENG advances with green mobility

CAPA: Dong-A ENG Co. (company logo) Key facts - Main business: Industrial mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing- Mainstay products/s...