Typhoon may offer Korea excuse it needs to oust POSCO CEO

Typhoon may offer Korea excuse it needs to oust POSCO CEO

South Korea is set to investigate POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, to clarify who is responsible for the damage to its typhoon-hit...

CJ OliveNetworks to expand fandom platform services

CJ OliveNetworks to expand fandom platform services

CJ OliveNetworks Co., a South Korean digital software developer, has joined hands with bemyfriends, a startup specializing in the global K-pop fando...

SK allots 40% of local spending to non-capital areas

SK allots 40% of local spending to non-capital areas

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, will funnel 67 trillion won ($48 billion), or about 40% of its 2022-2026 do...

LG Group revs up EV charging businesses to lead burgeoning sector

LG Group revs up EV charging businesses to lead burgeoning sector

LG Group affiliates, notably LG Electronics Inc. and LG Uplus Corp., are entering the electric vehicle (EV) charging business in full force. In...

Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project

Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project

Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to invest $900 million in Vietnam to establish a smart city as it aims to accele...

Hyundai asks US state of Georgia for more incentives

Hyundai asks US state of Georgia for more incentives

Hyundai Motor Co. discussed additional incentives on its planned electric vehicle plant in Georgia with the US state's government as the leading Sou...

Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group

Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group

LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a k...

Hanwha's heir apparent promoted as group's vice chair

Hanwha's heir apparent promoted as group's vice chair

South Korea’s Hanwha Group promoted its petrochemical and energy unit Hanwha Solutions Corp. CEO Kim Dong Kwan as the group’s new vice c...

Lotte Group to donate $10.4 mn to KAIST to build R&D, design centers

Lotte Group to donate $10.4 mn to KAIST to build R&D, design centers

Lotte Corp. announced on Monday that it will donate 14 billion won ($10.4 million) to the prestigious Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techno...

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis has been recognized by industry analysts for its excellence in innovative technology and consumer experi...

SK Group reworks 'financial story' action plans

SK Group reworks 'financial story' action plans

Chief executives of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group are overhauling their action plans to implement the “financial story&rdquo...

Hyundai Motor Group to invest in fabless startup BOS Semiconductors 

Hyundai Motor Group to invest in fabless startup BOS Semiconductors 

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it will invest in Seongnam-based fabless startup BOS Semiconductors, which designs system-on-chip (S...

SoftBank Son's youngest brother poised to buy Korean VC arm

SoftBank Son's youngest brother poised to buy Korean VC arm

Taizo Son, the youngest brother of SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son, is poised to buy the group's South Korean venture capital arm for around 200 bil...

Hyosung showcases world’s first bio spandex at Seoul textile exhibition

Hyosung showcases world’s first bio spandex at Seoul textile exhibition

Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, is showcasing the world’s first commercialized plant-based spandex at an internation...

Halla Group to change corporate name to HL Group

Halla Group to change corporate name to HL Group

South Korea’s Halla Group is changing its corporate name to HL Group as the construction-to-auto parts conglomerate celebrates the 60th annive...

Samsung Group CEOs drum up support for Busan Expo 2030

Samsung Group CEOs drum up support for Busan Expo 2030

Samsung Group affiliates’ CEOs are working to bring the World Expo 2030 to Busan in South Korea using their overseas networks. Samsung Electro...

Samsung Biologics, Samsung C&T extends investment in US biotech firms

Samsung Biologics, Samsung C&T extends investment in US biotech firms

The Life Science Fund, jointly launched by Samsung Biologics and Samsung C&T Corp., announced Wednesday it invested $15 million in US biotech fi...

LG CNS posts double-digit profit growth ahead of 2023 IPO

LG CNS posts double-digit profit growth ahead of 2023 IPO

South Korea's largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. on Tuesday reported double-digit growth in both profit and revenue in the second q...

SK Group invests $250 mn in Bill Gates’ nuclear reactor firm TerraPower

SK Group invests $250 mn in Bill Gates’ nuclear reactor firm TerraPower

South Korea’s SK Group said on Monday it invested $250 million in TerraPower, a US venture founded by billionaire Bill Gates. The holdi...

Hyundai Motor Group rises to world’s third-largest automaker

 Hyundai Motor Group rises to world’s third-largest automaker

South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Group ranked third in global car sales in the first half, its highest-ever ranking in terms of v...

Samsung Group to speed up corporate governance reform

Samsung Group to speed up corporate governance reform

Samsung Group, South Korea’s largest conglomerate, is expected to accelerate the restructuring of its corporate governance to help Vice Chairm...

Samsung Electronics to announce plans to join RE100 Initiative

Samsung Electronics to announce plans to join RE100 Initiative

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone and memory chipmaker, will soon join The Climate Group’s RE100 Initiative as the...

Auto insurers set for record claims over heavy rains

Auto insurers set for record claims over heavy rains

The record rainfalls in the Seoul metropolitan area this week are expected to lead to the largest-ever claims for South Korean auto insurance firms ...

Hanwha Life to spur global real estate investment via US subsidiary

Hanwha Life to spur global real estate investment via US subsidiary

South Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance Co. is set to kick off direct investment in overseas real estate via its subsidiary in the US, according t...

LG Group to launch AI education programs for teenagers

LG Group to launch AI education programs for teenagers

South Korea’s LG Group will include teenagers in its mid- to long-term project to nurture artificial intelligence talent, as AI technology is ...

Lotte Chilsung to tie up with startups for vegan drinks

Lotte Chilsung to tie up with startups for vegan drinks

South Korea’s Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. is set to start the vegan business along with local startups as veganism, or the practice of abstain...

Naver Band celebrates 10-year anniversary, over 6.1 billion posts

Naver Band celebrates 10-year anniversary, over 6.1 billion posts

South Korea’s tech juggernaut Naver Corp. announced Monday that its Naver Band celebrates 10 years in service with more than 156 million app d...

SK subsidary to supply EV battery materials to Vietnam's Vingroup

SK subsidary to supply EV battery materials to Vietnam's Vingroup

SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET) secured battery separator orders from Vietnam’s No. 1 conglomerate Vingroup, in the latter's push to expand into ...

Kakao to bolster open chat, ad services for growth

Kakao to bolster open chat, ad services for growth

South Korea’s leading online platform operator Kakao Corp. on Thursday unveiled plans to bolster its open chat and advertising businesses to a...

Infineon chip flaws to disrupt IONIQ 5 EV production

Infineon chip flaws to disrupt IONIQ 5 EV production

Hyundai Motor Co. is highly likely to suffer a further production delay for its all-electric crossover IONIQ 5 after South Korean industry sources s...

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