Hanwha Group extends RSU to all affiliates

South Korea’s Hanwha Group announced on Wednesday that it will extend the restricted stock unit (RSU) to its all affiliates. Next year, RSU ...

One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine

South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...

Cosmax opens integrated R&D center for bio-material

Cosmax Group, South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it has la...

Hana Bank at record profit; office bets hit Hana Securities

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group on Wednesday reported a dip in net profit in 2023, with record earnings at its flagship Hana Bank offset by...

Amorepacific's profit halves on weak sales in China; shares drop

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group's stock closed at 3,400 won ($2.6) on Wednesday, down 12.1% after the group announced disappointing ...

Digital assets emerge as Korean LPs' No. 1 infrastructure target

Digital infrastructure, such as data centers, towers and smart meters, will be the hottest infrastructure asset this year for South Korean limited par...

Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report

Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, ...

Fashion Group Hyungji's profit surges 145% in 2023

South Korea's Fashion Group Hyungji reported on Tuesday a preliminary 30 billion won ($22.5 million) in earnings for 2023, a staggering 145% jump fr...

Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts

South Korean financial group chiefs will no longer enjoy automatic term extensions as the government is stepping up pressure on the groups to improv...

Kakao inspects SM Entertainment’s management   

Kakao Corp. has embarked on a special inspection of SM Entertainment Co.'s financial reporting for the first time since the South Korean internet gi...

Kia posts record 2023 sales, profit with bold 2024 business targets

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Thursday posted record 2023 profit and sales revenue, driven by strong sales of pricey m...

SK Group reintroduces Saturday CEO meeting after 20 years

South Korea’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group has decided to reintroduce Saturday gatherings of its subsidiaries' chief executives aft...

Flashlight Capital urges KT&G to sue its directors for negligence

Singapore-based investment management firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. (FCP) has urged South Korean tobacco maker KT&G Corp. to sue its inc...

Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi cited as a Lotte success story

Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi, a premium commercial complex, has emerged as a hot spot in Vietnam, hitting the 100 billion won ($74 million) milestone ...

Hyundai Motor Group holds firm as world’s No. 3 carmaker

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group kept its title as the world's third-largest automaker by sales volume for the second straight year in 2023, ...

LG CNS launches AI center for synergy of business, research

South Korea’s LG CNS Co., a cloud computing services arm of LG Corp., said on Sunday it has launched an artificial intelligence center to stre...

Woori Bank issues $700 mn in ESG bonds

South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Thursday that it has issued $700 million (940 billion won) worth of foreign currency ESG (environmental, socia...

S.Korea’s LS Group wins regulatory nod for securities biz

South Korea’s electrics components-to-energy conglomerate LS Group is set to start the securities business as it secured regulatory approval t...

Woori Financial to bolster private banking service: chairman

Woori Financial Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest financial holding company, will reinforce its wealth management service for high-net-worth...

S.Korea’s Hyosung to expand tire cord business to India

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Hyosung Group, a South Korean textile-to-chemicals conglomerate, plans to expand its tire cord business to India, the world's ...

Hyundai, Samsung-backed startups vie for spotlight at CES  

LAS VEGAS – At CES, big tech names often take center stage but this is also a dream place for underdogs to become rising stars with unconventi...

Taeyoung’s fresh measures raise hope for debt workout

Taeyoung Group, South Korea’s midsize conglomerate controlling logistics, media and construction businesses, on Tuesday vowed to offer up its ...

Samsung eyes biotech investments via Flagship Pioneering

Samsung C&T Corp., Samsung Biologics Co. and Samsung Bioepis Co. will ramp up investments in US biotechnology startups in collaboration with Fla...

Korea’s Hancom buys document software firm Clipsoft

Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, said on Friday that it has acquired local business-to-business (B2B) digital documen...

Virtual humans debut on Korean Air’s in-flight video

Korean Air Lines Co. released on Thursday a new in-flight safety video featuring a virtual human dressed as a flight attendant. This is the first ti...

Digital healthcare, robot, AI chip startups among VCs’ 2024 top picks

Startups that specialize in digital healthcare, robots and artificial intelligence chips are among South Korea-based venture capital firms’ to...

Korea’s NPS sees record assets, profit on double-digit return

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) enjoyed record assets and profit in 2023 as the world’s third-largest pension fund reported...

Celltrion to sell portfolio of Takeda drugs to CBC Group

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. will divest of a portfolio of Takeda Pharmaceutical's prescription medicines sold in Asia to CBC Group, a Singapo...

42dot to lead Hyundai Group's in-vehicle software R&D

Hyundai Motor Group’s self-driving technology arm 42dot Inc. will absorb the electronics, infotainment and autonomous driving technology divis...

Daewoo E&C opens theme park Ice Jungle in Phu Quoc

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) opened the digital theme park Ice Jungle in its ongoing luxury residential ...