Lotte Healthcare to launch AI-based health management platform
South Korea's Lotte Healthcare has entered the digital healthcare market through the launch next week of its personalized healthcare management pl...
S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report
The value of South Korea's golf industry market last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15 billion).A report by the Daejeon-based Yuwon Golf Foundation...
Synthetic diamonds with ESG value lure Korean shoppers
Lab-grown diamonds, cultured in laboratories wth advanced technologies, are garnering attention from South Korean consumers as they are produced mor...
SK Ecoplant to build data center linked to landing station in Pohang
South Korea's SK Ecoplant is set to establish, for the first time in South Korea, a global data center linked to a landing station in Pohang, North ...
Shinhan REITs to buy HSBC's Seoul headquarters at $135 mn
Shinhan REITs Management Co., a real estate investment arm of South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group, is poised to acquire a 65.8% stake in the...
Mirae Asset No. 1 among overseas asset managers in India
MUMBAI – South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., managing 22 trillion won ($16.7 billion) in India, ranks No. 1 among overseas...
Korea emerges as growth market, design hub for global brands
Global fashion and luxury goods brands are opening directly managed stores in South Korea, one of their growth markets, ending their decades-long re...
LG Group manages ESG information like financial data
LG Group has decided to manage environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management activities as if they were financial data. The aim is to provi...
Korea’s exports down for 11th month in August but at slower pace
South Korea’s exports shrank last month for 11 consecutive months but signs of a recovery in demand for the country’s mainstay export it...
DGB Fin to set up asset management firm in Singapore
South Korea’s DGB Financial Group is poised to set up an asset management unit in Singapore, its first overseas fund management arm, according...
NPS likely to give full rights on asset managment to experts
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, is poised to give investment experts full rights ...
Schindler-invested Hyundai Elevator faces S.Korean activism
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., the No. 2 shareholder of which is Schindler Holding AG, has faced a request from a local activist investor...
POSCO E&C, LG to develop customized home appliances for remodeling
South Korea's POSCO E&C, formerly POSCO Engineering and Construction, will develop customized products for apartment remodeling through cooperat...
42dot gets vehicle cybersecurity certification
42Dot, a self-driving technology affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday that it received a certification of ISO/SAE 21434 Cyber Sec...
Korea taps Greyhound Capital, Headline Asia as venture fund managers
South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced the results of selecting global fund management companies for the year 2023 on Monday. The chos...
CJ CheilJedang, Kakao Healthcare sign business agreement
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement with Kakao Healthcare, a digital healthcare...
Korea's superconductor stocks plunge on Nature report
South Korean research team’s LK-99, behind the online sensation following its claim of room-temperature superconductor over the past four week...
HMM wins top ESG rating among global shipping companies
South Korea’s No. 1 container transportation and shipping service HMM Co. has secured the premier position in global shipping for its environm...
Kumho chief Park, other business leaders granted presidential pardons
Park Chan-koo, honorary chairman of Kumho Petrochemical Co., and 11 other South Korean business leaders have been granted presidential pardons to ...
KCGI Asset Management appoints former KIS head as new CMO
South Korea’s KCGI Asset Management, formerly Meritz Asset Management, announced on Friday that it has hired Cho Won-bok, former division head...
S.Korea to deliver food safety management skill to Thai, Malaysian officials
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea announced on Friday that it will conduct an invited training program for food safety officials f...
S.Korea is far more reliant on China for rare earth metal than Japan: report
South Korea is far more dependent than Japan on neodymium permanent magnets from China at 88%, while the rate for Japan, a land devoid of rare earth...
S.Korea's SK C&C enters battery sector with DNA Motors
South Korea's SK C&C will make batteries for electric motorcycles as the first domestic system integration company to enter the battery field.SK...
Kakao Healthcare signs agreement with Novo Nordisk for digital service
Kakao Healthcare Corp., a digital healthcare platform unit of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced that it has signed on Tuesday a business agreemen...
Seven out of 10 int'l travelers choose Japan: Yanolja reports
Osaka, followed by other Japanese cities, is the top international choice for South Korean travelers, while domestically, Jeju Island remains the fa...
LG 1st in South Korea’s ESG rankings for 2nd year
LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, ranked No. 1 in the country’s environmental, social...
Affinity's CJ Lee to become 3rd Korean executive to leave
Affinity Equity Partners’ founding member and Managing Partner Lee Chul-joo (CJ Lee) will resign from the Asia’s leading buyout manager,...
Morgan Stanley subsidiary takes 5% stake in JYP Entertainment stock
A Morgan Stanley-affiliated asset manager has bought more JYP Entertainment shares, raising its stake to more than 5 percent.Asset management firm M...
LG’s front-load washer selected as best by Consumer Reports
LG Electronics Inc.'s front-load washers have seized the top four spots in the US consumer review conducted by Consumer Reports, earning the title o...
LG Energy Solution converts 56% of electricity into renewable energy
South Korea’s lithium-ion battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Monday released a report containing the company’s environmental, soci...
