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...
Carlyle CEO Lee’s sudden exit puts the PE’s Korea strategy in spotlight
The sudden resignation of The Carlyle Group Inc. Chief Executive Kewsong Lee has not just surprised the global investment community but raised quest...
It's time for individual investors to bet on stocks: Carlyle's David Rubenstein
A lot of stock investors have jumped into the bullish market in recent years. But global inflation and recession appear as threats to invest...
Naver says no growth sacrifice to cut costs with record sales
Naver Corp., South Korea’s largest online portal, on Friday reported its largest-ever quarterly revenue, led by webtoon and fintech services, ...
Hyundai Mobis steps up future mobility business
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is accelerating its future mobility businesses as well as intensifying open innovat...
LG Energy to power all its global operations with renewable energy by 2025
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s top battery maker, plans to power all its global production sites with only renewable energy by 2025 to...
LX Pantos mulls Air Premia acquisition to facilitate global logistics service
LX Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s LX Group, is looking to acquire a controlling stake in local budget carrier Air Premia Co.,...
LG to benefit from global mid-sized OLED TV sales growth
Medium-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs are in the spotlight in the global premium TV market, where consumers have preferred larger scr...
Kolon Global to spin off auto unit, eyes Kolon Mobility IPO in 2023
Kolon Global Corp., an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate Kolon, will spin off its car import business unit to improve management efficiency and...
Naver Zepeto targets Middle East for global expansion
Naver Z Corp., the operator of Asia’s largest metaverse platform Zepeto, is set to accelerate its global expansion through localization, mainl...
SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has decided to hold off on a 4.3 trillion won ($3.3 billion) plan to build a new N...
S.Korea’s 5G, cryptography likely to be adopted as global standards
South Korea’s five technologies on 5G mobile networks, cloud computing and cryptography have been preliminarily chosen as global standards, a ...
Samsung Bioepis sees greater market for Byooviz eye disease biosimilar
NEW YORK – Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung, is one step ahead of its rivals in t...
SK Telecom to take lead in UAM biz with telco know-how
BUSAN -- South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to dominate the urban air mobility market based on its expertise and know-how in...
Won may head to 1,400 against the dollar for 1st time since 2008-09 crisis
The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rs...
KB to raise $150 mn India, SE Asia-focused VC fund
KB Investment Co., a venture capital arm of KB Financial Group, is seeking to raise more than 200 billion won ($150 million) in its second global fu...
The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups
South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...
Hyundai Elevator aims to more than double sales by 2030
CHUNGJU, North Chungcheong Province -- Hyundai Elevator Co., South Korea’s top elevator maker, aims to more than double its sales in the next ...
Korea's top refiners likely to see strong 2022 despite tax concerns
South Korea's oil refining margin, a key indicator of refiners' profitability, dropped below $20 over the past month amid global recession fears. Ho...
CJ’s TVing, KT’s Seezn set for merger to challenge OTT leader Netflix
South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co.'s over-the-top streaming platform TVing is set to merge with its local rival Seezn, run by tel...
Disney+ to run two BTS shows in HYBE's 1st global content collaboration
HYBE Co., the K-pop label best known for BTS, signed an agreement with Walt Disney Company in its first collaboration with an international content ...
Samsung Elec. showcases virtual playground on Roblox
Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a virtual playground within Roblox, the world’s top metaverse game platform with 54 million users a day, as t...
Dunamu to nurture 500 Korean startups to create jobs
Dunamu, the operator of South Kora’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has launched two programs to support 500 startups over the next fi...
Adtech unicorn Moloco eyes global expansion with former Disney exec
Moloco Inc., an AI-powered advertising solutions startup, is set to accelerate its global business with a new executive hire from The Walt Disney Co...
Celltrion, Samsung Biologics eye record-high annual sales
South Korea’s two major biopharmaceutical companies, Celltrion Inc. and Samsung Biologics Co., are respectively expecting more than 2 trillion...
SK Group set to buy landmark Seoul building for about $500 mn
South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group will be buying a landmark office building in a central business district of Seoul for aroun...
SD Biosensor, SJL Partners to acquire Meridian Bioscience for $1.53 bn
SD Biosensor Inc., the world's largest COVID-19 test kit seller, and private equity firm SJL Partners LLC are jointly acquiring Meridian Bioscience ...
Precision to supply to Antech for US vet diagnostics market entry
A number of veterinary diagnostics companies are struggling to differentiate themselves in the global market. According to Grand View Research Inc.,...
Infotainment, telematics define LG’s new future with $6.2 billion in orders
When LG Electronics Inc. surprised the market last year by announcing that it was exiting the mobile phone business, one of its mainstay businesses,...
Naver’s web browser Whale challenges global rivals
South Korea’s homegrown web browser Whale, developed by Naver Corp., is quietly increasing its presence in the domestic market, where Google C...
