Fubon Bank expands Korea presence into banking
Fubon Bank, Taiwan’s largest bank, is poised to open its first office in Seoul in July, expanding its footprint in South Korea beyond insuranc...
Mirae Asset debuts AI-recommended ETF on NYSE to invest in US bonds
Mirae Asset Financial Group, one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, has launched its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing in high-q...
Samsung to thrash out strategy amid Trump, Middle East crisis
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s most valuable company, is convening its most senior executives this week to plot its path back to the t...
Korea’s ruling party revives corporate law reform with stricter rules
South Korea’s ruling party is reviving its push for an amendment to the Commercial Act with tougher mandates aimed at protecting minority shar...
Samsung teases new foldable phones with advanced AI
Samsung Electronics Co. will empower its next Galaxy Z foldable smartphones with advanced artificial intelligence features as it seeks to extend its...
Samsung, Perplexity close to AI alliance: Bloomberg
Samsung Electronics Co. is reportedly in advanced talks to equip its next flagship Galaxy smartphone series with the artificial intelligence-powered...
World Vision becomes 1st Korean corporate entity to trade crypto
Non-government organization World Vision Korea has sold its Ethereum holdings, becoming the first Korean legal entity to trade crypto after the Sout...
Samsung to equip Galaxy Z Flip7 with Exynos AP at home
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to power its upcoming foldable smartphone with its new in-house application processor (AP), marking a significant step...
Now, slim is in – and Samsung aims to be No. 1 with Galaxy S25 Edge
With the advent of mobile AI, the performance arms race among smartphone makers is reaching diminishing returns, as some market analysts put it.The ...
Samsung fends off Apple to reclaim global smartphone crown in Q1
Samsung Electronics Co. has regained its position as the world’s top smartphone vendor in the first quarter, outpacing Apple Inc. despite the ...
Samsung’s Q1 profit beats expectations; Q2 outlook murky on tariff war
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday, booste...
Korean Air changes badge before full integration with Asiana Airlines
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, has undergone a major makeover of its corporate identity (CI) for the first ...
MBK Partners under Korean tax agency scrutiny
MBK Partners, a leading North Asia-focused private equity firm, has come under a probe by South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) amid the br...
MBK-owned Homeplus files for corporate revamp with Seoul court
South Korea’s leading hypermarket operator Homeplus Co., wholly owned by North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners, on Tuesday filed...
Hana Financial to boost corporate value by raising shareholder returns
South Korea’s Hana Financial Group aims to increase corporate value by ramping up shareholder returns based on a sustainable profit structure ...
One-third of Korean petrochem bonds incur valuation losses
South Korean institutional investors, including banks, insurers and securities companies, have yet to fully benefit from recent declines in bond yie...
S.Korea’s top financial regulator pushes tax support for value-up program
South Korea is ramping up efforts to encourage companies to enhance shareholder value by providing tax support for its corporate value-up program, a...
S.Korea’s corporate bond market cools amid poor earnings
Investors’ appetite for corporate debts sold by South Korea’s petrochemical, retail and battery companies has waned this month amid grim...
Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy S25 smartphone: 'Perfect AI assistant'
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Last year, Samsung Electronics Co. scored a first-mover advantage with consumers by introducing the Galaxy S24 as an AI sma...
Real estate debt outshines corporate credit: Savills IM
Private credit has been among the top picks for alternative investors over the past few years. During the period of high interest rates, corporate l...
Korean petrochemical sector to sell corporate bonds amid downturn
South Korea’s petrochemical producers are set to issue corporate bonds to take advantage of ample liquidity at the beginning of the year amid ...
KT&G establishes Uzbekistan corporation
South Korean tobacco maker KT&G Corp. said on Monday it established the Uzbekistan corporation, aiming to boost its tobacco brand awareness in...
Korea debt financing faces woes as $34 bn in corporate bonds mature in H1
South Korea’s financial markets will see nearly 50 trillion won ($34 billion) in corporate bonds mature in the first half of next year —...
Korea Inc. to face refunding risks with record corporate bond maturities
South Korean companies are expected to face refunding risks thanks to record corporate bond maturities in the first half of 2025, as fundraising con...
South Korea to ease foreign exchange regulations, expand FX swap line
South Korea’s foreign authorities said on Friday they will ease foreign exchange regulations to allow more dollars into the domestic financial...
POSCO to raise up to $691 million as next year’s 1st corporate bond issuer
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group plans to raise up to 1 trillion won ($691 million) in the country’s fi...
LG Electronics to retire about $50 mn treasury stock in 2025
LG Electronics Inc. will retire 761,000 shares in 2025, or around 0.5% of its outstanding shares, to increase shareholder returns, the South Korean ...
Doosan Bobcat unveils massive corporate value-up plans
Doosan Bobcat Inc., a global construction machinery maker owned by South Korea’s Doosan Group, has unveiled massive corporate value-up measure...
Google unveils Android XR platform to launch on Samsung headset
SILICON VALLEY/SEOUL -- Global tech giant Google LLC on Thursday introduced a new operating system for extended reality (XR) devices to be installed...
Samsung unveils AI-powered Galaxy Book5 Pro to take on Apple’s MacBook
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its new Galaxy Book5 Pro, packed with various AI functions, to compete with archrival Apple Inc.’...
