Samsung Elec triples new TV preorders powered by AI

Samsung Elec triples new TV preorders powered by AI

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top TV manufacturer, said on Sunday it is enjoying strong demand for new TVs, especially premium ultra-la...

Samsung brings AI tech to its latest TV lineup to rival LG’s OLED TVs

Samsung brings AI tech to its latest TV lineup to rival LG’s OLED TVs

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, said on Wednesday it is bringing artificial intelligence technology to its 2024 TV line...

Korea’s inflation rebounds, BOK to keep interest rates in H1

Korea’s inflation rebounds, BOK to keep interest rates in H1

South Korea’s headline inflation rebounded in February from a six-month low on higher prices of oil and agricultural products, adding to expec...

Korea's NH Investment shortlists 3 CEO candidates

Korea's NH Investment shortlists 3 CEO candidates

South Korean brokerage house NH Investment & Securities Co. has shortlisted three candidates for its next chief executive as the current CEO Jeo...

Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets first nip and tuck, adds new model

Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets first nip and tuck, adds new model

The IONIQ 5, Hyundai Motor Co.'s first pure electric vehicle built on its EV-dedicated platform, is poised to greet drivers this month with its reto...

HyperCLOVA X surpasses GPT-4 in Korean AI evaluation

HyperCLOVA X surpasses GPT-4 in Korean AI evaluation

South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Tuesday that its HyperCLOVA X has scored higher than OpenAI and Goog...

S.Korean boiler firms expand exports

S.Korean boiler firms expand exports

Despite a global economic slowdown, South Korea's overseas exports of boilers and water heaters increased 4.9% year over year by $478.3 million in 2...

Upstage releases Solar API for Free

Upstage releases Solar API for Free

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage announced on Feb. 22 that it released the beta version of its open-source small lan...

Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab Active5 enterprise version

Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab Active5 enterprise version

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday that its enterprise version of the tablet Galaxy Tab Active5 started to sell on business-to-business (...

BOK likely to keep base rate unchanged until June: chief

BOK likely to keep base rate unchanged until June: chief

South Korea’s central bank held its policy rate flat at 3.5% for a ninth straight session on Thursday as it was deemed too early for a rate cu...

Korea’s HL Mando launches auto parts JV with China’s Tianrun

Korea’s HL Mando launches auto parts JV with China’s Tianrun

HL Mando Corp., an electric vehicle and self-driving system developing unit of South Korea’s HL Group, said on Thursday it has launched an aut...

HD Hyundai, Babcock to co-develop submarine for export

HD Hyundai, Babcock to co-develop submarine for export

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. announced on Wednesday that it will collaborate with the UK-based renowned defense company Babcock Int...

Naver enlists Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for US IPO of webtoon unit

Naver enlists Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for US IPO of webtoon unit

South Korea’s leading online platform operator Naver Corp. plans to list shares of Los Angeles-based affiliate Webtoon Entertainment Inc. on t...

S.Koreans flock to funds, liquid assets out of term deposits

S.Koreans flock to funds, liquid assets out of term deposits

South Korean companies and households flocked to investment funds and short-term deposits in December last year, pulling out of money market funds a...

South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023

South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023

South Korea’s car exports to the US surged 44.6% on-year to a record high of $32.2 billion in 2023, making up the lion’s share of South ...

LG Energy to produce 4680 batteries in August for Tesla, others: CEO

LG Energy to produce 4680 batteries in August for Tesla, others: CEO

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, plans to begin mass production of larger format cylindrical cells used by Te...

LG Chem, CJ CheilJedang to launch eco-friendly bio-nylon joint venture

LG Chem, CJ CheilJedang to launch eco-friendly bio-nylon joint venture

South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. and food and biotechnology firm CJ CheilJedang Corp. have agreed to launch an eco-friendly bio-...

China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market

China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market

China’s BYD Co., the world’s largest electric vehicle maker, is set to enter South Korea’s passenger EV market, setting off alarm ...

Mirae Asset's Nasdaq-listed chip ETF soars amid AI craze

Mirae Asset's Nasdaq-listed chip ETF soars amid AI craze

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, said on Thursday that its exchange-traded fund (ETF) TIGER US ...

LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia

LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia

South Korea's major defense system developer LIG Nex1 Co. has clinched a $3.2 billion deal to export its latest missile interceptor to Saudi Arabia,...

Harim gives up HMM deal over management rights dispute

Harim gives up HMM deal over management rights dispute

South Korea's leading poultry processor Harim Co. has walked away from a $5 billion deal to buy HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier, re...

Samsung Heavy wins $3.45 bn order for 15 LNG carriers

Samsung Heavy wins $3.45 bn order for 15 LNG carriers

South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced on Wednesday that it has won a $3.45 billion order for 15 units of liquefie...

KIC posts 11.6% return for 2023 amid tech stock boom

KIC posts 11.6% return for 2023 amid tech stock boom

Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) posted an 11.6% return for last year, driven by strong gains on listed stocks. The state-ru...

Hyundai Motor mulls India unit IPO to raise $3 bn

Hyundai Motor mulls India unit IPO to raise $3 bn

Hyundai Motor India is in the early stages of talks to go public later this year to raise at least $3 billion, Reuters reported on Monday, as Hyunda...

Aprogen gets OK Phase 3 trials in India for Herceptin biosimilar

Aprogen gets OK Phase 3 trials in India for Herceptin biosimilar

South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company Aprogen Inc. announced on Monday that its Phase 3 clinical trial for a biosimilar of Herceptin (trastu...

Samsung gets global carbon reduction certification for TV

Samsung gets global carbon reduction certification for TV

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that its eight product series in 2024 Neo QLED 4K and 8K, OLED, and The Frame lineups have received th...

S-Oil’s 2023 operating profit more than halves on weak refining margins

S-Oil’s 2023 operating profit more than halves on weak refining margins

S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., on Friday posted a 58.3% decline in its operating profit last year, weighed by lower re...

Hana Bank at record profit; office bets hit Hana Securities

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...

UBS, Citigroup to handle sale of KKR’s JV with Korean builder

UBS, Citigroup to handle sale of KKR’s JV with Korean builder

UBS Group AG and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are set to manage the sale of a joint venture between global private equity giant KKR Co. Inc. and ai...

No annual bonuses for Samsung chip unit due to loss

No annual bonuses for Samsung chip unit due to loss

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, decided not to pay annual bonuses to staff of its semiconductor business due to the...

S.Korea’s leading ERP player Douzone Bizon up for sale; EQT Partners in talks MSCI maintains S.Korea’s emerging-market status; level playing field required GEPS taps former KB Asset chief risk officer as new CIO Affinity Equity nets $220 mn from block sale of Shinhan Financial F&F’s bid for TaylorMade complicates Centroid's exit