US and German startups funded by Mirae Asset join ranks of unicorns

US and German startups funded by Mirae Asset join ranks of unicorns

Mirae Asset Venture Investment Co. is forecast to rake in more than 400 billion won ($325 million) for its investment in Moloco Inc. Mirae As...

Warehouses pile financial burden on investment firms

Warehouses pile financial burden on investment firms

South Korea’s logistics centers are ramping up the financial pressure on real estate investment firms. Previously a favored property type, i...

IONIQ 5 emerges as EV game changer with industry accolades

IONIQ 5 emerges as EV game changer with industry accolades

NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover has been named the World Car of the Year following a series of recent indus...

LS Group may raise stake in LS-Nikko Copper to 90%

LS Group may raise stake in LS-Nikko Copper to 90%

South Korea's LS Group is considering buying an additional stake in LS-Nikko Copper Inc. to boost its stake in the world’s second-largest elec...

Hyundai to tackle EV rivals head on at New York auto show

Hyundai to tackle EV rivals head on at New York auto show

NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. are set to fully unveil their redesigned vehicles at the upcoming New York Auto Show ...

Samsung Group hires governance expert for unprecedented reorganization

Samsung Group hires governance expert for unprecedented reorganization

Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a 20-year governance veteran for its much-awaited corporate governance restructuring, according to those familia...

Ssangyong Motor sale likely a duel between KG Group, Ssangbangwool

Ssangyong Motor sale likely a duel between KG Group, Ssangbangwool

The sale of troubled sport utility vehicle maker Ssangyong Motor Co. is likely to be a duel between chemicals conglomerate KG Group and SBW Group, a...

Dongwon Industries becomes new holding firm of seafood conglomerate

Dongwon Industries becomes new holding firm of seafood conglomerate

Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, will undergo corporate restructuring with Dongwon Industries Co. emer...

KG Group, Cactus PE to join race for Ssangyong Motor

KG Group, Cactus PE to join race for Ssangyong Motor

South Korea’s KG Group, a chemicals conglomerate, and Cactus Private Equity, are joining the race for Ssangyong Motor Co., up for sale again n...

Philippines LCS Group buys Korea’s special purpose vessel maker

Philippines LCS Group buys Korea’s special purpose vessel maker

The Philippines’ LCS Group of Companies bought a South Korean special purpose vessel maker as it aims to supply defense products to the Southe...

Two SK Group arms unveil lower-than-expected IPO guidance

Two SK Group arms unveil lower-than-expected IPO guidance

SK Shieldus Co. and One Store Co., two units of South Korea's SK Square Co., submitted their initial public offering applications on Thursday to rai...

SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm

SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm

SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solutions provider for da...

NongHyup Life to issue $493 mn in subordinated bonds

NongHyup Life to issue $493 mn in subordinated bonds

NongHyup Life Insurance Co. of South Korea is slated to issue 10-year-maturity subordinated bonds worth 600 billion won ($492.6 million) on March 31...

Hanwha Solutions to raise $491 mn with materials unit split-off

Hanwha Solutions to raise $491 mn with materials unit split-off

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. is set to split off its advanced materials business and sell a stake in the unit to raise $491 million fo...

KTB rebrands with name change as Daol Financial Group

KTB rebrands with name change as Daol Financial Group

Daol Financial Group of South Korea, formerly known as KTB Financial Group, announced on March 25 the change in the company's name. Daol, a Korean w...

Lotte Group’s confectionery and food shares jump 5% on merger news

Lotte Group’s confectionery and food shares jump 5% on merger news

Shares of both Lotte Confectionery and Lotte Food rose more than 5% Thursday on expectations of synergy effects from their upcoming merger. A d...

SK E&S buys EverCharge to enter US EV charging market

SK E&S buys EverCharge to enter US EV charging market

South Korea’s SK E&S Co. acquired US electric vehicle charging solution provider EverCharge Inc. to start the business in the world’...

Kia plans new Korea plant first time in 25 years for purpose-built vehicles

Kia plans new Korea plant first time in 25 years for purpose-built vehicles

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, will set up a new domestic factory for the first time in 25 years to produce purpose-built vehicles ...

South Korea's 2021 outbound FDI at record-high $76 bn

South Korea's 2021 outbound FDI at record-high $76 bn

South Korea's outbound direct investment in 2021 soared 32.8% from the year previous to a record-high $75.9 billion, led by financial investors and ...

SK tipped to be Korea's 1st group to issue digital coins

SK tipped to be Korea's 1st group to issue digital coins

SK Square Co., the investment arm of SK Group, is working on issuing its own digital currency within the year, according to people with knowledge of...

Korea names IMF official as new central bank head

Korea names IMF official as new central bank head

South Korea on Wednesday nominated veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s new central bank chief, who i...

Chung Ki-sun joins KSOE boardroom, to take helm at Hyundai Heavy

Chung Ki-sun joins KSOE boardroom, to take helm at Hyundai Heavy

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s heir apparent Chung Ki-sun has been appointed as a co-chief executive and a registered director of Korea Ship...

Lotte seeks first-mover advantage in senior market

Lotte seeks first-mover advantage in senior market

South Korea's Lotte Group will build a luxury residential town for retirees in Seoul by 2025 to plunge into the senior housing market.Lotte Hotels a...

Korea Hana teams up with British developer Nick Candy in Chelsea bid

Korea Hana teams up with British developer Nick Candy in Chelsea bid

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has joined the race to buy English Premier League club Chelsea in a consortium with British property develo...

Samsung looks to metaverse, robots for future growth

Samsung looks to metaverse, robots for future growth

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. is eyeing the metaverse and robotics as keys to the global tech giant’s future. At the same time, it is ...

Billionaire Kakao chairman Brian Kim resigns

Billionaire Kakao chairman Brian Kim resigns

Kakao Corp. founder and chairman Brian Kim said on Monday that he will step down from the tech giant’s board of directors, following a series ...

Billionaire Kakao chairman Brian Kim resigns

Billionaire Kakao chairman Brian Kim resigns

Kakao Corp. founder and chairman Brian Kim said on Monday that he will step down from the board of directors, following a series of scandals that ro...

SK Group's PE-funded transformation in the spotlight

SK Group's PE-funded transformation in the spotlight

SK Group stands out from other South Korean conglomerates in making good use of private equity funds to raise money for business expansion.The count...

Public firms face tighter regulations on spinoffs and double listings

Public firms face tighter regulations on spinoffs and double listings

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) jointly announced a revision to their corporate governance report guidelines on...

Hyundai, Kia refine profile with accolades, higher global rankings

Hyundai, Kia refine profile with accolades, higher global rankings

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, have worked for decades to refine their profil...

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