Hanwha to build largest US solar energy hub for $2.5 bn

Hanwha to build largest US solar energy hub for $2.5 bn

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. said on Wednesday that it will invest 3.2 trillion won ($2.5 billion) to build the largest solar energy p...

S.Korea's DLS incurring losses due to stock slump exceed $800 billion

S.Korea's DLS incurring losses due to stock slump exceed $800 billion

South Korea's derivatives-linked securities that entered the knock-in or loss period due to stock slumps at home and abroad exceeded 1 trillion won ...

Korean banks must increase total shareholder returns: Align Partners

Korean banks must increase total shareholder returns: Align Partners

South Korean private equity firm Align Partners Capital Management Inc. is set to lead shareholder activism against the country’s top financia...

Hanwha Techwin showcases smart parking solution

Hanwha Techwin showcases smart parking solution

Hanwha Techwin, a South Korean company specializing in video surveillance solutions, said on Thursday that it held a showcase event at its 63 Conven...

Koreans buy $2.7 billion Tesla shares this year, favorite foreign stock

Koreans buy $2.7 billion Tesla shares this year, favorite foreign stock

Tesla, Inc. was the investors’ choice in South Korea this year, ahead of other overseas stocks.According to the Korea Securities Depository he...

TIGER KEDI30 ETF tops Korean retail investors’ themed stock buy list

TIGER KEDI30 ETF tops Korean retail investors’ themed stock buy list

The TIGER KEDI30 ETF has topped the list of the most purchased exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by South Korea’s individual investors in the theme...

Net assets of S.Korea's ETF rise to $63.1 billion despite stock woes

Net assets of S.Korea's ETF rise to $63.1 billion despite stock woes

Despite South Korea's weak stock market this year, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector, which marked its 20th anniversary, maintained a clear grow...

Hanwha revs up to acquire STX Heavy Industries, following DSME purchase

Hanwha revs up to acquire STX Heavy Industries, following DSME purchase

Hanwha Corp. is revving up to acquire STX Heavy Industries, which provides parts and technical support for marine engines, shipbuilding equipment, a...

NPS fund management taps former GEPS CIO Seo as new chief

NPS fund management taps former GEPS CIO Seo as new chief

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world's third-largest pension fund, has tapped Seo Won-joo as the new chief investment officer, a...

Hanwha takes over satellite technology from gov't institute

Hanwha takes over satellite technology from gov't institute

The state-run Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) said on Monday it had transferred to Hanwha Systems Co. the technology for satellit...

S.Korea to introduce mandatory offer for takeover deals

S.Korea to introduce mandatory offer for takeover deals

South Korea is set to require a takeover bidder for a listed company to buy stakes held by small shareholders at the same price to be paid to a majo...

Hanwha E&C, Panasia sign joint hydrogen production agreement

Hanwha E&C, Panasia sign joint hydrogen production agreement

The construction division of Hanwha Corp. said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to produce hydrogen based on biogas with Panasia, an eco...

Korea to allow investors to sell stocks at pre-split-off values

Korea to allow investors to sell stocks at pre-split-off values

South Korea is set to allow individual shareholders to sell their stocks at prices before a split-off if they oppose a company’s separation pl...

Ndream, Wisenut start trading on K-OTC

Ndream, Wisenut start trading on K-OTC

Shares of South Korea's two tech startups, Ndream and Wisenut, will start trading on Korea's over-the-counter market, or K-OTC, on Thursday, the Kor...

Hanwha Hotels&Resorts signs MOU with Mohegan Inspire

Hanwha Hotels&Resorts signs MOU with Mohegan Inspire

Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed with Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort a memorandum of understanding (MOU) fo...

Mirae Asset introduces AI investment info service

Mirae Asset introduces AI investment info service

Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday it had introduced two domestic stock artificial intelligence (AI) reporting services through its mobile t...

Hanwha Systems to build network to share land, sea, air target info

Hanwha Systems to build network to share land, sea, air target info

South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. will start domestic research and development of new tactical data links used by member countries of the North Atlan...

Korean Air resumes regular staff recruitment for 1st time in 3 years

Korean Air resumes regular staff recruitment for 1st time in 3 years

Korean Air Lines Co. for the first time in three years has resumed regular staff recruitment that was suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic.Airline ind...

Truston Asset looks to help run Taekwang with 5.8% stake

Truston Asset looks to help run Taekwang with 5.8% stake

South Korea's Truston Asset Management has changed the purpose of its stock investment in the chemical and textile company Taekwang Industrial Co. f...

Korean stocks with healthy earnings to shine in H2 2023

Korean stocks with healthy earnings to shine in H2 2023

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities Co. expected local shares with strong earnings including growth stocks to rally in the second half of nex...

Hanwha to develop Korean Army's next-gen communications network

Hanwha to develop Korean Army's next-gen communications network

Hanwha Systems Co. will develop core technologies for the South Korean Army’s tactical information communications network TICN-II, which will ...

Hanwha Q Cells to sell 7 US battery ESS projects to Spain’s Acciona Energia

Hanwha Q Cells to sell 7 US battery ESS projects to Spain’s Acciona Energia

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group, said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to sel...

Korea Exchange, Uzbek Ministry of Finance sign agreement for cooperation

Korea Exchange, Uzbek Ministry of Finance sign agreement for cooperation

The Korea Exchange (KRX) has agreed to cooperate with the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan on the maintenance of the stock market IT system. T...

Korea cryptocurrency WEMIX to be delisted on court ruling

Korea cryptocurrency WEMIX to be delisted on court ruling

WEMIX, a South Korean cryptocurrency issued by WeMade Co., will be delisted on Thursday after a court ruled in favor of four local crypto exchanges’ d...

KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations

KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations

KT&G, South Korea's dominant tobacco company,  announced on Monday that along with South Korea's non-profit organization Sharing Culture &a...

Hanwha Aerospace to launch 4 more Nuri rockets under $220 mn project

Hanwha Aerospace to launch 4 more Nuri rockets under $220 mn project

Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is planning on four additional launches of the country’s first h...

Hanwha Systems completes training center for Philippine Navy

Hanwha Systems completes training center for Philippine Navy

Hanwha Systems Co. on Friday said it held a ceremony the day before to mark its completion of a combat system training center for the Philippine Nav...

Korean unlisted stock bubble bursts as interest rates rise

Korean unlisted stock bubble bursts as interest rates rise

Kurly Inc., Dunamu Inc. and other major South Korean unlisted stocks plunged as the fallout on asset prices from rising interest rates extended into...

Hanwha, DL Chemical to split up two-decade-old YNCC joint venture

Hanwha, DL Chemical to split up two-decade-old YNCC joint venture

Yeochun NCC Co., a leading South Korean petrochemical producer, will split up after its two owners – Hanwha Group and DL Group – have ag...

Hanwha Q CELLS to join EU project for cutting-edge solar batteries

Hanwha Q CELLS to join EU project for cutting-edge solar batteries

Hanwha Q CELLS Co. on Thursday said it will join an R&D project for next-generation solar cells that has received 15 million euros (around 20 bi...

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