Korea’s 6G frequency bands picked as standard candidates

Korea’s 6G frequency bands picked as standard candidates

Sixth-generation (6G) communication frequency bands proposed by South Korea have been adopted as global standard candidates by the industry's freq...

Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Thailand in 2024

Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Thailand in 2024

South Korea’s No. 2 fried chicken brand bhc Group announced on Thursday that it signed a master franchise agreement with Thailand’s Me...

Booyoung Group donates 600 buses to Laos

Booyoung Group donates 600 buses to Laos

South Korea’s Booyoung Group donated 600 buses to Laos. According to the group on Thursday, the Chairman of Booyoung Group Lee Joong-Keun, an...

Hyundai Motor Group to be named NACTOY 2024

Hyundai Motor Group to be named NACTOY 2024

Hyundai Motor Group confirmed its victory in the utility vehicle category of "North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle (NACTOY) of the Year 202...

S.Korea’s labor gains slow in November with fewer jobs for young people

S.Korea’s labor gains slow in November with fewer jobs for young people

South Korea’s nonfarm payroll growth slowed in November after the country with the world’s lowest fertility rate marked its 13th straigh...

Saudi Arabia partners with Korea's LS to spur non-petrochem sectors

Saudi Arabia partners with Korea's LS to spur non-petrochem sectors

South Korean conglomerate LS Group and the government of Saudi Arabia will jointly seek business opportunities in a number of non-petrochemical sect...

Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million

Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has acquired Sharekhan Ltd., India’s 10th-largest brokerage firm, to enh...

POSCO International foresees record-high profits for 2023

POSCO International foresees record-high profits for 2023

POSCO International Corp., a South Korean general trading and energy exploration company, is expected to post its highest-ever profits this year tha...

Lotte Group’s 3rd-generation son comes to the fore

Lotte Group’s 3rd-generation son comes to the fore

Shin Yoo-yeol, the eldest son of Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-Bin, was promoted to lead the group’s new division to be launched within its h...

POSCO International wins green car parts orders from US, Europe

POSCO International wins green car parts orders from US, Europe

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is accelerating i...

Hanwha to re-enter biopharma market, targeting biomaterials

Hanwha to re-enter biopharma market, targeting biomaterials

South Korea’s Hanwha Group will re-enter the biopharmaceutical market to become the country’s sole producer of tris buffers, a key reage...

Sibling rivalry for Hankook Tire control takes new turn as MBK steps in

Sibling rivalry for Hankook Tire control takes new turn as MBK steps in

The sibling rivalry for management control of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, has taken another turn as the e...

SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management

SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has called on his cousin to help in the management of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate as it faces the challeng...

Hyungji, Dishang Group to co-work for market development

Hyungji, Dishang Group to co-work for market development

South Korea’s Fashion Group Hyungji and China’s largest clothing exporter Dishang Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to te...

IONIQ 5, Sportage named safest cars by IIHS

IONIQ 5, Sportage named safest cars by IIHS

Hyundai Motor Co. 's crossover electric vehicle (EV) sport-utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 and Kia Corp. 's best-selling SUV Sportage earned a Top S...

Supreme Court affirms Affinity, GIC's exit value on Kyobo Life

Supreme Court affirms Affinity, GIC's exit value on Kyobo Life

South Korea’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the ruling that would allow the Affinity Equity Partners-led consortium, including Singapore&r...

Hyundai's Chung Euisun lauded for future-minded leadership

Hyundai's Chung Euisun lauded for future-minded leadership

Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Chairman Chung Euisun is firming his reputation as a leader in the global auto industry as he is once again re...

Taihan Cable to bid for power distribution network in UK

Taihan Cable to bid for power distribution network in UK

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the global infrastructure ...

SK Group to buy 537 GWh green power from SK E&S

SK Group to buy 537 GWh green power from SK E&S

South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group is accelerating its net zero transition with its affiliates agreeing to buy 537 gigawatts h...

S.Korea to develop Batam airport as Indonesia's air hub

S.Korea to develop Batam airport as Indonesia's air hub

BATAM – State-run Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) is accelerating the growth of Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Indonesi...

Hyundai ushers in future of car manufacturing in Singapore

Hyundai ushers in future of car manufacturing in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday officially inaugurated its first mobility innovation center in Singapore powered by a slew of smart...

Hyundai Motor Group spins off three in-house startups

Hyundai Motor Group spins off three in-house startups

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Tuesday it spun off three in-house startups Eficar, Hcharge Lab, and 3I Solution. Eficar provides a service th...

Hyundai Motor Group eyes record-breaking sales in UK

Hyundai Motor Group eyes record-breaking sales in UK

Hyundai Motor Group expects to achieve record-high sales performance in the UK this year. This is even more significant because the UK is well well-...

Hyundai Group chair exits Schindler-invested unit board

Hyundai Group chair exits Schindler-invested unit board

Hyundai Group's chairwoman on Friday resigned from the board of its elevator unit, whose No. 2 shareholder is Schindler Holding AG, amid mounting sh...

KG Mobility seeks to expand into Vietnam

KG Mobility seeks to expand into Vietnam

South Korean automaker KG Mobility Corp. said on Friday it had sought to expand strategic cooperation, including entering the Vietnamese market, aft...

Hyundai Motor Group to replace heads of auto parts, steel units

Hyundai Motor Group to replace heads of auto parts, steel units

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, is set to replace the heads of its auto parts and steel-making affiliates in an earl...

LG Elec’s vehicle systems plants running above full capacity

LG Elec’s vehicle systems plants running above full capacity

LG Electronics Inc.'s automotive electronics production plants have surpassed 100% of their operating rate this year as of the end of September.Acco...

POSCO Int'l to build facility for modular in Ukraine

POSCO Int'l to build facility for modular in Ukraine

South Korea's POSCO International Corp. announced on Wednesday it plans to build a facility for modular in Ukraine. The company's Vice Chairman...

HD Hyundai opens Electrification Center

HD Hyundai opens Electrification Center

South Korea's HD Hyundai Group new opened on Monday HD Hyundai Electrification Center at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi ...

SK-backed social impact startups see higher corporate values

SK-backed social impact startups see higher corporate values

South Korean social impact startups backed by the country’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group enjoyed higher corporate values with two of t...

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