Beware political risk, No.1 factor in Korea Discount
Corporate governance and management transparency have long been the big issues influencing the so-called Korea Discount, alongside labor strife and ...
South Korea lags behind US, China in AI talent pool
South Korea lags far behind advanced countries in nurturing artificial intelligence (AI) talent due to the lack of proper skills development program...
S.Korea sees new record of instant noodle exports
South Korea's exports of ramen exceeded 1 trillion won ($780 million) for the first time. Korean ramen is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year...
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-...
Korea Inc.’s dividend repatriation soars on new tax breaks
Major companies in South Korea, such as affiliates of Samsung, LG and Hyundai Motor Group, are bringing larger amounts of capital back home from abr...
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...
Japanese furniture brand Nitori to open first store in Korea
Nitori Co., dubbed Japan's IKEA, is slated to open its first store in South Korea next week, accelerating its Asia-centered expansion push, while su...
Trafigura to invest in S.Korea’s EV cell materials maker
Trafigura, a major global commodity trader, is set to invest in a South Korean electric vehicle battery raw materials manufacturer to take advantage...
Samsung Med. Center achieves Korea's first uterine transplantation
The first successful case of uterine transplantation surgery in Korea has been reported, with the patient currently preparing for pregnancy. Samsung...
S.Korea turns more upbeat about economic recovery
South Korea is more hopeful about a gradual recovery in the economy, driven largely by revived global demand for its mainstay export semiconductors,...
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...
Thematic ETFs in Korea betting on India’s growth boom
South Korean asset managers stand hand in hand with their global peers in betting on India’s bright growth outlook by rolling out India-themed...
Samsung Asset launches 1st Korea-listed ETF in US
Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, has launched an ETF in the US, the first of its kind t...
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...
AI to replace high-paid, highly educated doctors, CPAs: BOK
Artificial intelligence poses the biggest threat to high-paid, highly educated professionals such as medical doctors, accountants and engineering te...
S.Korea's FNS Value to enter Malaysian fintech market
South Korea's FNS Value announced on Thursday a collaboration agreement with the Malaysian big data technology company Big Dataworks. The two compan...
South Korea’s SK Earthon discovers crude oil offshore Vietnam
SK Earthon Co., the petroleum exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., said on Thursda...
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...
BOK governor named chair of BIS financial system committee
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong has been appointed as the chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) at the Bank for Int...
KT says farewell to telegraph after a century of service
KT Corp., a leading South Korean telecom company, will end its telegraph service, once the fastest means of long-distance communication, after the c...
SK Ecoplant develops core battery recycling technologies
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. has developed four core battery-recycling technologies, including recovering nickel and cobalt from spent lithiu...
South Korea vulnerable to tech spies undeterred by soft penalties
When a former Samsung Electronics Co. executive was arrested on industrial espionage charges by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (N...
KAI participates in Dubai Airshow 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea's sole military aircraft manufacturer, announced on Tuesday that it has participated in the "Duba...
WeWork vs Starbucks as workspace in South Korea
In 2019, WeWork’s business model underwent a reality check.Its application for an initial public offering the same year was met with investor ...
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 ...
S.Korea’s semiconductor exports rebound in 1st 10 days of November
South Korea’s semiconductor exports rose in the first 10 days of November, reversing their 13-month downward trend, data show, raising the pro...
Hyundai breaks ground on $1.5 bn EV plant in S.Korea
ULSAN -- Hyundai Motor Co., the world’s third-largest automaker along with its affiliate Kia Corp., on Monday broke ground for a dedicated ele...
P&O Chemicals completes pitch plant for cathode materials
South Korea's P&O Chemical, a joint venture of POSCO Future M Co. and OCI Holdings Co. completed the pitch plant in Tancheon Industrial Complex,...
LG to open Kitchen Trip in 100 accommodations in S.Korea
LG Electronics Inc. said on Monday it will start the LG Kitchen Trip, the event of its home appliances for customer experience in 100 tourist spor...
Korea Post resumes kimchi delivery to US
South Korea's state-run postal service agency Korea Post announced on Monday it resumed Express Mail Service (EMS) for shipping kimchi all over the ...
