NHN Commerce to expand into Chinese market with Xinxuan

NHN Commerce, South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s online shopping platform, announced its strategic business agreement with China's leadi...

Korea's STX denies rumors it is backed by Chinese fund

South Korean general trading company STX Corp. has said its largest shareholder is a local investment firm, refuting false reports swirling in the m...

Hyundai E&C, Poland bolster partnerships in nuclear power

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., a major affiliate of South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co., is boosting its networks in the nuclear p...

Samsung C&T sells 3GW solar energy project in US to local firm

Samsung C&T Renewables, the renewable energy corporation of South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. in the US, announced on Thursday that it has s...

Shinhan, 3i, DWS to sell Dutch waste treatment firm to Ardian

South Korea’s Shinhan Asset Management Co., London-based 3i Group plc and Germany's DWS Group are set to sell their combined full stake in Dut...

Wellmarker Bio signs worth of $528 mn tech transfer deal

Wellmarker Bio, South Korea's oncology drug development company, announced on Monday that it has signed a technology transfer agreement with a Europ...

Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race

South Korea’s leading battery and materials makers on Monday shared their concerns about Chinese rivals’ ascent, but expressed confidenc...

Samsung Bioepis to cooperate with Swiss firm Sandoz

Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical research and development unit under South Korea's Samsung Group, announced on Monday that it signed a partn...

HD Hyundai Electric wins $51 mn deal to power Neom megacity

HD Hyundai Electric Co., the electrical equipment and energy solution company under South Korea’s shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Co., has won a...

SKC to acquire 12% stake in US chip packaging startup Chipletz

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Monday it will take part in a series B round of investment in Chipletz, a US fabless su...

KT, SingPost to team up for AI-based digital logistics

South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore Post (SingPost), a state-run postal...

Korea warns foreigners of stricter rules on illegal short selling

South Korea’s financial watchdog urged foreign brokerage firms to strengthen their internal control systems to ban illegal short selling on th...

KAI participates in Poland's defense exhibition

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Wednesday that it is participating in the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielc...

POSCO International to take part in CCS project in Texas

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

Hyundai Glovis to raise car shipping rates amid vehicle carrier shortage

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, plans to raise vehicle shipping rates considering the sharp rise ...

Home & Shopping, Teleken signs business agreement

South Korea's TV and online shopping operator Home & Shopping Co. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement with the Japanese ...

Samsung Welstory unveils robots for company cafeterias

South Korean food and beverage company Samsung Welstory Inc. is forming a robotic process automation (RPA) ecosystem in the food service sector. In ...

SK eyes $1 bn gains from Chinese copper foil firm exit

SK Inc. has embarked on the process to sell its 30% stake in Londian Wason Energy Tech, the owner of the world’s largest copper foil maker, in...

Fosun to cash out of K-beauty firm Nature&Nature for $38 mn

Fosun Group, a debt-laden Chinese conglomerate, is seeking to cash out of its entire stake in Nature&Nature Co. for up to 50 billion won ($37.8 ...

Why European real estate debt is compelling now: M&G

Real estate debt has gained recognition as a viable investment vehicle for several reasons. Firstly, investors may benefit from the security provide...

Hyundai Motor spins off 3 in-house startups in innovative sectors

Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday it has spun off three promising in-house startups, which the South Korean automotive group has nurtured as part ...

Hyundai Home Shopping launches live broadcast using AI tech

South Korea's Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. on Tuesday said it will release the new concept show based on artificial intelligence (AI) "Seo Ah...

Korean firms fret over growing adoption of Chinese LFP batteries

South Korea’s three major battery makers – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI CO. – are increasingly anxious about...

LG Uplus’ platform push gains traction with active venture funding  

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, which has joined its two bigger local rivals in a race to expand non-telecom servi...

DGB Fin to set up asset management firm in Singapore

South Korea’s DGB Financial Group is poised to set up an asset management unit in Singapore, its first overseas fund management arm, according...

S.Korea names 20 fabless firms to receive government support

South Korea is set to bolster support for local fabless companies, which design and sell chips, with an aim to grow the firms into global semiconduc...

Hyundai Mobis, Israel's Autotalks to develop V2X for self-driving cars

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto component maker, is slated to partner with Israeli chipset maker Autotalks Ltd. to develop 5...

IS Dongseo buys EV battery recycling firm BTS Technology

IS Dongseo Co., a South Korean waste management company, has acquired Slovakia-based battery recycling company BTS Technology Ltd. for 37.5 billion ...

POSCO E&C to build offshore wind power plant with Norwegian firm

South Korea’s POSCO E&C, formerly POSCO Engineering and Construction, and a Norwegian company are promoting the Ulsan Firefly project, the...

Celltrion considers listing holding firm after merger of 3 units

South Korean drug giant Celltrion Group will consider listing its holding company if necessary, after it completes the merger of three affiliates &n...