Credit Suisse promotes two MDs in Seoul

Credit Suisse Group AG has appointed two South Koreans as new managing directors (MD) for its Seoul office. Shim Jong-min and Kim Sei-won were promo...

Dunamu, Naver Z invest $8.5 mn in metaverse firm Persona Space

Persona Space, a subsidiary of South Korean metaverse company Galaxy Corp., said on Dec. 16 it has attracted 10 billion won ($8.5 million) investm...

Starbucks Korea secures No.1 spot in crowded market

Starbucks Korea's sales are on course to exceed 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) this year, the largest-ever annual revenue for a coffee franchise oper...

Korea’s MedPacto, Merck plan phase 3 trials of colorectal cancer drug

MedPacto Inc., a South Korean biotechnology company that develops therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune diseases, has agreed with global drugmaker ...

EQT chairman sees technology and services as attractive sectors in Korea

High price tags of target companies can be justified if you understand long-term trends of the industry and have expertise in the sectors, Conni Jon...

Korea approves export of Samsung Biologics-made Moderna vaccine

South Korea approved exports of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine produced by Samsung Biologics Co. in a move that will help the country’s...

Hyundai’s new Genesis G90: Epitome of luxury design identity

After an exterior peek of its new Genesis sedan G90 last month, Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday fully unveiled the flagship luxury model, its first mod...

Korea exports hit record to top $640 bn in 2021

South Korea’s exports have reached an all-time high thanks to strong overseas demand for key products such as semiconductors amid the global e...

South Korea moves to join CPTPP free trade pact as China fears ease

South Korea has officially declared its plan to join a mega Trans-Pacific free trade deal, called the CPTPP, following China’s application to ...

POBA, CalSTRS invest $40 mn in California multifamily assets

South Korea’s pension fund Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and US retirement fund The California State Teachers’ Retiremen...

Hyundai Heavy, DSME merger set for collapse on expected EU veto

The European Union’s expected objection to the combination of the world’s two largest shipbuilders – Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. ...

Korea's EcoPro BM to build first overseas plant in Hungary

EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s top cathode materials producer, has decided to set up its first overseas plant in Hungary.EcoPro BM on Dec. 9 ann...

Foreigners buy Kospi futures to raise bullish bets on Korea stocks

Foreigners bought Kospi 200 futures contracts on “quadruple witching day," the quarterly simultaneous expiration of South Korean options and f...

S.Korea to report first-ever population drop in 2021

South Korea's total population in 2021 is set to decline for the first time since the country began collecting census data, hit by a sharp fall in b...

Simulation training developer Naviworks eyes 2022 IPO

Naviworks Co., a South Korean developer of virtual reality-based military training software, looks set to join a growing pool of metaverse-themed st...

Korea textiles reborn as eco-friendly, high-tech

South Korea’s textile sector is reviving as a high value-added growth business with advanced technology. The business, once a leading industry...

SK Gas invests in Bill Gates-backed hydrogen tech startup

SK Gas Co., the top liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company in South Korea, has invested in Series B funding for C-Zero Inc., a California-based start...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 picked as Korea’s top mobile technology 2021

Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip3, has been chosen by South Korea’s science ministry as the country’s...

LG Energy unveils IPO price band for Korea’s largest listing

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set an initial public offering price band for the largest-ever initial listing in the country next...

Korea sets up smart farm in UAE, envisions more projects in Middle East

South Korea is building a smart farm in the Middle East desert with technology enabling the growth of various crops while minimizing water consumpti...

Moody's sees low risk of burst in S.Korean property bubble

South Korea's real estate prices have risen at a rapid pace over the past two years, but that would not indicate an increased risk of loan defaults ...

S.Korea's Oct c/a surplus down 40% on oil price rises

South Korea's current account surplus in October narrowed by 40% from a year earlier, with the rapid rise in crude oil and raw material prices offse...

Brokerages rush to outsourced fund management market

South Korea's brokerage companies are jumping into the outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) market, outmaneuvering asset management firms, as ...

Korean wage growth increases inflationary pressure

South Korea’s wage growth in the third quarter hit its highest point in three and half years, adding to inflationary pressure in Asia’s ...

Former KIC real estate head to serve as ADQ's chief investment officer

Cha Hoon, the former head of real estate investment at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is moving to Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm Abu Dhab...

Celltrion to conduct tests on Omicron variant detected in Korea

Biopharmaceutical powerhouse Celltrion Inc. plans to use its treatments to test the Omicron variant detected in Korea, according to a high-level com...

Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace to develop small rocket system

Hanwha Aerospace Co., a unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, is developing system technology for small projectiles that launch a satellit...

Partners Group attracts Korea Post and local insurers to PE funds

Some major South Korean institutional investors have committed to Switzerland-headquartered global asset manager Partners Group's Secondary 2020 Fun...

Krafton enters metaverse space with investment in Naver’s Zepeto

Krafton Inc., one of South Korea’s major game developers, is entering the metaverse space by investing 5 billion won ($4.2 million) in Zepeto,...

Korea 2021 GNI per capita to top $35,000 to record high

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita is expected to surpass $35,000 to a record high this year on strong economic growth, surg...