K-battery value chain

LG Chem Ltd. and Korea Zinc Inc. will set up a joint venture to produce precursor, a key material in the production of cathode materials for electri...

The South Korean steel industry’s top executives are anticipating a perfect storm amid the global push for carbon neutrality and supply chain ...

A South Korean leading seafood and logistics conglomerate Dongwon Group’s corporate restructuring plan hit a roadblock as institutional invest...

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, unveiled its new digital transformation services using artificial intelligence, big data ...

Some of the four shortlisted bidders for South Korea's SK On Co. recently went back to the drawing board to assess the value of the world's No. 5 el...

A consortium led by LG Energy Solution Ltd., the global No. 2 electric vehicle battery maker, will invest $9 billion in a battery value chain in Ind...

Lionheart Studio Corp., the firm behind South Korea’s popular mobile game Odin, is preparing to go public as early as this year, with its ente...

Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. has acquired a South Korean meal kit provider for 75 billion won ($61 million), a deal expected to bo...

South Korea’s major battery makers and materials suppliers are suffering from soaring battery raw materials prices as China is tightening its ...

POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds w...

Shares of JYP Entertainment Inc. have been skyrocketing in recent months. The record label stocks jumped more than 70% from its lowest price point s...

Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, will undergo corporate restructuring with Dongwon Industries Co. emer...

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. started construction of a battery material plant in the country as a part of its plan to boost production cap...

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, on Thursday unveiled an ambitious goal to become the country’s leading media and co...

South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. will develop Saudi idols with Princess Haifa bint Mohammed Al-Saud as the kingdom ai...

China’s leading battery makers are actively advancing into overseas markets with plans to build manufacturing factories close to their clients...

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, is considering changing into a holding company structure in an effort to boost the compan...

South Korean SK Innovation Co. does not expect to list its battery subsidiary until at least 2025, the company’s chief executive said on Thurs...

South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. is poised to have a new outside auditor – a measure expected to bring a much-a...

Choi Jin-min, founder and chairman of Kiturami Boiler Co., is one of the few living witnesses in South Korea's boiler history. At the age of 21, he ...

South Korean food maker Daesang Corp. has completed the construction of a kimchi plant in the US, its first factory outside Asia, which the company ...

Kakao Entertainment Corp. has hit a snag in its talks to buy a controlling stake in SM Entertainment Co., according to those familiar with the neg...

The world’s second-largest battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. have agreed to build a $4.1 billi...

South Korea's outbound direct investment in 2021 soared 32.8% from the year previous to a record-high $75.9 billion, led by financial investors and ...

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. may build a billion-dollar battery plant in the US state of Arizona to meet growing demand in North Amer...

North Asia-focused MBK Partners has closed a $1.18 billion deal to sell its 12.5% stake to New York-based Dyal Capital at an equity valuation of nea...

South Korea’s POSCO Group is set to spend $4 billion for the capacity expansion of a new lithium hydroxide factory in Argentina and cathode ma...

South Korean retail investors bought more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) than stocks on the country’s main Kospi in the last six months as the b...

South Korea’s three major battery makers are showcasing their latest rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles while unveiling their roadma...

In the spring of 2020, the South Korean stock market was still not over the COVID-19 scare. While going through the indices, I came across the ...