K-content companies set to rule 2021 stock market after breakneck growth

Once considered just one of many Asian entertainment products, Korean dramas, games, music and webtoons – collectively known as K-content &nda...

BTS rewrites pop history as it goes mainstream in US

“One day the world stopped, without any notice … people say that the world has changed ... but thankfully our relationship is still t...

K-content’s ‘unfamiliar familiarity’ theme goes viral on global stage

It’s simple and irritatingly repetitive. Many people, kids and adults alike, around the world hum along and often complain that they just can&...

Kolon Industries to mass produce key material for fuel cells

Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturing company, is readying for the mass production of a key material for fuel cells...

Korean shipbuilding industry rebounds from near bottom

South Korea’s shipbuilding industry is slowly emerging from its rocky cycle of ups and down in recent years, thanks to a recovery in the global ...

Korean M&A industry may reconsider leveraged buyouts

South Korea’s M&A market may reconsider leveraged buyouts due to the Supreme Court’s remanding of the case involving Sun Jong-koo, the...

Korea's signature sauce gochujang goes global, riding on K-wave

South Korea’s food exports have surged on the back of Korean dramas, or more popularly known as K-dramas, gaining global popularity particularly...

Korea's signature sauce gochujang goes global, riding on K-wave

South Korea’s food exports have surged on the back of Korean dramas, more popularly known as K-dramas, gaining global popularity particularly in...

K-beauty, fashion companies ride ESG wave

South Korea's fashion and beauty companies are jumping on the environmental, social, governance (ESG) bandwagon to lure more environmentally conscious...

S. Korea to grow green biotech industry to $10.6 bn by 2030; nurture talent

The South Korean government said on Sept. 21 that it will triple the size of the country’s green biotechnology industry over the next decade and...

Daelim Industrial to split three ways to enhance governance, shareholder value

Daelim Industrial Co., a major South Korean builder, is splitting into three firms -- a holding company and two affiliates -- as the company seek...

Carlyle flexes muscles in Korean financial industry as Lee takes helm

The Carlyle Group has been growing its presence in South Korea after sealing a string of investment and business deals with top Korean financial servi...

[Upcoming IPO] Korean fuel-cell tank maker Iljin Composites gears up to become industry champion

The production of fuel-cell tanks is in full swing at Iljin Composites' factory, a restricted area tightly guarded with strict identification controls...

K-pop market remains bullish as entertainment shares soar

South Korean entertainment giants, SM Entertainment Co, YG Entertainment Inc, and JYP Entertainment Corporation, are sitting pretty as their share pri...

Naver Webtoon becomes industry's first to post over $2.5 mn for daily paid-content

Naver Webtoon has become the industry's first to post over 3 billion won ($2.5 million) for daily paid-content as of August 2, breaking its own r...

Korean travel platform My Real Trip raises $36 million amid sluggish travel industry

My Real Trip, Korea’s leading online travel platform, has received 43.2 billion won ($36 million) in funding from domestic and overseas investor...

Naver likely to invest near $83.5 million into SM Entertainment to secure K-pop content

Korea’s platform giant Naver is in talks with SM Entertainment, Korea’s largest entertainment company, to acquire shares worth approximate...

Start-up takes stab at lithium-ion industry

What do artificial intelligence (AI) and self-driving vehicles have in common? They're both energy guzzling machines.This reason alone makes battery a...

Macquarie tipped to buy Korea’s top industrial gas producer for $2.2 bn

Macquarie Group has approached MBK Partners to acquire Daesung Industrial Gases Co. Ltd. and offered around 2.5 trillion won ($2.2 billion) for full o...

Industrial, multifamily seen to shine on rent growth: Ares

Industrial and multifamily real estate sectors are poised to benefit from a growing trend of renting spaces in the long term after supply growth slowe...

MBK beats TPG to buy Korean industrial gas supplier for $1.7 bn

MBK Partners, Asia’s biggest private equity firm, has offered close to 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) to buy South Korea’s second-largest industrial ga...

K-pop stars earn huge capital gain from stock options

Executives and employees of top K-pop agencies such as SM Entertainment Co. and YG Entertainment Inc. are expected to earn huge capital gains from the...

K-pop groups from BTS to TWICE kick off world tours

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LG CNS develops code-generative AI solution

LG CNS, South Korea's leading information technology services provider, announced on Wednesday the development of AI Coding, an innovative code-gene...

Blight of failing e-commerce startups in South Korea

Linkshops, once touted as one of the next unicorn candidates in South Korea, bankrupted last month even after garnering 15.4 billion in funding from...