Daedong opens autonomous robot subsidiary Daedong Robotics

Daedong opens autonomous robot subsidiary Daedong Robotics

Daedong Group, South Korea's leading agricultural machinery manufacturer, said on Monday it established Daedong Robotics, an intelligent autonomous ...

S.Korea set to scrap financial investment income tax

S.Korea set to scrap financial investment income tax

South Korea is set to scrap a plan to impose a tax on gains from financial investments – a scheme slated to be introduced early next year &nda...

Hybrids, EVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US auto sales in October

Hybrids, EVs power Hyundai, Kia’s US auto sales in October

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, saw a rebound in US auto sales last month thanks to surges in demand for its hybrid ...

In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties

In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties

South Korean investors are hoarding cash as Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, hurts local stocks and uncertainties ov...

Hyundai, Kia gets triple A credit rating from S.Korean agencies

Hyundai, Kia gets triple A credit rating from S.Korean agencies

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Monday they received AAA ratings, with Stable outlooks for both companies, from Korea Ratings Corp., Nice In...

Korea’s household debt sees ‘balloon effect’ as rules tightened in Seoul

Korea’s household debt sees ‘balloon effect’ as rules tightened in Seoul

South Korea’s household lending market is witnessing a balloon effect as tighter government lending rules for Seoul and its surrounding metrop...

Samsung’s AI-powered robot vacuum cleaner takes on China’s Roborock

Samsung’s AI-powered robot vacuum cleaner takes on China’s Roborock

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co.'s AI-powered robot vacuum cleaners are rapidly catching up to Chinese products, which dominate the K...

Perigee, Quantum Aero to cooperate on military UAV

Perigee, Quantum Aero to cooperate on military UAV

South Korea's small space launch vehicle startup Perigee Aerospace Inc. said on Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Quantum Ae...

S&P upgrades SK Innovation credit rating to BBB-

S&P upgrades SK Innovation credit rating to BBB-

Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced on Friday that it upgraded SK Innovation Co.'s long-term credit rating from a ...

Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials

Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials

Mediaiplus Inc., South Korea’s only provider of data analytics and contract research organization (CRO) matching services for clinical trials,...

Korea’s export growth at 7-month low amid growing external risk

Korea’s export growth at 7-month low amid growing external risk

South Korea’s export growth slowed to a seven-month low in October despite strong shipments of semiconductors and automobiles, stoking concern...

KB Asset Management to list Balhae Infrastructure Fund

KB Asset Management to list Balhae Infrastructure Fund

South Korea's KB Asset Management Co. said on Friday it plans to list its KB Balhae Infrastructure Fund. Launched in 2006, KBIF focuses on so...

NPS commits $436 mn to Koramco, Hana Alternative for real estate lending

NPS commits $436 mn to Koramco, Hana Alternative for real estate lending

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s largest institutional investor, has selected Koramco Asset Management Co. and Hana Alternati...

SK Innovation-SK E&S merger creates Asia’s No. 1 energy supplier

SK Innovation-SK E&S merger creates Asia’s No. 1 energy supplier

SK Group on Friday launched the merged entity between SK Innovation Co. and liquefied natural gas supplier SK E&S Co., a key step in the energy-...

Hanwha Q Cells, OCI to benefit from expanded US CHIPS Act subsidies

Hanwha Q Cells, OCI to benefit from expanded US CHIPS Act subsidies

South Korean solar cell companies such as Hanwha Q Cells Co. and OCI Holdings Co. are set to benefit from expanded subsidies covered by the US CHIPS...

S.Korea aims to export $1 bn Gim by 2027

S.Korea aims to export $1 bn Gim by 2027

South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to enhance the global competitiveness of Korea's seaweed industry by establishing "Gim” ...

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. said on Thursday that it will run an open innovation program with the US-based Draper Startup House (DSH...

Hyundai unveils Initium hydrogen FCEV concept, set to arrive in 2025

Hyundai unveils Initium hydrogen FCEV concept, set to arrive in 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled a new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) concept, previewing its ne...

Samsung’s memory business fares better in Q3; more HBM sales ahead 

Samsung’s memory business fares better in Q3; more HBM sales ahead 

Samsung Electronics Co. reported weaker-than-expected operating profit in its chip business in the third quarter but expects a rise in sales of its ...

Korea’s SK Networks partners with Malaysia’s Sunway on AI

Korea’s SK Networks partners with Malaysia’s Sunway on AI

South Korean trading company SK Networks Co. has joined forces with Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group to work together on future growth sectors su...

Hyundai Motor signs Korea’s largest renewable energy purchase deal

Hyundai Motor signs Korea’s largest renewable energy purchase deal

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to procure 610 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable energy a...

Korea Zinc to raise $1.8 bn in rights issues amid face-off with MBK

Korea Zinc to raise $1.8 bn in rights issues amid face-off with MBK

Korea Zinc Inc. will raise 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in rights issues in December following its share buybacks and allocate 20% of them to its...

Samsung SDI's operating profit plunges in Q3 amid EV chasm

Samsung SDI's operating profit plunges in Q3 amid EV chasm

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest battery maker, continues to grapple with dwindling battery demand from the electric vehicle industr...

PEN Ventures: A skilled startup accelerator for entrepreneurs going global

PEN Ventures: A skilled startup accelerator for entrepreneurs going global

For startup accelerators that nurture promising young entrepreneurs, identifying a soon-to-be-unicorn, or a company valued at over $1 billion, in ...

Samsung Securities lowers Samsung Electro-Mechanics target price

Samsung Securities lowers Samsung Electro-Mechanics target price

South Korea's Samsung Securities lowered its target price for Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. to 160,000 won ($120) from 210,000 won. The securit...

Cuckoo eyes $172 mn IPO of Malaysian unit in Kuala Lumpur: Bloomberg

Cuckoo eyes $172 mn IPO of Malaysian unit in Kuala Lumpur: Bloomberg

South Korea’s leading rice cooker and small appliance maker Cuckoo Holdings Co. is said to be seeking to list its Malaysian unit in the Southe...

South Korea’s Economy Picks Up But Still Disappoints

South Korea’s Economy Picks Up But Still Disappoints

South Korea’s economy was weaker than expected in the third quarter, weighed by lackluster exports, though it improved from the previous quart...

South Korea’s Viva Republica drops Korean IPO plan, seeks US debut

South Korea’s Viva Republica drops Korean IPO plan, seeks US debut

Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, has dropped its plan to go public in th...

Korea’s POSCO, India’s JSW team up to build steel plant in Odisha

Korea’s POSCO, India’s JSW team up to build steel plant in Odisha

South Korea’s POSCO Group joined hands with India’s JSW Group to set up an integrated steel plant in the South Asian country with an est...

Kia debuts Tasman to target $333 bn global pickup truck market

Kia debuts Tasman to target $333 bn global pickup truck market

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Tuesday premiered the Tasman, its first pickup truck to target t...

Hyundai Glovis charts new waters with world’s first AI-driven self-sailing car carrier fleet Korea’s game studios rebrand as AI tech firms, move into fashion, robotics, media Return of the K-pop queens: Blackpink, Twice power up YG, JYP Samsung to launch AI health coach beta in US by end-2025 South Korea moves to mandate treasury share cancellation