Korea to launch regular K-content festival in June

Korea to launch regular K-content festival in June

South Korea plans to host a regular event showcasing its cultural products such as K-pop and foods in June of next year with the goal of making the ...

S.Korean companies fret over Scope 3 disclosure rule

S.Korean companies fret over Scope 3 disclosure rule

Businesses in South Korea, Asia’s No. 4 economy, are voicing concerns about the government’s plan to mandate companies to disclose their...

Bank of Korea holds rate steady, signals pivot to easing soon

Bank of Korea holds rate steady, signals pivot to easing soon

South Korea’s central bank held interest rates steady but cut its inflation and growth forecasts for the year and signaled that it will pivot ...

LG CNS, Seoul National Univ. to establish DX talent program

LG CNS, Seoul National Univ. to establish DX talent program

South Korea's LG CNS Co. signed an agreement with Seoul National University's Department of Industrial Engineering on Tuesday to develop talent in d...

Korea Investment, Sinar Mas to build data center in Indonesia

Korea Investment, Sinar Mas to build data center in Indonesia

Korea Investment Real Asset Management Co. and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas have set up a joint venture to build a hyperscale data center in a ...

Hanwha Ocean, US Senator discuss US Navy MRO

Hanwha Ocean, US Senator discuss US Navy MRO

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Tuesday that it discussed various aspects of the US Navy ship projects with key figures from the US Senate Co...

BC Card, Uzbekistan to connect payment network

BC Card, Uzbekistan to connect payment network

South Korea's BC Card said on Monday that it signed a contract with Uzbekistan's state-run payment operator National Interbank Processing Center (NI...

S.Korea's Asicland establishes Taiwan subsidiary

S.Korea's Asicland establishes Taiwan subsidiary

Asicland Co., South Korea's only design house contracted by TSMC, said on Monday that it launched a local subsidiary in Hsinchu, Taiwan.The Taiwan...

S.Korea's Xingxing to merge Kickgoing

S.Korea's Xingxing to merge Kickgoing

Pump Co., the operator of South Korea's personal mobility (PM) sharing service Xingxing, said on Monday that it will merge with Wololo, the company ...

Korea’s Husteel enjoys surging Saudi Steel Pipe stock prices

Korea’s Husteel enjoys surging Saudi Steel Pipe stock prices

South Korean Husteel Co.'s long-term investments in Saudi Steel Pipe Co. are paying off as its share price surges on the back of deals with the king...

Hanjin to provide logistics services for S.Korean SMEs in Vietnam

Hanjin to provide logistics services for S.Korean SMEs in Vietnam

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Small Enterprise and Mark...

Liner ranks 9th in generative AI services selected by a16z

Liner ranks 9th in generative AI services selected by a16z

South Korea's generative AI startup Liner said on Friday that its search service ranked 9th in the web services category of the Top-100 Gen AI Consu...

Korea’s Tmax Group buys back software developer for $612 mn

Korea’s Tmax Group buys back software developer for $612 mn

South Korea’s Tmax Group bought back the software making unit it had sold to a local private equity firm two years ago to try to boost synergy...

Samyang Roundsquare to recruit foreign interns

Samyang Roundsquare to recruit foreign interns

Samyang Roundsquare, the holding company of South Korea's Samyang Group, said on Friday that it recruits foreign interns with the potential for full...

CJ ENM’s CJ Onstyle bets big on live commerce

CJ ENM’s CJ Onstyle bets big on live commerce

CJ Onstyle, the at-home TV shopping and e-commerce brand of South Korea’s content and commerce powerhouse CJ ENM Co., will embark on mobile li...

Kolon FnC to launch Italian high-end brand N21 in S.Korea

Kolon FnC to launch Italian high-end brand N21 in S.Korea

South Korea's Kolon FnC said on Thursday that it will launch the Italian high-end fashion brand N21 in South Korea.In August, Kolon FnC has secured ...

Korea tightens rules on Netflix, Spotify subscription billing

Korea tightens rules on Netflix, Spotify subscription billing

South Korea’s antitrust body is slated to tighten the leash on subscription businesses of streaming service providers such as Netflix Inc. and...

What's wrong with making money from startup exits?

What's wrong with making money from startup exits?

In South Korea, those who struck it rich from property investments are the subject of envy, but startup founders who make big money from their exits...

Korea Investment's Nasdaq 100 ETF surpasses $747 mn

Korea Investment's Nasdaq 100 ETF surpasses $747 mn

Korea Investment Management Co. said on Thursday that the net assets of its ACE US Nasdaq 100 Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) had surpassed 1 trillion wo...

BOK signals autumn rate cut as inflation, economic growth slow

BOK signals autumn rate cut as inflation, economic growth slow

South Korea’s central bank is likely to reduce interest rates in the next three months as inflation is expected to ease amid a slowdown in Asi...

LG Energy looks to battery safety diagnosis software business

LG Energy looks to battery safety diagnosis software business

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top battery makers, said on Wednesday it is entering the battery safety diagnosis software busines...

Kakao Mobility introduces robot delivery at Resom Resort

Kakao Mobility introduces robot delivery at Resom Resort

South Korea's Kakao Mobility announced on Wednesday that it partnered with Hoban Hotels & Resorts to operate the robot delivery service Bring at...

After Mercedes Fire, EV Owners Want to Know What Battery They Have

After Mercedes Fire, EV Owners Want to Know What Battery They Have

SEOUL—The uproar over a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle that burst into flames in South Korea this month wasn’t only about fire...

Korea's KEDI-based ETFs boom; net assets double in 2 months

Korea's KEDI-based ETFs boom; net assets double in 2 months

South Korean exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking KEDI, an index set created by The Korea Economic Daily, are booming on growing investor demand fo...

Korea Investment, most generous venture capitalist in H1

Korea Investment, most generous venture capitalist in H1

Korea Investment Partners Co. spent the most on local startups among venture capitalists in the first half, while South Korean game developer Smileg...

Korea to punish copper scrap traders for illegal exports

Korea to punish copper scrap traders for illegal exports

BUSAN -- South Korea is set to punish copper scrap traders, mostly Chinese-operated, for illegal exports as nonferrous metal sector companies on the...

Korea’s Mirae Asset to open AI business unit in New York

Korea’s Mirae Asset to open AI business unit in New York

Mirae Asset Group, the pioneer in South Korea’s mutual fund industry, plans to set up an artificial intelligence business unit in New York as ...

Korea’s household debt hits record high on mortage loans

Korea’s household debt hits record high on mortage loans

South Korea’s household debt hit a record high in the second quarter as the domestic housing market started to recover and more consumers rush...

BGF Retail’s CU looks beyond Kazakhstan deep into Central Asia

BGF Retail’s CU looks beyond Kazakhstan deep into Central Asia

Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country 27 times the area of South Korea, did not have any modernized convenience stores until early this year.The count...

S.Korea to launch sustainable biojet fuel initiative

S.Korea to launch sustainable biojet fuel initiative

South Korea will require airlines to replace a portion of their jet fuel with environmentally friendly alternatives such as cooking oil, palm oil an...

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