Mirae Asset taps Goldman veteran O’Connor as Global X ETFs CEO

Mirae Asset taps Goldman veteran O’Connor as Global X ETFs CEO

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. said on Wednesday it has appointed Ryan O’Connor, a Goldman Sachs veteran, as chief exe...

LG Electronics to develop hotel-exclusive robots

LG Electronics to develop hotel-exclusive robots

LG Electronics Inc. will develop hospitality robots jointly with South Korea’s luxury hotel chain operator Josun Hotels & Resorts Co. to m...

Hyundai Motor Group in test run of dedicated EV plant in Korea

Hyundai Motor Group in test run of dedicated EV plant in Korea

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 3 automaker, started a test operation of the first dedicated electric vehicle factory in South Korea to a...

South Korea’s luxury hotels bask in return of tourists post-pandemic

South Korea’s luxury hotels bask in return of tourists post-pandemic

South Korea’s luxury hotels are enjoying the return of tourists following years of COVID-19 restrictions, which significantly hurt their sales...

Series C startup Wefun eyes 2025 IPO in S.Korea

Series C startup Wefun eyes 2025 IPO in S.Korea

Wefun, a Seoul-based startup operating an office maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) platform, plans to go public next year after successfully r...

Altos Ventures invests $9.4 mn in Techtaka

Altos Ventures invests $9.4 mn in Techtaka

South Korea's Altos Ventures announced on Tuesday that it has invested 12.6 billion won ($9.4 million) in the software-centric fulfillment company T...

South Korea tightens export controls to Russia, Belarus

South Korea tightens export controls to Russia, Belarus

South Korea will halt shipments of nearly 700 additional items, including rechargeable batteries, heavy equipment and cars with 2,000 and larger-lit...

India equity funds top overseas stock funds in S.Korea

India equity funds top overseas stock funds in S.Korea

India equity funds registered in South Korea have doubled their investors' wealth over the past five years, luring high-net-worth individuals lookin...

Samsung, LG go head-to-head in washer-dryer combo market

Samsung, LG go head-to-head in washer-dryer combo market

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s tech giants, are in cut-throat competition to lead the all-in-one, single-drum,...

S.Korea's EcoPro to seek local talent in Hungary

S.Korea's EcoPro to seek local talent in Hungary

South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Monday that it partnered with the Debrecen Vocational Training Center in Debrece...

Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers

Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers

Dwindling demand for foreign beers and whiskeys in South Korea has led some local liquor importers to let go of some staff, spurring concerns about ...

S.Korea to build new English disclosure system

S.Korea to build new English disclosure system

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on Feb. 18 that it will broaden the scope of its English electronic disclosure ser...

S.Koreans flock to funds, liquid assets out of term deposits

S.Koreans flock to funds, liquid assets out of term deposits

South Korean companies and households flocked to investment funds and short-term deposits in December last year, pulling out of money market funds a...

Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment

Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment

South Korea’s job increases rose for a second straight month to a 10-month high in January thanks to higher employment of the older, although ...

Naver to develop HyperCLOVA X-based edu service

Naver to develop HyperCLOVA X-based edu service

South Korea’s Naver Corp. announced on Friday that its cloud computing unit Naver Cloud, Daekyo, and NSDevil will co-work to develop education...

Korea's military fund, LIG Nex1, IBK to form $60 mn defense fund

Korea's military fund, LIG Nex1, IBK to form $60 mn defense fund

South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), a retirement savings fund for military personnel, will create an 80 billion won ($60 mil...

South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023

South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023

South Korea’s car exports to the US surged 44.6% on-year to a record high of $32.2 billion in 2023, making up the lion’s share of South ...

Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As

Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As

Sindoh Co., a leading manufacturer of multi-functional printers in South Korea, is set to tap an investment banking expert as its chief executive. W...

LG Uplus validates next-gen 5G SW platform tech

LG Uplus validates next-gen 5G SW platform tech

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it has completed the technology verification of next-generation software platforms with Eric...

South Korea’s corporate tax-to-GDP ratio hits record high

South Korea’s corporate tax-to-GDP ratio hits record high

South Korean companies paid more corporate taxes than their rivals in developed countries in 2022, losing competitiveness, with the nation’s c...

Celltrion to deliver three treatments to Peru

Celltrion to deliver three treatments to Peru

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it will supply three treatments, including its blood cancer drug Truxima (rituximab) t...

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba

South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Cuba, a close ally of North Korea, Seoul said on Wednesday. Cuba had long been the only count...

Korea gives the nod for foreign workers at plant construction sites  

Korea gives the nod for foreign workers at plant construction sites  

South Korea is expected to allow foreigners to work at plant construction sites nearly two decades after non-native Koreans were banned from those p...

S.Korean government seeks to lower streaming service rates

S.Korean government seeks to lower streaming service rates

The South Korean government is seeking to lower the country’s video streaming service, or over-the-top (OTT) media service, rates as part of i...

Kyobo Life CEO Shin Chang-jae: Eccentric, humanitarian entrepreneur

Kyobo Life CEO Shin Chang-jae: Eccentric, humanitarian entrepreneur

When Shin Chang-jae took the helm of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. in 2000 the South Korean insurance firm was reeling from the aftermath of the 1998 Asi...

Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down

Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down

GS Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group, on Wednesday provided a dismal business outloo...

BMW joins other foreign brands’ moves to use domestic car GPS in Korea

BMW joins other foreign brands’ moves to use domestic car GPS in Korea

German luxury carmaker BMW Group is installing domestic GPS navigation systems in models sold in South Korea, joining other imported car brands&rsqu...

Hyundai Motor to exceed 100 mn cumulative sales in 2024

Hyundai Motor to exceed 100 mn cumulative sales in 2024

Hyundai Motor Co. 's cumulative vehicle sales are expected to surpass 100 million units this year since it started 56 years after the launch of car ...

SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1

SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a commercial contract with ATX Medical Solutions, Australia's largest m...

Hanwha, Saudi gov't to cooperate in defense industry

Hanwha, Saudi gov't to cooperate in defense industry

Hanwha Aerospace Co. and Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Tuesday that they signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) for defense cooper...

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