LG Uplus invests $7.4 mn in S.Korean edu-tech startup
South Korea’s No. 3 wireless carrier LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday said it will make an equity investment of some 10 billion won ($7.4 million) in...
Fed-triggered taper tantrum takes toll on Korean financial markets
The South Korean financial markets were roiled by a fresh taper tantrum after the US Federal Reserve chair signaled further tightening last week, tr...
SK Tel launches world’s 1st Korean large language model
SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday announced the official launch of the world’s first Korean large language model (LLM) “A.”, or A Dot, whi...
NeoCannBio completes $7.4 mn series B funding
South Korea's NeoCannBio, a medical cannabis startup backed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), announced on Tuesday that it ha...
HMM to open fastest shipping route from S.Korea to Indonesia
South Korea's HMM Co. on Tuesday said it will open a direct route connecting Busan with the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Surabaya.The revamped I...
Shinsegae Int’l to be exclusive distributor of D&G Beauty in S.Korea
South Korea's Shinsegae International said on Tuesday that it has signed an exclusive distribution contract with the Italian cosmetic brand Dolce &a...
Samsung C&T invests $11 mn in construction robot venture
South Korean construction and engineering company Samsung C&T Corp. has invested 15 billion won ($11.2 million) in the construction robot startu...
S.Korea's travel agencies fight for survival with customized products
South Korea’s major travel agencies, feeling threatened by the rise of online travel agencies on the tourism market, are using their strengths...
Korean Air may give up Asiana’s cargo business, 4 routes for EU approval
Korean Air Lines Co. may give up the cargo business of Asiana Airlines Inc. and four of its lucrative routes in Europe in an all-in bet as the marri...
Net-zero by 2050 will hit S.Korea’s economic growth: BOK
The net zero emission target by 2050 is forecast to lower South Korea’s economic growth rate by an average of 0.6 percentage point per year ...
S.Korea to extend forex trading hours from Oct. 4 to lure foreign dealers
South Korea will extend the operating hours of the domestic foreign exchange market from next month, allowing foreign currency dealers to directly p...
Com2uS XPLA listed on S.Korea's crypto exchange Gopax
South Korea's Com2uS Holdings Corp. announced on Monday that the cryptocurrency called XPLA used in the Com2uS Group's blockchain mainnet of the s...
S.Korea to expand quota of foreign skilled workers to 35,000
The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it will expand the quota of foreign skilled workers from the current 2,000 to 35,000.E...
SKC plans world’s largest biodegradable plastic plant in Vietnam
South Korea’s SKC Ltd., secured an investment registration certificate (IRC) to establish the world’s largest biodegradable plastics m...
S.Korea’s SK Earthon starts oil production in South China
SK Earthon Co., the resources development subsidiary of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., began crude production at an oil f...
SK Telecom to commercialize UAM with American partner
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. will launch domestic commercial operations in urban air mobility (UAM) with Joby Aviation, a Santa Cruz, California-b...
US OKs Chinese-made solar modules using materials of S.Korea's OCI
The US has approved the import of Chinese-made solar panels using polysilicon from South Korea's green and energy company OCI Holdings Co.Pundits sa...
Korea logs surplus in IP trade in H1 on surge of culture, art
South Korea posted a surplus in its intellectual property (IP) rights trade in the first half of this year, thanks to profits on culture, art and so...
JW Pharma to conduct Phase 3 trials in Thailand for gout treatment
South Korea's JW Pharmaceutical Corp. on Thursday said it received approval from Thailand's Food and Drug Administration to conduct Phase 3 clinical...
Ex-CEOs return to firms in Korea for operational stability
Former chief executives of South Korean firms are being recruited by their previous employers as the companies need the seasoned experience of these...
Seoul envisions its own Hudson Yards in the city's east end
Seoul, the capital of South Korea for more than six centuries since the Joseon dynasty, is poised to revamp its city planning for the next century w...
S.Korea to change rocket launch permit system to licensing model
South Korea will change its system for sending projectiles into space to a licensing model covering one to five years instead of requiring approva...
Korean financial markets tumble as Fed signals higher rates
South Korean stocks, bonds and its currency tumbled on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve gave indications of another interest rate hike this year a...
Unid expands potassium hydroxide plant in Ulsan
OCI Group-affiliated chemical company Unid announced on Thursday that it has completed the expansion of its Ulsan plant after investing 11 billion w...
Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi: Litte Korea transplanted in Vietnam
HANOI – On a late summer day in Vo Chi Cong, Tay Ho district, a colossal commercial complex was packed with people wanting to savor all things...
Samsung SDI gets top int'l grade for zero-waste landfills
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. on Wednesday said all of its domestic business sites received the highest grade of Platinum in the Zero Waste to...
Broadcom fined $14.3 mn in Korea over Samsung contract
Broadcom Inc. a US smartphone components maker, was slapped with a fine of 19.1 billion won ($14.3 million) in South Korea on Thursday for allegedly...
Samsung tops US customer satisfaction in PC sector
Samsung Electronics Co. has been rated as the most satisfactory PC brand among US consumers, according to a survey by the American Customer Satisfac...
Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen
Japanese steelmakers are expanding their market shares in South Korea, backed by the yen's drop against the Korean won to the lowest in eight years....
KEPCO's new CEO heralds electricity rate hikes, drastic reforms
South Korea’s near-monopoly power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is expected to raise electricity rates and lessen its outsized re...
