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Korean SPAC Valuence Merger debuts on Nasdaq, targets bio M&As

Korean SPAC Valuence Merger debuts on Nasdaq, targets bio M&As

Valuence Merger Corp. 1, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), led by South Korean fund managers, has debuted on the Nasdaq, targeting Asian...

S.Korea seen to benefit from MSCI's Russia removal

S.Korea seen to benefit from MSCI's Russia removal

MSCI Inc.'s decision to remove Russian stocks from its emerging markets indexes from later next week stirred up expectations that as much as $3.4 bi...

Korea GNI per capita at record on strong economic growth

Korea GNI per capita at record on strong economic growth

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita hit a record high last year on strong economic growth, as well as the firm won currency a...

Bank of Wine: High-end wine investment in the form of digital assets

Bank of Wine: High-end wine investment in the form of digital assets

South Korea is the world’s second-most attractive wine market, outranked by only the United States, according to London-based consumer researc...

Hyosung to expand carbon fiber production for hydrogen tanks

Hyosung to expand carbon fiber production for hydrogen tanks

South Korea’s Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is expanding its carbon fiber production by adding a third line to meet the growing demand for ...

Smart factories drive Korea SMEs to reshore overseas plants

Smart factories drive Korea SMEs to reshore overseas plants

South Korea’s small and medium-sized enterprises adopted smart factories for survival as the digitalized facilities improve productivity and q...

Samsung, LG fret over shipping lines’ delivery halt to Russia

Samsung, LG fret over shipping lines’ delivery halt to Russia

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s two major exporters, are jittery about global shipping lines’ decision to...

Korea corp. borrowing costs to rise further on Russia risks

Korea corp. borrowing costs to rise further on Russia risks

South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...

Hyundai, Kia refine profile with accolades, higher global rankings

Hyundai, Kia refine profile with accolades, higher global rankings

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, have worked for decades to refine their profil...

Korea swings to trade surplus in Feb; Russia risks loom

Korea swings to trade surplus in Feb; Russia risks loom

South Korea logged a trade surplus in February on strong exports after deficits in the previous two months, the recovery remained fragile, given Rus...

Korea Investment in $4.4 bn lending group for Tropicana deal

Korea Investment in $4.4 bn lending group for Tropicana deal

Korea Investment & Securities Co. will arrange senior and mezzanine loans for Paris-based PAI Partners to fund its acquisition of Tropicana an...

Perfect storm from Ukraine crisis clouds Korea Inc.’s outlook

Perfect storm from Ukraine crisis clouds Korea Inc.’s outlook

South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...

Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s second launch for mid-June

Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s second launch for mid-June

South Korea will make a second attempt to launch its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri in mid-June after an earlier attemp...

S.Korea to support firms to offset damage of Ukraine crisis

S.Korea to support firms to offset damage of Ukraine crisis

South Korea is set to provide financial support of up to $1.7 billion to exporters in a move to minimize the impact of the escalating crisis in Ukra...

BOK sees inflation at 11-year high as oil tops $100 on Ukraine crisis

BOK sees inflation at 11-year high as oil tops $100 on Ukraine crisis

South Korea’s central bank expects consumer inflation to hit an 11-year high this year as oil prices jumped above the $100 a barrel level for ...

Skincare giant Cosmax adds pet care line

Skincare giant Cosmax adds pet care line

South Korea’s beauty products manufacturer Cosmax Inc. has entered the rapidly growing pet products market.The company specializes in receiv...

Tougher sanctions on Russia put S.Korean exporters on high alert

Tougher sanctions on Russia put S.Korean exporters on high alert

As the US and its allies are toughening up sanctions against Russia, South Korean exporters of smartphones, home appliances to automobiles are raisi...

Korean shipbuilders set for more orders on Ukraine crisis

Korean shipbuilders set for more orders on Ukraine crisis

South Korea’s shipbuilders are expected to get more orders on the escalating crisis in Ukraine as Europe is diversifying natural gas suppliers...

China’s Geely challenges Hyundai with entry to Korea’s e-truck market

China’s Geely challenges Hyundai with entry to Korea’s e-truck market

China’s largest privately owned carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. is entering South Korea’s electric truck market to compete wit...

S.Korea to ban execs' post-IPO share sale for certain period

S.Korea to ban execs' post-IPO share sale for certain period

South Korea will introduce an IPO lock-up period for company executives and their top shareholders to ban them from selling the company shares short...

Korea approves Korean Air-Asiana merger; hurdles remain

Korea approves Korean Air-Asiana merger; hurdles remain

The proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. has moved one step closer to completion with approval by South Korea’s an...

Korea’s record household debt may hurt consumption

Korea’s record household debt may hurt consumption

South Korea’s household debt hit a record on surging property prices, stoking concerns over a slowdown in private consumption in Asia’s ...

BlackRock names new head of institutional investment for APAC

BlackRock names new head of institutional investment for APAC

BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager with $10 trillion assets under management, named Hiroyuki Shimizu head of institutional in...

US Novelis to build $53 mn aluminum recycle center in Korea

US Novelis to build $53 mn aluminum recycle center in Korea

Novelis Inc., the world’s top aluminum recycler, is set to invest $53 million in another recycling and casting center in South Korea to meet t...

Korea’s trading firms set sights on EV parts production for growth

Korea’s trading firms set sights on EV parts production for growth

South Korea’s general trading companies, which usually work as middlemen linking buyers with sellers, are seeking to transform into eco-friend...

Korea Inc. revises business plans as rising oil prices hit economy

Korea Inc. revises business plans as rising oil prices hit economy

South Korean companies are revising their business plans for this year as soaring oil prices slam Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Inflation is ...

South Korea's working young teeter on brink of debt disaster

South Korea's working young teeter on brink of debt disaster

As the liquidity party is coming to an end, rising interest rates and falling asset values are highlighting concerns about household debt taken on b...

Korea petchem shares shine on China hopes, valuations

Korea petchem shares shine on China hopes, valuations

South Korean petrochemical companies’ stocks rose as investors bought them at a bargain on expectations for Chinese demand recovery despite ri...

Korea’s record liquidity growth raises inflation, asset prices

Korea’s record liquidity growth raises inflation, asset prices

South Korea’s money supply increased at the fastest pace in history last year, exceeding liquidity growth in the eurozone, which accelerated i...

Game stocks plunge in S. Korea, US 

Game stocks plunge in S. Korea, US 

Game shares in South Korea and the United States have plunged, hit by worse-than-expected earnings. Online game developers in Korea have also b...

Is chip winter over? Doomsayers gone as Korea’s DRAM exports surge S.Korea to have 1st civilian defense minister in decades, tap career technocrats Fubon Bank expands Korea presence into banking Hana Asset launches ultra-low-fee Nasdaq 100 ETF Even barcodes copied: Counterfeits invasion threatens K-brands

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