S.Korea mulls public survey to decide on BTS' military service exemption

S.Korea mulls public survey to decide on BTS' military service exemption

The issue of allowing K-pop megaband BTS to fulfill alternative service to active military duty resurfaced again on Thursday, with government offici...

Private equity firms buys shipbuilder Daehan for $150 mn

Private equity firms buys shipbuilder Daehan for $150 mn

A South Korean private equity consortium has acquired Daehan Shipbuilding Co., a small-size oil tanker manufacturer, for around 200 billion won ($15...

Business magnates' startup investment fraternity V-Society going strong

Business magnates' startup investment fraternity V-Society going strong

Back in August 2000, a fraternity of domestic business magnates’ children and startup entrepreneurs named V-Society was founded. The frat...

Korea’s record trade deficit adds to downturn concerns

Korea’s record trade deficit adds to downturn concerns

South Korea logged a record monthly trade deficit in August with the longest spree of shortfalls in more than 14 years, while domestic consumption, ...

Tikehau Capital Korea wins GP license to boost Asian operations

Tikehau Capital Korea wins GP license to boost Asian operations

Tikehau Capital, a Paris-headquartered global alternative asset management group, is working hard to expand growth and its operating capacity in Asi...

Korea to increase foreign worker quota by 10,000 in 2022

Korea to increase foreign worker quota by 10,000 in 2022

South Korea is set to raise the quota of foreign workers by 10,000 this year to address labor shortage issues in the country’s shipbuilding, m...

Korea airlines to increase flights on eased COVID-19 rule

Korea airlines to increase flights on eased COVID-19 rule

South Korean airlines plan to increase international flights by year-end as the country is set to ease the rule on COVID-19 for travelers in a move ...

Korea eyes $3.8 billion in Redback armored vehicle exports to Australia

Korea eyes $3.8 billion in Redback armored vehicle exports to Australia

South Korea is expected to clinch a deal to export more than 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) worth of armored vehicles to Australia, which is strength...

S.Korea to raise nuclear power to one third of energy supply

S.Korea to raise nuclear power to one third of energy supply

South Korea plans to increase its proportion of nuclear power to 33% of the country’s energy generation by 2030, while slashing its proportion...

Korea's Hyundai E&C to build smart green city in Vietnam

Korea's Hyundai E&C to build smart green city in Vietnam

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. is poised to become the first South Korean company to join Vietnam’s green smart city development p...

South Korea’s Shinhan launches credit card in Vietnam

South Korea’s Shinhan launches credit card in Vietnam

South Korea’s Shinhan Card Co. launched its first credit card in Vietnam to expand its business portfolios into overseas markets as the sector...

Seoul ordered to fork over $230 mn to Lone Star over KEB deal

Seoul ordered to fork over $230 mn to Lone Star over KEB deal

An international tribunal delivered a ruling in favor of Lone Star on Wednesday over a dispute with South Korea relating to its 3.9 trillion won ($3...

Korea to cut spending in 2023, first time in 13 years

Korea to cut spending in 2023, first time in 13 years

South Korea plans to reduce spending in 2023 for the first time in 13 years by cutting pandemic-era stimulus payments in a move to curb the country&...

Korea's NPS posts 8% loss from investment in H1 2022

Korea's NPS posts 8% loss from investment in H1 2022

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea had an 8% negative return during the first half of 2022, its investment management arm announced on Au...

Hankook Tire to spend $1.6 bn on US plant expansion

Hankook Tire to spend $1.6 bn on US plant expansion

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, will invest $1.6 billion to more than double its output in the US, the world&...

BOK chief: S.Korea won't keep pace with Fed’s interest rate hikes

BOK chief: S.Korea won't keep pace with Fed’s interest rate hikes

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. -- The Bank of Korea plans to raise interest rates until inflation falls to its target level but won't keep pace with the US Fede...

Korea’s Iljin sticks to higher stake sale price than bid

Korea’s Iljin sticks to higher stake sale price than bid

Iljin Materials Co.’s sale process has reached a deadlock as its Chief Executive Heo Jae-Myeong is holding to its price to sell a controlling ...

Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one year

Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one year

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has narrowed its technology gap in Level 3 self-driving vehicles with Tesla Inc. to one year, mo...

Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs

Only 1% of car parts makers in S.Korea feel ready for transition to EVs

The automotive industry around the globe is rapidly transitioning from the manufacturing sector to the digital arena. That is, from an internal...

Korea wins $2.25 bn deal to build Egypt's 1st nuclear power plant

Korea wins $2.25 bn deal to build Egypt's 1st nuclear power plant

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has received a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) order to construct turbine islands under the El-Dabaa nuclear...

Korea's NPS commits to Blackstone's ESG credit platform

Korea's NPS commits to Blackstone's ESG credit platform

The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, has committed capital to Blackstone Credit’s Sustainable Resources Platform to enhance the ...

Hyundai Elevator logs first quarterly loss since 1996

Hyundai Elevator logs first quarterly loss since 1996

Hyundai Elevator Co., South Korea’s No. 1 elevator producer, swung to a quarterly operating loss for the first time since it was listed on the...

SoftBank-backed Tridge becomes South Korea’s first agriculture unicorn 

SoftBank-backed Tridge becomes South Korea’s first agriculture unicorn 

South Korea’s agriculture and food trading platform Tridge Co. announced Thursday that it raised 50 billion won ($37.4 million) from DS Asset ...

Lotte to support Korean SMEs via exhibitions in Berlin, New York

Lotte to support Korean SMEs via exhibitions in Berlin, New York

Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to boost the global sales channels of some 200 Korean small and medium-sized ent...

Ediya to re-enter global café market with first branch in Guam

Ediya to re-enter global café market with first branch in Guam

South Korea’s homegrown coffee chain Ediya Coffee is ready for re-entry into the global café market after the failure of its Chinese bu...

Korea targets Tesla, imported EVs with new subsidy policy

Korea targets Tesla, imported EVs with new subsidy policy

South Korea is planning to set up a new subsidy policy for electric vehicle purchases, which will be commensurate to the EV makers’ after-sale...

Samsung to spend $74 bn on chip production lines in Korea

Samsung to spend $74 bn on chip production lines in Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is expected to invest some $74 billion to expand semiconductor production capacity ...

North Korea dismisses South Korea’s move to improve ties as ‘absurd dream’

North Korea dismisses South Korea’s move to improve ties as ‘absurd dream’

SEOUL—South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol sought to shake up frothy inter-Korean ties on Monday with what he called an “audacious plan....

Hyundai IONIQ 6 logs record pre-orders in South Korea

Hyundai IONIQ 6 logs record pre-orders in South Korea

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, announced on Tuesday that its first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 is enjoying record pre-orders...

Korea may file complaint with WTO against US' Inflation Reduction Act

Korea may file complaint with WTO against US' Inflation Reduction Act

The South Korean government is considering filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the US' new Inflation Reduction Act (IR...

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