Sports tech startups poised to launch next Korean unicorn

UK Premier League Tottenham Hotspur star forward Son Heung-min and two-way US MLB icon Shohei Ohtani, a designated pitcher and hitter for the Los An...

S.Korea sees boom in domestic demand for zero-sugar soju

A "zero-sugar" craze has emerged on the South Korean market for the country's traditional alcoholic drink soju. Lotte Chilsung Beverage said its die...

Nexon Games’ Blue Archive surpasses 1 million pre-registrants in China

South Korea’s Nexon Games Co. on Wednesday said the number of pre-registrants for its strategy role-playing game Blue Archive exceeded one mil...

K-pop group Astro's Moonbin found dead in his apartment

Moonbin, a member of K-pop group Astro, has died, South Korean police said on Thursday.According to the police and the music industry, his manager f...

S.Korean LPs to up exposure to private debt, infrastructure in 2023: Survey

South Korean institutional investors are eyeing private debt and infrastructure for stable income and to hedge against inflation, a survey by The Kore...

Hyundai Mobis aims to win $1 bn in China orders in 2023

South Korea's leading auto parts supplier Hyundai Mobis announced that it will win $1 billion this year in China, the world's largest electric veh...

S.Korean gov't to support domestic startups in Saudi Arabia entry

South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups held on Wednesday the "K-Deep Tech Startup Meetup" event at Startup Alliance & Space in Gangnam dist...

Korean battery players LG, Samsung, SK sweep US EV tax credits

It has long been talked about and finally confirmed: South Korean battery companies are well-placed to benefit from the strengthened requirements of...

Innocean to cooperate domestic EV charging company for marketing

Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with EV...

Curexo, Kyocera to enter Japan’s artificial joint surgery robot market

South Korea's medical robot company Curexo partnered with Kyocera Corporation to enter the Japanese market for artificial joint surgery robots.Curex...

China, India: Korean investors’ next stock investment targets

The US stock market has long been the prime investment destination for South Korean investors, lured by the dynamics of the global top economy.With ...

Samsung SDI unveils super-gap battery tech aimed at Chinese market

South Korea's leading secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. is setting its sights on China's battery market with its super-gap solid-state battery...

MBK Partners co-founder tops 50 richest S.Koreans: Forbes

Michael ByungJu Kim, co-founder and partner at private equity firm MBK Partners, has topped the ranking of the 50 richest South Koreans by net worth...

S.Korea’s KOTRA to aid domestic pharmaceutical firms in Japan entry

The government-run (South) Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Tuesday that it will hold an export consultation meeting for...

LG Electronics supports ESG certification for overseas suppliers

LG Electronics Inc. is accelerating its support for enhancing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) capabilities of domestic and overseas p...

Hyundai launches marketing offensive in China with N brand

Hyundai Motor Co. will launch its high-performance vehicle brand Hyundai N in China in the second half of the year as part of its offensive on the r...

High- and low-income S.Koreans alike reluctant to have babies: Survey

South Koreans in low- and high-income brackets alike are unwilling to have children due to either insufficient time or money, found a recent survey ...

Korean banks’ profits hamstrung by tighter rules, consumer behavior

South Korea’s commercial banks usually post decent earnings driven by high interest income when the country’s policy interest rates are ...

S.Korean fashion company LF relaunches 1990s-popular line Tipicosi

Tipicosi, a South Korean fashion brand popular in the 1990s, has seen a resurrection thanks to the domestic craze for "newtro," a trend combining th...

Chairman of Polish defense company PGZ visits S.Korea

Sebastian Chwalek, the chairman of Poland's state-owned defense industry company PGZ, is reportedly meeting with domestic Korean companies regarding...

POSTECH hits jackpot with stakes in POSCO companies on battery boom

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), set up by South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Group in 1986 as a research university in the...

S.Korea to dispatch key minerals investigation teams to Chile, Argentina

South Korean government will dispatch a public-private partnership key minerals business survey team to Chile and Argentina to revitalize overseas r...

Hyundai Motor, Kia aim to expand in China through Shanghai Auto Show

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., both struggling in China, are aiming for a turnaround there by introducing over 30 new vehicles including those tai...

Korea’s homegrown OTT Watcha at crossroads amid dearth of cash

South Korea’s homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc. is struggling to raise funds as it faces an uphill battle to win over customer...

S.Korean mobile game’s spending, downloads fall last year

South Korea's mobile game market experienced a decline in 2022, with both downloads and spending decreasing, according to a report by data analytics...

Luxury fashion platform Balaan faces thinning coffers amid mounting loss

Concerns are growing about the financial health of South Korean luxury fashion e-commerce platform operator Balaan Co. after its net loss doubled on...

Korean economy unlikely to rebound in H2; BOK may keep rate

South Korea’s economy is unlikely to rebound in the second half as exports are expected to stay weak on the sluggish global semiconductor indu...

S.Korean supreme court upholds $800 mn fine against Qualcomm

South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday reaffirmed the country’s largest-ever penalty of 1.03 trillion won ($800 million) imposed on Qua...

S.Korea, Boeing tie up for develop future advanced weapons

The Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) teams up with major US defense contractor Boeing to conduct research and development on...

S.Korean state-run railroad companies meet Czech Minister of Transport

South Korea's state-run railway companies Korea Railroad (KORAIL) and Korea National Railway (KR) announced on Thursday that they had met with repre...