Direct lending tops private debt strategy again for Korean LPs

Direct lending, which has topped South Korean institutional investors’ private debt strategies for years, has become even more popular amid risi...

Korean dept stores to lure foreigners with K-pop, festival

South Korean department stores are set to launch various programs such as a festival and sales of K-pop star merchandise to attract foreign tourists...

S.Korean gov’t to export domestic tax service system abroad

South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) is looking to export its world-renowned electronic tax administration system after successfully implementin...

Bionote, Covetrus sign distribution agreement diagnostic products for animals

BioNote, South Korean developer of diagnostic reagents for animals, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a supply contract with Covetrus, a US-ba...

WeMade signs MOU with Ministry of Investment Saudi Arabia

South Korea's game publisher WeMade Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Investment ...

Ponzi scheme suspected behind SocGen-triggered Korean stock havoc  

The South Korean financial authorities will investigate whether unfair trading practices are behind leverage trading after massive margin call reque...

POSCO beats Lotte to join S.Korea’s top 5 conglomerates

Steel giant POSCO has joined the ranks of South Korea’s top five conglomerates for the first time, supported by strong earnings from its recha...

S.Korea-US to deepen aerospace ties through NASA's Artemis

South Korea and the US are set to deepen their partnership in the aerospace sector through the Artemis program, a human and robotic Moon exploration...

KKR mulls investing $150 mn in Korean fashion platform Musinsa

Musinsa Co., South Korea’s leading online fashion platform, is in the final stage of attracting 200 billion won ($149.8 million) from US priva...

S.Korean foodservice companies’ entering to US expanded in 2022

South Korean foodservice companies expanded their presence in the US and Japan, while facing declining prospects in China due to COVID-19 restrictio...

LGES to build pouch-type long-cell battery mother factory at $449 mn

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will add a new mother factory to its Ochang manufacturing complex, as part of its plan to turn the home manufacturing site i...

Korean auto parts makers’ earnings ride on electrification push

South Korea’s major automotive parts makers are expected to post decent growth in their first-quarter sales and earnings on the back of their ...

Netflix to inject $2.5 bn in Korean drama series, movies over next 4 years

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  US streaming giant Netflix is slated to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to boost its cont...

Webcash launches AI accounting solution Wabooks in Vietnam

South Korea's Webcash Co. Group announced on Tuesday that it recently launched Wabooks, a Vietnamese version of the AI-powered accounting solution...

S.Korea wary of tougher US anti-China moves for chipmakers

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday kicked off a six-day state visit to the US with a tough assignment: finding diplomatic solutions for ...

SocGen dumps Korean stocks, likely due to client margin calls

Société Générale S.A. (SocGen) on Monday dumped South Korean shares sending their prices to daily limit lows, which loca...

LG Electronics to bolster B2B to transform into software company

LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s home appliance giant, will expedite its push to transform from a white goods manufacturer into a digital so...

Korean E-Land unites fast fashion units for China biz growth

South Korea’s major retailer E-Land Group has consolidated one of its fast fashion brand's operations at home and in China to accelerate growt...

More Korean LPs look to buyouts, special situations for private equity

Healthcare continued to be the preferred sector for South Korean institutional investors this year as it was last year, a survey found. Meanwhile, the...

EcoPro sets sights on Europe with $286 million cathode plant in Hungary

South Korea’s EcoPro Co., a leading battery materials maker, has begun construction of a 380 billion won ($286 million) cathode plant in Hunga...

HD Hyundai Infracore releases first S.Korean made bulldozer in 24 years

HD Hyundai Infracore Co. a construction equipment affiliate of South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group, on Sunday said it launched its new bulldozer br...

Samsung Display to use waste glass in cement to erect new HQ

South Korea's Samsung Display will use recycled cement using waste glass from the display production process to build a new headquarters.The company...

Korean shipyards feel tailwind from emission rules

Tighter environmental rules and higher energy prices are providing tailwinds for South Korean shipbuilders, which have swept orders for eco-friendly...

LG paves way for $82 bn OLED TV, panel sales milestone

South Korea’s LG Display Co. is regarded as a pioneer in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) market after it developed the world’s f...

Ransomware attacks targeting S.Korean companies on sharp rise

Global hacker groups' ransomware attacks against domestic companies and organizations in the first quarter of this year have been revealed to total ...

Lotte Biologics invests in S.Korean bio-venture Pinotbio

South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. said on Friday that it has made an equity investment in Pinotbio, Inc. for the development of antibody-drug ...

POSCO, three telcos to build communication systems against disasters

South Korean steel giant POSCO said on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three domestic telecommunications companie...

Celltrion Healthcare enters top 10 in hospital prescriptions in Turkey

South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Healthcare Co. on Thursday said it ranked in the top 10 out of 400 companies last year on the Turki...

Samsung, LG show Korean War hero tribute videos on Times Square

A tribute video to honor Korean and U.S. veterans of the Korean War started screening on billboards in New York’s Times Square on Thursday. Th...

Korean won near 5-month low despite weak dollar; outlook dark

The South Korean won fell to the weakest level in almost five months, underperforming other currencies despite a softer dollar, as sluggish fundamen...