LG Electronics eyes premium market in Saudi Arabia, India
LG Electronics Inc. will seek out new business opportunities as a premium brand in Saudi Arabia for the oil-rich kingdom’s $500 billion Neom m...
Hyundai to supply 1,300 hydrogen buses in Seoul by 2026
Hyundai Motor Co., along with South Korean Ministry of Environment, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, SK E&S and Tmap Mobility, signed a memora...
CAPA: Dong-A ENG Co.
Key facts:- Industry: Mass-production mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing- Mainstay products/services: Automotive interior molds, GM...
Korean Air says it can conclude Asiana takeover via big concessions
The head of Korean Air Lines Co. has expressed confidence over the airliner's proposed acquisition of Asiana Airlines, saying, "We will make it happ...
Doosan Bobcat invests in US-based agtech company
Doosan Bobcat, the construction and agricultural machine making affiliate of South Korea’s Doosan Group, has announced on Wednesday a str...
Dong-A Eng Co.
Key facts Main Business Industrial mold design and manufacturing / machinery manufacturing212.1 Millions USE(Automated Optical Inspection; AOI...
Korean investors’ risky bet: Buy inverse ETFs as Kospi heads higher
Among the most cited stock market sayings by experts and laymen alike are “buy the dips” or “sell on news” – tim...
S.Korean beauty brands lean toward social media stars
AmorePacific Corp.'s new brand launch in February with top South Korean social media influencer Lee Sa-bae created a sensation in the domestic cosme...
Korean LCC Air Premia to spur growth through IPO, more aircraft
Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) that was established in 2017 and started flight operations last July, is gearing for fast gro...
Korean startups opt for Konex, loans for survival during IPO winter
South Korea's anemic initial public offering market has forced the country’s startups to become more creative in raising funds as they shift t...
SKIET signs deal to supply secondary battery separators to N.America
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), an SK Innovation-affiliated manufacturer of secondary battery separators, is set to move into the North American marke...
Korean carmakers' May sales grow for 9th straight month
South Korean carmakers marked sales growth for nine consecutive months as of end-May with the easing of the global semiconductor shortage and rising...
Optimism and hope for South Koreans
I sometimes receive emails from Koreans asking why I don’t consider some of the more troubling social issues their country faces when I am pla...
S.Korea opens logistics center at Surabaya port, Indonesia
South Korea said it opened a logistics center at a port in Surabaya, Indonesia, to support exports to Southeast Asia’s top economy.The Ministr...
HD KSOE secures $938 mn contract for 5 LNG-powered container ships
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), the intermediate shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai Co., said on Thursday that i...
South Korean game developers expand business with IPs
South Korean game developers are expanding their business portfolios through their intellectual property to boost profits with a goal to create glob...
BTS’ 10th anniversary T-shirts to go on sale June 12
South Korean fashion platform W Concept announced on Thursday that it will release a limited number of T-shirts commemorating the 10th anniversary o...
Korean AI startup ActionPower poised to outdo OpenAI, Google: CEO
ActionPower Corp. founded in 2016 is small and young compared to Big Tech companies or heavily funded startups like OpenAI but it is mighty enough t...
Hyundai doubles down on green bus push against Chinese ascent
Hyundai Motor Co. is expected to start remodeling its conventional bus production facility at home this fall to ramp up zero-emission and low-floor ...
Funds with high exposure to Nvidia, Samsung yield higher returns
It's time again to snap up semiconductor stocks – the market darlings these days.Just like its global peers, including the New York Stock Exch...
S.Korean overseas card spending near pre-COVID-19 levels
South Korean residents’ overseas card use jumped in the first quarter to nearly recover levesl before the outbreak of COVID-19 on rising inter...
North Korean spy satellite fails to reach space
SEOUL -- North Korea’s first military satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea and failed to launch into space, Pyongyang’s state media sai...
Hanwha Systems to provide antijam radio to S.Korean military
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Air-to-Ground Communication Radi...
BIO USA 2023 to draw S.Korean biotech leaders, startups
More than 500 South Korean companies from top business groups to AI-based biotech startups are slated to attend the Bio International Convention 202...
Kia unveils European-style EV9
Kia Corp. is consolidating its status as an electrification frontrunner in Europe with the unveiling of the EV9, its inaugural large domestic electr...
SK Ecoplant seeks to establish eco holding firm, sell 40% stake to PEFs
SK Ecoplant Co. is seeking to establish an interim holding firm for its waste management subsidiaries and sell its stake to private equity firms as ...
Air Busan targets record profit with more int’l flights
Air Busan Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, targets record earnings with more international flights, especially to neighboring China and Japan, ...
Mounting deficits, time bomb for Korean e-commerce biz
Major South Korean e-commerce companies’ deficits have mounted to a level near their combined funds raised from investors, stoking fears that ...
SK Bioscience’s COVID-19 vaccine gets approval in UK
SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday that its domestic COVID-19 vaccine, SKYCovione, has rec...
S.Korean convenience store chain CU releases Snoop Dogg sparkling wine
South Korean convenience store chain CU announced on Monday that it exclusively released “Snoop Dogg Cali Gold sparkling wine”, which is...
