Falling freight rates set to boost LG, Hyundai’s earnings
The significant fall in seaborne freight rates of late is expected to boost earnings prospects for South Korea’s major companies, benefitting ...
Macquarie to buy Lotte’s S.Korean transportation card unit
Macquarie Asset Management, part of Australian investment bank Macquarie Group, is set to buy Loca Mobility Corp., Lotte Card Co.’s subsidiary...
Foreigners can enter S.Korean casino without physical passport
Visitors to South Korea will be able to enjoy tax-free shopping and casino experiences with ease, thanks to the mobile passport identity verificatio...
ETRI’s drone communication tech is selected as international standards
South Korean researchers have developed international standards for drone communication, solving the problem of drones being unable to exchange info...
Hyundai’s Chung urges US operations to double down after record Q1
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun on Tuesday urged its US operations to work harder after its two automaking units, Hyundai Motor Co. and Ki...
Samsung Elec to invest $3.1 bn in S.Korean OLED plant
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, is set to spend 4.1 trillion won ($3.1 billion) on a new organic light-emitting...
TIMWORK lifts trophy at March D.Camp startup pitch competition
TIMWORK Inc., a South Korean digital construction plan management software developer, won first prize at D.Camp’s March startup pitch competit...
Hyundai Motor to emerge as Korea’s highest earner, beating Samsung
Hyundai Motor Co. will likely emerge as South Korea’s top profit maker in the first quarter, driven by robust sales of pricey cars, pushing pa...
Lotte Biologics, Excellgene to collaborate on CDO biz
Lotte Biologics, South Korea's biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) company, announced on Sunday that it has...
Korean kitchen automation startups' US advance gains traction
South Korean kitchen automation system developers are eyeing the US as their next key market as demand for automated restaurant operating systems in...
S.Korean activist fund KCGI eyes foundry DB HiTek buyout
Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI) is eyeing a controlling stake in DB HiTek Co. as the activist fund became the second-largest shar...
Top Korean food delivery app posts record profits
Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top food delivery app, posted a record profit in 2022, which also marked its first profit ...
Hyundai Mipo wins $184 mn order four mid-sized PC carriers
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., a subsidiary of HD Hyundai Group's shipbuilding division, has secured a construction contract for four medium-sized PC (p...
S.Korean firms' digital transformation more than a step behind Western: Report
A research report has shown that the level of digital transformation among South Korean companies is lagging behind that of European and American co...
KB Financial launches $193 million fund to invest in global startups
South Korea’s second-largest financial institution KB Financial Group will launch a 250 billion won ($193 million) fund to invest in startups ...
JB Financial wins proxy fight against activist fund Align Partners
South Korea’s JB Financial Group Co. won a proxy battle against local activist fund Align Partners Capital Management on dividends and nominat...
Korean Dongkuk opens 2nd Mexican color-coated steel plant
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. opened its second color-coated steel plant in Mexico as South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker aims to expand its prese...
Lotte Shopping: Resurrected in Indonesia after death in China
JAKARTA – On a hot spring day in March, Lotte Mart’s Gandaria City Mall hypermarket was as bustling with shopping Indonesians as usual.I...
Hyosung TNC to team up with Samsung for eco-friendly protective clothing
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn manufacturer, is teaming up with Samsung Electronics Co. to produce eco-friendly protective cloth...
Alarm bells ring for S.Korean IT firms' ChatGPT craze
The global popularity of ChatGPT is driving South Korean startups to launch a string of new services linked to the artificial intelligence-powered l...
Dongkuk Steel installs solar power generation facility at Pohang plant
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., the world's leading manufacturer of color-coated steel, announced on Wednesday that it has installed a 10-megawatt solar pow...
CJ undertakes educational programs for ethnic minorities in Vietnam
South Korea's CJ Group announced on Wednesday that it will undertake a "Second Girls Education Project" for the Vietnamese ethnic minority.The proje...
S.Korean carbon trading company EcoEye seeks listing
South Korean carbon credit trading company EcoEye Co. is preparing for an initial public offering, poised to be the first listing of a firm in the s...
LX Hausys partners with Belgian firm for premium window market
South Korean company LX Hausys, specializing in building materials and interior products, has signed a strategic partnership agreement for aluminium...
Kakao will launch Korean-specific vertical AI in year's first half
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s platform giant operating the country’s No. 1 chat app KakaoTalk, by the first half of the year will launch an...
Korean bakery chains attract US customers with bread variety, cosy ambiance
South Korean bakery franchises are enjoying growing popularity in the US, appealing to local customers with a variety of bread products and bakery c...
Samsung, SK Hynix asked to swallow tough pill over US CHIPS Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korean chipmakers on Tuesday expressed deep concerns about the detailed guidelines of the US CHIPS and Science ...
US set to emerge as top global buyer of Korean kimchi: Daesang
South Korean kimchi exports to the US have soared since the pandemic as local distribution channels expanded and cooking at home increased, accordin...
South Korean beef poised for export to Malaysia by end-April
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on Tuesday the successful conclusion of negotiations with Malaysia, allowing...
Hyundai Rotem signs high-speed rail car deal with Korail
Hyundai Rotem Co., a company under the Hyundai Motor Co. Group that specializes in manufacturing rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment...
