Hyundai Mobis pushes into robotics for edge in humanoid era
Hyundai Mobis Co., the auto parts arm of Hyundai Motor Group, will expand into robotics and automotive semiconductors in a bid to secure new growth ...
Next-wave K-Beauty brands chart growth without outside capital
K-Beauty’s rising stars are steering clear of outside capital, opting instead for self-financed growth supported by solid cash reserves, data-...
Netmarble’s Vampir sinks fangs into App Store’s No. 1 slot at launch
In less than a day – only eight hours after its debut – Netmarble Corp.'s Vampir had already drained the competition.The gothic-themed n...
Lee's signature pen admired by Trump at summit turns into surprise gift; golf putter a bonus
When South Korean President Lee Jae Myung stepped into the West Wing of the White House on Monday, he hardly expected a signature pen to steal the s...
Lee, Trump end first summit on cordial note, but questions remain
South Korea’s proposal to help revive the US shipbuilding industry proved pivotal in setting a positive tone for President Lee Jae Myung&rsquo...
Korea Inc pledges $150 bn US investment; KAL buys new planes, Samsung, Hyundai Motor vow extra spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea’s biggest conglomerates have committed $150 billion in fresh investment in the US in a sweeping package t...
Korean dining chains sweep across US, boon for K-sauce
Korean dining chains are springing up across the US, fueled by health-conscious eating trends and the surging influence of Korean pop culture, boost...
S.Korea passes tougher corporate law reform, adopts cumulative voting
South Korea’s National Assembly on Monday passed an amendment to the Commercial Act designed to give minority shareholders greater sway in pro...
Korean tycoons head to US to support summit; Samsung likely to unveil fresh investment
The heads of South Korea’s largest conglomerates are heading to the US to support a Seoul-Washington summit, with investors watching closely f...
Over 10,000 Koreans hold more than 1 billion won in crypto assets
More than 10,000 South Koreans each hold cryptocurrencies worth over 1 billion won ($740,000), with their combined assets totaling 24 trillion won (...
Korea passes controversial ‘Yellow Envelope Act,’ inviting backlash from employers, foreign firms
South Korea’s Parliament has approved sweeping labor reforms known as the “Yellow Envelope Act,” prompting a fierce backlash ...
French specialty gas maker Air Liquide signs $2.9 bn deal to acquire DIG Airgas from Macquarie
Air Liquide SA, a French multinational industrial gas and services company, has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire South Korea’s DIG...
Korean firms eye $5 bn in bond sales as credit spread hits 14-mth low
South Korean companies are ramping up bond offerings ahead of the Korean Thanksgiving holiday in early October, taking advantage of falling interest...
Samsung’s US profit triples in H1 thanks to Galaxy phones
Samsung Electronics Co.'s US unit nearly tripled its profit in the first half of the year, defying concerns about steep US tariffs on foreign electr...
HD KSOE buys Doosan Vina for $207.5 mn in green ship push
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) agreed to buy a full stake in Doosan Vina, the Vietnamese unit of Doosan Enerbility C...
Hyundai Motor to up ante in US with full hybrid lineup in 2026
Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand hybrid offerings across its entire US lineup to cushion profitability from US tariff fallout while hoping to nar...
JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley to meet with Korean regulators, financial chiefs to assess Korea risks firsthand
JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley executives, alongside dozens of overseas investors, will visit South Korea next month to meet with top policymakers and ...
S.Korean President Lee to meet KPop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang, TWICE
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet with Maggie Kang, director of the Netflix animated feature KPop Demon Hunters, along with K-pop girl ...
AWS, Upstage deepen ties in AI drive across Asia-Pacific, US
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reinforced its partnership with South Korean artificial intelligence startup Upstage, backing the company with a minor...
Korea’s demographic shift to single households: Magnet for global real estate giants, investors
South Korea’s rental housing market is attracting some of the world’s largest property investors, as the country’s shifting demogr...
Yuhan’s lung cancer drug eyes blockbuster sales by 2027
A novel lung cancer therapy developed by South Korea’s Yuhan Corp. is on track to become a global blockbuster drug, with annual sales projecte...
POSCO, JSW to build 6 million-ton steel plant in India
South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO Group has agreed with JSW Steel Ltd. to build an integrated steel mill with an annual capacity of 6 mil...
‘Act fast, or miss out’: Korean retail investors look to Wall Street debut stocks for hefty gains
When cryptocurrency exchange operator Bullish rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Aug. 13, a 30-something South Korean investor l...
Woori Bank opens Austin’s first Korean lender branch as US presence gathers pace
Woori Bank, a unit of Woori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services provider, has opened a branch in Austin, Tex...
Korean retail investors pile up Hong Kong shares on China tech surge
South Korean mom-and-pop investors are pouring into the Hong Kong stock market this year, chasing a rally in blue-chip Chinese tech names, with thei...
Samsung to set up chip packaging R&D center in Yokohama, raise stakes vs TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co. will set up an advanced chip packaging research and development center in Yokohama, Japan with an investment of 25 billion y...
BOE risks 15-year US OLED ban in Samsung dispute; Korean display stocks rally
South Korean display makers stand to gain from a possible 15-year US import ban on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels from China’s BOE...
Disney, Marvel, Star Wars stories to get Korean webtoon makeover
Webtoon Entertainment Inc. is bringing Iron Man, Spider-Man, Darth Vader and Beauty and the Beast to life in vertical web panels, reimagined in the ...
Samsung boosts HBM specialist hiring, scales back foundry recruitment
Samsung Electronics Co. is stepping up recruitment of seasoned high-bandwidth memory (HBM) specialists in a push to reclaim leadership in the semico...
LG CNS to build AI data center in Vietnam, accelerating Southeast Asia push
LG CNS Co. will build a hyperscale artificial intelligence data center for Vietnam’s state-run telecom giant Vietnam Posts and Telecommunicati...
