K-content makers to list on Nasdaq via $610 mn SPAC deal

K-content makers to list on Nasdaq via $610 mn SPAC deal

Seven South Korean content makers are set to list on the Nasdaq through a $610 million merger deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)...

GM names Hector Villarreal as new CEO for S.Korean operations

GM names Hector Villarreal as new CEO for S.Korean operations

General Motors (GM) on Friday named Hector Villarreal as the new president of GM Korea. After more than 40 years with the company, GM Korea Presiden...

Doosan to start demonstration of high-efficiency hydrogen turbine

Doosan to start demonstration of high-efficiency hydrogen turbine

South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility Co. is set to develop and demonstrate a high-efficiency H-class large hydrogen turbine technology utilizing pu...

Hanwha to reveal S.Korean rocket Nuri, UAM techs in Paris

Hanwha to reveal S.Korean rocket Nuri, UAM techs in Paris

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to showcase its cutting-edge technology, specifically those applied to home...

India rises as LG's cash cow under revised S.Korean tax laws

India rises as LG's cash cow under revised S.Korean tax laws

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has received nearly 600 billion won ($470 million) in dividends from its overseas operations in the first qu...

Lotte Shopping to raise $785 mn from Korean banks for ESG push

Lotte Shopping to raise $785 mn from Korean banks for ESG push

Lotte Shopping Co., the retail arm of South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate Lotte Group, will tap 1 trillion won ($784.4 million) from two of the...

Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul

Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul

Rolls-Royce has unveiled Spectre, the brand's first all-electric model, on Friday in Seoul for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.The exterio...

Dong-A ENG Co.

Dong-A ENG Co.

Key facts Industry Mass-production mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing Mainstay products/services Automotive interior ...

RheeTech Co.

RheeTech Co.

Key facts Industry Mold design and production, injection molding Mainstay products/services Mass-production molds for PTFE and PEEK mate...

Min Sung Precision Co.

Min Sung Precision Co.

Key facts Industry Industrial mold manufacturing and repairment/plastic injection molding Mainstay products/services High-precision mold...

S.Korean gov't, L'Oréal to jointly support beauty tech startups

S.Korean gov't, L'Oréal to jointly support beauty tech startups

South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups has joined forces with the L'Oréal Group to provide support for beauty tech startups.During the Vi...

Kooksoondang to export limited edition makgeolli to Japan in four years

Kooksoondang to export limited edition makgeolli to Japan in four years

Kooksoondang Co., a South Korean brewery that produces traditional rice-based wines, announced on Friday that it will export 100,000 bottles of the ...

CJ Logistics, Evergreen sign agreement for logistics cooperation

CJ Logistics, Evergreen sign agreement for logistics cooperation

South Korea's CJ Logistics has entered into mutual cooperation with the Taiwan-based global shipping company Evergreen Marine Corporation for the ...

Daehwa Pharm applies for approval of anti-dementia patch in China

Daehwa Pharm applies for approval of anti-dementia patch in China

South Korea's Daehwa Pharm Co. is speeding up its advance into the Chinese market for anti-dementia medicine, applying for sales approval of its pat...

Korea’s GS E&C holds first global HR conference in Mumbai

Korea’s GS E&C holds first global HR conference in Mumbai

GS Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Friday that it recently held the “1st Global HR Leaders Conference” attended by chief...

S.Korea’s Hanwha Securities to acquire Ciptadana in Indonesia

S.Korea’s Hanwha Securities to acquire Ciptadana in Indonesia

Hanwha Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that it has decided to acquire Indonesia's Ciptadana Securities and Ciptadana Asset Managem...

Amorepacific runs events to mark BTS 10th anniversary

Amorepacific runs events to mark BTS 10th anniversary

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. has temporarily opened a staff-only space to BTS fans.  The company’s Seoul h...

Galaxy Watch's alarm of abnormal heartbeat gets approval in S.Korea

Galaxy Watch's alarm of abnormal heartbeat gets approval in S.Korea

Samsung Electronics Co.'s new feature on the Galaxy Watch, which detects heartbeats and alerts the possibility of risks such as arrhythmia, can now ...

Samsung's C-Lab participates in Europe's largest startup exhibition

Samsung's C-Lab participates in Europe's largest startup exhibition

Samsung Electronics Co.'s C-Lab showcases K-innovation at Europe's largest startup exhibition, paving the way for global market expansion.South Ko...

Chip prices likely to rise in H2: KB Securities

Chip prices likely to rise in H2: KB Securities

KB Securities predicted on Thursday that semiconductor prices are likely to rise in the second half of the year due to the decrease in production ca...

Japanese yen near 8-year low against S.Korean won

Japanese yen near 8-year low against S.Korean won

The Japanese yen is nearing its lowest level in eight years against the South Korean won, with their exchange rate hovering around the 9.00 level.It...

Daesang to produce new eco-friendly material Cadaverine

Daesang to produce new eco-friendly material Cadaverine

Daesang Corp., South Korean manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical ingredients, announced on Wednesday that it has developed a new eco-friendly mat...

KBIZ holds SME export consultation meeting in Dubai

KBIZ holds SME export consultation meeting in Dubai

A large-scale business event was held in Dubai to support the expansion of Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the Middle East.Th...

Goldman Sachs slashes Korean cathode stock targets; market ignores

Goldman Sachs slashes Korean cathode stock targets; market ignores

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has slashed the target prices of South Korean top cathode stocks, namely EcoPro BM Co. and POSCO Future M Co., by nearly ha...

Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

The South Korean capital of Seoul is surging in global popularity as a summer travel destination amid the first peak summer season since COVID-19 we...

Samsung to collaborate with world's leading solar company

Samsung to collaborate with world's leading solar company

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with SolarEdge Technologies, the world's leading solar smart inverter company, to...

Foreign buying of Korean stocks, bonds at record high, boosting won

Foreign buying of Korean stocks, bonds at record high, boosting won

Foreigners bought a record $11.43 billion in South Korean stocks and bonds in May, boosting the value of the won versus the dollar amid the greenbac...

Samsung Elec joins global 4-day workweek push for work-life balance

 Samsung Elec joins global 4-day workweek push for work-life balance

Samsung Electronics Co. is joining the global four-day workweek move, albeit only partially, under its chief Jay Y. Lee’s leadership that emph...

Display makers LG, Samsung gear up for OLED gaming monitor boom

Display makers LG, Samsung gear up for OLED gaming monitor boom

South Korea’s two largest panel makers – LG Display Co. and Samsun Display Co. – are bracing for a gaming monitor boom as gamers w...

Hyundai Motor to collect $5.9 bn in dividends from abroad for EV push

Hyundai Motor to collect $5.9 bn in dividends from abroad for EV push

Hyundai Motor Group’s overseas subsidiaries will repatriate $5.9 billion in dividends in total to their parent in South Korea this year to hel...

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