Korean brokerages expand bond issues to repay short-term debts
South Korea’s mid-sized brokerage firms are increasingly embracing bond sales as several large firms sold their bonds in January amid investor...
LG Innotek hastens to lead autonomous driving solution
LG Innotek Co., South Korea’s major camera module supplier seeking to reduce its hefty reliance on Apple Inc. for earnings, has unveiled its l...
Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers
Dwindling demand for foreign beers and whiskeys in South Korea has led some local liquor importers to let go of some staff, spurring concerns about ...
Global property market plunge hits Korean financial firms
South Korean financial service companies are seeing increased losses in global real estate amid the commercial property value plunge and concerns ar...
LG Electronics puts focus on customers to drive growth
LG Electronics Inc., transitioning into a smart life solution platform company from a simple white goods manufacturer, will enhance its customer-cen...
Korean bank branch closures accelerate as online deals grow
South Korean banks are accelerating moves to close branches given the growth in digital transactions and decline in offline customers but financial ...
S.Korean refiners’ competition in EV lubricants sector intensifies
Refiners in South Korea are in a race to expand their presence in the electric vehicle lubricants market through overseas production facilities and ...
SK Networks looks to triple operating profit by 2026 with AI
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading and rental company actively investing in tech firms in recent years, will step up its efforts to transform i...
Fed rate cut hopes spur Koreans’ US Treasury bond buying spree
US Treasury bonds are gaining popularity among retail investors in South Korea amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates...
S.Koreans flock to funds, liquid assets out of term deposits
South Korean companies and households flocked to investment funds and short-term deposits in December last year, pulling out of money market funds a...
Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment
South Korea’s job increases rose for a second straight month to a 10-month high in January thanks to higher employment of the older, although ...
Naver to develop HyperCLOVA X-based edu service
South Korea’s Naver Corp. announced on Friday that its cloud computing unit Naver Cloud, Daekyo, and NSDevil will co-work to develop education...
S.Korean used cars flow into Russia via Central Asia
Used cars from South Korea are being funneled into Russia via Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, according to automobile industry sources on Friday. These...
Venture downturn keeps Korean unicorns from acquisitions
South Korean unicorns, or private companies worth $1 billion or more, are increasingly refraining from taking over smaller startups for business exp...
Samsung wins first 2 nm AI chip order from Japan’s PFN; a snub to TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has won its first 2-nanometer node artificial intelligence chip production cont...
Mirae Asset, Bloomberg to team up to develop ETFs
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset manager under South Korea's financial service giant Mirae Asset Financial Group, will develop exchange-...
Foreign investors net buyers of Korean stocks for 3rd straight month
Foreign investors bought more South Korean stocks and bonds in January, extending their buying spree to three months.The Financial Supervisory Servi...
Nature Republic opens first store at Dubai Mall
South Korean beauty brand Nature Republic announced on Thursday that it opened its first store at Dubai Mall, the largest shopping mall in Dubai, ...
India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business
South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...
S.Korean government seeks to lower streaming service rates
The South Korean government is seeking to lower the country’s video streaming service, or over-the-top (OTT) media service, rates as part of i...
T’way, Air Premia to take off with Korean Air-Asiana merger
The proposed 1.8 trillion-won ($1.3 billion) merger between Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. will offer a tailwind to South Korea&rsquo...
What drives opportunity in solar power: NextEnergy Capital
NextEnergy Capital, a leading global fund manager specializing in ground-mounted solar energy, will boost its investments in renewables around the w...
BMW joins other foreign brands’ moves to use domestic car GPS in Korea
German luxury carmaker BMW Group is installing domestic GPS navigation systems in models sold in South Korea, joining other imported car brands&rsqu...
HD KSOE teams up with Woodside, MOL on liquid hydrogen carrier
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) is gearing up to develop and operate a vessel to ...
Shortt gets 400 mn views in one year in SE Asian market
Shortt, a South Korean short form content company, announced on Wednesday that it has got a total of 400 million views of its campaigns for South Ko...
LG Energy to buy more Australian lithium for US EV benefits
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, said on Wednesday it was set to buy more lithium, a ke...
Korean stock market volatility up since short-selling ban
The South Korean stock market has seen increased volatility and few rallies over the past three months, in sharp contrast to government hopes that i...
Daewoong gets stem cell facility license in Indonesia
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Daewoong Biologics Indonesia has obtained a stem cell Lab Operational...
S.Korean companies line up for IPOs as market recovers
South Korean companies are gearing up for listings targeting billions of dollars in market capitalization as the local initial public offering (IPO)...
SK Earthon sells Peru LNG stake for $257 mn to MidOcean
SK Earthon Co., the resources development subsidiary of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., sold a stake in Peru LNG Co. LLC f...
