Huneed, DTC to co-work for military radio equipment

Huneed, DTC to co-work for military radio equipment

South Korea's Huneed Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has signed a teaming agreement with the UK-based Codan Communications DTC. The two c...

UBS, Citigroup to handle sale of KKR’s JV with Korean builder

UBS, Citigroup to handle sale of KKR’s JV with Korean builder

UBS Group AG and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are set to manage the sale of a joint venture between global private equity giant KKR Co. Inc. and ai...

Rebellions raises $124 mn to co-develop AI chip with Samsung

Rebellions raises $124 mn to co-develop AI chip with Samsung

South Korean fabless artificial intelligence chip startup Rebellions Inc.’s plan to co-develop the next-generation AI chip with the world&rsqu...

Naver's Wattpad lays off 30 employees again

Naver's Wattpad lays off 30 employees again

Naver Corp.'s subsidiary and North American original fiction platform, Wattpad, has once again carried out layoffs after a year. According to the we...

Bando E&C commences second housing project in US

Bando E&C commences second housing project in US

South Korea's Bando Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Tuesday that it has embarked on its second housing development project, "The Bor...

Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products

Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products

South Korean convenience store chains are accelerating exports of food products under their private brands as the domestic market competition is int...

Fashion Group Hyungji's profit surges 145% in 2023

Fashion Group Hyungji's profit surges 145% in 2023

South Korea's Fashion Group Hyungji reported on Tuesday a preliminary 30 billion won ($22.5 million) in earnings for 2023, a staggering 145% jump fr...

S.Korean trading companies boost profits by diversifying businesses

S.Korean trading companies boost profits by diversifying businesses

POSCO International Corp. joined the "1 trillion won ($751 million) profit club" for the first time in 2023, powered by a near doubling of its energ...

Hyosung Advanced Materials' operating profit down 45% in 2023

Hyosung Advanced Materials' operating profit down 45% in 2023

Hyosung Advanced Materials announced on Monday that its operating profit for last year on a consolidated basis was 172.4 billion won ($129 million),...

Central, South America: Korean builders’ El Dorado

Central, South America: Korean builders’ El Dorado

South Korean construction companies are penetrating deeper into Central and South America, where high demand for infrastructure facilities is now se...

Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts

Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts

South Korean financial group chiefs will no longer enjoy automatic term extensions as the government is stepping up pressure on the groups to improv...

Private debt, infrastructure remain top picks for Korean LPs in 2024

Private debt, infrastructure remain top picks for Korean LPs in 2024

Private debt and infrastructure will remain South Korean institutional investors’ favorite alternative asset classes for the second straight yea...

Lotte Mart debuts Korean street food store in Indonesia

Lotte Mart debuts Korean street food store in Indonesia

South Korea's Lotte Mart has introduced its first specialized grocery store overseas, announcing the opening of its revamped Gandaria store in Jakar...

Korean battery makers fret over Tesla’s cost-cutting plans

Korean battery makers fret over Tesla’s cost-cutting plans

The South Korean battery industry is bracing for a grim market this year as Tesla Inc. is seeking every possible means to reduce costs to combat&nbs...

LG Energy to supply $748 million worth of batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors

LG Energy to supply $748 million worth of batteries to Japan’s Isuzu Motors

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, has agreed to supply its cylindrical batteries to Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan...

LG to unveil commercial display solutions at ISE 2024

LG to unveil commercial display solutions at ISE 2024

LG Electronics Inc. said on Friday it will unveil a cloud platform for business-to-business (B2B) customers of commercial displays at Integrated Sys...

Bespin Global supplies AI chatbot to Gimpo Int’l Airport

Bespin Global supplies AI chatbot to Gimpo Int’l Airport

South Korea's cloud solution provider Bespin Global announced on Friday that it has supplied its interactive artificial intelligence (AI) platform H...

LG Energy leaves 2024 capex unchanged despite softer demand

LG Energy leaves 2024 capex unchanged despite softer demand

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will break through the anticipated slowdown in global electric vehicle demand this year with enhanced technology leadership ...

Nongshim to open brand zone in Myeongdong, Seoul

Nongshim to open brand zone in Myeongdong, Seoul

South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. announced on Friday that it will open its brand zone in Myeongdong, Seoul with the domestic street...

Korea needs population growth for sustainability: World Bank chief

Korea needs population growth for sustainability: World Bank chief

World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Thursday that South Korea needs to boost population growth by easing the fierce competition in education and...

Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama

Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama

A state-run company in South Korea is set to seek an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) worth around 1 trillion won ($747.1 million) against t...

Doosan Enerbility wins $210 mn S.Korean power plant deal

Doosan Enerbility wins $210 mn S.Korean power plant deal

South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has bagged a 280 billion won ($209.6 million) contract to supply core equipment ...

Daedong Gear to supply $137mn EV parts to Hyundai

Daedong Gear to supply $137mn EV parts to Hyundai

Daedong Gear Co., a powertrain subsidiary of South Korea’s Daedong Group, announced on Thursday that it has won a 183.6 billion won ($137 mill...

Lotte World Tower sees record-high visitors in 2023

Lotte World Tower sees record-high visitors in 2023

Lotte Property & Development Co. (Lotte P&D) announced on Wednesday that the total number of visitors to Lotte World Tower and Mall last yea...

Nike looks to lure Korean customers with Naver’s generative AI ad platform

Nike looks to lure Korean customers with Naver’s generative AI ad platform

Nike Inc., the leading global sportswear brand, has launched an advertising campaign in South Korea on the generative artificial intelligence (AI) a...

HD Hyundai, Hanwha delivers 1st of 12 container ships to HMM

HD Hyundai, Hanwha delivers 1st of 12 container ships to HMM

South Korea’s top container line HMM Co. said on Wednesday that it held a naming ceremony for HMM Garnet, a 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit...

Sodium-ion batteries: Attractive option for EVs as costs, supply matter

Sodium-ion batteries: Attractive option for EVs as costs, supply matter

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), fast emerging as the next-generation battery cells, will be up to 24% cheaper than the most affordable lithium-based ba...

Nongshim sees record-high Shin Ramyun sales

Nongshim sees record-high Shin Ramyun sales

South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. announced on Wednesday that its signature instant noodle brand Shin Ramyun saw a record high of ...

Celltrion, WuXi XDC to develop new antibody-drug conjugates

Celltrion, WuXi XDC to develop new antibody-drug conjugates

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. has signed a business agreement with China’s WuXi XDC to jointly develop new antibody-drug conjugates (ADC)...

Hyundai Motor units join hands for logistics solutions

Hyundai Motor units join hands for logistics solutions

Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous driving technology arm 42dot Inc. has joined hands with its sister companies Hyundai Glovis Co. and Hyundai C...

Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman courts Korean AI startups as Riyadh, Abu Dhabi vie to build tech hubs K Shipbuilding up for sale as Korean shipyards ride new boom Samsung to buy US health tech firm Xealth in digital health push Korean waste management firm Koentec on market for $730 mn US unveils 25% tariffs on S.Korea, sets Aug. 1 deadline for agreement