Digital infrastructure as essential as water today: asset managers

Digital assets are important components of change in the infrastructure investment landscape today and are as essential as water and electricity, ex...

HD Hyundai develops electric propulsion system for large ships

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. have secured Approval in Principle (AIP) from the UK's Lloyd's ...

Theraject Asia applies for microneedle patent in US

South Korean microneedle company Theraject Asia on Thursday said it recently applied for a US patent for a medical microneedle, specifically a const...

Innocean to invest $370 million in new growth drivers

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, will invest 500 billion won ($370 million) for four years u...

Prepare for long-term, illiquid asset management: Korean investors

South Korean institutional investors said they are preparing for prolonged high interest rates and market uncertainty, building mid- to long-term pl...

Korean garment maker Hansae targets growth amid economic woes

HO CHI MINH CITY – South Korean garment maker Hansae Co. expects to see decent growth in sales and profits next year despite the global clothi...

Neo Chair cements No. 1 spot as office chair brand on Amazon

Neo Chair, almost unheard of in its home country South Korea, is the top-selling office chair brand on Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce platfo...

SK Geo Centric to supply recycled plastic materials to Amcor

SK Geo Centric Co., a South Korean petrochemical company, announced on Thursday it has entered into an agreement to supply recycled plastic material...

LG Elec to launch new business with startup: LG NOVA head

SAN FRANCISCO – LG Electronics Inc. will set up a new business entity focusing on some of its new growth pillars — digital healthcare, c...

Naver succeeds in issuing $133 mn Samurai bonds

South Korea's Naver Corp. announced on Thursday it successfully issued Samurai bonds, becoming the first global IT company to do so. Naver's debut...

POBA to increase long-term private credit investments

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will step up its private credit and bonds until next year as it expects high interes...

LG Chem to manufacture flooring from waste PET bottles

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. revealed on Thursday its plan to produce an eco-friendly plasticizer derived from discarded polyethylene terephthalate (P...

Stability prioritized over risk-taking assets: Korean investors

South Korean institutional investors increased private lending as interest rates stay higher for longer, while tapping into the secondary market for...

S.Korean HD Hyundai inks $3.9 bn Qatar LNG tanker deal

DOHA -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard, has won a $3.9 billion deal to build 17 liquified natural gas ca...

NPS to expand listed REIT, private debt investments

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will increase investing in real estate debt and listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) next...

Xexymix launches pop-up store in Shanghai BFC Mall

South Korea's media and e-commerce company Brand X Corp. announced on Wednesday its activewear brand Xexymix has opened a pop-up store at the BFC Ma...

South Korean game developers spin off fashion brands

South Korean gaming companies are eyeing the fashion industry in a bid to diversify their revenue sources by broadening the fan base for their popul...

S.Korean public sector's ICT systems to fully convert to cloud

South Korea’s public sector, barring extenuating circumstances, will build its information and communications (ICT) systems in private clouds ...

Medytox to enter China’s botulinum toxin market with Newlux

South Korean pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. on Tuesday announced its plan to enter the Chinese market for botulinum toxins (BTX) with its cut...

KIC eyes private debt, infrastructure in era of high interest rates

Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) is eyeing infrastructure and private debt in the era of higher-for-longer interest rates, while m...

Nvidia invests in Korean generative AI startup Twelve Labs

Nvidia Corp., a global chip designer, made its first investment in a South Korean generative artificial intelligence startup as Big Tech companies G...

HD Hyundai President Chung to deliver keynote at CES 2024

South Korea's No. 1 shipbuilding group’s heir apparent Chung Ki-sun will deliver a keynote speech at the world’s biggest consumer techno...

Mobile carrier LG Uplus makes inroads into EV charger market

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s mobile and broadband service provider, has released the prototype of its first electric vehicle charger to make ...

KG Mobility to develop Level 3 autonomous driving system

South Korea's KG Mobility Corp. announced on Tuesday it partnered with domestic autonomous self-driving software firm Autonomous a2z. The two c...

Tous Les Jours opens first store in Canada

CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Tuesday its bakery chain brand Tous Les Jours has opened its first store i...

Naver secures $100 mn digital twin project in Saudi Arabia

South Korea's dominant web portal giant Naver Corp. has won a contract to develop a Digital Twin platform for Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Municipal a...

Paris Baguette to enter Middle Eastern halal market

Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UAE-b...

Alternative investment forum ASK 2023 to begin Oct. 25 in Seoul

Major institutional investors in South Korea and global asset managers will share their views on the world economy and asset allocation strategies a...

Curocell to localize blood cancer drug by 2025

South Korean biotech company Curocell Inc. on Sunday said it will apply for approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in September next yea...

SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom to design LLM

SK Telecom Co. on Sunday said it will develop a large language model (LLM) specifically for the communications sector with Deutsche Telekom of Germa...