Lotte to invest more in US bio biz, spend $3 bn in Korea

SAN FRANCISCO -- South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. is considering investing more in the US bio industry and spending $3 billion in new factori...

PAG joins race to buy Korean burger chain Mom's Touch

Pacific Alliance Group (PAG), a Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm, joined the bidding on Jan. 10 to acquire a 100% stake in South Korean h...

Dong Yang Steel Pipe signs contract with Japanese EPC company

DongYangSteelPipe, a steel pipe unit of KBI Group, said on Tuesday that it had signed on the previous day an agreement with a Japanese EPC (engineer...

SK Hynix issues $1 bn sustainability-linked bonds

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. has raised $1 billion in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) to become the world's first memory chipmaker to issue ...

Hancom Frontis to develop AI digital human, 3D scanning project

Hancom Frontis, a Hancom Group company specializing in the metaverse, said on Tuesday that it has signed a three-way agreement with the Tech Univers...

Korean apparel retailer F&F to produce global K-pop stars

South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. made a foray into the entertainment sector to create a synergy of K-content and fashion, competin...

Celltrion Healthcare lands biosimilar deal in Brazil for 2nd straight year

South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. on Tuesday said that for the second straight year, it landed an order for infliximab, an antibody used to tre...

Korean steelmakers accuse Japanese rivals of product dumping

As Japanese hot-rolled steel plates have flooded into South Korea at even lower prices than those from China, Korean steel manufacturers are consi...

Profitable Korean startups attract funds despite downturn

Profitable South Korean startups succeeded in fundraising despite an economic downturn as investors sought stable earnings from companies with clear...

Kia extends official sponsorship of Australian Open until 2028

Kia Corp. said that it would extend its sponsorship of the Australian Open, one of the world's four major tennis tournaments, until 2028.   ...

Cosmax shows off advanced beauty tech at CES with Seoul Nat'l Univ.

Cosmax, a cosmetics original design manufacturer (ODM) of South Korea, said on Tuesday that it unveiled the beauty technology developed jointly ...

SK Hynix introduces AI solution to semiconductor process

SK Hynix Inc. said on Tuesday that it has started to improve production efficiency and yield by introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) solution...

Kakao Pay likely to be included in MSCI index next month

South Korean mobile payment services firm Kakao Pay Corp. will be newly incorporated into the MSCI index next month, inducing an influx of more than...

Smart transportation solution provider Alt-A enlists pre-Series A funding

Alt-A, which provides a transportation system specialized in last-mile roads, said Monday that it has received pre-series A funding from Shinh...

Korean activist fund KCGI buys Meritz Asset Management

A consortium led by Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI), a local activist fund, said on Jan. 9 it signed a share purchase agreement l...

Lotte Chem to raise sales 65% with more advanced materials

LAS VEGAS -- South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. seeks to ramp up sales 65% in nearly 30 years by increasing production of advanced materials, ...

SK Geo Centric signs MOU with Plastic Energy for plastic recycling plant

SK Geo Centric, a subsidiary of South Korea's top refiner SK Innovation Co., will join hands with a global company to build a super-large waste plas...

Jeju Air ranked first in domestic routes last year

Jeju Air Co. took first place with an 18.2% share of domestic routes in 2022 for the third straight year from 2020.The airline said on Monday that...

DSME puts welding collaborative robots into field

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said on Monday that it developed a collaborative robot, or cobot, that welds pipes in the ...

Korean startup Lemonbase attracts $5.6 mn Series A funding

Lemonbase, a South Korean developer and operator of performance management software as a service (Saas), raised 7 billion won ($5.6 million) in Seri...

KSOE to develop large-capacity fuel cells with Europe's research center

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), an intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai Co., has decided to develop fuel cells for mar...

CJ CheilJedang to expand K-food production facilities overseas

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is slated to increase food manufacturing facilities globally and launch businesses in Australia, Canada...

LG Elec sweeps 1st place in Best Washers chosen by US consumers

LG Electronics Inc. swept this year's top spot in all major categories of best washing machines evaluated by Consumer Reports, a leading US consum...

Korea's SK On scraps $3.2 bn Turkey EV battery factory plan

SK On Co., the world’s No. 5 electric vehicle battery maker, dropped a plan to build a 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) plant in Turkey as higher...

Hyundai's Genesis beats rival Infiniti in US car sales

Genesis, Hyundai Motor Group's premium sub-brand, sold more car units in the US last year than its Japanese rival Infiniti.Genesis sold a record-hig...

PE firm VIG Partners takes over Korean low-cost carrier Eastar

South Korean private equity firm VIG Partners has acquired a 100% stake in low-cost carrier (LCC) Eastar Jet Co., the asset manager said on Jan. 6. ...

Com2uS to release host of new games this year

Com2uS Corps. will release a variety of new game titles this year with the goal of reaching 100 billion won ($78.6 million) in global sales for each...

Fly Gangwon fails to pay salaries again due to financial woes

Fly Gangwon, a low-cost carrier based at Yangyang International Airport in Gangwon Province, South Korea, is in serious financial trouble. As its fi...

Air Busan launches new Busan-Clark flight

Air Busan Co. began operating its first new flight route this year between Busan and Clark, the Philippines, and started a new leap forward in earne...

Korean government to finance $625 million for K-content in 2023

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol emphasized on Thursday the importance of K-content, saying content will become the most important industry to s...