Chinese group tours to Korea poised for strong revival
Chinese group tours to South Korea are showing signs of a rebound, about 10 months since Beijing lifted its bans on Chinese group tours to Seoul las...
Near-zero interest rate deposits swell at Korean banks
Demand and short-term deposits at South Korea’s top five banks have expanded 5% to 657 trillion won ($480 billion) in the first quarter of thi...
SK Hynix to sell 50% stake in Wuxi foundry unit to Chinese firm
SK Hynix Inc. will sell nearly a half stake in its foundry unit in China to a Chinese state-run enterprise for $349.3 million in a bid to expand its...
SoftBank to buy part of Naver's Line stake by July: CEO Miyakawa
TOKYO – SoftBank Corp., which runs LY Corp., the operator of the popular mobile messenger app Line in Japan, said on Thursday it is in talks w...
APR completes second factory in Pyeongtaek
South Korea's cosmetic and clothing company APR announced on Wednesday that it completed its second plant, the APR Factory Pyeongtaek 2 Campus. ...
SK Telecom eyes tangible results from AI business in 2024
South Korea’s No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is set to accelerate investments in artificial intelligence to bring more tangible outcomes ...
Native Korean fast-fashion brands poised to snatch market
South Korea’s homegrown fast-fashion brands are expected to continue making big strides at home as cost-conscious consumers shifted toward mor...
Perigee, SSC to cooperate on space launch vehicle
South Korea's small space launch vehicle startup Perigee Aerospace Inc. announced on Wednesday that it partnered with the Swedish Space Corporation ...
Aekyung Chemical develops hard carbon of SIB
South Korea's Aekyung Chemical Co. announced on Wednesday that it developed a high-performance hard carbon material that functions as the main anode...
Coupang to keep investing against Chinese players despite loss
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s No. 1 e-commerce platform facing fierce competition from Chinese rivals, dipped into the red in the first quarter,...
Samsung tops global OLED market in one year
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it achieved the number one sales position in the global OLED monitor market one year after enter...
Startups bet on affluent Gen X in Korea’s senior living market
Elder-care startups are rushing to build high-end senior homes in South Korea targeting affluent Generation Xers set to retire in five years on expe...
Hasty overseas expansion hurts Korean entertainment sector
South Korea’s entertainment and content industries suffered from hasty expansions with investments of billions of dollars in the global market...
UAE to invest up to $1 bn in S.Korean ventures
The United Arab Emirates is set to invest a maximum of $1 billion in South Korean startups via a joint venture, as a part of its mid- to long-term p...
Woongjin reborn as IT solution company beyond education firm
Woongjin Co., better known as the home-study workbook brand Woongjin ThinkBig in South Korea, has been transforming into an information technology s...
S.Korea’s largest startup fair NextRise to be held in June
The Korea International Trade Association announced on Tuesday that the largest domestic startup fair in South Korea, NextRise 2024 Seoul," will be ...
Qcells launches commercial operations at new plant in Georgia, US
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar power unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group known as Qcells in overseas markets, ha...
HMM gets Platinum ESG rating from EcoVadis
HMM Co., South Korea’s flagship sea carrier, announced on Tuesday that it achieved the Platinum rating from EcoVadis, a global environmental, ...
S.Korean anti-obesity drugmakers eye niche demand
The global weight management market has entered a new chapter following the arrival of blockbuster weight-loss medication Wegovy, and South Korean l...
Samsung Electronics unveils 114-inch Micro LED
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that it unveiled its 114-inch Micro LED to expand its Micro LED lineup to include 89-inch, 101-inch.&nb...
Sapeon to supply NPU IP to Telechips
Sapeon Inc., the artificial intelligence (AI) chip subsidiary of South Korea's SK Telecom Co., announced on Friday that it will supply its AI semico...
Osstem to buy Brazil’s No. 3 dental implant maker Implacil
South Korea’s Osstem Implant Co., the world’s fourth-largest dental implant maker, is slated to acquire Brazilian peer Implacil De Borto...
HD KSOE wins $286mn order for four MGCs
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) announced on Thursday that it signed a contract w...
Lunit, Radiobotics team up to enter EMEA markets
South Korean medical AI company Lunit announced on Thursday that it partnered with the Danish musculoskeletal AI diagnostics company Radiobotics ApS...
Celltrion to supply Remsima, Herzuma to Peru
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it secured a contract to supply its biosimilars for autoimmune disease treatment and antican...
Korean brokerages' foreign profits up on IB, bond trading
South Korean brokerage firms expanded their net profits from overseas operations last year, backed by increased gains from their investment banking ...
LS Electric wins $23 mn order for Thai railway signal system
South Korea's LS Electric Co. won a contract from the State Railway of Thailand to construct a railway signaling system for a 177 km section between...
Doosan Enerbility to export nuclear plant equipment to Romania
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Thursday it won a contract with Canadian nuclear reactor manufacturer Candu ...
HD Hyundai Oilbank to supply ultra-low sulfur diesel to Guam
HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., South Korea’s refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, announced on Wednesday that it secured a contract to supply 7.2 million ...
SK Geo reconsiders extent of $1.3 bn plastic recycling plant project
South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. is reconsidering how much it will invest in a planned $1.3 billion waste plastic recycling complex project in...
