Celltrion applies for Phase 3 clinical trials in Europe for biosimilar

Celltrion applies for Phase 3 clinical trials in Europe for biosimilar

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. is speeding up global clinical trials of its biosimilar of the multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment Ocrevus (active ...

Korean activist fund mired in controversy over SM stock deals

Korean activist fund mired in controversy over SM stock deals

A South Korean private equity firm leading shareholder activism against SM Entertainment Co. is mired in controversy as it has surfaced that it sold...

CJ CheilJedang launches Cuisine.K project

 CJ CheilJedang launches Cuisine.K project

South Korea's largest food company CJ CheilJedang Corp., announced on Tuesday the launch of "Cuisine.K," a project aimed at discovering and nurturin...

Simple, retro: Korean game sector’s new target for growth

Simple, retro: Korean game sector’s new target for growth

Once-popular games for feature phones in the 2000s are seeing a revival in South Korea on the growing demand for simple and easy titles for smartpho...

POSCO to spend $900 mn to expand lithium, cathode output in Korea

POSCO to spend $900 mn to expand lithium, cathode output in Korea

South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Group is expected to spend 1.2 trillion won ($900 million) in total to add cathode manufacturing and lithium r...

Korean retail investors net buy bonds at record $3.2 bn in April

Korean retail investors net buy bonds at record $3.2 bn in April

South Korean individual investors flocked to the bond market with net purchases of 4.25 trillion won ($3.2 billion) in April, the highest record on ...

Chinese shoppers slash online purchases of Korean goods

Chinese shoppers slash online purchases of Korean goods

Chinese shoppers have slashed online purchases of South Korean goods since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, tightening their wallets mostly on...

Kia to take pre-orders for electric SUV EV9

Kia to take pre-orders for electric SUV EV9

Kia Corp. announced on Wednesday that it will begin taking pre-orders for the "Kia EV9." The EV9 is Kia's second dedicated electric vehicle based on...

Samsung foundry backlogs top $74.6 bn for logic chip biz goal

Samsung foundry backlogs top $74.6 bn for logic chip biz goal

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 foundry player, has secured contract semiconductor manufacturing order backlogs of more than 100 tr...

Korean builders fare well in Q1 with overseas projects

Korean builders fare well in Q1 with overseas projects

South Korea’s leading construction companies, led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), posted modest operating pro...

KKR to buy Namsan Green Building in Seoul for $186.7 million

KKR to buy Namsan Green Building in Seoul for $186.7 million

KKR & Co. Inc. has agreed to buy Namsan Green Building in a central office district in Seoul for an estimated 250 billion won ($186.7 million).T...

Gucci picks Korean royal palace for 2024 collection

Gucci picks Korean royal palace for 2024 collection

Seoul is emerging as a new venue for global luxury brands’ fight for pride, with Louis Vuitton and Gucci set to unveil their new fashion colle...

Clean energy remains top pick for Korean infrastructure investors

Clean energy remains top pick for Korean infrastructure investors

South Korean institutional investors are poised to ramp up investments in global infrastructure, hedging against inflationary pressure, a survey found...

Will Night Crows be Korean game developer WeMade’s savior?

Will Night Crows be Korean game developer WeMade’s savior?

WeMade Co. on Thursday officially launched Night Crows, a new massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG), in South Korea as the major do...

KIC mulls expanding assets in Asian emerging markets: CEO

KIC mulls expanding assets in Asian emerging markets: CEO

NEW YORK – Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is considering expanding alternative investments in Asian emerging markets...

BIND wins D.Camp startup pitch race in April, co-sponsored by CJ

BIND wins D.Camp startup pitch race in April, co-sponsored by CJ

BIND Corp. was chosen by investors as the best of the best for its online fashion platform for middle-aged men during South Korea’s major star...

S.Korea’s AI platform Wrtn to enter Japanese market

S.Korea’s AI platform Wrtn to enter Japanese market

South Korean generative AI startup Wrtn Technologies unveiled Wrtn Japan, its Japanese version generative AI platform, during the "Generative AI Asi...

DevSisters starts pre-booking Cookie Run: Kingdom in China

DevSisters starts pre-booking Cookie Run: Kingdom in China

South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp. announced on Friday that its globally popular mobile game "Cookie Run: Kingdom" has opened pre-registra...

PwC’s S.Korean member to focus on SE Asia acquisition deals

PwC’s S.Korean member to focus on SE Asia acquisition deals

Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the South Korean member firm of global accounting industry leader PwC, aims to focus on overseas acquisition deals of ...

Doosan Enerbility secures place on US market for SMR

Doosan Enerbility secures place on US market for SMR

South Korea's heavy industry company Doosan Enerbility Co. on Thursday said it discussed on Tuesday cooperation in areas like hydrogen production us...

Korea's Kakao Pay to buy 51% of US financial firm Siebert

Korea's Kakao Pay to buy 51% of US financial firm Siebert

Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., announced on Thursday it has signed an a...

S.Korean walking app Cashwalk debuts in Spain, Italy

S.Korean walking app Cashwalk debuts in Spain, Italy

Nudge Healthcare, a South Korean startup that operates the health management app Cashwalk, has added Italy and Spain to the list of overseas markets...

Samsung unveils 89-inch Micro LED display in China

Samsung unveils 89-inch Micro LED display in China

Samsung Electronics Co. will launch its 89-inch Micro LED display in China for the first time at the "Appliance & Electronics World Expo 2023" (...

POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate

POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., reported a 30% on...

Chinese weak domestic demand causes S.Korean trade deficit: report

Chinese weak domestic demand causes S.Korean trade deficit: report

The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has urged South Korea to develop a strategy to strengthen exports to China based on its market situ...

Korean Air, Asiana to increase award seats ahead of merger

Korean Air, Asiana to increase award seats ahead of merger

Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. are set to increase award seats while revising their membership terms and conditions to help customers...

Samsung bets on H2 recovery with heavy spending after record chip losses

Samsung bets on H2 recovery with heavy spending after record chip losses

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday reported its worst quarterly loss for its semiconductor business, but echoed the widely held industry view that ...

Seoul zeroes in on high tech for US business alliance

Seoul zeroes in on high tech for US business alliance

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is off to a smooth start on his six-day state visit to the US this week, which is expected to pave the way for ...

S.Korea gov’t hosts sales event for domestic, US SMEs

S.Korea gov’t hosts sales event for domestic, US SMEs

South Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded their exchange and cooperation with US firms during President Yoon Suk yeol's state...

In South Korea, innovation is subject to regulatory approval

In South Korea, innovation is subject to regulatory approval

In a country like South Korea with few natural resources to run its economy, innovations or brilliant business ideas are crucial to its survival.It ...

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