HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and BNP Paribas CIB have been reported to South Korean public prosecutors in violation of ...

AEW, Pebblestone buy Korean logistics center for $238 mn

Seoul-based Pebblestone Asset Management Co. and US real estate investor AEW Capital Management have completed the acquisition of a logistics ce...

Korean digital comics boost Naver Webtoon’s biz in Japan

Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, enjoyed robust business in Japan with a record gross merchandise value (GMV) this...

IMM PE's value creation leads to $840 mn deal with BlackRock

When BlackRock bought a 30% stake in South Korean gas supplier AirFirst Co. for 1.1 trillion won ($842 million) from Seoul-based IMM Private Equit...

Lunit selected as contractor for building medical AI platform in Singapore

South Korean medical AI company Lunit announced on Friday that it has been selected as the final contractor in the bidding for the establishment of ...

Orsted wins 1.6 GW offshore wind power license from Korea

Danish energy company Orsted has secured exclusive rights to build South Korea’s largest offshore wind power complex in a project estimated at...

Ananti to go solo in Busan without Hilton

Ananti Inc. will end its six-year-long partnership with Hilton Hotels & Resorts by removing the global hotel giant's nameplate from its luxury s...

Daewoong Pharm set to export Envlo Tab to Russia, CIS

Daewoong Pharmaceutical, a leading South Korean pharmaceutical company will export its new diabetes drug Envlo Tab. (active ingredient:enavogliflozi...

NPS logs 8.7% return in Q1-Q3 on stock boom, strong dollar

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea posted an 8.66% investment return from January to September of this year with assets under management ...

Air Premia posts first-ever quarterly profit

Air Premia Inc., a South Korean budget carrier, on Thursday reported its first-ever quarterly profit in the third quarter of this year, fueled by a ...

POSCO startup POSCORE wins grand prize at D.Camp All-Star League

POSCORE, an in-house startup of South Korean steel giant POSCO Group, won the grand prize during an annual startup demo day hosted Wednesday by star...

Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments

South Korea’s startup environment lags behind major countries in terms of global expansion and foreign investment attraction, a report from st...

Korea puts brakes on Chanel, Hermes, Nike resale bans

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has put the brakes on what it calls unfair business practices whereby Chanel, Hermes and Nike ban customers f...

Hanwha Ocean showcases Jangbogo-III submarine in Warsaw

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. held the Hanwha Ocean Day event in Warsaw, Poland, on November 29 for local media, to showcase its involve...

STX to develop Gargoub port in Egypt with grain silos

STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, is expected to develop a Mediterranean port in Egypt and build grain silos at the port, a move ex...

HD Hyundai taps RCE to go global with used heavy machinery

HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., the construction machinery provider under South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai Group, will ventu...

Asiana collaborates with China's Ctrip for live commerce broadcast

Asiana Airlines Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will conduct a live commerce broadcast in collaboration with China's largest online travel agenc...

Hanwha Ocean to develop submarine technology to evade detection

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. has consecutively secured contracts for naval technology-related vessel research projects. The company recently annou...

Supreme Court affirms Affinity, GIC's exit value on Kyobo Life

South Korea’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the ruling that would allow the Affinity Equity Partners-led consortium, including Singapore&r...

KIC recoups 40% of 2022’s loss on stock, bond gains

Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) posted a 7.12% return on total asset investments in the first eight months of this year, recouping about 40% of last ye...

KOTRA to support K-startups in European expansion

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday the establishment of a South Korean pavilion at the upcoming SLUSH 2023, ...

More Koreans seek high-yield bond funds, betting the Fed will end hikes

South Korean investors are growing more interested in global high-yield bond funds, betting that the US Federal Reserve is likely to end its interes...

Iljin Electric bags $333 mn high-voltage transformer deal in US

Iljin Electric Co. has won its largest-ever 431.8 billion won ($333.2 billion) order to supply high-voltage transformers to a US energy company, the...

Hanjin to strengthen logistics for K-fashion brands

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, announced on Tuesday that it plans to strengthen Swoop, a logistics service o...

Korean defense sector to offset semiconductor downturn: FT

South Korea’s defense sector is enjoying booming demand from countries across the world that are cutting their reliance on Russian weapons, of...

EcoPro Materials' Kospi debut draws investors for short-term gains

Shares in EcoPro Materials Co., South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Group’s unit that went public on Nov. 17, are skyrocketing as reta...

S.Korean gov't to support export of postnatal care centers

The South Korean government will support the overseas expansion of domestic postnatal care centers. South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Fin...

L&F to invest $1.9 bn to build key battery materials plants

DAEGU, South Korea – L&F Co., South Korea’s major cathode supplier seeking to transform into a comprehensive battery materials produ...

Cosmax targets Thailand with K-beauty cosmetic formulations

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer that specializes in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it is ac...

KG Mobility may lose its name to trademark troll

KG Mobility Corp., South Korean automaker specializing in sport utility vehicles, is on the brink of losing its new name, which could deal a blow to...