Hahn & Co. acquires controlling stake in Namyang Dairy Products

South Korea’s private equity (PE) firm Hahn & Co. has acquired a controlling 53% stake in Namyang Dairy Products, acquiring all shares own...

KakaoBank’s skyrocketing valuation fuels debate on financial reform

There have been near-endless debates regarding the “proper valuation” of KakaoBank, South Korea’s largest internet-only bank that ...

Citibank Korea's retail arm sale may fuel M&A market

Citigroup Inc.'s plan to exit from South Korea's retail banking market may invigorate the country's M&A market, with small-sized, non-banking fi...

HYBE’s music unit split-off plan ignites shareholder concern

HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, will attempt to split off its music business as a separate entity at its general shareholder meeting on May 14. Acco...

SK E&S to invest $1.4 bn in Australia LNG project

SK E&S Co. will invest $1.4 billion in a gas field development project offshore northern Australia that had been postponed due to the global pan...

eBay Korea set to fuel rivalry between retail, online giants

The planned sale of eBay Inc.’s South Korean operations is gathering steam ahead of Coupang Corp.'s US stock market listing this week, with th...

S-Oil invests in fuel cell maker to enter hydrogen energy market

South Korea-based oil refiner S-Oil Corp. is readying to expand its business into the hydrogen energy sector by investing around 8.2 billion won ($7...

Lee Kun-hee’s lavish art collection fuels debate on tax payment scheme

The late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s lavish art collection is driving South Korea’s art circle to pressure lawmakers to amend the cou...

Hyundai Motor to ramp up fuel cell car production

South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Co. has decided to produce around 17,000 units of its hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) this year, thrice t...

NCSoft’s UNIVERSE fuels competition in K-pop entertainment platforms

South Korean game publisher NCSoft Corp. is fueling competition in the online entertainment platform market with the planned launch of its own app, ...

Hyundai inks deal to build first overseas hydrogen fuel cell plant in China

Hyundai Motor Co. has signed a contract to build its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China as the South Korean company aims to en...

SK Group inks $1.5 bn deal to acquire US hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power

South Korea’s SK Group has signed a $1.5 billion deal to acquire a controlling stake in US hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power Inc. and launch...

Korean shipbuilders kick off 2021 with $1 bn container ship, LNG carrier orders

South Korea’s two major shipyards have started off 2021 with decent orders, brightening the outlook for the country to retain its leadership i...

Hyundai Motor to build first overseas hydrogen fuel cell plant in China

Hyundai Motor Co. will build its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China as the South Korean company aims to enter the world’...

KEXIM to finance Korean firms' Mozambique LNG plant project

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) will provide $500 million in project financing to South Korean companies for their $550 million construction...

Korean govt urged to hike diesel tax, ban fossil fuel cars by 2035

South Korea should raise its tax on diesel to match the price of gasoline and phase out internal combustion engine cars by 2035 to tackle air pollutio...

Kolon Industries to mass produce key material for fuel cells

Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturing company, is readying for the mass production of a key material for fuel cells...

Hyundai Heavy affiliate wins $375 mn order for 2 LNG carriers

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., a shipbuilding arm of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, has won a 425 billion won ($375 million) orde...

Daewoo wins $1.8 bn LNG ship orders from Europe

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has secured $1.8 billion in orders to build six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in Europe, in it...

POSCO partners with ExxonMobil to target LNG storage tank materials market

POSCO, South Korea’s largest steel producer, will collaborate with US-based oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) t...

Hyundai Motor ships fuel cell system to non-automotive European startups

Hyundai Motor Co. has exported its fuel cell system to non-vehicle startups in Europe, expanding its hydrogen business beyond the automobile industry,...

Korean steelmakers to supply $100 mn worth of pipes for Canada’s largest LNG project

South Korean steelmakers POSCO and SeAH Steel Corp. will jointly supply 12,000 tons of stainless steel pipe for a liquefied natural gas project in Kit...

Kakao Games shares hit upper limit for two consecutive days, further fueling IPO hype

Kakao Games Corp. shares reached the daily upper limit for the second consecutive day on Sept. 11, pushing the company to the third place on KOSDAQ wi...

[Upcoming IPO] Korean fuel-cell tank maker Iljin Composites gears up to become industry champion

The production of fuel-cell tanks is in full swing at Iljin Composites' factory, a restricted area tightly guarded with strict identification controls...

Kakao Games raises whopping $49.3 bn in subscriptions fueling IPO hype

Kakao Games Corp. has set a fresh record raising over 58.6 trillion won ($49.3 billion) in deposits during its two-day public subscription on Sep...

Hyundai Heavy world's first in LNG-powered container launch

South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has launched the world’s first Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) powered by liquefie...

Hanwha eyes gains running hydrogen fueling stations for US startup

Hanwha Group may exercise its rights to operate more than 700 hydrogen fueling stations to be built across the US and Canada by US hydr...

Korean shipyards retake global top spot in July with pricey LNG vessels

South Korean shipbuilders replaced their Chinese rivals to take the top spot in the global order book last month, thanks to their supremacy in buildin...

NPS joins in billion-dollar LNG midstream deals of Blackstone, KKR

The National Pension Service (NPS) made an investment of the trillion-won ($860 million) level in two LNG midstream assets in North America last month...

Korea, China banks offer $120 mn loan on Chile LNG terminal stake deal

The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) and two Chinese banks have extended a syndicated loan of $120 million to fund a stake purchase in a liquefied natur...