TPG’s sale of cosmetics packaging specialist Samhwa to KKR: A textbook turnaround story

Global private equity firm TPG has struck one of this year’s standout mid-cap deals in South Korea, selling Samhwa Co., a cosmetics packaging ...

Korea’s pharmaceutical exports set to top $10 bn, led by ‘K-M7’ champions

South Korea’s pharmaceutical exports are on course to surpass $10 billion this year, underscoring the country’s growing clout in the glo...

Gensis launches motorsport team to race in high-performance segment

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Wednesday launched a racing team and unveiled a motorsports prototype to raise its presence in the glob...

S.Korea's Daesang holds kimchi contest in US

South Korea's Daesang Corp. said on Monday it hosted the "Jongga Kimchi Blast" event in the US to promote kimchi and elevate Korean food culture.&...

Hyundai L&C targets US, India with premium finishing material

Hyundai L&C, South Korea’s Hyundai Department Store Group’s building materials unit, said on Tuesday that it will increase the propo...

Hyundai Motor, Kia: S.Korea’s highest earners, Tesla’s biggest rival in US

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, became the country’s highest earners in 2023, buoyed by robust sa...

Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 by Statista, Korea Economic Daily

Statista, the world’s leading data and intelligence company, has teamed up with The Korea Economic Daily to identify South Korea’s faste...

Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 list by Statista, Korea Economic Daily

List of Korea’s Growth Champions 2024 Rank Company Absolute Growth Rate Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Revenue 2019 Revenu...

Naver-invested Bering Lab tops at Huawei startup contest

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) legal technology startup Bering Lab, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), receiv...

Korean startups join push to champion satellite data analytics market

Artificial intelligence is making big changes everywhere, even in space. Joining an AI-controlled space war, South Korean startups armed with AI tec...

Hansae: Hidden Korean champion in global OEM apparel market

Hansae is an unfamiliar name to many South Koreans for sure.But among original equipment manufacturing (OEM) companies in the apparel industry, Hans...

Rule prevents release of sequel to hit game Modoo Marble in S.Korea

The sequel to the popular real estate board game Modoo Marble is unavailable in South Korea because of the country's ban on play-to-earn (P2E) games...

AI tech of Samsung Research recognized via machine translation award

Samsung Research, the research and development (R&D) hub of Samsung Electronics Co., has proven its excellence in artificial intelligence-based ...

SoftPV thinks outside the box to make marble-like modules

The solar energy sector is enjoying renewed interest on the back of growing interest by investors in companies with good ESG (Environmental, Social,...

Neck-and-neck contest for fintech assoc. chair narrows

For the first time ever, South Korea’s fintech industry association will see meaningful competition in electing its chair this month – r...

[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...

Korea's Growth Champions 2024

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