Standard Chartered's director attributes ESG success to board-led decisions

When it comes to the banking sector's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts, an industry veteran says the success depends on the chief...

SK Inc. gets highest AAA grade in MSCI's ESG rating

SK Inc., SK Group's investment arm, won the highest AAA ratings from both Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and the Dow Jones Sustainabili...

Chinese regulator approves Korean Air-Asiana merger

The merger between South Korea's two leading airlines Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. passed a hurdle as China's antitrust watchdog ga...

Net assets of S.Korea's ETF rise to $63.1 billion despite stock woes

Despite South Korea's weak stock market this year, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector, which marked its 20th anniversary, maintained a clear grow...

Hanwha revs up to acquire STX Heavy Industries, following DSME purchase

Hanwha Corp. is revving up to acquire STX Heavy Industries, which provides parts and technical support for marine engines, shipbuilding equipment, a...

Hyundai Mobis tests cutting-edge vehicle broadcast platform in North America

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, which developed the next-generation automotive broadcast system ATSC 3.0 in the US, has teamed up with Sinclair Broadca...

Self-driving bus running on main roads launched for first time in S.Korea

South Korea in a first for the country has launched self-driving buses running on bus rapid transit (BRT) routes.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructur...

Korea’s big bio startups to launch $39 mn investment fund

South Korea’s four leading biotech firms plan to launch an investment fund of up to 50 billion won ($39 million) to support smaller domestic b...

Italian envoy to Korea says what works in Korea works globally

Italian Ambassador to South Korea Federico Failla said that as both Italy and Korea cherish and prioritize the importance of tradition and innovatio...

S. Korea foresees recession in falling freight prices, wages

Global ocean freight prices are falling amid a darkening outlook for South Korea, as Asia’s fourth-largest economy heavily depends on overseas...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group changes its name to HD Hyundai

HD Hyundai held a 50th-anniversary vision declaration ceremony at its Global R&D Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on Monday where it annou...

CJ ENM sets up brand incubator Brandworks Korea

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. plans to foster the brand incubating business and promote sales through Brandworks Korea, the compa...

Korea's int'l passenger traffic exceeds domestic for 1st time since pandemic

The volume of international passengers in South Korea has exceeded that of domestic flights for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pa...

85% of S.Korea's Gen MZ have contactless savings accounts

A study finds 90% of South Korea's Generation MZ, a demographic comprising millennials and Generation Z members born between 1981 and 2010, use cont...

South Korea doubles gov't fintech innovation fund to $781 million

The South Korean government will double the value of its Fintech Innovation Fund, a source of financial support for the financial technology or fint...

SK may sell assets in Vietnam, Malaysia to raise billions of dollars

South Korean conglomerate SK Group is considering selling some of its assets in Vietnam and Malaysia owned by its investment vehicle SK South East A...

SKC to showcase innovative chip, battery materials at CES 2023

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials maker, will showcase innovative materials for rechargeable batteries and semiconductors at CES 2023, the...

Kakao Games to launch Eversoul with 1.3 mn pre-orders

Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., said on Dec. 23 it will launch the global service of mobile role-p...

Launch of Innospace's Hanbit-TLV rocket called off due to technical glitch

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Wednesday that it will invest 350 billion won ($273 million) to build a rocket launch site, which will ...

Korea’s local govts gear up to lure Tesla for Gigafactory

All of South Korea’s major municipal governments are gearing up to be considered as the site of a new Gigafactory, Tesla Inc.’s manufact...

KAI to develop Korea's first mine-sweeper helicopter

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) is poised to start R&D on a minesweeper helicopter that specializes in removing underwater mines.The compa...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group develops dual LNG-hydrogen engine

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has developed South Korea's first hybrid engine that uses liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen.The group's ...

Korea-China air flights set to rise with Beijing’s eased zero-COVID policy

Air flights between South Korea and China are set to rise significantly next year with the Chinese government issuing new guidelines easing its stri...

Lotte mulls building transit hubs in retail stores for air taxis, drones

South Korea’s Lotte Engineering & Construction Co. said on Dec. 22 it is considering building vertiports on the rooftops of its retail aff...

Dating My Best Friend’s Sister becomes webtoon in Korea

Dating My Best Friend’s Sister, a famous romance fiction by USA Today Bestselling author Violet Paige serialized on Radish, the web novel plat...

Lunit to export breast cancer detecting solutions to Hong Kong, Mongolia

South Korea's AI-based medical imaging equipment firm Lunit will export AI breast cancer diagnosis solutions to large hospitals in Hong Kong and Mon...

S.Korea to introduce mandatory offer for takeover deals

South Korea is set to require a takeover bidder for a listed company to buy stakes held by small shareholders at the same price to be paid to a majo...

S.Korea's CJ Logistics launches AI-based freight transportation platform

South Korea's CJ Logistics on Thursday said it launched The Unban, a freight transportation platform that directly connects senders and freight truc...

Commercial building transactions plummet to 2008 financial crisis level

In October, commercial building sales in Seoul plunged to the level of the 2008 global financial crisis.According to an analysis of actual transacti...

SK Innovation to inject $1.6 bn into SK On's rights offering

South Korea's top refiner SK Innovation Co. said on Dec. 21 it will invest 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in its electric battery maker unit SK On Co...