SK Shieldus introduces EDR-specialized control, analysis services

SK Shieldus introduces EDR-specialized control, analysis services

South Korea's IT security service firm SK Shieldus made an announcement on Thursday that they will be providing control and operation, investigation...

Hanwha Group buys HSD Engine for $175.9 million

Hanwha Group buys HSD Engine for $175.9 million

South Korea's Hanwha Group will acquire ship engine maker HSD Engine in a move to shore up its shipbuilding unit following the conglomerate's takeov...

Ssangyong Motor gets certification for cyber security in Europe

Ssangyong Motor gets certification for cyber security in Europe

SsangYong Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it has received certification for its European cyber security management system (CSMS). This certific...

S.Korea's Hyundai Genuine opens parts distribution center in Jakarta

S.Korea's Hyundai Genuine opens parts distribution center in Jakarta

Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., the machinery parts-making subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai Genuine, on Wednesday said it recently opened a p...

Samsung secures $16 bn loan from display unit for chipmaking

Samsung secures $16 bn loan from display unit for chipmaking

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has signed a deal to take out a cash loan of 20 trillion won ($15...

KB Securities launches AI-based RoboNews on US stocks

KB Securities launches AI-based RoboNews on US stocks

South Korea's KB Securities announced the launch of KB RoboNews on Monday, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) service that provides insight...

S.Korea's Kyung Dong Navien expands its business in Central Asia

S.Korea's Kyung Dong Navien expands its business in Central Asia

South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. held a conference for 100 local dealers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Feb. 10.The con...

Samsung Asset Management's bond-type ETF assets exceed $7.9 billion

Samsung Asset Management's bond-type ETF assets exceed $7.9 billion

Investment in South Korea is pouring into bond-type exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the anticipation that interest rate hikes end this year. Such...

S.Korea's banks see deposits plummet $35.5 billion in Jan

S.Korea's banks see deposits plummet $35.5 billion in Jan

Banks in South Korea last month saw deposits plummet over 45 trillion won ($35.5 billion) from the previous month due to a decline in deposit intere...

KT DS secures global standard certification for Smart-X

KT DS secures global standard certification for Smart-X

KT DS, an IT service arm of South Korea's KT Group, said on Thursday that its Internet-of-Things (IoT) solution Smart-X has passed the oneM2M certif...

Snack maker Orion to pursue M&As, expand Vietnam facility

Snack maker Orion to pursue M&As, expand Vietnam facility

South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. reported its largest-ever earnings last year, driven by strong sales in emerging marke...

Korea seeks legal system for independent equity research firms

Korea seeks legal system for independent equity research firms

South Korea is set to establish a legal system for independent equity research providers this year to protect individual investors, who could be dam...

Mirae Asset Securities signs long-term REC purchase contract

Mirae Asset Securities signs long-term REC purchase contract

Mirae Asset Securities signed a long-term purchase agreement for solar renewable energy certificates (RECs) with Sunset Energy on Tuesday. Sunset En...

S.Korean biotech firm Genesystem to bring molecular testing to India

S.Korean biotech firm Genesystem to bring molecular testing to India

Genesystem, a South Korean biotech firm specializing in on-site molecular testing platforms, announced on Tuesday its entry into the Indian market t...

SK Bioscience gets info security management system certification

SK Bioscience gets info security management system certification

SK Bioscience Co. said on Tuesday that its Pangyo headquarters and its vaccine production facility L House in Andong, South Korea, have acquired ISO...

Korea's growing ETF market sees net assets jump $5.9 billion in Jan

Korea's growing ETF market sees net assets jump $5.9 billion in Jan

The net assets and trading volume of South Korea's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this year have seen major growth.The Korea Exchange on Monday said t...

SKC eyes M&As in semiconductor, rechargeable battery materials

SKC eyes M&As in semiconductor, rechargeable battery materials

SKC Inc., a South Korean chemical materials company under SK Group, is seeking to buy semiconductor and rechargeable battery materials companies in ...

LS Electric receives int'l certification for R&D process security

LS Electric receives int'l certification for R&D process security

LS Electric Co., a South Korean electric power and automation equipment maker, has achieved a major milestone by obtaining international standard ce...

Korea to legalize security token for fractional investment

Korea to legalize security token for fractional investment

South Korea is set to allow all kinds of fractional investments next year through the legalization of a security token (ST), a digital form of tradi...

Meritz Securities poised to become Korea’s No. 1 for first time

Meritz Securities poised to become Korea’s No. 1 for first time

Meritz Securities Co., once a mid-tier securities firm in South Korea, is expected to command the local market as No. 1 after earning more than 1 tr...

S.Korea's science minister calls small modular reactors 'game changers'

S.Korea's science minister calls small modular reactors 'game changers'

Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho on Thursday pledged full support for the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), which he called a "ga...

S.Korea's Samkang M&T undergoes relaunch with new name SK oceanplant

S.Korea's Samkang M&T undergoes relaunch with new name SK oceanplant

South Korea's Samkang M&T Co., a specialist in offshore wind plants and shipbuilding, has been renamed SK oceanplant under a strategy to raise t...

Two premium taxi apps mull tie-up to challenge Kakao

Two premium taxi apps mull tie-up to challenge Kakao

South Korea's two premium ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are considering a merger in a bid to challenge Kakao Mobility Corp., which commands about 9...

KISA launches ASEAN Cyber Shield project for strengthening cyber security

KISA launches ASEAN Cyber Shield project for strengthening cyber security

The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on Monday has announced the launch of the "ASEAN Cyber Shield" project, a major international cooper...

Una Stella secures $4.4 mn pre-Series A funding

Una Stella secures $4.4 mn pre-Series A funding

South Korean start-up Una Stella announced on Monday that it has secured 5.5 billion won ($4.4 million) in pre-Series A funding, led by Strong Ventu...

Samsung Biologics’ profit near doubles on strong orders

Samsung Biologics’ profit near doubles on strong orders

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s top contract drugmaker, said its profit almost doubled last year thanks to more orders as its sales surged ...

Nibec gets approval for its bone graft biomaterials in Colombia, Mexico

Nibec gets approval for its bone graft biomaterials in Colombia, Mexico

South Korea's bioactive peptide technology company Nibec Co. said on Friday that it has obtained product approval for the sale of two types of denta...

Korean proptech startup Sweet Spot attracts $7.7 mn Series B funding

Korean proptech startup Sweet Spot attracts $7.7 mn Series B funding

South Korea's retail property technology startup Sweet Spot attracted a Series B investment of 9.5 billion won ($7.7 million) from venture capital a...

South Korea fines US brokerage $9.6 million for high-frequency trading

South Korea fines US brokerage $9.6 million for high-frequency trading

South Korea has fined Citadel Securities over 10 billion won ($8.1 million) for disrupting market order through high-frequency trading in the countr...

Samkang M&T to supply offshore wind power substructure to Japan's NSE

Samkang M&T to supply offshore wind power substructure to Japan's NSE

Samkang M&T, a subsidiary of SK Ecoplant Co., has signed a contract to supply jacket foundations for offshore wind generators to a Japanese comp...

S.Korean game developer Krafton acquires Japan’s ADK for $517 million S.Korea's stablecoin frenzy fuels stock rally despite regulatory uncertainty SK Hynix joins Samsung in 200 trillion won market cap club Samsung on hiring spree to bolster US foundry sales LS Electric poised to join Nvidia's supply chain via Vertiv deal