Private equity exits tipped to lead S.Korea's Q4 M&A market

South Korea's M&A market, which has enjoyed record levels of activity so far this year, is expected to remain buoyant for the remainder of the y...

POSCO to lead global forum on next-generation steelmaking technology

POSCO will host an international forum next month with the world’s major steel and mining companies to develop greener steelmaking processes b...

KIC advised to invest in Europe's residential market

Europe's residential real estate market has stronger growth potential than the US housing facilities, given the growing preference among millennials...

BTS heads to LA for first live concert since COVID-19

BTS will travel to Los Angeles in November for its first live concert since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. BTS said on Sept. 28 on its offic...

Taylor city in Texas likely to host Samsung’s new US chip plant

The global semiconductor industry is keeping a close eye on whether Taylor, a city located in Williamson County of Texas and the most probable site ...

NPS, Hines ink $2.5 bn US redevelopment project

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) and Hines have jointly acquired the headquarters complex of Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&...

LS-Nikko to boost profit by 4-6% with smart factory

LS-Nikko Copper Inc., the world’s second-largest electrolytic copper maker, is beginning to reap the rewards of its smart factory project bega...

SK Hynix-led $101 bn Korean chip project delayed again

SK Hynix Inc.’s $101 billion project to build a semiconductor complex in South Korea was delayed again, stoking concerns that the world’...

Celltrion makes first step in streamlining governance structure

South Korea’s pharmaceutical conglomerate Celltrion Group has made its very first step in reforming corporate governance structure by merging ...

LS-Nikko to boost profit by 4-6% with smart factory

LS-Nikko Copper Inc., the world’s second-largest electrolytic copper maker, is beginning to reap the rewards of its smart factory project bega...

Taihan Cable lands $36 mn US infrastructure deal ahead of LA Olympics

South Korea’s oldest electric wire maker Taihan Cable & Solution Co., formerly known as Taihan Electric Wire Co. until under IMM PE’...

Korean proptech startup RSquare enters Southeast Asia

South Korea’s online property platform RSquare aims Southeast Asian commercial real estate markets starting from Vietnam.RSquare said on Sept....

Samsung SDI tops LG Chem in market cap amid GM recall crisis

Samsung SDI Co. has become South Korea’s top battery maker in terms of market capitalization. The company is now ranked as the sixth-largest f...

Philippines LCS Group to join $1.7 bn Korean resort project

The Philippines LCS Group of Companies agreed to join a $1.7 billion resort development in South Korea, marking the first firm from the Southeast As...

NPS in $2 bn real estate development project in Seoul

The National Pension Service (NPS) has agreed to participate in a 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) real estate development project in western Seoul, ...

Hydrogen tank maker Iljin Hysolus to make Kospi debut Sept. 3

South Korea’s leading hydrogen tank maker Iljin Hysolus Co. will be listed on Kospi on Sept. 3, according to the company’s IPO briefing ...

IONIQ 5 becomes 4th-most sold EV in Norway in July

Hyundai Motor Co.’s first all-electric car IONIQ 5 is making a strong debut this year in Norway, the principal battlefield in Europe for globa...

Hyundai Heavy wins third offshore plant project in 2021

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s shipbuilding unit Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has landed its third large-scale offsh...

Kakao to strengthen subscription services after Q2 results

Kakao Corp. this year has reported the highest second-quarter earnings in company history.Its regulatory filing on Aug. 6 posted an operating profit...

Samsung Group joins Kakao in Bank of Korea’s digital currency project

Samsung Group will be working together with Kakao Corp. on the digital currency simulation project led by South Korea’s central bank. Accordin...

Seoul to create K-beauty road as part of interactive tourism

South Korea’s capital city Seoul will set up a walking route full of beauty products, services and interactive programs for visiting tourists....

Lotte to resume $4.4 bn Indonesia petrochemical project next year

Lotte Group plans to resume a $4.4 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia next year as it aims to expand the business in Southeast Asia where de...

Hyosung Group still going strong with stellar Q2 earnings

South Korea’s textile and chemicals conglomerate Hyosung Group has again reported stellar business results for the second quarter, continuing ...

Shinsegae enters alternative meat market with own brand

South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s food affiliate Shinsegae Food Inc. has entered the fast-growing alternative meat mar...

COVID treatment deals drive Samsung Bio’s record quarterly earnings

South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. posted its highest quarterly revenue and operating profit, thanks largely to a number of long-term manufac...

California to deploy 30 Hyundai hydrogen trucks for public projects

Hyundai Motor Co.’s XCIENT hydrogen fuel cell trucks will be running the roads of California as part of two publicly funded projects to improv...

Kookmin Bank to co-finance $840 mn US solar project

Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest lender, will provide a $100 million loan to finance a solar power project led by US-based investment firm ECP as...

Korean SMEs post record-high exports in H1

Korea’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have posted their highest-ever first-half exports this year. The Ministry of SMEs and Start...

Samsung Heavy aims renewable energy markets with offshore wind floater

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. unveiled an offshore wind floater to branch out into renewable energy markets at home and abroad. ...

Hana Alternative logs over 9% return on US residential project

South Korea's Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. is estimated to have achieved an annualized return of 9.83% from the $51.5 million mezzanine lo...