Italian envoy to Korea says what works in Korea works globally

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...

Netmarble joins UNGC to strengthen ESG management

Netmarble joins UNGC to strengthen ESG management

Netmarble Corp. said on Monday that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) to strengthen its environmental, social, and governance (...

SFA to acquire 28% stake in CIS to lead renewable battery equipment sector

SFA to acquire 28% stake in CIS to lead renewable battery equipment sector

South Korea’s general equipment manufacturer SFA Engineering Corp. is poised to acquire CIS Corp., a renewable battery production equipment ma...

Korean holding firms likely to post bigger dividend payouts in 2022

Korean holding firms likely to post bigger dividend payouts in 2022

South Korea's major holding companies are expected to set higher dividends per share (DPS) at end-2022 than in previous years, a Samsung Securi...

Hanwha Systems to build network to share land, sea, air target info

Hanwha Systems to build network to share land, sea, air target info

South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. will start domestic research and development of new tactical data links used by member countries of the North Atlan...

POSCO restarts key hot rolling mill at typhoon-hit plant

POSCO restarts key hot rolling mill at typhoon-hit plant

POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, resumed operations of a key hot rolling mill at a typhoon-hit plant in South Korea earlier than e...

S.Korean startup enters UK market for wireless charging of EVs

S.Korean startup enters UK market for wireless charging of EVs

A South Korean startup will enter the British market for wireless charging facilities for electric vehicles (EV), as Korean firms speed up their adv...

Korean PE firm Hahn & Co to sell used-car platform K Car

Korean PE firm Hahn & Co to sell used-car platform K Car

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. is set to sell a majority stake in local used-car trading platform K Car Co. as its initial public o...

KCC's paint selected as World-Class Product for 14 consecutive years

KCC's paint selected as World-Class Product for 14 consecutive years

South Korea's leading chemical and auto parts supplier KCC Corp. said on Thursday that its anti-rust and anti-fouling paints for ships and ceramics ...

Dragonfly, CJ ENM sign MOU on content business

Dragonfly, CJ ENM sign MOU on content business

Dragonfly said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CJ ENM Co. to cooperate in moving into new content busines...

Private equity juggernauts bid for $758 million worth of KT Cloud shares

Private equity juggernauts bid for $758 million worth of KT Cloud shares

A number of private equity giants in South Korea and beyond are bidding for shares worth up to 1 trillion won ($758.2 million) in KT Cloud, a subsid...

LG Uplus poised to acquire homegrown OTT platform Watcha

LG Uplus poised to acquire homegrown OTT platform Watcha

South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. is slated to acquire homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc., investment b...

KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations

KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations

KT&G, South Korea's dominant tobacco company,  announced on Monday that along with South Korea's non-profit organization Sharing Culture &a...

Hahn & Co. completes SKC's industrial film unit takeover for $1.2 bn

Hahn & Co. completes SKC's industrial film unit takeover for $1.2 bn

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. has completed a 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) deal to wholly acquire the industrial film business ...

Delay in Apple Pay approval for South Korea sends VAN co. shares tumbling

Delay in Apple Pay approval for South Korea sends VAN co. shares tumbling

The news of US mobile device giant Apple launching its Apple Pay service in South Korea this month sent the share prices of companies that assist th...

VC firms rake in profit of up to 6 times principal from Raemongraein

VC firms rake in profit of up to 6 times principal from Raemongraein

Venture capital firms that invested in media production company Raemongraein Co. raked in significant profit from the surge in popularity of the TV ...

SK On attracts $1 billion in investment

SK On attracts $1 billion in investment

SK On, the electric battery affiliate of Korea's petroleum, alternative energy and oil exploration corporation SK Innovation, has secured 1.3 trilli...

HYBE and Kakao Games to be released from mandatory escrow this month

HYBE and Kakao Games to be released from mandatory escrow this month

The Korea Securities Depository said on Wednesday that 225.5 million shares of a total of 58 listed stocks registered as mandatory escrow will be li...

Celltrion to seek FDA approval for sale of Remsima SC by year-end

Celltrion to seek FDA approval for sale of Remsima SC by year-end

Celltrion Inc. said it has confirmed the effectiveness and safety of Remsima SC in its third-phase global clinical trials, conducted on 438 patients...

Young Poong Precision emerges as key to Korea Zinc control; shares surge

Young Poong Precision emerges as key to Korea Zinc control; shares surge

Shares of Young Poong Precision Corp. are flying high as the company is emerging as the key to the control of Korea Zinc Co., which in turn is the c...

S.Korea to cut coal's share of energy usage to under 20% by 2030

S.Korea to cut coal's share of energy usage to under 20% by 2030

The draft of the Korean government's 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand contains a clause on reducing coal generation's share of nati...

Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.

Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.

Korea Zinc Co. will exchange part of its treasury shares with those of LG Chem Ltd. and Hanwha Corp. in a move seen to strengthen the secondary batt...

Samsung SDS records record-high share of overseas sales of 71%

Samsung SDS records record-high share of overseas sales of 71%

The overseas sales of South Korea's Samsung SDS comprises 71% of overall revenue, the highest rate since the company launched its business process o...

Youngone acquires $23 mn worth of Hanjin KAL shares in August

Youngone acquires $23 mn worth of Hanjin KAL shares in August

South Korean clothing and footwear distributor Youngone Corp. acquired 30 billion won ($22.8 million) worth of Hanjin KAL Corp. shares in August of ...

HMM’s shares undervalued despite $12.5 billion in cashable assets

HMM’s shares undervalued despite $12.5 billion in cashable assets

South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. has seen its shares trapped in a boxed range for a protracted period despite its spectacular earn...

Lawmakers’ move to amend law could rattle Samsung governance

Lawmakers’ move to amend law could rattle Samsung governance

South Korean lawmakers are moving to revise an insurance industry law that would force Samsung Group-affiliated insurers to sell their shares in Sam...

US water treatment juggernaut Culligan eyes Chungho Nais stake

US water treatment juggernaut Culligan eyes Chungho Nais stake

Culligan, the biggest water treatment company in the United States, is set to become a major shareholder in South Korean water purifier rental firm ...

Korean American women leaders in finance stress finding joy in work

Korean American women leaders in finance stress finding joy in work

NEW YORK – One by one, impeccably dressed Korean American women flocked into the Anchorage Capital Group’s headquarters in New York City...

EQT Partners to invest $1.4 bn in Korea's No. 2 physical security firm

EQT Partners to invest $1.4 bn in Korea's No. 2 physical security firm

Sweden’s EQT Partners AB is set to acquire a 36.87% stake in South Korean security services provider SK Shieldus Co. from a consortium led by ...

Game publisher Com2uS buys $47 mn worth of SM Entertainment shares

Game publisher Com2uS buys $47 mn worth of SM Entertainment shares

South Korean mobile and online game developer and publisher Com2uS Corp. acquired a whopping 67 billion won ($47 million) worth of SM Entertainment ...

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