Korea approves HD KSOE-STX Heavy merger with conditions
South Korea’s antitrust body has given a conditional nod to leading domestic shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co.'s (...
LIG Nex1’s guided rocket passes US performance test
LIG Nex1 Co., a South Korean defense company, said on Monday that its Poniard guided rocket passed the final performance test in US Foreign Comparat...
LG Electronics’ new HVAC center in Europe to fight extreme temperatures
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, said on Monday it has set up a research center in Germany to help develop advanced...
Hyundai Motor speeds up hydrogen bus charging business in Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is set to become the largest shareholder of a local hydrogen-powered-vehicle charging station operator to boos...
South Korea’s 2025 minimum wage rises 1.7%; SMEs seen suffering
South Korea has set next year’s hourly minimum wage at 10,030 won ($7.3) – a 1.7% increase from this year’s 9,860 won, the second-...
Hanwha Ocean to cut CO2 emissions from ships with smart lighting
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea's third-largest shipbuilder, said on Friday it has won an approval in-principle (AIP) certificate from Korean Register...
Kyobo Life nurtures 136 startups over 7 years
South Korea's Kyobo Life Insurance Group announced on Thursday that it nurtured 136 impact businesses (Impact-Ups) in seven years to create social v...
BOK chief signals rate cut; warns of rising housing prices
The time is ripe to prepare an interest rate cut as consumer prices are holding around South Korea’s target of 2%. But it remains uncertain wh...
Korea challenges PCA ruling in favor of Mason Capital over Samsung case
South Korea is seeking to revoke an international tribunal’s ruling in April that its government must pay US-based Mason Capital Management LL...
S.Korea's 4by4 to supply AI solution to Cakap
4by4 Inc., a South Korean content AI solution company, announced on Thursday that it signed a supply contract for its image enhancement AI solution ...
Korea’s Hanmi family feud to end as key shareholder mediates
South Korean Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group’s founding family is set to conclude an ongoing feud as the group’s top individual shareholder h...
GIC taps its real estate expert Jasmine Loo as new Korea head
Singapore’s GIC Private Ltd., the world’s sixth-largest sovereign wealth fund with around $770 billion in assets under management, has t...
S.Korea's RaonSecure establishes metaverse subsidiary
South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure Co. announced Wednesday it established RaonMeta, a generative AI-based metaverse platform subsidiary. Rao...
Korea to keep track of EV battery life cycles for recycling
The South Korean government will monitor electric vehicle (EV) battery life cycles to share information on the lifespan, performance and accident hi...
Won to soften past 1,400, BOK rate cut likely in Oct: poll
The Korean won is forecast to continue its downward spiral and soften past the 1,400 threshold against the greenback this year, while the Bank of Ko...
Samsung, SK Hynix lead value increase in Korea NPS' local shares in Q2
The second-quarter rally of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. shares drove a value increase in the domestic stock asset held by South Korea&...
Don’t dwell on Korea discount; light up visibility on global stage
To the world, South Korea is well known as home to the world’s top two memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., but it is...
Korea’s taxi app i.M ties up with MK Group to land in Japan
South Korea’s premium ride-hailing app i.M joined hands with Japan’s taxi operator MK Group to allow each platform's customers to use bo...
Law&Company vows to go global with AI legal assistant
Law&Company Co., the operator of South Korea’s largest legal advice app LawTalk, will venture into the US legal tech market in five years ...
POSCO International completes Korea’s first non-state-run LNG terminal
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Tuesday i...
Korea’s GS Entec to invest $217 mn in wind power business
South Korea’s GS Entec Corp. is set to invest 300 billion won ($216.8 million) in facilities to manufacture wind power equipment as it shifts ...
Korea’s edtech startups defend against global giants with AI
South Korea’s major online adult education platforms improved their earnings powered by classes on artificial intelligence, defying concerns o...
FG Korea to open Five Guys stores in Japan
FG Korea, the operator of the American handcrafted hamburger brand Five Guys in South Korea, will open its stores in Japan in the second half of nex...
Korea’s POBA to invest $109 mn in Koramco’s office REIT
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is set to commit 150 billion won ($108.5 million) in preferred stocks for offices in...
KTO holds Visit Korea Alliance exhibition for foreigners
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced on Monday that it will hold a VK Alliance Products and Services Special Exhibition for foreigners thr...
Foreign net buying of S.Korean stocks hits all-time high
Offshore investors net purchased nearly 23 trillion won ($16.7 billion) worth of South Korea-listed stocks in the first half of this year. The buyin...
GM Korea supplier Erae cs eyes revival by unit sales
A controlling stake in Erae AMS Co., formerly Delphi Automotive Systems’ South Korean affiliate, is on sale with eight potential bidders eyein...
S. Korea may join offshore wind alliance to take on China
South Korea is considering teaming up with a global body formed to cope with China’s rapid expansion in the world’s wind power industry ...
SK Innovation gets MSCI ESG's leader rating
South Korean oil refiner SK Innovation Co. secured an AA rating in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assessment by Morgan Stanley Capi...
Samsung, SK, LG vie for glass substrate market in AI era
South Korea’s household names Samsung, SK and LG have entered a new race to win the glass substrate market set to surge in the artificial inte...
