SK Chair Chey advises startups to address social issues for viability

In an event that marked the 10-year anniversary of startup accelerator SparkLabs, South Korean business magnate Chey Tae-won said now is the time fo...

Small Korean life insurer further rattles bond market

A South Korean small insurer has made a rare decision not to buy back dollar perpetual bonds, in the first such case for the country’s issuers...

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 ...

SK Biopharmaceuticals to make CES debut in January

SK Biopharmaceuticals will take part in CES 2023, the world's largest trade show for IT and electronics held in Las Vegas, to unveil its medical dev...

Korea's SK Chemicals to make chemically recycled food containers

South Korea's SK Chemicals on Tuesday said it has joined forces with Poolinglim P&P to make the nation's first food containers using chemically ...

EcoPro BM to build battery materials plant in Canada

EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s leading battery material producer, is set to build a plant in Canada with a $704 million investment in a partners...

Kyobo Life bets on US direct lending, keeps watch on Europe

South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. focused on US direct lending market this year given the rising probability of a European market recessi...

Hyundai Motor to boost US presence with $5.5 bn new Georgia EV plant

Hyundai Motor Co. broke ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday, as the top South Korean ...

SK Hynix eyes DDR5 dominance with industry’s fastest chip modules

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, is aiming to secure market dominance for a next-generation DRAM chip called DDR5 b...

Carlyle, KKR again compete for Korean dental scanner maker

US private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) are again competing to acquire the world’s third-larges...

Korea's LG Chem buys Nasdaq-listed biotech firm AVEO for $566 mn

South Korea’s chemicals giant LG Chem Ltd. announced on Oct. 18 that it will acquire AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Nasdaq-listed US biotech fir...

SK On raises $2 bn in bank loans for Hungary plant

SK On Co., a South Korean battery maker, has raised $2 billion in bank loans to build its third plant in Hungary, a regulatory body said on Thursday...

SK Signet to build $15 million EV charger plant in Texas

SK Signet Inc., a unit of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, said on Wednesday it will spend $15 million, or 21.3 billion won...

US to allow Samsung, SK Hynix to import to China for 1 year

The Biden administration has decided to allow Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, to import ...

SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources

SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Wednesday it has signed a long-term contract to procure lithium, a key battery material, fr...

KLA to stop chip tool supply to customers in China: Report

US chip toolmaker KLA Corp. will cease offering some supplies and services from Wednesday to China-based customers including SK Hynix Inc., the worl...

SK Siltron, UK's IQE to produce high-efficiency wafers for Asian market

South Korean silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. has teamed up with UK-based wafer products supplier IQE plc to produce gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxi...

Hahn & Co. to sell off Korea's major biofuel maker SK Eco Prime

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Company is set to put a 100% stake in biofuel manufacturer SK Eco Prime on sale, with Goldman Sachs as a...

SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will significantly raise the use of locally produced neon, a ...

SK Telecom joins race for Korean dental scanner maker

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has joined the race to acquire Medit Corp., the world’s third-largest 3D dental scanner ...

Korea's SK Siltron to invest $597 mn in silicon wafer production

South Korea’s SK Siltron Co. will invest 855 billion won ($597.4 million) to expand its 300-millimeter (12-inch) silicon wafer manufacturing f...

SK On inks lithium deal with Australian firm for US tax credit

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, has signed a deal with an Australian lithium producer. Securing the core ...

Samsung insurers commit $650 mn to Blackstone's alternative assets

South Korea’s Samsung Life Insurance Co. and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. have committed to a $650 million injection in some altern...

SK Telecom commercial feature AI human to promote content platform

South Korea’s major telecom company SK Telecom Co. has adopted a virtual human to feature in one of its commercial ads for the first time in t...

SK Innovation tech turns 98% of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide

The Institute of Technology Innovation operated by SK Innovation Co. announced on Friday that it has developed electrochemical catalytic technology,...

SK's Chey, Zambian president discuss EV battery material deal

South Korea’s SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has met with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to discuss potential mineral deals in core mate...

SK’s Chey says survival is now top priority over profits

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won says that survival now takes top priority over profits and management efficiency as escalating tensions between the U...

S.Korea’s SK Gas expands LNG, hydrogen biz for future

ULSAN -- SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s leading liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier, is expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen ...

Battery maker SK On sweetens $1.4 bn fundraising deal

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest rechargeable battery maker, has sweetened its deal to attract 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in new share ...

SK Telecom expands business portfolio with quantum tech

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is expanding its business portfolio with quantum technology, even into industries that are unr...