LCC Air Premia to be jointly managed by two PE firms

LCC Air Premia to be jointly managed by two PE firms

Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier, will be jointly managed by two Seoul-based private equity firms – JC Partners and AP Holding...

Genesis GV80 to come with LG’s OLED auto display in close tie-up

Genesis GV80 to come with LG’s OLED auto display in close tie-up

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis will be equipped with LG Display Co.'s organic light-emitting diode (OLED) automotive display for its...

S.Korea’s SK to buy US bio JV stake from Roivant for $48 mn

S.Korea’s SK to buy US bio JV stake from Roivant for $48 mn

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, is set to purchase the entire stake in a US bio joint venture held by its partner, as the...

SK Telecom adds ChatGPT-based services to A Dot

SK Telecom adds ChatGPT-based services to A Dot

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Friday that it has completely revamped the user experience (UX) and added ChatT, based on ChatGPT, to allo...

SK Telecom invests $100 mn in American UAM developer

SK Telecom invests $100 mn in American UAM developer

South Korea's SK Telecom.Co has invested $100 million (131.6 billion won) in Joby Aviation, a Santa Cruz, California-based developer of urban air ...

SK E&S eyes business split-up to raise up to $1. 5 bn

SK E&S eyes business split-up to raise up to $1. 5 bn

South Korea’s SK E&S Co. is seeking to split up its business to raise up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion), according to people with knowle...

S-Oil hits 52-week low on earnings concerns

S-Oil hits 52-week low on earnings concerns

S-Oil Corp. hit a 52-week low on Thursday as analysts slashed earnings estimates for the South Korean oil refiner.The stock hit its lowest level sin...

SK Plasma to supply $30 mn in blood products to Singapore

SK Plasma to supply $30 mn in blood products to Singapore

South Korea's SK Plasma on Wednesday announced the launch of full-scale production this month of the blood products albumin and immunoglobulin for S...

Samsung to invest $230 bn in Korea on speedy govt support

Samsung to invest $230 bn in Korea on speedy govt support

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, is set to spend 300 trillion won ($230.4 billion) to build semiconductor manufactur...

S.Korean firms' rights issues swell 10-fold in June

S.Korean firms' rights issues swell 10-fold in June

An increasing number of South Korean companies are bumping up new share sales in search of cheaper funds. A total of 10 companies listed on the Kosp...

Woori Bank to start legal, accounting advisory for firms entering Vietnam

Woori Bank to start legal, accounting advisory for firms entering Vietnam

South Korea's Woori Bank on Monday announced the opening of its comprehensive advisory service line for foreign direct investment (FDI) designed for...

BlueOval SK secures $9.2 bn loan from US Department of Energy

BlueOval SK secures $9.2 bn loan from US Department of Energy

BlueOval SK, the battery production joint venture between SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co., has provisionally secured up to $9.2 billion in policy suppo...

SK Pharmteco opens 2nd biomanufacturing plant in France

SK Pharmteco opens 2nd biomanufacturing plant in France

SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has secured a second plant ...

S.Korea expands cooperation with Vietnam in intellectual property rights

S.Korea expands cooperation with Vietnam in intellectual property rights

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on Thursday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Intellectual Property Office of Vie...

Korea’s SK Square sells off entire stake in Grab as shares tumble

Korea’s SK Square sells off entire stake in Grab as shares tumble

SK Square Co., the intermediate holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, has liquidated Grab Geo Holdings, a joint venture with Grab Holding...

SK supports memorial monument honoring Korean War figures

 SK supports memorial monument honoring Korean War figures

South Korea's SK Group announced on Thursday its support for the construction of a memorial monument honoring the late Colonel William E. Weber and ...

3rd-gen. corporate succession in S.Korea slashes stake from 100% to 16%

3rd-gen. corporate succession in S.Korea slashes stake from 100% to 16%

South Korea's business sector is urging reform of the domestic inheritance tax system to alleviate problems in corporate succession, citing difficul...

SK Group to host global forum in Silicon Valley

SK Group to host global forum in Silicon Valley

The top executives of South Korea's SK Innovation Co. and SK Hynix Inc. will discuss future growth strategies with outstanding global talent in Sili...

SK Hynix wins Europe certification for automotive chips

SK Hynix wins Europe certification for automotive chips

SK Hynix Inc., the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Tuesday it has earned international certification for its automotive memory chip...

SK Siltron to collaborate with Taiwan's Nanya on carbon neutrality

SK Siltron to collaborate with Taiwan's Nanya on carbon neutrality

South Korea's SK Siltron announced on Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with Taiwan's DRAM supplier Nanya Technology Corporation to st...

Innocean acquires digital marketing company D-Plan 360

Innocean acquires digital marketing company D-Plan 360

Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, has acquired the Seoul-based digital marketing company D-Plan 360 to greatly rai...

SK Chemicals, AZ mark first commercial production of diabetes drugs

SK Chemicals, AZ mark first commercial production of diabetes drugs

South Korea's SK Chemicals has joined forces with global pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca to initiate commercial production of a chemical drug for di...

Hyundai Motor's Genesis delivers Korean luxury to Europe

Hyundai Motor's Genesis delivers Korean luxury to Europe

MUNICH – It is always challenging to bring a lesser-known car marque to Europe, home to well-established, globally known brands such as Merced...

S.Korea's Daesang acquires US food company Lucky Foods

S.Korea's Daesang acquires US food company Lucky Foods

Daesang Corporation, a South Korean manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical ingredients, announced on Monday that it has acquired the US food compan...

Celltrion puts Takeda’s assets up for sale after 3 years

Celltrion puts Takeda’s assets up for sale after 3 years

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. has put its Japanese Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s primary care assets acquired in 2020 on sale as the biosimilar g...

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Seoul tightens safety oversight for BTS 10th anniversary fireworks

Seoul tightens safety oversight for BTS 10th anniversary fireworks

The South Korean government is stepping up safety oversight ahead of the BTS Festa fireworks show. This is in response to last year's massive crowd ...

SK Biopharm’s Cenobamate gets nod in Canada, to boost US sales

SK Biopharm’s Cenobamate gets nod in Canada, to boost US sales

South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has obtained the sales approval for its antiepileptic treatment Cenobamate in Canada, paving the way f...

S.Korea’s Hanwha Securities to acquire Ciptadana in Indonesia

S.Korea’s Hanwha Securities to acquire Ciptadana in Indonesia

Hanwha Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that it has decided to acquire Indonesia's Ciptadana Securities and Ciptadana Asset Managem...

SK Signet to launch Tesla-compatible EV chargers in 2023

SK Signet to launch Tesla-compatible EV chargers in 2023

SK Signet Inc., an affiliate of South Korea's SK Group that makes and sells electric vehicle (EV) chargers, announced plans on Wednesday to release ...

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