Impressivo to bridge fitness and healthcare industry via sensing technology

San Francisco-based startup Impressivo is seeking partnerships in the fitness and healthcare sector as the company aims to bridge the fitness and he...

Hyundai eyes smart mobility with Boston Dynamics acquisition

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Monday it is shifting its business focus toward smart mobility from brick-and-mortar carmaking following its acquisition l...

Singapore emerges as new financial hub for S.Korean banks

South Korea’s major banks are rushing to Singapore as the city-state is emerging as a new financial hub in Southeast Asia, replacing the tradi...

Naver to challenge Amazon with launch of Smart Store platform in Spain

South Korea’s top online portal operator Naver Corp. is taking its online shopping platform Smart Store to Spain to support small merchants in...

SK E&S to sell 49% stake in city gas businesses; valued over $900 mn

South Korea-based energy company SK E&S Co. is pushing to liquidate its assets by carrying out a stake sale in its profitable city gas businesse...

SK E&S to sell 49% stake in city gas businesses; valued over $895 mn

South Korea-based energy company SK E&S Co. is pushing to liquidate its assets by carrying out a stake sale in its profitable city gas businesse...

Hyundai Glovis, Ulsan Port Authority to build logistics center in Ho Chi Minh City

South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. and a local port authority will build a logistic center in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to use it as a di...

Silicon Valley-based PnP sets sights on Korean smart city ventures

Plug and Play (PnP), a Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator, will team up with the city of Seoul to invest in South Korean venture firms with sm...

Seoul to offer $3 bn credit insurance on Saudi's megaprojects

Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-Sure) has agreed to provide $3 billion in trade credit insurance to Saudi Arabia to help South Korean companies win o...

Saudi crown prince to be top shareholder of Seoul-listed gaming firm

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has agreed to buy 240 billion won ($217 million) worth of shares in the South Korea-listed game...

Hyundai Mobis to invest $25 mn in UK vehicle smart display firm

Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, said on Oct. 7 it will invest $25 million in a UK automotive smart display company in...

Hyundai exports hydrogen vehicles to world’s No. 1 oil producer Saudi Aramco

Hyundai Motor Co. has shipped four hydrogen-powered vehicles to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest oil producer, at a time when even the...

Busan, where the city and nature meet

I came to Korea in 2014 from a small country in Africa called Benin. I like to travel so I’ve visited Jeju, Seoul and Busan but this time I deci...

Busan, the city of cruise tourism

Busan is the place for cruise tourism in Korea. Busan Port International Cruise Terminal is always bustling with people going on overseas tours from B...

Korea’s tractor and farm machinery maker envisions smart mobility firm

Daedong Industrial Co., South Korea’s leading tractor and farm machinery maker, aims to transform into a smart mobility company, applying a...

Stronghold Technology's smart roaster stirs up coffee market   

It's part of our morning routine, an afternoon pick-me-up and a good complement to an evening get-together with friends. We're talking about coffee. I...

Saudi Aramco agrees to buy $1.6 bn stake in Hyundai Oilbank

Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest energy company, has signed an agreement to buy a stake of up to 19.9% in Hyundai Oilbank Co. Ltd. for 1.8 trillion w...

[Interview] Ares Management picks commercial mortgage, 2nd-tier US cities

Senior commercial real estate debts and select second-tier cities are likely to offer greater investment opportunities to global investors still keen ...

Hanwha insurance arms net $75 mn from City of London property sale

Two insurance units of South Korea’s Hanwha Group have earned about £57.4 million ($75 million) in capital gains from its £159.2 million investment in...

Korea Investment seals $266 mn City of London property deal

Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has acquired a 15-story office building in the City of London for £200.5 million ($266 million), taking adv...

Naver to challenge Amazon with launch of Smart Store platform in Spain

South Korea’s top online portal operator Naver Corp. is taking its online shopping platform Smart Store to Spain to support small merchants in...

TEST Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory

Electric vehiclesHyundaiMotor, Kia, TechKia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled the automated manufacturing process at...

Hyundai's first Saudi JV shipyard slated for 2023 completion

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is scheduled to construct a large-scale shipyard for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and a mar...

AhnLab forms joint venture with Saudi's SITE (edited)

AhnLab Inc., a leading provider of computer security solutions based in South Korea, on Monday announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) w...