Hahn & Co. to buy controlling stake in SK’s specialty gas unit for $1.9 bn

Hahn & Co. to buy controlling stake in SK’s specialty gas unit for $1.9 bn

South Korea’s private equity firm Hahn & Co. is set to acquire a controlling stake in the world’s top specialty gas producer SK Spec...

Kia aims to reclaim Europe with EV2, keeps K4 output unchanged in Mexico

Kia aims to reclaim Europe with EV2, keeps K4 output unchanged in Mexico

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, will start producing its entry-level electrified model EV2 from its plant in Slovakia next y...

Celltrion BioSolutions launched to venture into CDMO

Celltrion BioSolutions launched to venture into CDMO

Celltrion Inc. on Tuesday launched its contract development and manufacturing organization unit Celltrion BioSolutions Co. in its foray into the CDM...

Hyundai AutoEver establishes JV in Indonesia

Hyundai AutoEver establishes JV in Indonesia

South Korea's Hyundai AutoEver Corp. said on Monday it built the joint venture PT Terra Link technology in Indonesia with India's MapmyIndia. T...

Hyosung TNC acquires Hyosung Chemical’s specialty gas unit for $642 mn

Hyosung TNC acquires Hyosung Chemical’s specialty gas unit for $642 mn

Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, said on Thursday it will acquire the specialty gas division of Hyosung Chemical Corp. for ...

Mirae Asset rises to 12th-largest ETF manager with $141 billion in assets

Mirae Asset rises to 12th-largest ETF manager with $141 billion in assets

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has emerged as the world’s 12th-largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manag...

LG Electronics embarks on Indian unit's $1.8 bn IPO

LG Electronics embarks on Indian unit's $1.8 bn IPO

LG Electronics India Pvt., wholly owned by LG Electronics Inc., has embarked on the process of going public to raise up to 2.6 trillion won ($1.8 bi...

STX to export $60 mn wheeled armored vehicles to Peru

STX to export $60 mn wheeled armored vehicles to Peru

STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, said on Monday it signed a contract with  Fábrica de Armas y Municiones del Ejé...

Korean Air-Asiana merger to spur M&A among budget carriers

Korean Air-Asiana merger to spur M&A among budget carriers

Korean Air Lines Co.'s anticipated acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. is expected to spur domestic budget carriers to seek mergers, with the two do...

K-Pop group ATEEZ tops Billboard 200 for 2nd Time

K-Pop group ATEEZ tops Billboard 200 for 2nd Time

K-pop group ATEEZ  has claimed their second No. 1 spot on Billboard's main album chart, the Billboard 200, with their latest mini-album, Golden...

Hyosung TNC mulls takeover of chemical affiliate’s specialty gas unit

Hyosung TNC mulls takeover of chemical affiliate’s specialty gas unit

Hyosung TNC Corp., the world’s top spandex maker, is considering taking over the specialty gas business of its chemical affiliate, news of whi...

Hyosung Chemical scraps specialty gas unit sale to IMM, STIC

Hyosung Chemical scraps specialty gas unit sale to IMM, STIC

Hyosung Chemical Corp. has failed to reach an agreement with a consortium of IMM Private Equity and STIC Investments Inc. to sell its specialty gas ...

Gaon Cable takes over LS Cable & System's US arm

Gaon Cable takes over LS Cable & System's US arm

Gaon Cable Co. said on Tuesday it has taken over the US arm of parent company LS Cable & System Ltd. to beef up its business of mid-to-low volta...

LS Group’s US magnet wire unit to go public with $1.4 bn value

LS Group’s US magnet wire unit to go public with $1.4 bn value

The US magnet wire unit of South Korea’s leading electric power, materials and energy conglomerate LS Group is seeking an initial public offer...

CJ CheilJedang puts bio business on market for $4 bn

CJ CheilJedang puts bio business on market for $4 bn

CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, is seeking to sell its bio business for about 6 trillion won ($4.3 billion) in what ...

Hyundai Motor taps US unit chief Jose Munoz as new CEO

Hyundai Motor taps US unit chief Jose Munoz as new CEO

Hyundai Motor Co. on Friday named Jose Munoz, its global chief operating officer (COO) and head of North and South American operations, as its new a...

KT&G to buy back shares, rejects Ginseng unit buyout offer

KT&G to buy back shares, rejects Ginseng unit buyout offer

South Korean tobacco maker KT&G Corp. on Thursday unveiled a plan to buy back shares and pay dividends totaling 3.7 trillion won ($2.7 billion) ...

LG’s telecom unit to spend $2.1 bn on transition into AX company

LG’s telecom unit to spend $2.1 bn on transition into AX company

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, plans to invest up to 3 trillion won ($2.1 billion) in artificial intelligence and foster ...

Global sportswear brands race to ride on Korea’s running craze

Global sportswear brands race to ride on Korea’s running craze

Global sportswear makers have stepped up competition in South Korea to take advantage of the country’s growing running craze with major brands...

Tata Daewoo rebrands itself as Tata Daewoo Mobility

Tata Daewoo rebrands itself as Tata Daewoo Mobility

South Korea's Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company is rebranding itself as "Tata Daewoo Mobility" to mark its 30th anniversary.Tata Daewoo held on...

LG Elec launches modular home Smart Cottage

LG Elec launches modular home Smart Cottage

LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday it started selling its LG Smart Cottage, a compact, prefabricated modular home that utilizes its cutting-edge ...

Cuckoo eyes $172 mn IPO of Malaysian unit in Kuala Lumpur: Bloomberg

Cuckoo eyes $172 mn IPO of Malaysian unit in Kuala Lumpur: Bloomberg

South Korea’s leading rice cooker and small appliance maker Cuckoo Holdings Co. is said to be seeking to list its Malaysian unit in the Southe...

Korea's Hana Bank to promote foreigners as managers in overseas units

Korea's Hana Bank to promote foreigners as managers in overseas units

South Korean banks are set to reshuffle overseas units by promoting local staff to management positions, in a bid to boost the sluggish profitabilit...

NCSoft to spin off AI, game divisions into four units

NCSoft to spin off AI, game divisions into four units

NCSoft Corp., a leading South Korean game developer and publisher, said on Monday it will spin off its artificial intelligence R&D and game deve...

Hyundai Mobis to invest $257 mn in EV parts plants in Slovakia

Hyundai Mobis to invest $257 mn in EV parts plants in Slovakia

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, agreed to invest some 350 billion won ($256.9 million) in building electric veh...

Hyundai to launch India’s largest $3.3 bn IPO next week

Hyundai to launch India’s largest $3.3 bn IPO next week

Hyundai Motor Co.'s Indian subsidiary said on Wednesday it is set to launch its initial public offering, the largest listing in the country, next we...

Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix

Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to drastically cut its chip executive jobs and restructure semiconductor-related operations as it struggles to compete...

Hyundai Motor Group’s software unit launches cybersecurity division

Hyundai Motor Group’s software unit launches cybersecurity division

Hyundai AutoEver Corp., Hyundai Motor Group’s software unit, is set to boost its automotive cybersecurity business by launching a new division...

Korea’s E-Mart to delist troubled building unit for restructuring

Korea’s E-Mart to delist troubled building unit for restructuring

South Korea’s largest supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. said on Monday it is set to delist its troubled construction subsidiary from the main loca...

Hyundai's accumulated production hits 100 mn unit milestone

Hyundai's accumulated production hits 100 mn unit milestone

Hyundai Motor has achieved the 100 million-unit milestone for its accumulated production 57 years after its inception, led by the Avante compact sed...

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