Court clears way for Hahn & Co.'s Namyang Dairy deal

Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. has won a legal battle against South Korea’s Namyang Dairy Products Co.’s owner family, w...

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 ...

Korea defense firms showcase new weapons for record exports

South Korean defense makers showcased next-generation products with artificial intelligence, robot and stealth functions for the future battlefiel...

Hyundai E&C wins $158 mn order for port facility construction in Kuwait

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. announced Tuesday it won a 220 billion won ($157 million) deal from Kuwait to add sev...

Direct lending, middle market offer resilience: NYLIM 

There is no doubt that headwinds to economic and market growth are picking up. Globally, supply chain and energy disruptions have contributed to hig...

Korean won rebounds on estimated $2 bn intervention

The South Korean won rebounded on Friday as the foreign exchange authorities were suspected of selling some $2 billion, showing its determination to...

Ford CEO heads to Korea to discuss EV tax credit with LG Energy, SK On

Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Parley will visit South Korea early next week to meet with chief executives of its battery suppliers LG Energy So...

Seoul pushes for battery recycling to bypass US bill

South Korea will step up policy efforts to promote battery recycling, which might help the country get around the new US bill aimed at keeping elect...

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces arrest warrant in South Korea

A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant to Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency ecosystem that imploded earlier this year. ...

Hyundai Glovis receives $1.6 bn order from global carmaker

Hyundai Glovis announced on Wednesday that it received an order worth 2.2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) from a global carmaker, a record-high vehicle ...

SK allots 40% of local spending to non-capital areas

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, will funnel 67 trillion won ($48 billion), or about 40% of its 2022-2026 do...

S.Korea plans to adopt mandatory pre-disclosure of major insider trading

Executives and major shareholders of South Korea’s listed companies will be obligated to disclose their share transaction plans at least 30 da...

Gucci to hold Alessandro Michele-directed show at Korean royal palace

Italian luxury fashion house Gucci will hold a fashion show choreographed by its famous creative director Alessandro Michele at a South Korean royal...

SK REIT to raise $550 million in debt for Jongno Tower deal

South Korea’s SK REIT Co. has been diversifying funding sources into short-term debt to finance its recent purchases of landmark office buildi...

Broadcom not to force S.Korean tech companies on deals

US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. has pledged to cease putting undue pressure on Samsung Electronics Co. and other South Korean tech companies to sign deal...

Hyundai Motor, KT in $540 million share swap deal for future mobility

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and telecom giant KT Corp. have agreed to expand their future mobility partnership through a 750 billion won...

Kakao joins race to become private 5G network provider

Kakao Enterprise Corp. is poised to become a private 5G network provider, for use within the parent company Kakao Corp. and for serving outside clie...

Samsung, LG eye niche sectors to boost tablet sales

South Korea’s electronics companies are launching tablet PCs with niche targets as the global tablet market has shrunk for four consecutive qu...

Seoul outshines NY, LA to emerge as Frieze Art's No.2 market

The Frieze Art Fair’s first Asia exhibition in Seoul attracted big crowds of VIP collectors and general art lovers from across South Korea thi...

Seoul sees high odds of reversing Lone Star-favoring ruling

South Korea’s justice ministry expressed confidence in winning an appeal against an international ruling that accepted part of Lone Star&rsquo...

Business magnates' startup investment fraternity V-Society going strong

Back in August 2000, a fraternity of domestic business magnates’ children and startup entrepreneurs named V-Society was founded. The frat...

Washington, Seoul to hold formal talks on US EV tax credit act

WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea and the United States have agreed to launch formal negotiations over ways to address the negative impacts of the...

Seoul ordered to fork over $230 mn to Lone Star over KEB deal

An international tribunal delivered a ruling in favor of Lone Star on Wednesday over a dispute with South Korea relating to its 3.9 trillion won ($3...

LG Electronics to operate two lounges for OLED R monitor at Frieze Seoul

South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. will operate two lounges at the world-renowned Frieze Art Fair’s inaugural event in Seoul.&...

Hyundai, Hanwha ink $5.8 bn defense deals with Poland

South Korea’s defense makers Hyundai Rotem Co. and Hanwha Defense signed formal contracts worth $5.8 billion to export battle tanks and self-p...

Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking

Samsung SDI Co., the world's sixth-largest battery maker, is set to push forward the start of its plant construction in the US by two months in resp...

Corporate sponsors focus on luxury at Seoul's first Frieze Art Fair

With just three days before the world-renowned Frieze Art Fair launches its inaugural event in Seoul, corporate sponsors are duking it out to outs...

Korea wins $2.25 bn deal to build Egypt's 1st nuclear power plant

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has received a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) order to construct turbine islands under the El-Dabaa nuclear...

Lone Star, Seoul wrangle over KEB deal set to wrap up

A decade-long dispute between South Korea and the US private equity firm Lone Star Funds over a Korean deal will be wrapped up next week, with an in...

SoftBank Son's youngest brother poised to buy Korean VC arm

Taizo Son, the youngest brother of SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son, is poised to buy the group's South Korean venture capital arm for around 200 bil...