Bibigo enters Australian supermarket chain Coles

Bibigo enters Australian supermarket chain Coles

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Monday that its Bibigo products will be sold in Coles, Australia’s second-largest superma...

S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn

S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn

The US stock holdings of South Korean individual investors surpassed $100 billion for the first time, driven by a sustained rally in the US markets ...

LG unveils AI-powered commercial washers, dryers in renewed B2B push

LG unveils AI-powered commercial washers, dryers in renewed B2B push

South Korean home appliances giant LG Electronics Inc. is stepping up efforts to enhance its presence in the global business-to-business (B2B) marke...

S.Korea's BBQ enters world's most populous market, India

S.Korea's BBQ enters world's most populous market, India

Genesis BBQ Group, the operator of a popular South Korean fried chicken brand, is expanding its market to South Asia by entering India, the world&rs...

LIG Nex1, UK’s Babcock sign MOU to develop global MRO market

LIG Nex1, UK’s Babcock sign MOU to develop global MRO market

LIG Nex1 Co., a leading defense systems developer in South Korea, announced on Wednesday that it had signed a comprehensive memorandum of understand...

Hanwha Systems, HJ S&C to enter overseas naval vessel market

Hanwha Systems, HJ S&C to enter overseas naval vessel market

South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. said on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. to...

LG Electronics to venture into food waste disposer market

LG Electronics to venture into food waste disposer market

LG Electronics Inc., the world's largest home appliance maker, will foray into the food waste disposer market in the first quarter of 2025, heraldin...

Samsung Galaxy solidifies dominance in Indian smartphone market

Samsung Galaxy solidifies dominance in Indian smartphone market

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. solidified its dominance in the Indian smartphone market, capturing its largest revenue share in the...

Samsung’s AI-powered robot vacuum cleaner takes on China’s Roborock

Samsung’s AI-powered robot vacuum cleaner takes on China’s Roborock

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co.'s AI-powered robot vacuum cleaners are rapidly catching up to Chinese products, which dominate the K...

DevSisters, VNG Games sign Cookie Run Asia publishing deal

DevSisters, VNG Games sign Cookie Run Asia publishing deal

South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp. said on Friday that it signed a publishing agreement with Vietnamese game company VNG Games for "Cookie...

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. said on Thursday that it will run an open innovation program with the US-based Draper Startup House (DSH...

SK Nexilis poised to sell thin film division to Affirma Capital

SK Nexilis poised to sell thin film division to Affirma Capital

SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, is in the final stage of negotiations to sell its thin film manufacturing division to A...

Kia debuts Tasman to target $333 bn global pickup truck market

Kia debuts Tasman to target $333 bn global pickup truck market

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Tuesday premiered the Tasman, its first pickup truck to target t...

Indian stock market gears up for leap: NSE CEO  

Indian stock market gears up for leap: NSE CEO  

India’s stock market is gearing up for a leap thanks to an influx of retail investors seeking better returns and the lower barriers for small ...

Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan

Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan

TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. will accelerate its penetration into Japan, a market it has been struggling to crack for decades, with small-size el...

Samsung Asset releases KODEX India ETF Investment Guide

Samsung Asset releases KODEX India ETF Investment Guide

South Korea's Samsung Asset Management said on Monday it released its KODEX India ETF Investment Pocket Guide.The guide provides information on the ...

LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany

LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, said on Sunday the opening of its Europe Innovation Center in F...

Instagram poised to crack Korean webcomics market

Instagram poised to crack Korean webcomics market

Big tech has begun its encroachment on the South Korean webcomics market, largely dominated by local players over the past two decades, fanning fear...

SK Hynix chief says no delay in 12-layer HBM3E supply as demand soars

SK Hynix chief says no delay in 12-layer HBM3E supply as demand soars

Kwak Noh-jung, chief executive of SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has said there will be no delay in the company&r...

CJ Logistics, Baropharm to cooperate on pharmaceutical logistics

CJ Logistics, Baropharm to cooperate on pharmaceutical logistics

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Monday it signed a strategic partnership and exclusive pharmaceutical logistics contract with Baropharm, an integ...

Korean brokerages flock to debt market with securities bonds on bull run

Korean brokerages flock to debt market with securities bonds on bull run

South Korea’s leading brokerage houses are flocking to the debt market as bonds issued by securities companies are in growing demand, industry...

Bain Capital puts beauty device maker Classys on market

Bain Capital puts beauty device maker Classys on market

Bain Capital has embarked on the process to sell a majority stake in Classys Inc., a South Korean medical aesthetic device maker. The deal is estima...

POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market

POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering ac...

Korea Investment Management to list Global AI-based ASIC ETF

Korea Investment Management to list Global AI-based ASIC ETF

Korea Investment Management Co. said on Monday it will list the ACE Global AI ASIC exchange-traded fund (ETF) on October 22. The ETF will focus on ...

S.Korea’s No.1 soju maker HiteJinro to foray into global beauty market

S.Korea’s No.1 soju maker HiteJinro to foray into global beauty market

HiteJinro Group, South Korea’s No. 1 alcoholic beverage maker with a century-old history, has tapped cosmetics development and production as a...

LG Chem targets functional cosmetics market with bio-materials

LG Chem targets functional cosmetics market with bio-materials

LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, is targeting the functional cosmetics market with bio-materials derived from ...

Korean pension funds to up private equity exposure in 2025

Korean pension funds to up private equity exposure in 2025

South Korea's major pension and savings funds see no drastic reshuffle to their portfolios tilted to private debts next year. But they are looking t...

S.Korean livestreaming platform SOOP eyes global market

S.Korean livestreaming platform SOOP eyes global market

AfreecaTV, South Korea’s first-generation interactive livestreaming service with a nearly two-decade history, has started a new chapter under ...

Cosmax China to build new headquarters in Shanghai

Cosmax China to build new headquarters in Shanghai

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), will build a new headquarters in Shanghai's Xinzhuang Indus...

Nobel laureate Han Kang craze revives Korean book market

Nobel laureate Han Kang craze revives Korean book market

South Koreans are flocking to bookstores to snap up 2024 Nobel laureate Hang Kang’s novels, making her books — and even those of her nov...

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