Hanwha to more than double staff at US Philly Shipyard in 10 years

Hanwha to more than double staff at US Philly Shipyard in 10 years

South Korea’s Hanwha Group is set to more than double its employees at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in the US over the next 10 years as the chemic...

Mirae Asset invests $200 mn in LS Group affiliate in US

Mirae Asset invests $200 mn in LS Group affiliate in US

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Sunday it invested $200 million in Essex Solutions, a US magnet wire manufacturing affiliate un...

KL & Partners buys cosmetics brand Manyo Factory for $130 mn

KL & Partners buys cosmetics brand Manyo Factory for $130 mn

KL & Partners, a South Korean private equity firm, has agreed to buy Kosdaq-listed cosmetics company Manyo Factory Co., which has been building ...

Korean cosmetics beat Chanel, Lancôme to rank top in US, Japan

Korean cosmetics beat Chanel, Lancôme to rank top in US, Japan

South Korea’s cosmetics products, also known as K-beauty, have gained global renown, overtaking French brands such as Chanel and Lancôme...

Hanwha to exit from polysilicon business in US

Hanwha to exit from polysilicon business in US

Hanwha Solutions Corp., the energy unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-financial conglomerate Hanwha Group, will likely withdraw from the polys...

Hyundai, Kia EVs qualify for US subsidies for first time

Hyundai, Kia EVs qualify for US subsidies for first time

Five electric vehicle models from Hyundai Motor Group, encompassing Kia Corp., were included in the 25 EV models qualifying for US tax credits in 20...

Lotte Card Card to launch loans for affiliates in Vietnam

Lotte Card Card to launch loans for affiliates in Vietnam

South Korea's Lotte Card said on Monday it will launch loans for affiliates in Vietnam.Lotte Finance Vietnam, the Vietnamese corporation of Lotte Ca...

Samsung Electronics brings AI heat pump EHS to US HVAC market

Samsung Electronics brings AI heat pump EHS to US HVAC market

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is unveiling an AI-powered home heat pump system at the upcoming CES 2025 event as it strives to boo...

E-Land manages New Balance’s record $689 mn in Korean sales

E-Land manages New Balance’s record $689 mn in Korean sales

South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has achieved 1 trillion won ($689 million) in Korean sales of the global sports footwear and apparel b...

Korea’s Shinsegae chairman dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Korea’s Shinsegae chairman dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Chung Yong-jin, the chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group, held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump, becoming Korea's ...

US finalizes $4.7 bn chip subsidy for Samsung before Trump takes office

US finalizes $4.7 bn chip subsidy for Samsung before Trump takes office

WASHINGTON – The US finalized a $4.7 billion government subsidy for Samsung Electronics Co.'s planned microchip facilities in Texas about a mo...

LG Energy wins 7.5GWh ESS project from Excelsior Energy in US

LG Energy wins 7.5GWh ESS project from Excelsior Energy in US

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has landed a deal with US renewable energy infrastructure fund Excelsior Energy Capital (Excelsior) to supply a 7.5-gigawatt...

Hanwha completes acquisition $100 mn Philly Shipyard

Hanwha completes acquisition $100 mn Philly Shipyard

South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group completed the acquisition of Philly Shipyard on Friday.The size of the deal was $100 mil...

SK Hynix to receives $958 mn subsidy from US

SK Hynix to receives $958 mn subsidy from US

SK Hynix Inc. secured a combined subsidy of $458 million in grants and $500 million in loans, a total of $958 million from the US Department of Comm...

Daesang launches kimchi brand with three-Michelin-star chef

Daesang launches kimchi brand with three-Michelin-star chef

South Korean leading food maker Daesang Corp., the operator of kimchi brand Jongga, said on Thursday it launched San Ho Won with three-Michelin-star...

Celltrion obtains approval of Steqeyma from FDA

Celltrion obtains approval of Steqeyma from FDA

South Korea's Celltrion Inc. said on Wednesday it received new drug submission (NDS) approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Steq...

South Korea’s sovereign credit rating stable: S&P, Moody's, Fitch

South Korea’s sovereign credit rating stable: S&P, Moody's, Fitch

South Korea’s sovereign ratings remain stable despite the political turmoil caused by the short-lived martial law declaration of President Yoo...

Korea’s OCI, US partner CPS Energy sign 20-year energy storage deal

Korea’s OCI, US partner CPS Energy sign 20-year energy storage deal

South Korean solar cell company OCI Holdings Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a deal with US power supplier CPS Energy to jointly build a 120-megaw...

Korea’s credit fundamentals remain firm amid political crisis: Fitch

 Korea’s credit fundamentals remain firm amid political crisis: Fitch

South Korea’s credit rating remained unscathed by the political turmoil caused by the short-lived martial law declaration of President Yoon Su...

Boryung invests $10 million in Intuitive Machines

Boryung invests $10 million in Intuitive Machines

South Korea's Boryung Corp. said on Friday it bought $10.0 million in shares of US-based lunar lander company Intuitive Machines to expand its space...

Samsung invests in AI security platform Axiado

Samsung invests in AI security platform Axiado

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it invested in the Series C funding round of Axiado, a US-based artificial intelligence (AI) security platf...

S.Korea's Smilegate invests in GTA producer's studio

S.Korea's Smilegate invests in GTA producer's studio

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, said on Tuesday it invested in the US-based medi...

Hyundai, Kia on course for record 2024 US sales, led by SUVs, hybrids

Hyundai, Kia on course for record 2024 US sales, led by SUVs, hybrids

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister firm Kia Corp. saw their US vehicle sales surge in November, driven by large SUVs, hybrids and ...

LG CNS to enter US smart building biz

LG CNS to enter US smart building biz

South Korea's LG CNS said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-based real estate management SomeraRoad and Mastern A...

MBK kicks off Lotte Card sale for about $1.4 bn in 2nd bid

MBK kicks off Lotte Card sale for about $1.4 bn in 2nd bid

Lotte Card Co. is expected to be up for grabs in the first half of next year amid a second sale attempt by its largest shareholder MBK Partners, a N...

Korea’s export growth at 14-month low, adds to BOK rate cut views

Korea’s export growth at 14-month low, adds to BOK rate cut views

South Korea’s export growth fell to a 14-month low in November with shipments to the world’s two biggest markets the US and China down, ...

NPS enjoys 9.2% return as of Q3 on bullish US stocks

NPS enjoys 9.2% return as of Q3 on bullish US stocks

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s largest institutional investor, reported a preliminary 9.18% return from investments, equiva...

Noul's miLab registered FDA's Class I

Noul's miLab registered FDA's Class I

South Korea's Noul Co., an in-vitro diagnostics maker and artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood and cancer diagnostic platforms company, said on ...

CJ CheilJedang sells ambient fried rice in N.America

CJ CheilJedang sells ambient fried rice in N.America

South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Thursday it will export and sell its ambient rice product, Bibigo Korean BBQ Fried Rice, to the North Ame...

S.Korea's HJ S&C eyes US Navy MRO market

S.Korea's HJ S&C eyes US Navy MRO market

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. (HJ S&C) said on Wednesday it won a 124.7 billion won ($894 million) contract from the Defense Acquisit...

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