Lee, Trump end first summit on cordial note, but questions remain

South Korea’s proposal to help revive the US shipbuilding industry proved pivotal in setting a positive tone for President Lee Jae Myung&rsquo...

Hyundai Motor Group launchs 1st EV-only production lines in Europe

Kia Corp., under Hyundai Motor Group, began producing the EV4 hatchback, a compact electric sedan, at its plant in Žilina, Slovakia on Aug. 20, its ...

SK seeks to divest overseas units acquired from Dow Chemical, Arkema

SK Geo Centric Co. is approaching foreign petrochemical companies to sell the overseas units it acquired from Dow Chemical and France’s Arkema...

Harman sells system integration unit to Wipro to sharpen audio focus

Harman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has sold its digital transformation solutions (DTS) unit to India&rsq...

SK Ecoplant set to sell waste and water treatment units to KKR in $1.2 billion deal

SK Group is set to offload the waste management and water treatment arms of its construction affiliate, SK Ecoplant Co., to US private equity firm K...

Hyundai, Kia take crown as Saudi Arabia’s best-selling cars in H1

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp.'s subcompact models took the top two spots in Saudi Arabia’s automobile market in the first half of this year ...

Samsung boosts HBM specialist hiring, scales back foundry recruitment

Samsung Electronics Co. is stepping up recruitment of seasoned high-bandwidth memory (HBM) specialists in a push to reclaim leadership in the semico...

Hahn & Co. taps TKG Taekwang as preferred bidder for Solmics

Hahn & Co., South Korea’s leading private equity firm, has named TKG Taekwang Co., a domestic footwear manufacturer, as the preferred buye...

Aussie developer The Living Company targets Korean residential market

The Living Company, a leading Australian housing developer, on Thursday opened an office in Seoul to target South Korea’s residential market. ...

Woori Investment's IPO market entry set to intensify SME underwriting rivalry

Woori Investment & Securities Co. has launched an initial public offering-dedicated unit within its corporate finance division in its foray into...

Hitachi mulls sale of Japanese appliance unit, Samsung potential buyer: Nikkei

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi is considering selling its domestic home appliance subsidiary as part of the group’s effort to focus on its soci...

KKR in exclusive talks to buy SK Ecoplant’s waste unit for $1.1 bn

Global private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire the waste management arm of SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construct...

SK Innovation to Merge SK On and SK Enmove to Strengthen Battery Unit

SK Innovation is betting big on an internal reshuffle to turn things around for its struggling battery business.The South Korean energy and chemicals ...

CJ ENM sets up Korea’s 1st Middle East entertainment unit in Saudi Arabia

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s largest film studio and distributor, has established a subsidiary in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – the first Middle E...

Hanwha Philly Shipyard wins 1st export-bound US LNG carrier order in 50 yrs

Hanwha Philly Shipyard has secured a 348 billion won ($250 million) order to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier for Hanwha Shipping LLC, ma...

Korean budget carriers in the red as Japan travel slows, fare war intensifies

South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) are racking up losses as slowing growth in travel, particularly to Japan, fueled price wars to fill exc...

Hanwha Ocean wins $1.4 bn order from Yang Ming to build 7 containerships

Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has bagged an order to build seven containerships, valued at about 2 trillion won (...

Stray Kids make K-pop history with landmark stadium show in Germany

Stray Kids set a new milestone in K-pop history with a solo performance at one of the largest stadiums in Germany, highlighting the unwavering globa...

Test case looms for Korea’s revised Commercial Act as VIP Asset challenges Lotte Rental’s rights issue to Affinity

Lotte Rental Co., South Korea’s No. 1 car rental and leasing company, is facing a backlash from a key minority shareholder over its planned ri...

Mercedes opens world’s 1st Maybach flagship center in Seoul

Mercedes-Benz Group on Monday opened the world’s first Maybach Brand Center in Seoul, its largest-ever dealership dedicated to the ultra-luxur...

POSCO to supply HIC-resistant steel for Aramco’s Fadhili gas plant

POSCO, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, will supply hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC)-resistant steel to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Aramco, for ...

Hyundai Glovis charts new waters with world’s first AI-driven self-sailing car carrier fleet

South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. is poised to become the world’s first shipping company to deploy artificial intelligence-based autonomo...

South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery

South Korean airlines are ramping up international routes, particularly to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, in a bid to boost profitabili...

LG Electronics' Q2 profit halves as US tariffs bite

Earnings at LG Electronics Inc. nearly halved in the second quarter after the Trump administration's tariff hikes pushed up raw material costs and m...

LG Group executives to meet with Honda CEO to explore partnership

LG Group is accelerating its efforts to build a partnership with Honda Motor Co. as South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate beefs up its automotiv...

Celltrion secures $730 mn to buy biosimilar unit shares, pursue M&A

Celltrion Holdings Co. has secured 1 trillion won ($732 million) in fresh funding and plans to spend half of it this year to buy shares in its biosi...

Goldman Sachs acquires Mercure Ambassador: 1st stint with Korean hotels

Goldman Sachs, in partnership with JB Asset Management Co., has acquired Mercure Ambassador Seoul Hongdae, a prominent mixed-use commercial property...

Loss-making Lotte Chemical to sell water treatment unit to Synopex

Lotte Chemical Corp., South Korea’s second-largest petrochemical company grappling with mounting losses amid a prolonged industry downturn, wi...

Genesis targets broader European presence with EV trio

Genesis, Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand, is expanding its European footprint to four additional countries –France, Spain, Italy and the Net...

Hyundai Motor Group dominates US Best Cars for Teens awards

Hyundai Motor Group has claimed seven out of 12 categories in US News & World Report’s Best Cars for Teens for 2025 awards, marking its fo...