KTB Network to list at bottom of price range

KTB Network Co., South Korea's first-generation venture capital firm, priced its public offering price at the bottom of the guidance range as the re...

Japan's Aeon proceeds with plan to sell Ministop Korea

Japan's Aeon Co. has received preliminary bids for its wholly-owned subsidiary of Ministop Korea, which is estimated at around 200 billion won ($170...

Domestic NFT art sale surpasses 3.5 bitcoin; concerns of market turbulence

Last week, a piece of non-fungible token art by digital artist Jang Koal was sold for more than 3.5 bitcoin or around 200 million won ($168,314) on ...

CVC, Goldman among shortlisted investors in TVing

CVC Capital and Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) are among the shortlisted investors in South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) streaming serv...

Hyundai launches electrified GV70’s global premiere in China to boost sales

Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled an electric variant of the GV70, a premium SUV under its standalone Genesis brand, for the first time globally at a C...

Korean Air gets Vietnam’s regulatory approval for acquisition of Asiana

Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) said on Tuesday it has obtained regulatory approval from Vietnam for its 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) deal to acquir...

Celltrion wins COVID-19 treatment approval from Europe

South Korea’s pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. has won final approval for its COVID-19 treatment Regkirona from the European Commission, a ...

KTCU values working-level opinions for alternative investment

“The South Korean stock markets have barely risen since early this year, while the markets in Japan and Taiwan are hitting highs. I believe Ko...

Doosan near completing self-rescue plan with E&C sale

South Korea's Doosan Group is near finalizing a deal to sell Doosan Engineering & Construction Co. (Doosan E&C) to a consortium led by Seoul...

SK to invest $340 mn in Vietnam’s major retail platform The CrownX

South Korea’s conglomerate SK Group said on Nov. 11 that it agreed to invest $340 million in The CrownX, a retail platform of Masan Group Corp...

Dongkuk eyes $1.7 billion sales from color steel business in 2030

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, said on Monday that it aims to grow its color coated steel business to 2 trill...

Korea scrambles to address DEF supply shortage

South Korea is stepping up efforts to secure diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) such as diversification of supply sources as the shortage of the liquid used...

[ASK 2021] European NPL market growth creates investment opportunities  

Global asset managers will see great opportunities in the European non-performing loan market amid challenges facing the EU banking industry, such...

Korea’s Netmarble Neo drops listing plan as sentiment sours

South Korea’s game developer Netmarble Neo decided to withdraw its initial public offering plan as sentiment in the primary market sours amid ...

SK Chem says no immediate plan to sell SK Bioscience stake

SK Chemicals Co., the top shareholder of South Korea's SK Bioscience Co., is not considering reducing its stake in the vaccine maker in the immediat...

KTB to launch REITs for logistics centers in Vietnam and housing in US

South Korean asset manager KTB Asset Management Co. plans to launch two overseas real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest in Vietnam-based lo...

SK E&S in talks to sell ESS, solar energy projects

SK E&S Co. is in talks with a number of private equity firms and financial investors to sell energy storage systems (ESS) and solar energy devel...

Korea’s top mobile game to be launched in Taiwan in Q1 2022

South Korea’s top mobile game Odin: Valhalla Rising will be launched Taiwan in the first quarter of next year as its developer Lionheart Studi...

Hyundai Motor swings to profit in Q3 on Genesis, SUVs

Hyundai Motor Co. South Korea’s top automaker, turned to an operating profit in the third quarter on strong sales of the premium Genesis model...

Citibank Korea to shut down retail business in phases

Citibank Korea has decided to close its consumer banking operations in phases, the bank said on Monday, after its attempt to find a buyer of the bus...

POSCO Chem Q3 profit surges as battery materials lift sales to fresh high

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. enjoyed a surge in operating profit in the third quarter as higher sales of battery materials ramped up reven...

Yanolja likely to buy $250 mn stake in Interpark spin-off

South Korea's top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Inc., backed by SoftBank, was on Thursday named as the preferred buyer of a majority sta...

LG Electronics Q3 profit halves on GM recalls, sales at record-high

LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it expects its third-quarter operating profit to plunge as heavy costs for General Motors Co.’s recall of ...

ADT Caps seeks about $300 mn in pre-IPO funding

ADT Caps Co., South Korea's No. 2 security services provider, is seeking to raise up to 400 billion won ($336 million) from private equity firms ahe...

Food triggers next phase of global K-culture craze

The ongoing global fever over South Korean music and entertainment content is driving the rapid growth of the country’s packaged food manufact...

Korea Inc emerges as big buyer in global M&A market

South Korean companies are emerging as big buyers in the global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) markets. They are actively looking for future gro...

Korea postpones forex bond sale to October

South Korea’s government delayed a sale of foreign exchange stabilization fund bonds to next month, disrupting local companies’ plans to...

SK holds off indefinitely on petrochem unit stake sale

South Korea's SK Innovation Co. has put on hold indefinitely its plan to sell up to a 49% stake in SK Geocentric Co., formerly known as SK Global Ch...

HiteJinro's fruit-flavored soju bedazzles Chinese MZers

South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. has captivated China with its fruit-flavored soju products, gaining much popularity among local...

Korean beauty brand Too Cool For School is up for sale

Too Cool For School Corp., a South Korean budget makeup and beauty brand, is up for sale as its two co-CEOs and related parties aim to sell their en...