Hyundai Motor to make equity investment in Germany’s H2 Mobility

Hyundai Motor Co. is investing in H2 Mobility Deutschland GmbH & Co., a German operator of hydrogen fueling stations, as the top South Korean au...

F&F may pay $350 mn for TaylorMade without Korean sales license

South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. may not be able to sell apparel of TaylorMade Golf Co. in the country even after a $350 million t...

Heirless, baby boomer SME owners in search of buyers

The son of a South Korean manufacturing company's owner, with a Ph.D degree in engineering, has refused to take over his father's business and inste...

Hanwha, Korea Western Power to test mixed hydrogen combustion

Hanwha General Chemical Co. and Korea Western Power Co. joined hands for the first test in the country to use mixed hydrogen combustion technologies...

Netmarble bets $2.2 bn on global social casino game market

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. decided to buy the world’s No. 3 social casino game publisher SpinX Games for $2.2 billion, bettin...

POSCO partners with Australia’s Roy Hill for carbon neutrality initiatives

South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO and Australia’s major iron ore supplier Roy Hill have strengthened their existing partnership to cond...

Mid-sized Korean groups pave way for PEFs' stalled exits

Hoban Group, started as a small residential rental company in Gwangju in 1989, has now emerged as a major player in South Korea's M&A market, in...

Korean startups raise record-high Series A funding in H1

South Korea's startup ecosystem has been booming with companies raising over 1 trillion won ($870 million) in the first half of this year -- an all-...

Korea’s Samyang to manage 30% assets globally by 2025

Samyang Group, a South Korean food and chemicals producer, aims to manage 30% of its total assets overseas by 2025, while fostering nutrition, medic...

MBK seeks to exit Japan's top golf course operator

MBK Partners, a North Asia-focused private equity firm, is seeking to exit Japan's largest golf course operator Accordia Next Golf to capitalize on ...

Korea’s big 3 shipbuilders aim to hike newbuilding prices

South Korea’s three major shipbuilders are looking to raise new shipbuilding prices to enhance their profitability following hefty second-quar...

Lessons learned from Blackpink label's M&A flops

South Korea-based YG Entertainment Inc., the label behind popular K-pop girl group Blackpink, is pushing to sell off its profitable golf business in...

LG Elec completes stock deal with Magna for EV powertrain JV

LG Electronics Inc. completed a stock sale deal with Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc. for an electric vehicle (EV) powertrain join...

Polysilicon drives up OCI’s Q2 profit to 10-year high amid solar cell boom

OCI Co., a South Korean chemical and green energy company, on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit has risen to the highest level in a decad...

SK Hynix sees robust chip demand for rest of year after strong Q2 sales

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, on Tuesday posted its highest quarterly profit and sales in nearly three years on ...

California to deploy 30 Hyundai hydrogen trucks for public projects

Hyundai Motor Co.’s XCIENT hydrogen fuel cell trucks will be running the roads of California as part of two publicly funded projects to improv...

Hyundai Motor, Kia post strong Q2 profits; Chip shortage dims outlook

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, on Thursday posted strong second-quarter earnings, driven by pricey spo...

Naver to boost content, shopping businesses in Q4 via Shinsegae alliance

South Korea’s top portal operator Naver Corp. plans to beef up its shopping and content businesses in the second half of this year, backed by ...

Delta variant, rate hike views hurt Korean lower-rated corporate bond sales

South Korean companies with low credit ratings around BBB are suffering weaker demand in the primary market. A spread in the Delta coronavirus varia...

Sandbox Network sets up China affiliate for business expansion

South Korea’s largest multichannel network (MCN) company Sandbox Network Inc. has made another major step forward in expanding its China busin...

SK Materials’ shares fly high on rosy business outlook

Shares of SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, are hovering around all-time high levels ami...

Nintendo Korea logs record-high revenue despite boycott of Japanese goods

Japanese video game giant Nintendo Co. posted an all-time high revenue in South Korea last year despite consumers boycotting Japanese products. The ...

Doosan Heavy to invest $60 mn more in US NuScale Power

South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. will further invest in NuScale Power LLC, a US small mo...

LG Innotek’s substrate business becomes a cash cow

Korea’s leading camera module maker LG Innotek Co. is projected to post record earnings this year thanks to its fast-growing integrated circui...

POSCO, Doosan join hands on ammonia-fueled gas turbines

POSCO and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., the two key members of Korea’s ambitious green ammonia alliance formed last week, wi...

Green Cross' two Kosdaq-listed cell therapy arms to merge

South Korea's pharmaceutical group Green Cross Corp., or GC Pharma, will combine its two cell therapy developers listed on the junior Kosdaq market ...

Korea Inc. rush to sell property, new shares to fund new business

South Korea’s major companies are rushing to secure cash to fund new business. Some have sold or securitized property, while others issued n...

Korea forms ambitious public-private green ammonia alliance

South Korea has taken a major step forward in building the hydrogen economy by forming an extensive green ammonia alliance involving 13 private firm...

Lotte Chemical goes green with $3.8 bn investment in hydrogen business

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is investing 4.4 trillion won ($3.8 billion) in hydrogen projects by 2030 to foster the business as a new g...

Moody's urges Korean banks to beef up online platforms

South Korea's traditional banks, led by KB, Shinhan, Hana and Woori, will need to strengthen their online platforms as KakaoBank, the country's lead...