Epikar inks MOU with Singapore's NTU Research Center

Epikar inks MOU with Singapore's NTU Research Center

South Korea's auto distribution digital solutions company Epikar said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for R&...

WeMade sets up blockchain corporation in UAE

WeMade sets up blockchain corporation in UAE

WeMade Co., South Korea's game developer and publisher and the issuer of cryptocurrency WeMix, set up WeMix MENA Ltd. in the United Arab Emirates (U...

Bespin Global establishes Vietnam Tech Center for cloud, digital innovation

Bespin Global establishes Vietnam Tech Center for cloud, digital innovation

South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global will foster cloud and digital innovation industries in Central Vietnam. To this end, the compan...

South Korea Revives Nuclear Debate as Tensions With the North Rise

South Korea Revives Nuclear Debate as Tensions With the North Rise

SEOUL—Rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s spree of weapons tests are fueling a debate in South Korea over the deploy...

Pulmuone builds data sharing cluster for factories

Pulmuone builds data sharing cluster for factories

South Korea's major plant-based food company Pulmuone Co. Ltd. said on Monday that it has built a "digital cluster smart factory" that can share, in...

Orchestra PE acquires KFC Korea for about $50 mn

Orchestra PE acquires KFC Korea for about $50 mn

Asia-focused Orchestra Private Equity agreed on Wednesday to buy a 100% stake in the South Korean operations of fast food chain KFC for around 60 bi...

3 HD Hyundai affiliates to help ESG management of biz partners

3 HD Hyundai affiliates to help ESG management of biz partners

Three construction machinery affiliates of South Korea's HD Hyundai will support environmental, social and governance (ESG) management of their part...

Anda pushes for right to copy KT&G shareholder list

Anda pushes for right to copy KT&G shareholder list

South Korea's Anda Asset Management Co. said on Tuesday it applied for an injunction Jan. 9 to view and copy the shareholders’ list of KT&...

Korean activist fund KCGI buys Meritz Asset Management

Korean activist fund KCGI buys Meritz Asset Management

A consortium led by Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI), a local activist fund, said on Jan. 9 it signed a share purchase agreement l...

SK Shieldus acquires environmental management standard certification

SK Shieldus acquires environmental management standard certification

South Korea's cybersecurity service provider SK Shieldus said on Wednesday that it had obtained ISO 14001, an international standard for environment...

AhnLab CEO Kang: Betting on next-gen technology from detection to cloud

AhnLab CEO Kang: Betting on next-gen technology from detection to cloud

Kang Suk-Kyoon, CEO of AhnLab, Inc. proposed a strategy to develop next-generation models and technologies, such as solutions to detect and respond ...

Samsung Elec seen as 2023 top outperformer in Korea

Samsung Elec seen as 2023 top outperformer in Korea

Samsung Electronics Co. topped the list of stocks expected to outperform the South Korean stock market in 2023 on the prospect of a rebound in the m...

Hyundai Wia gets silver medal from EcoVadis

Hyundai Wia gets silver medal from EcoVadis

 Hyundai Wia Corp. has been awarded a silver medal from EcoVadis in recognition of its continuing effort toward its sustainability credentials,...

GI Cell wins approval for human cell management from Korean regulator

GI Cell wins approval for human cell management from Korean regulator

GI Cell, a South Korean developer of immune cell therapy products, received a human cell and others management license from South Korean regulatory,...

NPS fund management taps former GEPS CIO Seo as new chief

NPS fund management taps former GEPS CIO Seo as new chief

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world's third-largest pension fund, has tapped Seo Won-joo as the new chief investment officer, a...

Netmarble joins UNGC to strengthen ESG management

Netmarble joins UNGC to strengthen ESG management

Netmarble Corp. said on Monday that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) to strengthen its environmental, social, and governance (...

Vietnam emerges as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner

Vietnam emerges as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner

Vietnam will finish this year as South Korea's No. 3 trading partner and the country with which the latter has the largest trade surplus, a study ha...

European real estate is well-positioned for attractive relative value: M&G

European real estate is well-positioned for attractive relative value: M&G

The war in Ukraine continues to stoke ongoing uncertainty in Europe, with the impact on energy supplies and prices likely to be felt more intensely ...

Technocrats dominate major Korean companies’ leadership

Technocrats dominate major Korean companies’ leadership

Technocrats dominated the management of South Korea’s top 10 business groups, as technical specialists with deep understanding of business too...

LG Uplus secures compliance management system certification

LG Uplus secures compliance management system certification

LG Uplus Corp. announced on Sunday it has obtained ISO 37301 certification for its compliance management system, marking a first among the three Sou...

S.Korea's Bespin Global, Daewoo E&C sign smart city deal with Aussie company

S.Korea's Bespin Global, Daewoo E&C sign smart city deal with Aussie company

South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global on Wednesday said its subsidiary Bespin Global Vietnam formed a strategic partnership with Daew...

SK Ecoplant earns AA grade for FTC's voluntary compliance program

SK Ecoplant earns AA grade for FTC's voluntary compliance program

South Korea's construction engineering company SK Ecoplant Co., Ltd. is accelerating its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management effo...

S.Korea's Bespin Global secures $107 mn from Middle East

S.Korea's Bespin Global secures $107 mn from Middle East

South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global said on Monday that it has secured 140 billion won ($107 million) in investment from e& Ent...

KB Financial included in DJSI for 7 consecutive years

KB Financial included in DJSI for 7 consecutive years

KB Financial Group has been included in the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for seven years in a row announced by Standard & Poor's Gl...

KIC buys stake in US credit asset manager Golub Capital

KIC buys stake in US credit asset manager Golub Capital

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has made its first direct investment in an asset management firm, the South Korean sovereign wealth fund said on ...

Microdisplays poised to emerge in growing XR market

Microdisplays poised to emerge in growing XR market

The slowly growing extended reality (XR) market next year is expected to explode as global big tech companies get ready to launch augmented (AR) and v...

SK Car Rental acquires ISO 45001 for safety, health management system

SK Car Rental acquires ISO 45001 for safety, health management system

SK Car Rental said on Wednesday that it has obtained the safety and health management system (ISO45001) certification from the British Standards Ins...

DWS taps Steven Kim as APAC real estate asset management head

DWS taps Steven Kim as APAC real estate asset management head

German asset management giant DWS Group said on Dec. 5 that it has appointed DWS Asset Management Korea’s Director Steven Kim (Kim Sang-wook) ...

Samsung Elec names first female president under Chairman Jay Y. Lee

Samsung Elec names first female president under Chairman Jay Y. Lee

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, has carried out its year-end executive reshuffle, marked by its...

Korean restaurant startup GFFG raises $23 million in Series A round 

Korean restaurant startup GFFG raises $23 million in Series A round 

South Korean lifestyle hospitality startup Good Food For Good (GFFG) announced Monday that it raised 30 billion won ($23.2 million) in Series A roun...

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