LG Elec opens LG Labs experience pop-up zone
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will operate the "Wow Life's Good Lab" pop-up zone at Ground 220 in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, until...
Toss Securities to establish New York subsidiary
South Korea's Toss Securities will establish a subsidiary in New York, the US to to expand its overseas business. The company announced on Tues...
NCSOFT invests in Swedish game startup Moon Rover Games
NCSOFT Corp., a South Korean game developer, said on Tuesday it has made an early stage investment of $3.5 million in Swedish game startup Moon Rove...
Orion to collaborate with Vietnam on potato seed
South Korea’s Orion Corp. announced on Monday that it is strengthening its collaboration with the Institute of Agro-Biology, the Vietnam Natio...
Sovereign wealth fund KIC shortlists three CEO candidates
South Korean sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has shortlisted three candidates as the next chief executive officer, who will...
Baemin founder strikes out for new trophy platform
Kim Bong-jin, a former chairman and CEO of Woowa Brothers Corp., operator of South Korea’s No. 1 food delivery app Baedal Minjok — Baemi...
Hanwha, Univ. of Surrey to team up for space business
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s major aerospace and defense system developer, announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understan...
Taihan Cable wins $137 mn long-term contract in US
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Thursday that its US sales subsidiary T.E.USA has secured a long-term contract worth 190 ...
Huonslab eyes speedy anticancer drug delivery with new patent
South Korean biotech Huons Global Co. said on Tuesday that its research and development unit Huonslab has issued a domestic patent claiming a techno...
Celltrion’s new plant in Songdo poised for commercial production
South Korea’s largest biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. said on Tuesday that its third plant in Sondgo, west of Seoul, is undergoing process val...
Chevrolet All New Colorado's initial volume sold out in S.Korea
GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of US auto giant General Motors Co., announced on Friday that its pickup truck Chevrolet All New Colorado, with ...
LG to foster smart factory business as new B2B growth driver
PYEONGTAEK, Gyeonggi Province -- LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, aims to foster its smart factory business as a new gr...
Bibigo releases 3D ad in New York Times Square
CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s Korean food brand Bibigo announced on Thursday that it launched a large-scale outdoor 3D advertisement for the Bibigo brand i...
KT introduces 10 GB Combo Internet
South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Wednesday that it introduced Combo Internet technology to its network, enabling the provision of 10-gigabit Inte...
Kakao Games to raise $203 mn in bonds convertible to Krafton shares
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., is set to issue an estimated 280 billion won ($203.2 million) wort...
SK Innovation to be Asia’s top energy company through merger
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest energy company, is set to become the industry leader in Asia through a merger with an affiliate while...
Samsung Galaxy Z foldable's pre-sales soars 40% rise in India
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest foldable phones showed strong sales potential in India, the world's most populous country, with pre-sales for the G...
LG Electronics’ new HVAC center in Europe to fight extreme temperatures
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, said on Monday it has set up a research center in Germany to help develop advanced...
Samsung Elec invests in US bio startup Element Biosciences
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, said on Friday it has invested in US biotech startup Element Biosciences Inc. to ex...
Routinery readies for new chapter with 2.0
Born in South Korea but blowing up abroad, the Routinery app is designed to make small changes in users' daily routines to make a big difference in ...
GIC taps its real estate expert Jasmine Loo as new Korea head
Singapore’s GIC Private Ltd., the world’s sixth-largest sovereign wealth fund with around $770 billion in assets under management, has t...
Samsung’s new AI Galaxy devices: Lighter, smarter and more powerful
PARIS – Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Unpacked event this summer is mind-boggling. The South Korean tech giant’s new AI-featured devi...
HD Hyundai Samho expands berthing facilities
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Samho Co. has expanded its berthing facilities to meet the growing number of orders for eco-friendly ships.The s...
Cosmax Group unveils new CI
South Korea's Cosmax Group unveiled a new corporate identity (CI) on Wednesday. The new CI reflects Cosmax Group's identity as a global beauty and h...
Gmarket CEO vows to reclaim lead with know-how from Alibaba, Coupang
The new chief executive of South Korea’s Gmarket Inc. on Monday pledged to drive the local retail giant Shinsegae Group’s online shoppin...
NPS-backed new prime office building in Seoul struggles with poor demand
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is seeing little demand for a Seoul-based new prim...
Samsung’s Q2 profit soars on AI chips; second-half outlook rosy
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday flagged a more than 15-fold increase in its second-quarter operating profit as the artific...
Samsung launches dedicated HBM, advanced chip packaging teams
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has officially launched a team dedicated to developing advanced high-bandwidth ...
Cosmax mulls building cosmetics factory in Latin America
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's biggest cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), is considering building a new offshore plant in Lat...
SK Square to ramp up chip investment with new CEO
South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group said on Thursday that its investment arm SK Square Co., led by new CEO Han Myung-jin, will ramp ...
