Korean EV, battery makers to suffer from Trump’s plan to end incentives

Korean EV, battery makers to suffer from Trump’s plan to end incentives

WASHINGTON/SEOUL — US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is seeking to eliminate federal incentives for electric vehicles, d...

Hanmi Bank rises from Koreatown lender to regional bank

Hanmi Bank rises from Koreatown lender to regional bank

It began in 1982 as a small community bank for Korean immigrants in Los Angeles, California. Today, Hanmi Bank, under Nasdaq-listed Hanmi Financial ...

Shinsegae affiliate SSG.COM secures Olympus as new financial investor

Shinsegae affiliate SSG.COM secures Olympus as new financial investor

Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group’s online shopping mall operator SSG.COM has secured Olympus, a special purpose company created by Korean b...

Korean duty-free shops post Q3 losses; no signs of recovery

Korean duty-free shops post Q3 losses; no signs of recovery

The four major duty-free shop operators in South Korea on Thursday posted operating losses in the third quarter, marking the first quarter in almo...

Korea’s crypto exchanges ride bitcoin rally on Trump optimism

Korea’s crypto exchanges ride bitcoin rally on Trump optimism

South Korea’s crypto exchanges are enjoying a global boom in virtual currencies, including bitcoin, as US President-elect Donald Trump is expe...

Shinhan Securities Vietnam launches mobile trading system

Shinhan Securities Vietnam launches mobile trading system

South Korea's Shinhan Securities said on Thursday its overseas subsidiary Shinhan Securities Vietnam (SSV) launched a mobile trading system (MTS) "N...

LG Energy bags 8-GWh ESS deal from Terra-Gen in US

LG Energy bags 8-GWh ESS deal from Terra-Gen in US

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply US renewable energy power producer Terra-Gen LLC with an energy storage system (ESS) with an 8 Gigawatt-hour (GW...

Korea’s SK Siltron receives $544 mn loan from DOE for wafer investment

Korea’s SK Siltron receives $544 mn loan from DOE for wafer investment

South Korea’s SK Siltron Co. has secured a $544 million loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to invest in a high-quality silicon carbid...

S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam

S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that South Korean company Jeil Construction has begun building a cold chain complex logi...

Coupang launches Rocket Pet Doctor 2.0 with personalized pet nutrition

Coupang launches Rocket Pet Doctor 2.0 with personalized pet nutrition

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, said on Wednesday that it has launched "Rocket Pet Doctor 2.0," an upgraded personali...

SFH, where foreign firms build networks in Korea

SFH, where foreign firms build networks in Korea

It can be daunting to do business in a new city in a distant country. But foreign companies seeking to open businesses in South Korea’s capita...

NinjaTrader to revitalize Koreans’ domestic, overseas derivatives investments

NinjaTrader to revitalize Koreans’ domestic, overseas derivatives investments

NinjaTrader Group LLC., a leading US futures broker, is set to accelerate South Koreans’ investments in overseas derivatives while seeking to ...

Korean indie fashion brands spread wings to Japan, China

Korean indie fashion brands spread wings to Japan, China

Matin Kim, a rising designer brand in South Korea, will open its first offline store in Japan in the first half of next year, joining other Korean i...

Why North Korean soldiers are prepared to die in Russia

Why North Korean soldiers are prepared to die in Russia

SEOUL—Ryu Seong-hyeon doesn’t need to imagine what the thousands of North Korean soldiers deployed to the Russian front line...

Korea’s Hanwha wins US Navy MRO deal as Trump seeks deeper shipbuilding ties

Korea’s Hanwha wins US Navy MRO deal as Trump seeks deeper shipbuilding ties

Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, secured another vessel repair contract from the US Navy, expanding its defense busi...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches S.Korean satellite into orbit

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches S.Korean satellite into orbit

A Falcon 9 rocket developed by Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched the Koreasat-6A, a communication satellite that...

LG Uplus tests energy efficiency tech for 6G network

LG Uplus tests energy efficiency tech for 6G network

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. said on Tuesday it tested the All-Photonic Transport Network, a key technology designed to reduce power consumpti...

S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn

S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn

The US stock holdings of South Korean individual investors surpassed $100 billion for the first time, driven by a sustained rally in the US markets ...

LG Electronics accelerates foray into private 5G service

LG Electronics accelerates foray into private 5G service

LG Electronics Inc.'s push to expand its presence in the burgeoning private 5G network market is poised to gain traction. The South Korean electroni...

S.Korean retail investors rush to buy Indian stocks on dips

S.Korean retail investors rush to buy Indian stocks on dips

South Korea's mom-and-pop investors have upped their stake in Indian stocks, hoping that Donald Trump's return to the White House will boost the Sou...

SK Ecoplant selects four companies at ConTech Meet-Up

SK Ecoplant selects four companies at ConTech Meet-Up

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. said on Friday it held the "2024 ConTech Meet-Up Day" award ceremony at the Grand Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul. ConTech M...

Korean steel giant POSCO to sell Chinese JV PZSS amid US-China trade war

Korean steel giant POSCO to sell Chinese JV PZSS amid US-China trade war

South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. is seeking to sell its entire stake in a Chinese stainless steel joint venture as it faces growing comp...

Kia holds exhibition reflecting on 80-year-history

Kia holds exhibition reflecting on 80-year-history

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Thursday it opened a heritage exhibition "From Moments to Movement," showcasing its...

First Korean American US Senator vows to cement Seoul-Washington ties

First Korean American US Senator vows to cement Seoul-Washington ties

NEW YORK – Democratic US Representative Andy Kim, the first Korean American elected to the US Senate, has pledged to strengthen the relationsh...

Korean chipmakers, battery makers face new risks with Trump’s comeback

Korean chipmakers, battery makers face new risks with Trump’s comeback

With Donald Trump reelected as the next US president, South Korea’s major chipmakers, automakers and battery makers are on high alert as durin...

GS Group, Notion to team up on AI capabilities

GS Group, Notion to team up on AI capabilities

South Korea's GS Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Notion, the US-based popular collaboration software company to enhance its ...

Dalton Investments raises stake in cosmetics ODM Kolmar

Dalton Investments raises stake in cosmetics ODM Kolmar

Dalton Investments Inc., a US-based activist fund, has secured a 5.02% stake in South Korea’s Kolmar Holdings Co., stoking speculation the wor...

Global sportswear brands race to ride on Korea’s running craze

Global sportswear brands race to ride on Korea’s running craze

Global sportswear makers have stepped up competition in South Korea to take advantage of the country’s growing running craze with major brands...

KB Financial first in Korean banking to achieve ISO human capital standard

KB Financial first in Korean banking to achieve ISO human capital standard

South Korea’s KB Financial Group said on Tuesday that it had obtained ISO 30414 certification, becoming the first in the domestic financial se...

Loss-making Pizza Hut Korea files for rehabilitation

Loss-making Pizza Hut Korea files for rehabilitation

Money-losing Pizza Hut Korea Ltd., the Korean master franchisee of the giant US pizza franchisor, has filed for corporate rehabilitation in Seoul in...

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