SK Ecoplant changes North American corporation name

SK Ecoplant Co., a construction company of S.Korea's SK Group, said on Monday that it would change the name of its North American corporation BETEK,...

South Korean biotech firms tap Middle East as next key market

South Korean biotech companies are speeding up their foray into the Middle East to tap oil money as they seek new growth engines beyond fossil fuels...

S.Korean institutional investors inject more capital in MMFs

South Korean institutional investors, such as pension funds, mutual aids and corporates, are rushing to money market funds (MMFs) for short-term pro...

Korea to legalize security token for fractional investment

South Korea is set to allow all kinds of fractional investments next year through the legalization of a security token (ST), a digital form of tradi...

Kia sponsors LoL e-sport world tourney for 5th straight year

For the fifth straight year, Kia Corp. is a sponsor at the e-sport tournament League of Legends (LoL) European Championship (LEC).The tournament has...

Daewoong receives approval for its GERD drug Fexuclue in Ecuador

Daewoong Pharmaceutical said Friday that it has obtained marketing authorization from Ecuador's National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and S...

NPS lags global peers in 2013-2022 investment returns

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, has underperformed its global peers over the past decade in te...

Online portal Naver to release AI-powered search chatbot in H1

South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp. is set to launch a beta version of Search GPT, an artificial intelligence-powered search service, in th...

Doosan Bobcat moves into European market with compact tractors

Doosan Bobcat's small tractors for agriculture and landscaping will enter the European market. After entering America's ground maintenance equipment...

S.Korea's online K Bank withdraws plan for Kospi listing

South Korea's K Bank has withdrawn its highly anticipated plan to hold an IPO this year in the judgement of a lower corporate value due to the slugg...

UK's Croda to buy Korean bio materials maker for $286 mn

Croda International Plc., a British specialty chemicals company, is set to acquire South Korean bio materials producer Solus Biotech Co. for some 35...

LG Energy inks $3.3 bn ECV battery deal for N.America, Europe

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest secondary battery maker, has inked a supply deal estimated up to $3.3 billion for North Ame...

Samsung’s next frontier: XR in partnership with Qualcomm, Google

SAN FRANCISCO – Samsung Electronics Co. is teaming up with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Google LLC to venture into the extended reality (XR)...

SeAH begins construction on stainless steel pipe plant in Saudi Arabia

SeAH Gulf Special Steel Industries (SGSI), a joint venture between South Korea's SeAH CSS and Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, has broken ground on a...

NGeneBio to launch precision cancer test service in Thailand

South Korean medical diagnostic company NGeneBio Co. has partnered with MP Group, a large consignment testing agency in Thailand, to launch a precis...

Taihan Cable to build ultra-high voltage power grids in Germany

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on Thursday said it won two orders to build high-voltage power grids in Germany.The deals are with Ten...

Kim&Chang sets to enter Indonesia's legal market

Kim & Chang, South Korea's leading law firm, is poised to expand into Indonesia, joining the race among major legal firms seeking a foothold in ...

Samsung unveils Galaxy S23 with better camera, processor

SAN FRANCISCO – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, unveiled on Wednesday its flagship Galaxy S23 series equipped...

Hanmi's Rolvedon set to post $10 mn in Q4 net sales in US

South Korean drugmaker Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co.’s neutropenia agent, Rolvedon (eflapegrastim-xnst), is forecast to achieve about $10 million i...

Two premium taxi apps mull tie-up to challenge Kakao

South Korea's two premium ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are considering a merger in a bid to challenge Kakao Mobility Corp., which commands about 9...

Lunit launches AI-based pathology analysis solution with US firm

South Korea's medical imaging startup Lunit said on Wednesday that it has launched Guardant360 TissueNext, an AI-based pathology analysis solution d...

Korea's InCerebro to leverage AI to identify drug candidates

South Korean AI-based drug developer InCerebro aims to identify potential drug candidates using molecular modeling technology, according to its CEO ...

S.Korea likely to suffer recession as Jan exports tumble

South Korea is likely to head for a recession for the first time in three years as exports of Asia’s fourth-largest economy in January dropped...

SGC Solutions expands overseas sales channels for its brand Glasslock

South Korea's glassware maker SGC Solutions said Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Small & Medium Bu...

Korea’s Hyundai Electric wins $86 mn transformer deal in US

Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., a power equipment and energy solution affiliate of the world’s largest shipbuilding group holding c...

SK Geo Centric receives int'l recognition for eco-friendly polymers

SK Geo Centric Co., South Korea's chemical firm, has received the globally recognized "GRS" certification for its eco-friendly polymers, the company...

Hyundai Mobis bags record $4.6 bn orders from global carmakers

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, a key affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, last year enjoyed its best year in orders received from abroad.The company on T...

NPS underperforms global peers by returns for Q1-Q3 2022

South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, ranked 10th out of the global 42 state-owned investors by rate...

Philip Morris, KT&G extend sales partnership to 2038

KT&G Corp., the world's fifth-largest tobacco maker, has extended its sales partnership with US cigarette giant Philip Morris International Inc....

LG Innotek gears up for FC-BGA substrate mass production

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. is preparing to mass produce flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) substrates from the fourth quarter of this year, ...