Hana Financial scores big with Son Heung-min sports marketing

Hana Financial scores big with Son Heung-min sports marketing

South Korea’s national soccer team, led by captain Son Heung-min, lost to Brazil 1-5 in a pre-World Cup friendly on Thursday, much to 65,000 K...

[ASK 2022] Infrastructure benefits from inflation and population growth: Sera Global

[ASK 2022] Infrastructure benefits from inflation and population growth: Sera Global

 Infrastructure is stronger than ever amid the current macroeconomic risks, and investors will see greater opportunities in the ...

Dubai sovereign fund in talks with Global Sae-A to sell Ssangyong E&C

Dubai sovereign fund in talks with Global Sae-A to sell Ssangyong E&C

Dubai’s sovereign wealth fund is discussing the sale of Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. to a South Korean textile business group....

SKC to sell plastic film business to Hahn & Co. for $1.3 billion

SKC to sell plastic film business to Hahn & Co. for $1.3 billion

SKC Ltd., the chemical materials unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is selling its plastic film business to private equity firm Hahn & Co. fo...

Startups serving specific markets thrive: SaaS, fantech, veganism 

Startups serving specific markets thrive: SaaS, fantech, veganism 

Vertical service providers are dominating South Korea’s venture business ecosystem, in a study of the country’s early stage startups by ...

Korea top capsule maker expands Vietnam plant in global push

Korea top capsule maker expands Vietnam plant in global push

South Korea’s top capsule and functional food maker is expanding its plant in Vietnam to raise its presence in the world market with the goal ...

Why batteries were left out of Samsung's huge investment plan

Why batteries were left out of Samsung's huge investment plan

Citigroup Global Markets on Monday slashed its target price for Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three battery makers, by almost half and d...

Hyundai, Kia speed up expansion in European EV market

Hyundai, Kia speed up expansion in European EV market

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automakers, are expanding their presence in Europe, the world’s second-largest el...

Bull market rhymes

Bull market rhymes

Bull market rhymes While I employ a great many adages and quotes in my writings, my main go-to list consists of a relatively small number. One ...

GEPS taps Samsung Life's alternative investment head as CIO

GEPS taps Samsung Life's alternative investment head as CIO

Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea has named Baek Joo-hyun, former alternative investment head at Samsung Life Insurance Co....

Market Kurly's sales surge 49% on-year in Q1

Market Kurly's sales surge 49% on-year in Q1

South Korea’s Kurly Inc., the operator of grocery delivery platform Market Kurly, achieved 641.7 billion won ($511.6 million) in gross merch...

Venture capital heavyweights tighten belts after 13-year spending spree

Venture capital heavyweights tighten belts after 13-year spending spree

Venture capital firms at home and abroad are tightening their belts, following growing concerns over inflation and continued interest hikes by maj...

Hankook Tire builds Asia’s largest proving ground for future car tires

Hankook Tire builds Asia’s largest proving ground for future car tires

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, said on Wednesday it has opened Asia’s largest proving ground to test t...

Samsung further expands global TV market share in Q1

Samsung further expands global TV market share in Q1

Samsung Electronics Co. further expanded its market share in the global TV market in the first quarter of this year, while LG Electronics Inc. deliv...

Alternative investment market at inflection point, says Suhyup CIO

Alternative investment market at inflection point, says Suhyup CIO

Some major institutional investors in South Korea are set to increase alternative investments this year to hedge inflation and stabilize cash flows....

Hanwha Systems joins hands with Italy's Leonardo for radar exports

Hanwha Systems joins hands with Italy's Leonardo for radar exports

South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. joined forces with Italy’s major defense maker Leonardo SpA on exports of advanced aircraft radars to i...

Hyundai Marine sees huge potential in global data centers

Hyundai Marine sees huge potential in global data centers

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. of South Korea is seeking investment opportunities for distressed and special situation strategies with a se...

Winia Electronics sharpens marketing efforts in Mexico

Winia Electronics sharpens marketing efforts in Mexico

Winia Electronics Co., a medium-sized South Korean consumer electronics company, is the top microwave brand in Mexico. It is a little-known fact tha...

POBA targets upper-middle market in North America for PD investment

POBA targets upper-middle market in North America for PD investment

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its conservative stance in both private equity and private debt investment, whi...

Former NPS real estate chief named Allianz RE's Asia head

Former NPS real estate chief named Allianz RE's Asia head

Kim Hyun-soo, a former real estate investment head of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), has been named Asia head of Allianz Real Estate,...

HR startups outwit job posting sites for IT workers

HR startups outwit job posting sites for IT workers

The growing trend toward personalized hiring and the rising demand for technology developers are encouraging South Korea’s human resources tec...

Kakao to merge US webtoon, web novel platforms

Kakao to merge US webtoon, web novel platforms

South Korea’s Kakao Entertainment Co. is set to merge Tapas Media Inc. and Radish Fiction Inc., its webtoon and mobile novel platforms in Nort...

KT maintains throne in Korea pay TV market in H2 2021

KT maintains throne in Korea pay TV market in H2 2021

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, and its affiliates had the largest subscribers of the country’s pay TV services, ma...

LG Uplus eyes metaverse niches for office workers, kids

LG Uplus eyes metaverse niches for office workers, kids

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. will target specific groups of customers such as office workers and preschoolers for its metaverse platforms, set...

MBK puts home decor firm Modern House on market

MBK puts home decor firm Modern House on market

MBK Partners has added South Korea's top home decor company Modern House to the list of assets it plans to exit this year, as domestic retail giants...

LG Energy, SK On to add prismatic types to EV cell lineups

LG Energy, SK On to add prismatic types to EV cell lineups

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 battery makers, respectively, are set to add prismatic batteries to their l...

Volkswagen partner SoluM eyes top spot in global ESL market

Volkswagen partner SoluM eyes top spot in global ESL market

SoluM Co., a South Korean mid-sized electronic component maker, is eyeing record performance this year, thanks to orders from Volkswagen AG and Elon...

Global experts to discuss alternative investment at ASK 2022

Global experts to discuss alternative investment at ASK 2022

The Korea Economic Daily will host ASK 2022, or Alternative Investment Summit Korea 2022, at the Conrad Seoul hotel on May 18. More than 800 alterna...

Naver Webtoon to form JV with Japan’s TBS for original IP

Naver Webtoon to form JV with Japan’s TBS for original IP

Naver Webtoon Corp., the digital comics and novel platform of South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp., has agreed to set up a joint vent...

CJ ENM, Naver to launch drama studio joint venture in Japan

CJ ENM, Naver to launch drama studio joint venture in Japan

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. and online platform giant Naver Corp. are launching a drama production studio in Japan to tap into ...

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