SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC

SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will embark on a business trip to Europe next week as South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate seeks to streng...

SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1

SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a commercial contract with ATX Medical Solutions, Australia's largest m...

Daewoong gets stem cell facility license in Indonesia

Daewoong gets stem cell facility license in Indonesia

South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Daewoong Biologics Indonesia has obtained a stem cell Lab Operational...

China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market

China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market

China’s BYD Co., the world’s largest electric vehicle maker, is set to enter South Korea’s passenger EV market, setting off alarm ...

Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work

Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work

In South Korea, coffee is not just something to drink. It’s a culture, in which people drink, play and work.Koreans’ love affair with co...

S.Korean companies line up for IPOs as market recovers

S.Korean companies line up for IPOs as market recovers

South Korean companies are gearing up for listings targeting billions of dollars in market capitalization as the local initial public offering (IPO)...

Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF

Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF

Korea Exchange announced on Thursday that it will list Samsung Asset Management's "KODEX Global Obesity Treatment Top 2 Plus exchange-traded fund (E...

Lotte Rental, KB Capital to co-work for car rental

Lotte Rental, KB Capital to co-work for car rental

Lotte Rental Co., South Korea's largest car rental firm, has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domestic financial comp...

EcoPro’s 2023 profit halves on softer EV demand, materials prices

EcoPro’s 2023 profit halves on softer EV demand, materials prices

South Korea’s major battery materials company EcoPro Co. saw last year’s operating profit halved from the previous year after a steeper-...

Cosmax targets Southeast Asia's halal perfume market

Cosmax targets Southeast Asia's halal perfume market

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Wednesday that it opened its new perf...

Jay Y. Lee heads to Middle East, Malaysia for next Samsung takeoff

Jay Y. Lee heads to Middle East, Malaysia for next Samsung takeoff

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has embarked on a business trip to the Middle East in his first overseas trip since a South Korean court...

Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia

Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia

South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo will export the halal-certified Birak Sikhye to Indonesia, according to the company on Tuesday. ...

Hyundai Motor to expand into secondhand EV market

Hyundai Motor to expand into secondhand EV market

Hyundai Motor Co. will expand its certified secondhand car business into electric vehicles (EVs) to increase the range of used vehicles it deals wit...

Samsung gets global carbon reduction certification for TV

Samsung gets global carbon reduction certification for TV

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that its eight product series in 2024 Neo QLED 4K and 8K, OLED, and The Frame lineups have received th...

Korea’s luxury resort market blossoms despite slow economy

Korea’s luxury resort market blossoms despite slow economy

South Korea’s luxury resort market seems to operate out of sync with the economy. High-end operators are opening swanky holiday resorts in Kor...

Korean vegan makeup brand Dear Dahlia on the market

Korean vegan makeup brand Dear Dahlia on the market

Dear Dahlia, a South Korean vegan makeup brand that operates around 300 stores across the globe, has been put on for sale for more than 100 billion ...

Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects

Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects

Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction unit and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. stood out with increased profits last year on overseas proj...

Naver expands Papago with Arabic translation, boosting global reach

Naver expands Papago with Arabic translation, boosting global reach

South Korea's leading online portal Naver Corp. announced on Friday the addition of Arabic translation capabilities to its AI-driven translation ser...

Kakao launches AI-based blood sugar management solution

Kakao launches AI-based blood sugar management solution

South Korea’s Kakao Healthcare Corp. has introduced an artificial intelligence-based blood sugar management solution targeting the global digi...

SK Chemicals targets US medical packaging market

SK Chemicals targets US medical packaging market

South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. is targeting the US medical packaging market with its circular recycling materials. Circular recycling is SK Chemical...

Korean LPs stick to private debt amid market uncertainties

Korean LPs stick to private debt amid market uncertainties

South Korean limited partners will tap private debt as their most preferred asset class in 2024 to secure stable income amid geopolitical conflicts an...

Hyundai Dept. Store launches membership for foreigners

Hyundai Dept. Store launches membership for foreigners

South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Group announced on Thursday that it launched H Point Global, a dedicated membership service for foreign cus...

Amorepacific's profit halves on weak sales in China; shares drop

Amorepacific's profit halves on weak sales in China; shares drop

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group's stock closed at 3,400 won ($2.6) on Wednesday, down 12.1% after the group announced disappointing ...

Lotte Wellfood to produce Pepero in India

Lotte Wellfood to produce Pepero in India

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Wednesday that it plans to build a Pepero production line in India. Pepero is a thin cookie stick with...

UBS, Citigroup to handle sale of KKR’s JV with Korean builder

UBS, Citigroup to handle sale of KKR’s JV with Korean builder

UBS Group AG and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are set to manage the sale of a joint venture between global private equity giant KKR Co. Inc. and ai...

Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report

Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report

Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, ...

Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products

Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products

South Korean convenience store chains are accelerating exports of food products under their private brands as the domestic market competition is int...

Hyundai, BAIC join hands to develop China-only EV brand

Hyundai, BAIC join hands to develop China-only EV brand

BEIJING – Hyundai Motor Co. has joined hands with Beijing Motor Corp. (BAIC) to debut a new electric vehicle brand specifically tailored to Ch...

Hyosung Advanced Materials' operating profit down 45% in 2023

Hyosung Advanced Materials' operating profit down 45% in 2023

Hyosung Advanced Materials announced on Monday that its operating profit for last year on a consolidated basis was 172.4 billion won ($129 million),...

Korea’s KIC opens Mumbai office to spur emerging market investment

Korea’s KIC opens Mumbai office to spur emerging market investment

Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Monday it has launched its Mumbai office, establishing the state-run fund’s f...

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