Korean biotech Bertis to join BIO 2024 for global reach

Korean biotech Bertis to join BIO 2024 for global reach

South Korean biotech Bertis Inc. will deliver presentations at the BIO International Convention, one of the world’s largest bio and healthcare...

Korea's bad loan managers seek liquidity via bond sales

Korea's bad loan managers seek liquidity via bond sales

South Korean non-performing loan (NPL) managers are increasing fundraising through corporate debt issuance given an outbreak of bad loans amid highe...

Pearl Abyss, Tencent to release Black Desert in China

Pearl Abyss, Tencent to release Black Desert in China

South Korea's game developer and publisher Pearl Abyss Corp. announced on Wednesday that it's preparing to launch its cross-platform MMORPG Black De...

Dongkuk CM establishes European branch in Germany

Dongkuk CM establishes European branch in Germany

Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel business unit of South Korea's Dongkuk Steel Group, announced on Wednesday that it op...

Tencent-backed Shift Up seeks June IPO at $2.6 bn value

Tencent-backed Shift Up seeks June IPO at $2.6 bn value

South Korean gaming firm Shift Up Corp. is eyeing an initial public offering on the main Kospi in June, with an enterprise value of 3.48 trillion wo...

Lotte Tour launches premium travel brand High&

Lotte Tour launches premium travel brand High&

Lotte Tour Development Co. announced on Tuesday that it launched the brand High& for high-quality premium package travel products.High& is a...

Hankook Tire extends sponsorship of Europa League for 3 years

Hankook Tire extends sponsorship of Europa League for 3 years

Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Tuesday that it extended its official sponsorship contracts with the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa C...

L&F, CNGR to collaborate to respond to US IRA

L&F, CNGR to collaborate to respond to US IRA

L&F Co., South Korea’s major cathode supplier announced Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese precu...

Everybot buys AI mobility company hycore

Everybot buys AI mobility company hycore

South Korea's service robot company Everybot Inc. acquired AI robot mobility specialist hyCore to expand into the personal mobility sector. Everybo...

Webcash Global, BC Card Vietnam partner on B2B fintech

Webcash Global, BC Card Vietnam partner on B2B fintech

Webcash Global, an affiliate of South Korea's Webcash Co., announced on Tuesday that it has recently signed a business agreement with BC Card Vietna...

Qoo10 launches K-Avenue for S.Korean products

Qoo10 launches K-Avenue for S.Korean products

Southeast Asia-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. announced on Tuesday that it launched K-Avenue, a sales channel for Korean products, on the newl...

Hyundai Glovis adopts system to meet US' green policies on car carriers

Hyundai Glovis adopts system to meet US' green policies on car carriers

Hyundai Glovis Co., the world’s third-largest car shipping company, is set to introduce an emission reduction system for its vehicle carriers ...

Kolon Global inks Korea’s 1st private wind power supply deal

Kolon Global inks Korea’s 1st private wind power supply deal

Kolon Global Corp., the leading South Korean wind farm developer, signed the country’s first private wind power supply deal with local compani...

Korean AI startups yet to join global unicorn club

Korean AI startups yet to join global unicorn club

The number of artificial intelligence unicorns has been on the rise thanks to the AI boom, but none of these South Korean AI startups have yet to jo...

SK Telecom to launch AI assistants for corporate clients

SK Telecom to launch AI assistants for corporate clients

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, plans to introduce customized services to connect major large language models (LLMs) and cor...

Korean brokerage firms seek to raise $1.2 bn in property funds

Korean brokerage firms seek to raise $1.2 bn in property funds

South Korean brokerage firms are scurrying to raise more than 1.7 trillion won ($1.24 billion) in private equity funds to bet on soured property loa...

Handok gets Biocon's obesity drug exclusive distribution in S.Korea

Handok gets Biocon's obesity drug exclusive distribution in S.Korea

South Korean pharmaceutical company Handok Inc. announced on Friday that it signed an exclusive domestic sales and distribution agreement with India...

Samil PwC expands global foothold with Carlyle's Japan KFC deal

Samil PwC expands global foothold with Carlyle's Japan KFC deal

Global accounting industry leader PricewaterhouseCoopers’ South Korean member firm is expanding its foothold with global mergers and acquisiti...

US cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works enters S.Korea

US cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works enters S.Korea

The US-based cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works, renowned for its diverse lineup of over 250 fragrances, enters the South Korean market. Shi...

Risk management is more important than ever, GPs say

Risk management is more important than ever, GPs say

Risk management and investment firms' operational capabilities have become more important than ever amid economic uncertainties, said speakers at th...

Kia premieres EV3 to boost global electrification push

Kia premieres EV3 to boost global electrification push

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Thursday premiered the EV3, its low-cost electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), to reboot...

World’s No.1 magnet wire maker SPSX mulls Korean IPO

World’s No.1 magnet wire maker SPSX mulls Korean IPO

Superior Essex Inc. (SPSX), the world’s top magnet wire provider under South Korea’s LS Group, is mulling an initial public offering in ...

POSCO Future M completes carbon footprint verification

POSCO Future M completes carbon footprint verification

POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s anode materials producer, has completed the international standard verification for the carbon footprint of ...

Samsung Display records 1 mn cumulative shipments of QD-OLED monitors

Samsung Display records 1 mn cumulative shipments of QD-OLED monitors

Samsung Display Co., South Korea’s top display producer, has developed the world's first QD-OLED, a self-emissive technology where light from ...

Korea Eximbank provides $1 bn in PF for Saudi Amiral project

Korea Eximbank provides $1 bn in PF for Saudi Amiral project

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) announced on Thursday that it will provide $1 billion in project financing for the Amiral petrochemical f...

LG CNS' marketing platform MOP surpasses 800 corporate customers

LG CNS' marketing platform MOP surpasses 800 corporate customers

South Korea’s LG CNS Co., a cloud computing services arm of LG Corp., announced on Thursday that its Marketing Optimization Platform (MOP), la...

Hankook Competition to participate in Nürburgring 24 Hours

Hankook Competition to participate in Nürburgring 24 Hours

Hankook & Company Co., Hankook & Company Group's business holding company, announced on Wednesday that its sponsored motorsport team Hankook...

Lunit buys breast cancer detection AI firm Volpara Health

Lunit buys breast cancer detection AI firm Volpara Health

Lunit Inc., a South Korean cancer diagnostics AI company, has completed the acquisition of Volpara Health Technologies Ltd., a New Zealand-based AI ...

LG named UK’s best home entertainment brand for five years

LG named UK’s best home entertainment brand for five years

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has been named Home Entertainment Brand of the Year at the "Which? Awards," hosted by the UK non-...

HD Hyundai Marine Solution builds ship smartcare center in Busan

HD Hyundai Marine Solution builds ship smartcare center in Busan

South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. established an HD SmartCare Busan Center for ship lifecycle management services and begun full-scale op...

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