Coupang taps former Trump aide for political relations

Coupang taps former Trump aide for political relations

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. hired a top aide of former US President Donald Trump to expand its political network in Washington and se...

KGC unifies BI of red ginseng brand as JUNG KWAN JANG

KGC unifies BI of red ginseng brand as JUNG KWAN JANG

Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), wholly owned by South Korean tobacco giant KT&G Corp., will unify its red ginseng brand identity (BI) as JUNG KWAN JA...

Optimizing flexibility for fixed-income in new era: M&G

Optimizing flexibility for fixed-income in new era: M&G

Fixed-income continues to offer an attractive entry point for investors with higher yields, declining inflation and the end of the interest rate hik...

Kyungdong Navien opens Mexican corporation

Kyungdong Navien opens Mexican corporation

South Korea's leading heating systems manufacturer Kyungdong Navien said on Monday that it has opened a new overseas corporation in Mexico, marking ...

Hanwha Q Cells captures 35% of US solar module market

Hanwha Q Cells captures 35% of US solar module market

Hanwha Q Cells Co., a unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group, retained its leading position in the US resid...

Samyang Foods Group rebrands as Samyang Roundsquare

Samyang Foods Group rebrands as Samyang Roundsquare

South Korea's food-oriented Samyang Foods Group said on Monday it rebranded the group and the holding company Samyang Naturals Co.'s name as Samyang...

LG Uplus, Kakao Mobility to form EV charging JV

LG Uplus, Kakao Mobility to form EV charging JV

South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. and transportation company Kakao Mobility announced on Monday their strategic allian...

Jeju Air becomes 1st S.Korean LCC to surpass 100 mn passenger mark

Jeju Air becomes 1st S.Korean LCC to surpass 100 mn passenger mark

South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. on Sunday said its cumulative number of passengers exceeded 100 million 17 years after the company...

Samsung targets gaming market with dedicated online store

Samsung targets gaming market with dedicated online store

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, is looking to expand its presence in the lucrative global gaming market ...

Lotte Rental drops plan to enter Korea’s secondhand car sales market

Lotte Rental drops plan to enter Korea’s secondhand car sales market

Lotte Rental Co., South Korea’s largest car rental firm, has dropped its plan to enter the domestic used car sales market. Instead, it will st...

S.Korea's beauty platform Hwahae opens flagship store on TikTok

S.Korea's beauty platform Hwahae opens flagship store on TikTok

South Korea's mobile beauty platform Hwahae has opened a flagship store on TikTok (Chinese name Douyin). Hwahae's operator Birdview announced t...

LG sees $76 bn in 2023 vehicle system order backlog

LG sees $76 bn in 2023 vehicle system order backlog

The automotive electronics business is emerging as a new cash cow for South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc., a household name in the home applianc...

Doosan vice chairman visits robotics trade show Automatica

Doosan vice chairman visits robotics trade show Automatica

South Korea’s Doosan Group Vice Chairman Park Ji-won visited Automatica 2023 on Wednesday, a leading trade fair for smart automation held in M...

S.Korea exports halal-certified beef to Malaysia for 1st time

S.Korea exports halal-certified beef to Malaysia for 1st time

Halal-certified premium Korean beef Hanwoo was exported to Malaysia on Thursday, marking the culmination of seven years of quarantine negotiations f...

CJ Olive Young to develop inner beauty as new growth engine

CJ Olive Young to develop inner beauty as new growth engine

South Korea's top beauty chain CJ Olive Young said on Thursday that it plans to capitalize on the growing market for inner beauty, positioning it as...

JW Pharma unveils S.Korea's first homegrown hybrid incubator

JW Pharma unveils S.Korea's first homegrown hybrid incubator

South Korea's JW Pharmaceutical on Wednesday released three products from its new incubator brand Hi-Mammi.The company's rollout of hybrid and high-...

LG Group seeks new partners in Silicon Valley’s startup scene

LG Group seeks new partners in Silicon Valley’s startup scene

South Korea’s LG Group seeks new partnerships with global ventures to strengthen its new growth engines, such as batteries, biopharmaceuticals...

EVs lack luster in S.Korea’s secondhand car market

EVs lack luster in S.Korea’s secondhand car market

Electric vehicles suffered sharper price falls in South Korea’s secondhand car market this year, compared with combustion engine and hybrid ca...

KOTRA hosts ESG cooperation project in Baubau, Indonesia

KOTRA hosts ESG cooperation project in Baubau, Indonesia

Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday that it conducts an "Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Cooperation P...

Hyundai bets big on futuristic displays, eyes roll-up screen in 3 years

Hyundai bets big on futuristic displays, eyes roll-up screen in 3 years

South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Tuesday it expects to begin mass production of its rollable vehicle display &ndas...

Kakao Mobility to develop mobility platform with Vietnam’s Phenikaa

Kakao Mobility to develop mobility platform with Vietnam’s Phenikaa

South Korea's Kakao Mobility and Vietnam's Phenikaa Group have entered into a business agreement to foster technology collaboration within the mobil...

LG Electronics targets EdTech market in US

LG Electronics targets EdTech market in US

LG Electronics Inc. is showcasing a lineup of acclaimed products designed for the education sector at the International Society for Technology in Ed...

Hyundai Mobis overtakes Japan's Aisin on global auto parts market

Hyundai Mobis overtakes Japan's Aisin on global auto parts market

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis has surpassed Japan's Aisin, its biggest competitor in auto parts excluding batteries, to break into the top five on the...

Pinkfong Baby Shark console game to launch in September

Pinkfong Baby Shark console game to launch in September

South Korea's The Pinkfong Company, popularly known for its "Baby Shark" character, announced on Tuesday the imminent release of a console game titl...

Hyundai Card, Visa form global data alliance

Hyundai Card, Visa form global data alliance

South Korea’s Hyundai Card has launched a data analysis business with Visa. Hyundai Card on Monday said it formed a strategic business partner...

Amorepacific to strengthen partnership with A.S. Watson

Amorepacific to strengthen partnership with A.S. Watson

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with A.S. Watson ...

Samsung accelerates foray into fastest AI chip market

Samsung accelerates foray into fastest AI chip market

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. is speeding up its efforts to penetrate deeper into the high bandwidth memory 3 (HBM3) market, an area i...

Heyday over for Amorepacific, LG Household in China’s beauty market

Heyday over for Amorepacific, LG Household in China’s beauty market

Amorepacific Corp. and LG Household & Health Care Ltd., basking in the global K-beauty boom, reaped handsome profits in China, the world’s...

S.Korea breaks into World Bank's global logistics top 20 list for 1st time

S.Korea breaks into World Bank's global logistics top 20 list for 1st time

South Korea’s logistics performance has ranked 17th in the world, marking its first entry into the top 20 nations, as assessed by the World Ba...

Vestas to relocate Asia-Pacific HQ to Seoul in September

Vestas to relocate Asia-Pacific HQ to Seoul in September

Denmark-based Vestas, the world's top wind turbine manufacturer, is set to move its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters from Singapore to South Korea...

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