Samsung’s new foldables: Game changer in smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced new additions to its high-end line of Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip phones, in hopes that the new 5G-enabl...
Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is making big steps forward to transform itself as a platform business in the global shipbuilding sector. According t...
NCSoft to launch Lineage W, first game with priority on global users
South Korea’s leading game developer NCSoft Corp. will be launching its latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Lineag...
Global carmakers to speed up EV push as governments pressure harder
US and European governments are pressing harder with tough regulations to expand electric vehicles (EV) adoption for cutting emission. Global automa...
Korean companies’ race heats up in $2.8 tn global wind farm markets
The global offshore wind power generation equipment market is heating up with cut-throat competition among South Korean companies. The country&rsquo...
Tourism, aircraft take bulk of 2020 alternatives loss
South Korea's eight leading brokerage companies, including Mirae Asset Securities Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co., are estimated to have booke...
Netmarble bets $2.2 bn on global social casino game market
South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. decided to buy the world’s No. 3 social casino game publisher SpinX Games for $2.2 billion, bettin...
Korea’s Samyang to manage 30% assets globally by 2025
Samyang Group, a South Korean food and chemicals producer, aims to manage 30% of its total assets overseas by 2025, while fostering nutrition, medic...
Canada’s CPPIB promotes Suyi Kim to global head of private equity
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has named Suyi Kim, its Asia head, as the global chief of its private equity business, effective Se...
Shinsegae enters alternative meat market with own brand
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s food affiliate Shinsegae Food Inc. has entered the fast-growing alternative meat mar...
Samsung’s Olympic goodie bag goes viral among athletes
Samsung Electronics Co.’s marketing efforts at the Tokyo Olympic Games have received a wide welcome from the athletes participating at the eve...
KOGAS attempts to expand LNG bunkering as global demand grows
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) aims to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering business as global demand for cleaner fuels for ships is growing.LNG bu...
Krafton aims to become global content provider with $3.7 bn IPO
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. dreams of growing into global content provider with an up to $3.7 billion fund to be raised from an initial...
Surging global used car demand brightens Hankook Tire outlook
The global tire industry is enjoying a boom driven by fast-growing used car demand in the world. Hankook Tire & Technology is seen as a key bene...
Construction workers' fund invites bids for $25 mn infra mandate
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association issued a request for proposals to commit $25 million to a global infrastructure fund...
BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean offshore wind investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired a 100% equity stake in Korea Renewable Energy ...
Memory chip supercycle cools as demand declines
A global memory chip supercycle is taking a breather with weakening growth in DRAM chip prices, halting bullish momentum in shares of Samsung Electr...
Samsung Next ramps up investment in NFT ventures
Samsung Electronics Co. is betting big on non-fungible token (NFT) companies through its venture capital unit Samsung Next, headquartered in Mountai...
SK Hynix outplays Kioxia as world’s No.2 smartphone NAND flash maker
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. has clinched a surprise second spot in the world’s NAND flash market for smartphones. According to the marke...
Global EV race kicks off with key players investing $168 bn
The global auto industry is rapidly making a full-fledged shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), with the world’s five major market players, i...
Delta coronavirus variant hits global stock markets
Global stock markets lost ground on mounting fears over the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant. Record-breaking US shares riding on the hopes...
Fed’s Powell, BOK chief to meet during G20 gathering
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol will meet during a Group of 20 (G20) gathering of finance ministe...
SK Global Chemical to start plastic waste recycling business in Asia
SK Global Chemical (SKGC), a petrochemical subsidiary of SK Innovation Co., plans to build a plastic waste recycling plant in South Korea to extract...
Market Kurly makes U-turn to Korea Exchange IPO
Kurly Inc., the operator of South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has canceled a US listing plan to resume its domestic IPO pr...
Samsung’s LED business makes big global rebound
Samsung Electronics Co.’s light-emitting diode (LED) business, which was almost on the verge of a shutdown due to its sluggish performance, is...
POSCO Chemical to bolster EV presence with 60,000-ton cathode plant
POSCO Chemical Co. will invest 600 billion won ($523 million) from 2022 to build a cathode materials plant in Pohang city with an annual capacity of...
SK Innovation turns to PEFs to sell stake in SK Global
South Korea's SK Innovation Co. is tapping private equity firms to sell up to a 49% stake in SK Global Chemical Co. after the chemical raw materials...
No.1 K-pop goods maker Copan Global eyes digital expansion
The world of K-pop is globally known for offering a truly wide selection of merchandise items for fans. While balloons were the only goods used by t...
Leeno Industrial hits 52-week high, eyes top 10 on Kosdaq
The stock price of South Korea’s Kosdaq-listed electronic testing components maker Leeno Industrial Inc., previously a small company whose mar...
Samsung, Hanwha Q Cells to offer IoT home energy solutions in US, EU
Samsung Electronics Co. and South Korea’s leading solar panel maker Hanwha Q Cells Co. have joined hands to provide smart home energy solution...
