Mirae Asset rebrands Canadian subsidiary to Global X

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. announced on Thursday that it will change the name of its Canadian exchange-traded fund (ETF) manag...

Vivid Health gets seed round from Kakao Ventures

Vivid Health, a South Korean startup that operates an obesity treatment management platform announced on Wednesday that it got a seed round investme...

Lotte Insurance's value rises with long-term care expansion

When South Korean private equity firm JKL Partners acquired a 77% stake in Lotte Insurance Co. for about 730 billion won ($546.3 million) in 2019, m...

Naver to unveil world’s first web platform-enabled robotics OS

South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. is set to make inroads into the global robotics operating system market by unveiling the world’s ...

Samsung’s Family Hub Plus gets UL certification

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday that its 2024 Bespoke Refrigerator with Family Hub Plus has achieved the Diamond grade in an Internet of Thi...

IGIS Asset Management's controlling stake put on sale

South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co., one of the largest real estate firms in Asia, has put the company’s 25% stake plus control prem...

Hana Bank, Fount to co-work for robo-advisor service

South Korea's Hana Bank announced on Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with robo-advisor company Fount Investment Co. to launch a reti...

Samsung to launch its 1st Galaxy Ring in H2 2024

Samsung Electronics Co. will launch its first Galaxy Ring in the second half of this year as the South Korean tech giant is finalizing research and ...

Samsung to unveil its first Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024

BARCELONA - Samsung Electronics Co. is set to unveil its new health biometric tracker Galaxy Ring at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. T...

AIMMO’s global push gains speed with US foray

South Korean AI-powered data solution-providing startup AIMMO Inc. is expediting its global push with an aggressive advance into the US market, wher...

LG Innotek establishes $108 mn win-win growth fund

South Korea's LG Innotek announced on Friday that it held the 2024 Win-win Growth Partnership Day on the previous day.LG Innotek signed the 2024 Fai...

SK C&C wins Korea’s nod for brain infarct diagnosis AI solution

SK Inc C&C (SK C&C), the information technology service unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Thursday it has secured medical device...

Samsung to unveil Galaxy Fit3 in global market

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will release its new fitness band, the Galaxy Fit3. The device features an expansive 40mm di...

AI device solution startup Sorcerics gets seed round

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI)  smart device solution startup Sorcerics, founded by former Google and Microsoft employees, an...

SK Energy, PTC Korea team up for smart plant construction business

SK Energy Co., South Korea’s top oil refiner and energy company, said on Wednesday it has teamed up with PTC Korea Co. to jointly enter the gl...

Hyundai Dept. Store, Siam Piwat to collaborate for K-content

South Korea’s Hyundai Department Store Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with Thailand’s retail giant Siam ...

LG Innotek hastens to lead autonomous driving solution

LG Innotek Co., South Korea’s major camera module supplier seeking to reduce its hefty reliance on Apple Inc. for earnings, has unveiled its l...

Brookfield aims to increase debt on IFC Seoul to $2 bn

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. will increase its debt on the International Finance Center in Seoul (IFC Seoul), South Korea to up to 2.7 trillion ...

Mirae Asset, Bloomberg to team up to develop ETFs

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset manager under South Korea's financial service giant Mirae Asset Financial Group, will develop exchange-...

Celltrion to deliver three treatments to Peru

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it will supply three treatments, including its blood cancer drug Truxima (rituximab) t...

Shinsegae E&C to sell leisure unit to reduce debt

South Korea’s Shinsegae Engineering & Construction Co. (Shinsegae E&C) announced on Wednesday that it will sell its leisure unit Jos...

What drives opportunity in solar power: NextEnergy Capital

NextEnergy Capital, a leading global fund manager specializing in ground-mounted solar energy, will boost its investments in renewables around the w...

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...

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)...

S.Korean investors name their 42 favorite alternative asset managers

Apollo Asset Management, Warburg Pincus and Lexington Partners are South Korean institutional investors’ most preferred private equity firm...

Harim gives up HMM deal over management rights dispute

South Korea's leading poultry processor Harim Co. has walked away from a $5 billion deal to buy HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier, re...

Rebellions, Superb AI partner to bolster vision AI

South Korea’s fabless AI chip startup Rebellions Inc. has joined hands with Y Combinator alumnus-led Superb AI Inc., an AI training data platf...

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...

HD Hyundai to supply low carbon solution to POSCO

HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ship components manufacturer, said on Thursday it has agreed to supply an artificial intelligence- and big data-ba...

EcoPro partners with Cirba Solutions for battery recycling

South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. said on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-based l...