Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Plastic recyclers have known for years that there is money to be made in plastic waste. And the stakes are high these days as the prices of recycled...

Shares of Hyosung, Kolon Industries fly high propelled by hydrogen

Shares of Hyosung, Kolon Industries fly high propelled by hydrogen

Shares of hydrogen-related stocks such as Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. and Kolon Industries Inc. are flying high on expectations of significant ...

Korean shipbuilders await improved earnings as LNG carrier price hit all-time high

Korean shipbuilders await improved earnings as LNG carrier price hit all-time high

South Korean shipbuilders, which have secured almost 97% of the orders placed for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers this year, expect to see thei...

High-priced drugs add to pressure for Korea's healthcare reform

High-priced drugs add to pressure for Korea's healthcare reform

A number of new rare disease treatments, approved in South Korea over the past year, are still unaffordable for the public because of their price ta...

Processed rice goods emerge as dark horse in agri-food exports

Processed rice goods emerge as dark horse in agri-food exports

Despite the global pandemic, exports of processed rice goods hit an all-time high at $137.6 million in 2020, up by 26.9% compared to the previous ...

EcoPro BM’s magic to hit $9 bn jackpot after 10-year dark ages

EcoPro BM’s magic to hit $9 bn jackpot after 10-year dark ages

South Korea’s battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. won a near $9 billion order from SK Innovation Co., an unusually large contract for a medi...

Permira targets growth firms in high valuation markets

Permira targets growth firms in high valuation markets

London-based private equity firm Permira will maintain its focus on high-quality companies and sector leaders with strong growth potential as valuat...

Korea inflation remains at 9-year high, fanning views of more rate hikes

Korea inflation remains at 9-year high, fanning views of more rate hikes

South Korea’s consumer inflation remained at a nine-year peak in August, adding to expectations that the central bank will raise interest rate...

LG Electronics leads industry shift toward OLED TVs

LG Electronics leads industry shift toward OLED TVs

LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, is leading the TV industry’s shift toward organic light-emitting diode (OLED)...

LG Electronics scores big in first-half US OLED TV market share

LG Electronics scores big in first-half US OLED TV market share

LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, saw its market share grow rapidly in North America with its market share rising abo...

Samsung launches new 5G foldable phones in 40 countries

Samsung launches new 5G foldable phones in 40 countries

Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday officially launched the new models of its high-end smartphones Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in 40 countries, ...

Rolex emerges as latest target of S.Korea’s luxury brand fever

Rolex emerges as latest target of S.Korea’s luxury brand fever

Rolex watches are now the latest object of South Korea’s unwavering love for luxury goods. The high demand and limited supply of Rolex watches...

Luxury imported car sales growth at 5-yr high in S.Korea

Luxury imported car sales growth at 5-yr high in S.Korea

Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche have driven the double-digit growth of imported car sales in South Korea in the first seven months of this year, with...

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

e Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Il...

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

Samsung SDI may build battery plant in Illinois

Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering building its first US battery plant in central Illin...

Diet boom drives Foodnamoo to 52-week high

Diet boom drives Foodnamoo to 52-week high

South Korea-based Foodnamoo Inc., the operator of diet product platform Rankingdak.com, has hit a new 52-week high as its share price closed at the ...

CJ Cheiljedang posts record-high earnings in Q2

CJ Cheiljedang posts record-high earnings in Q2

South Korea's food giant CJ Cheiljedang Corp. posted record-high earnings in the second quarter of this year, breaking its own record from the first...

Korean startups raise record-high Series A funding in H1

Korean startups raise record-high Series A funding in H1

South Korea's startup ecosystem has been booming with companies raising over 1 trillion won ($870 million) in the first half of this year -- an all-...

Chip supercycle view revives with DRAM, NAND prices at multi-year highs

Chip supercycle view revives with DRAM, NAND prices at multi-year highs

The contract prices of memory chip prices are hovering around multi-year high levels, fanning the view that the global semiconductor market is enter...

Polysilicon drives up OCI’s Q2 profit to 10-year high amid solar cell boom

Polysilicon drives up OCI’s Q2 profit to 10-year high amid solar cell boom

OCI Co., a South Korean chemical and green energy company, on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit has risen to the highest level in a decad...

Korea’s major banking groups post record-high earnings in H1

Korea’s major banking groups post record-high earnings in H1

South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...

Korean housing prices soar to $5 tn in Moon admin with record growth

Korean housing prices soar to $5 tn in Moon admin with record growth

South Korean house prices have risen more during the President Moon Jae-in administration than any other as the current government has focused more ...

China, S.Korea top BofA's emerging markets list

China, S.Korea top BofA's emerging markets list

South Korea was picked as one of the two most attractive emerging markets along with China thanks to the country's fast digitization and low vulnera...

Naver to boost content, shopping businesses in Q4 via Shinsegae alliance

Naver to boost content, shopping businesses in Q4 via Shinsegae alliance

South Korea’s top portal operator Naver Corp. plans to beef up its shopping and content businesses in the second half of this year, backed by ...

Korean PEFs' 2020 investments, exits at record highs

Korean PEFs' 2020 investments, exits at record highs

Private equity firms registered in South Korea posted their largest-ever amount of both investments and divestments in 2020 which were almost balanc...

4by4's AI solution for high-def video content lures metaverse players

4by4's AI solution for high-def video content lures metaverse players

Displays are everywhere – refrigerators, automobiles, and even robots. And this display boom has sparked a fresh opportunity for 4by4 Inc., a ...

Korean SMEs post record-high exports in H1

Korean SMEs post record-high exports in H1

Korea’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have posted their highest-ever first-half exports this year. The Ministry of SMEs and Start...

SK Materials’ shares fly high on rosy business outlook

SK Materials’ shares fly high on rosy business outlook

Shares of SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, are hovering around all-time high levels ami...

Nintendo Korea logs record-high revenue despite boycott of Japanese goods

Nintendo Korea logs record-high revenue despite boycott of Japanese goods

Japanese video game giant Nintendo Co. posted an all-time high revenue in South Korea last year despite consumers boycotting Japanese products. The ...

Korea Inc. rush to sell property, new shares to fund new business

Korea Inc. rush to sell property, new shares to fund new business

South Korea’s major companies are rushing to secure cash to fund new business. Some have sold or securitized property, while others issued n...

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