Daesang launches alternative sweetener brand Sweevero

Daesang launches alternative sweetener brand Sweevero

South Korean food company Daesang Corp. announced on Tuesday that it is launching the integrated brand "Sweevero" for alternative sweeteners like al...

WeWork’s downsizing plan in Korea to hit office market

WeWork’s downsizing plan in Korea to hit office market

Coworking space provider WeWork Inc. plans to downsize its business in South Korea, according to banking sources on Sunday. Market watchers say inve...

Hyundai, Kia offer up to $7,500 discounts for EVs in US

Hyundai, Kia offer up to $7,500 discounts for EVs in US

Hyundai Motor Group., the No. 2 electric vehicle brand in the US, is offering discounts of up to $7,500 for their EVs in the country — the max...

LG Elec opens its first overseas EV charger plant in Texas

LG Elec opens its first overseas EV charger plant in Texas

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has opened its first overseas EV charger factory in Fort Worth, Texas. The move comes as the global home app...

SK Networks invests $19 mn in AI startup Upstage

SK Networks invests $19 mn in AI startup Upstage

South Korea's SK Networks Co. announced on Friday that it has invested 25 billion won ($19.02 million) in the domestic artificial intelligence (AI...

Yonsei Cream Milk Bread to be launched in Taiwan

Yonsei Cream Milk Bread to be launched in Taiwan

Yonsei Milk, a non-profit social contribution company of South Korea's Yonsei University, announced on Friday that it will export its mega-hit des...

S.Korea ranks fourth in global mobile app market

S.Korea ranks fourth in global mobile app market

The size of the South Korean mobile app market has exceeded 10 trillion won ($761 million).Data.ai, an app market analysis platform, released the 20...

Korea's Cosmax strengthens business in Middle East, Africa

Korea's Cosmax strengthens business in Middle East, Africa

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), is embarking on a full-scale entry in...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics eyes turnaround with Galaxy AI

Samsung Electro-Mechanics eyes turnaround with Galaxy AI

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., the top electronic components maker in South Korea, aims for a turnaround this year with the launch of the first arti...

Celltrion applies for interchangeability of Yuflyma in US

Celltrion applies for interchangeability of Yuflyma in US

South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has applied to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a modified approval to repl...

Korea's JLK targets AI-based stroke care market in US

Korea's JLK targets AI-based stroke care market in US

South Korea’s JLK Inc., an AI-based stroke care platform maker, will go all out to build its foothold in the US this year, aiming to lift its ...

Korean Air, Japan’s Yusen to co-work for SAF

Korean Air, Japan’s Yusen to co-work for SAF

Korean Air Lines Co. has recently partnered with Japan-based global logistics company Yusen Logistics for a cargo sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ...

Krafton’s PUBG tops in global game market

Krafton’s PUBG tops in global game market

“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), South Korea’s game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. ’s mega-hit ga...

Kia to launch mid-sized purpose-built vehicle PV5 in 2025

Kia to launch mid-sized purpose-built vehicle PV5 in 2025

Kia Corp., the No. 2 automaker in South Korea, is set to launch its first mid-sized purpose-built vehicle model (PBV) in 2025 and start a customized...

Disappointing LG Energy earnings dim outlook amid weak EVs

Disappointing LG Energy earnings dim outlook amid weak EVs

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, disappointed investors with quarterly earnings on the sluggish global elect...

Ssangyong E&C wins $57 million deal to build solar cell plant in Haiti

Ssangyong E&C wins $57 million deal to build solar cell plant in Haiti

South Korea’s Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. (Ssangyong E&C) said on Tuesday it has won a $57 million deal to build a 12-meg...

IGIS taps managing director Oh Taesuk as infrastructure head

IGIS taps managing director Oh Taesuk as infrastructure head

IGIS Asset Management Co., a leading real estate firm in South Korea, said last week it has tapped Oh Taesuk, a real asset expert with more than 20 ...

H&Q, Aeneas PE put online retailer 11Street on the market

H&Q, Aeneas PE put online retailer 11Street on the market

H&Q Korea Partners and Hong Kong-based Aeneas Private Equity have put South Korea’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. up for sale to recoup...

Korea’s Hancom buys document software firm Clipsoft

Korea’s Hancom buys document software firm Clipsoft

Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, said on Friday that it has acquired local business-to-business (B2B) digital documen...

Kia EV9 named NACTOY 2024

Kia EV9 named NACTOY 2024

Kia EV9, the signature large all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker Kia Corp., was named “2024 Nort...

BMW overtakes Mercedes-Benz as top-selling foreign carmaker in S.Korea

BMW overtakes Mercedes-Benz as top-selling foreign carmaker in S.Korea

BMW has overtaken Mercedes-Benz in the South Korean market, regaining the top spot in the foreign automobile sales segment for the first time in eig...

Hyundai Motor, Kia post record US sales in 2023, to rank 4th in US

Hyundai Motor, Kia post record US sales in 2023, to rank 4th in US

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group saw its vehicle sales in the US rise to an all-time high in 2023, driven by its latest models of recreationa...

Scrap steel price poised to rebound on lower inventories

Scrap steel price poised to rebound on lower inventories

Scrap steel prices in South Korea are poised to bounce back after hitting an annual low in the last month of 2023 amid declining scrap metal invento...

DN Solutions seeks IPO at $3 bn enterprise value on Korea’s main bourse

DN Solutions seeks IPO at $3 bn enterprise value on Korea’s main bourse

DN Solutions Co., formerly Doosan Machine Tools Co., is seeking an initial public offering on South Korea’s main bourse, aiming to make a Kosp...

Innocean establishes social marketing subsidiary

Innocean establishes social marketing subsidiary

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it has established its social m...

Medytox establishes US subsidiary Luvantas

Medytox establishes US subsidiary Luvantas

South Korean pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. announced on Wednesday that its establishment of the US subsidiary Luvantas.The goal is the global ...

Adidas Korea separates its marketing strategy from APAC

Adidas Korea separates its marketing strategy from APAC

Sportswear giant adidas AG started operating its South Korean affiliate as a separate market from the Asia-Pacific region on Jan. 2 to quickly respo...

South Korea set to abolish financial investment gains tax: Yoon

South Korea set to abolish financial investment gains tax: Yoon

South Korea plans to abolish capital gains taxes on financial investments to revitalize the lackluster domestic financial market and help individual...

Samsung, SK Hynix join forces with foreign rivals to win AI chip war 

Samsung, SK Hynix join forces with foreign rivals to win AI chip war 

South Korea’s two chip giants Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are expected to further deepen ties with rivals and customers from aro...

S.Korean refiners’ race for EV lubricants heats up

S.Korean refiners’ race for EV lubricants heats up

South Korean major refiners are upping the ante to win the market for electric vehicle lubricants and liquid coolants for heat management amid the r...

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