Chip shortage hits Korea’s COVID-19 diagnostic device manufacturers

The global chip shortage is impacting South Korea’s COVID-19 test device makers. They are paying up to 10 times the normal price of semiconduc...

CJ CGV receives $14.5 bn demand for perpetual convertible bond issues

South Korea’s leading multiplex cinema chain CJ CGV has received 16.2 trillion won ($14.5 billion) in investor demand for the perpetual conv...

Camera module supplier Partron eyes record sales, considers affiliate IPO

South Korea’s Partron Co., specialized in electronic parts for telecommunication devices, started as a mobile phone antenna maker in 2003 afte...

Inside Coupang: Close-knit, challenge-seeking, data-driven

Coupang Corp. has a unique corporate culture for a company headquartered in South Korea.  Industry insiders highlight that this uncommon cultur...

SM Entertainment emerges as next flashpoint for Kakao, Naver rivalry

As SM Entertainment Co., the label behind the global K-pop phenomenon, is up for grabs in the M&A market, the battle heats up between the countr...

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore wins $308 million order to build 6 vessels

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won a 348 billion won ($308 million) deal to build six vessels, bringing its total sh...

STIC Ventures invests $2 mn in Vietnamese logistics startup EcoTruck

South Korea-based venture capital firm STIC Ventures has recently invested $2 million in a Vietnamese logistics startup EcoTruck, a move aimed at bo...

Heated shopping platform M&As shake up fashion industry

South Korea's fashion industry is all shook up following the No. 1 online fashion platform Musinsa's decision to acquire 29CM, the country’s s...

Samsung widens lead over rivals with industry’s first advanced DDR5

Samsung Electronics Co. has extended its lead in memory chips over its rivals by unveiling the industry’s first 512 gigabyte DDR5 module based...

COEX to run Vietnam’s No.2 convention center as MICE industry takes off

The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and its exhibition operating unit, the Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX), will run Vietnam&...

SK Hynix produces mobile DRAM with industry’s largest capacity

SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s second-largest chipmaker, has started mass production of 18 gigabyte (GB) mobile DRAM, which offers the industry&...

SK Hynix to unveil industry’s smallest pixel image sensor, eyes $24.9 bn market

Leading global chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. plans to unveil the industry’s smallest 0.7-micrometer pixel image sensor this year to enhance its pr...

Hyundai, SK in hydrogen tie-up as part of $38 bn industry cooperation

South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor Group and energy conglomerate SK Group have agreed to tie up in hydrogen-related projects as part of an...

Mando acquires JV to boost footing in autonomous vehicle industry

South Korea-based Mando Corp. is set to acquire electronic auto parts maker Mando-Hella Electronics Corp. in a deal valued at 165 billion won ($148 ...

Samsung hunts for top talent amid chip industry hiring war

Semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics Co. is looking for top talent amid an industry-wide push to recruit high-skilled workers to capitalize on th...

Dongkuk Steel wows industry with color steel plates, earnings surprise

GAMMANDONG, BUSAN -- The global steel industry underwent an unprecedented slump in 2020, with demand from the shipbuilding and automobile industries...

S.Korean game industry boasts strong growth; set to exceed $16 bn

South Korea’s game market size is projected to exceed 18 trillion won ($16.6 billion) this year, driven by game enthusiasts who have remained ...

S.Korea maintains global lead in shipbuilding industry

Thanks to winning the most orders this year, South Korea’s shipbuilding industry has solidified its lead in the global shipbuilding market for...

Bibigo mandu sets milestone in Korean food industry

South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. has become the first domestic food company to have a single item pull in over 1 trill...

Neptune rises as dark horse in global game industry

A South Korean game company is hoping to shake up the global game landscape with its latest title, Eternal Return: Black Survival, a PC game that ...

Kolon Industries to mass produce key material for fuel cells

Kolon Industries Inc., a South Korean chemical and textile manufacturing company, is readying for the mass production of a key material for fuel cells...

Korean shipbuilding industry rebounds from near bottom

South Korea’s shipbuilding industry is slowly emerging from its rocky cycle of ups and down in recent years, thanks to a recovery in the global ...

Korean M&A industry may reconsider leveraged buyouts

South Korea’s M&A market may reconsider leveraged buyouts due to the Supreme Court’s remanding of the case involving Sun Jong-koo, the...

S. Korea to grow green biotech industry to $10.6 bn by 2030; nurture talent

The South Korean government said on Sept. 21 that it will triple the size of the country’s green biotechnology industry over the next decade and...

Daelim Industrial to split three ways to enhance governance, shareholder value

Daelim Industrial Co., a major South Korean builder, is splitting into three firms -- a holding company and two affiliates -- as the company seek...

Carlyle flexes muscles in Korean financial industry as Lee takes helm

The Carlyle Group has been growing its presence in South Korea after sealing a string of investment and business deals with top Korean financial servi...

[Upcoming IPO] Korean fuel-cell tank maker Iljin Composites gears up to become industry champion

The production of fuel-cell tanks is in full swing at Iljin Composites' factory, a restricted area tightly guarded with strict identification controls...

Naver Webtoon becomes industry's first to post over $2.5 mn for daily paid-content

Naver Webtoon has become the industry's first to post over 3 billion won ($2.5 million) for daily paid-content as of August 2, breaking its own r...

Korean travel platform My Real Trip raises $36 million amid sluggish travel industry

My Real Trip, Korea’s leading online travel platform, has received 43.2 billion won ($36 million) in funding from domestic and overseas investor...

Start-up takes stab at lithium-ion industry

What do artificial intelligence (AI) and self-driving vehicles have in common? They're both energy guzzling machines.This reason alone makes battery a...