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Kakao Corp., an operator of South Korea's top mobile messenger app KakaoTalk, has set its sights on the digital healthcare market, launching an in-h...

Korea’s government-backed fund of funds (FOF) management institution announced its latest selection of funds late last month, which would bene...

Korea Post’s savings arm has selected French private equity firm Ardian SA and US alternative investment manager Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC ...

South Korea's largest steelmaker POSCO is considering splitting up the company to launch an investment holding firm as part of efforts to enhan...

Kurly Inc., an operator of South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has raised 250 billion won ($212 million) in pre-IPO funding ...

South Korea is planning to build solar photovoltaic power plants in Chile, investing $130 million, in a move to help local companies expand their re...

South Korea’s non-fungible token (NFT)-based open source gaming platform Planetarium, under Nine Corp. Inc., is slated to attract around 50 ...

Now it is time to invest in e-commerce, healthcare and multifamily housing, or the so-called three megatrends, which have increased in demand during...

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. has invested in a US data center energy management startup as part of its new business model to embrace t...

South Korea's largest insurance company Samsung Life Insurance Co. and state-run postal savings and insurance agency Korea Post’s insurance ...

Netflix's original South Korean drama series Hellbound topped the platform’s global chart within a day of its Nov. 19 release, much faster tha...

Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled an electric variant of the GV70, a premium SUV under its standalone Genesis brand, for the first time globally at a C...

The Carlyle Group has bought South Korea's No. 2 coffeehouse chain A Twosome Place from Anchor Equity Partners, saying it would "capture the signifi...

South Korea’s construction conglomerate GS Engineering & Construction Co. said on November 17 that it has selected Korean private equity...

K-pop artists such as BTS and TWICE are set to resume global live concerts – suspended by the global pandemic for about two years – as c...

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. announced on Nov. 15 that its operating profit and net profit for the first three quarters came in at 312.4 bil...

Global carmakers are now delivering unfinished cars, or vehicles without popular convenience features such as USB ports, to appease customers runnin...

The diesel exhaust fluid crisis hitting South Korea across various industries lays bare the supply chain vulnerability of the country, which has hea...

Representatives of South Korean auto parts makers on Friday called on the government to increase their financial support of the sector, including ta...

Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) to be set up in Seoul, South Korea from 2022 will receive increased incentives and reduction in office rent, acc...

HMM Co., South Korea’s largest container line, posted fresh record sales and profits in the third quarter, boosted by higher freight rates and...

South Korea’s major food company Pulmuone. Co. is slated to expand sales of its in-house developed meat alternatives in the US market. The foo...

A South Korean electric equipment maker has decided not to seek any new orders as a spike in prices of commodities such as copper and supply disrupt...

The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Nov. 9 it has selected the venture capital firms that will entrust the pension fund&rsqu...

Global asset managers will see great opportunities in the European non-performing loan market amid challenges facing the EU banking industry, such...

South Korea’s game developer Netmarble Neo decided to withdraw its initial public offering plan as sentiment in the primary market sours amid ...

The head of real estate investment at Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has resigned from the South Korean sovereign wealth fund. Cha Hoon, appoint...

Unlike Hawaii and Las Vegas, there is one thing missing on Jeju Island, South Korea's top tourist destination: premium outlets.The island hosted 15 ...

The Teachers' Pension in South Korea has started direct investment in overseas stock markets this year and will further increase direct management t...

Commanding more than 100 million users for a South Korean Internet social service or a mobile game is uncommon even among industry leaders.Naver Cor...