Nine out of 10 VC heads in S.Korea say startups overvalued: Survey

Heads of South Korea’s leading venture capital firms say domestic startups have entered a phase of overvaluation. The Korea Economic Dail...

SK Geo Centric invests $55 mn in US plastic waste recycling firm

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. invested $55 million in US plastic waste recycling company PureCycle Technologies Inc. in a move to transform...

POSCO to build largest solid electrolyte plant for batteries

POSCO Group, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, said on March 14 it has started construction on a solid electrolyte manufacturing facilit...

Poongsan, Korea Zinc to benefit from rising raw material prices

South Korea’s non-ferrous metal smelters such as Korea Zinc Co. and Poongsan Corp. are set to benefit from rising prices of raw materials in t...

Korea automakers fret over Yoon’s policy on combustion engine cars

South Korea’s automakers were on high alert as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to ban new registrations of internal combustion engine ca...

Korea jittery over oil, gas, commodity weaponization

South Korea’s energy and raw materials imports have surged to all-time highs in value terms in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Korea reopening stocks rally as govt. eases COVID-19 restrictions

South Korea’s reopening stocks jumped on Friday as the government eases COVID-19-curbing restrictions and as the number of the Omicron variant...

Korea Hanmi to launch blockbuster hypertension drug in China

South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. is set to launch its blockbuster high blood pressure drug Amosartan in China, the world’s largest...

President-elect pledges to build S.Korea as 'pivotal' global power

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledges to build South Korea into what he dubs a global 'pivotal' power that contributes to freedom, peace, and prospe...

Hanwha, Poongsan, LIG Nex1 clinch $989 mn Saudi defense deals

South Korea’s three defense-related companies have signed a combined 3.71 billion Saudi riyal ($989 million) contract to supply ammunition and...

South Korea's contact lens exports surge in 2021

South Korea's contact lens brands accelerated their penetration into the global market estimated at $10 billion in 2021, thanks to the market's rebo...

S.Korea's president-elect Yoon vows deregulation, tax cuts

Former prosecutor general Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday was elected South Korea's next president, pledging drastic deregulation and investor-friendly m...

Korea Inc. in dilemma over Russia biz amid Ukraine war

South Korea’s major companies are in a sticky situation over their businesses in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. Governments in the ...

POSCO Chem, GM to build $400 mn battery material plant in Canada

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. and US top automaker General Motors Co. decided to build a battery material plant in Canada.POSCO Chemical an...

Korea defense firms in spotlight amid Russia-Ukraine war

South Korea’s defense makers are in the spotlight as nations are expected to boost their military power amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Industry ...

Samsung Smart Monitor M8 available in S.Korea

The new Samsung Smart Monitor M8 is now available for sale in South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday.The product can stream serv...

S.Korea exempt from US export control list on Russia

South Korea won an exemption from the United States' expanded export restrictions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s trade ...

Korea’s Voronoi in talks with global firms on drug designs

South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. is in talks with global biomedical companies on drug designs as it aims to expand the busines...

Korean SPAC Valuence Merger debuts on Nasdaq, targets bio M&As

Valuence Merger Corp. 1, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), led by South Korean fund managers, has debuted on the Nasdaq, targeting Asian...

S.Korea seen to benefit from MSCI's Russia removal

MSCI Inc.'s decision to remove Russian stocks from its emerging markets indexes from later next week stirred up expectations that as much as $3.4 bi...

Korea GNI per capita at record on strong economic growth

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita hit a record high last year on strong economic growth, as well as the firm won currency a...

Bank of Wine: High-end wine investment in the form of digital assets

South Korea is the world’s second-most attractive wine market, outranked by only the United States, according to London-based consumer researc...

Hyosung to expand carbon fiber production for hydrogen tanks

South Korea’s Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is expanding its carbon fiber production by adding a third line to meet the growing demand for ...

Smart factories drive Korea SMEs to reshore overseas plants

South Korea’s small and medium-sized enterprises adopted smart factories for survival as the digitalized facilities improve productivity and q...

Samsung, LG fret over shipping lines’ delivery halt to Russia

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s two major exporters, are jittery about global shipping lines’ decision to...

Korea corp. borrowing costs to rise further on Russia risks

South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...

Hyundai, Kia refine profile with accolades, higher global rankings

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, have worked for decades to refine their profil...

Korea swings to trade surplus in Feb; Russia risks loom

South Korea logged a trade surplus in February on strong exports after deficits in the previous two months, the recovery remained fragile, given Rus...

Korea Investment in $4.4 bn lending group for Tropicana deal

Korea Investment & Securities Co. will arrange senior and mezzanine loans for Paris-based PAI Partners to fund its acquisition of Tropicana an...

Perfect storm from Ukraine crisis clouds Korea Inc.’s outlook

South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...