S.Korea releases guidelines on development of small modular reactors
South Korea has released guidelines on the advancement of small modular reactors (SMR), a critical sector for the domestic nuclear power industry, u...
North Korea's first spy satellite launch imminent
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un instructed officials to make preparations to launch its first military reconnaissance satellite as planned, the Nort...
LG Chairman to refine strategy for EV battery production
Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, visited a cathode plant on Monday to review supply chains for the batt...
Samsung Store tops home appliance store in S. Korea
Samsung Store, Samsung Electronics Co.'s direct-to-consumer (D2C) channel, has exceeded Lotte Himart in domestic sales for the first time in its his...
S.Korea's data market is estimated at $19 bn last year
The size of South Korea's data industry market is expected to exceed 25 trillion won ($18.96 billion) last year.According to the results of a surv...
S.Korea’s KOTRA to aid domestic pharmaceutical firms in Japan entry
The government-run (South) Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Tuesday that it will hold an export consultation meeting for...
Korea to adopt cornerstone investor system to vitalize IPOs
South Korea is set to introduce a system of cornerstone investors who agree in advance to subscribe to a forthcoming listing with conditions of lock...
S.Korea’s character Baby Shark stars with Sesame Street’s Elmo
Baby Shark, the popular children’s character from South Korea’s family entertainment company Pinkfong, and Elmo, the famous red monster ...
Korail wins $13 million consulting project for Philippines' railway
South Korea's state-run railway company Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail), announced on Monday that it has secured a consulting contract to manage...
SK Telecom, Singaporean company collaborate on virtual production
SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Xon Studios and Singapore's virtual production specia...
Chairman of Polish defense company PGZ visits S.Korea
Sebastian Chwalek, the chairman of Poland's state-owned defense industry company PGZ, is reportedly meeting with domestic Korean companies regarding...
S.Korea's Celltrion Healthcare launches Vegzelma in US
South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. on Monday said it launched on the US market Vegzelma, a biosimilar of Bevacizumab, a medication for colorecta...
IGIS, KKR delay plan to set up Seoul-based real estate JV
IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate investment firm in South Korea, and US private equity giant KKR & Co. have indefinitely postp...
S.Korea to dispatch key minerals investigation teams to Chile, Argentina
South Korean government will dispatch a public-private partnership key minerals business survey team to Chile and Argentina to revitalize overseas r...
S.Korea's number of youth hires falls 90,000 in March
The number of youth hired for regular or "high-quality" jobs in South Korea fell over 40,000 last month year on year, while the ranks of jobs of a p...
Korea’s homegrown OTT Watcha at crossroads amid dearth of cash
South Korea’s homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc. is struggling to raise funds as it faces an uphill battle to win over customer...
South Korea’s MSCI campaign has time problem
It’s that time of year again, when South Korea turns on the charm offensive to impress the gang at MSCI to win developed market status.And Presi...
S.Korea plans to make digital platform gov't based on large-scale AI
South Korean government is pursuing various measures to nurture talent as a way to secure national competitiveness in the AI industry as represented...
S.Korea, Kazakhstan to expand cooperation on mineral resource
South Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang and Kazakhstan's first deputy prime minister Roman Sklyar, held a meeting in Seo...
S.Korea's hy to launch wine import business
South Korea’s hy, formerly Korea Yakult, announced on Thursday that it has recently obtained a liquor import license from South Korea's Nation...
POSCO conducts pilot release of rare metal ferrochrome
South Korea's steelmaker POSCO and the government-run Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp. (KOMIR) on Friday announced the first pi...
S.Korea’s Musinsa sees sales grow 54% in 2022 to $537 mn
South Korea’s online fashion platform Musinsa saw sales last year surge over 50% to break the 700 billion won ($537.7 million) mark, though op...
Shinsegae supports int'l expansion of S.Korea's promising fashion brands
South Korea's Shinsegae Department Store has launched activities to support the overseas expansion of up-and-coming domestic fashion brands. The com...
S.Korea’s EcoPro BM seeks to raise $385 mn through convertible bond sale
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. sought to raise up to 500 billion won ($385 million) through a convertible bond fo...
S.Korea’s first-generation bio companies set up support fund for new ventures
South Korea's first-generation bio companies and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) have created a bio investment fund to support ventures in the field ...
Preppy style attracts Korea's Gen Z, Alpha seeking retro trends
A licensed fashion brand from the University of Cambridge has entered South Korea as more young consumers are enthusiastic about the so-called Ivy L...
S.Korea, Boeing tie up for develop future advanced weapons
The Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) teams up with major US defense contractor Boeing to conduct research and development on...
S.Korean state-run railroad companies meet Czech Minister of Transport
South Korea's state-run railway companies Korea Railroad (KORAIL) and Korea National Railway (KR) announced on Thursday that they had met with repre...
Hyundai Dept. Store to open first Disney Store in Korea
South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Co. said on Thursday that it has acquired the operating rights of Disney Store, a retail brand of Walt Disney...
Korea must nurture chip materials, parts, facilities: Jusung
South Korea needs to nurture its materials, parts and facilities industries to keep competitiveness in the semiconductor sector, said the chief exec...
