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Hyundai Motor Group in test run of dedicated EV plant in Korea

Hyundai Motor Group in test run of dedicated EV plant in Korea

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 3 automaker, started a test operation of the first dedicated electric vehicle factory in South Korea to a...

South Korea’s luxury hotels bask in return of tourists post-pandemic

South Korea’s luxury hotels bask in return of tourists post-pandemic

South Korea’s luxury hotels are enjoying the return of tourists following years of COVID-19 restrictions, which significantly hurt their sales...

Series C startup Wefun eyes 2025 IPO in S.Korea

Series C startup Wefun eyes 2025 IPO in S.Korea

Wefun, a Seoul-based startup operating an office maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) platform, plans to go public next year after successfully r...

South Korea tightens export controls to Russia, Belarus

South Korea tightens export controls to Russia, Belarus

South Korea will halt shipments of nearly 700 additional items, including rechargeable batteries, heavy equipment and cars with 2,000 and larger-lit...

Hanwha Ocean develops draft measuring with drones

Hanwha Ocean develops draft measuring with drones

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Tuesday that it has developed a system that utilizes drones and ...

Korean brokerages expand bond issues to repay short-term debts

Korean brokerages expand bond issues to repay short-term debts

South Korea’s mid-sized brokerage firms are increasingly embracing bond sales as several large firms sold their bonds in January amid investor...

India equity funds top overseas stock funds in S.Korea

India equity funds top overseas stock funds in S.Korea

India equity funds registered in South Korea have doubled their investors' wealth over the past five years, luring high-net-worth individuals lookin...

Samsung, LG go head-to-head in washer-dryer combo market

Samsung, LG go head-to-head in washer-dryer combo market

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s tech giants, are in cut-throat competition to lead the all-in-one, single-drum,...

S.Korea's EcoPro to seek local talent in Hungary

S.Korea's EcoPro to seek local talent in Hungary

South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Monday that it partnered with the Debrecen Vocational Training Center in Debrece...

Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers

Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers

Dwindling demand for foreign beers and whiskeys in South Korea has led some local liquor importers to let go of some staff, spurring concerns about ...

S.Korea to build new English disclosure system

S.Korea to build new English disclosure system

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on Feb. 18 that it will broaden the scope of its English electronic disclosure ser...

S.Koreans flock to funds, liquid assets out of term deposits

S.Koreans flock to funds, liquid assets out of term deposits

South Korean companies and households flocked to investment funds and short-term deposits in December last year, pulling out of money market funds a...

Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment

Korea's job growth at 10-month high despite weak youth employment

South Korea’s job increases rose for a second straight month to a 10-month high in January thanks to higher employment of the older, although ...

Korea's military fund, LIG Nex1, IBK to form $60 mn defense fund

Korea's military fund, LIG Nex1, IBK to form $60 mn defense fund

South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), a retirement savings fund for military personnel, will create an 80 billion won ($60 mil...

South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023

South Korea's car exports to US hit record high in 2023

South Korea’s car exports to the US surged 44.6% on-year to a record high of $32.2 billion in 2023, making up the lion’s share of South ...

Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As

Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As

Sindoh Co., a leading manufacturer of multi-functional printers in South Korea, is set to tap an investment banking expert as its chief executive. W...

South Korea’s corporate tax-to-GDP ratio hits record high

South Korea’s corporate tax-to-GDP ratio hits record high

South Korean companies paid more corporate taxes than their rivals in developed countries in 2022, losing competitiveness, with the nation’s c...

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba

South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Cuba, a close ally of North Korea, Seoul said on Wednesday. Cuba had long been the only count...

Korea gives the nod for foreign workers at plant construction sites  

Korea gives the nod for foreign workers at plant construction sites  

South Korea is expected to allow foreigners to work at plant construction sites nearly two decades after non-native Koreans were banned from those p...

Kyobo Life CEO Shin Chang-jae: Eccentric, humanitarian entrepreneur

Kyobo Life CEO Shin Chang-jae: Eccentric, humanitarian entrepreneur

When Shin Chang-jae took the helm of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. in 2000 the South Korean insurance firm was reeling from the aftermath of the 1998 Asi...

Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down

Korea’s GS offers dim outlook after weak earnings; stocks down

GS Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group, on Wednesday provided a dismal business outloo...

What drives opportunity in solar power: NextEnergy Capital

What drives opportunity in solar power: NextEnergy Capital

NextEnergy Capital, a leading global fund manager specializing in ground-mounted solar energy, will boost its investments in renewables around the w...

BMW joins other foreign brands’ moves to use domestic car GPS in Korea

BMW joins other foreign brands’ moves to use domestic car GPS in Korea

German luxury carmaker BMW Group is installing domestic GPS navigation systems in models sold in South Korea, joining other imported car brands&rsqu...

Hyundai Motor to exceed 100 mn cumulative sales in 2024

Hyundai Motor to exceed 100 mn cumulative sales in 2024

Hyundai Motor Co. 's cumulative vehicle sales are expected to surpass 100 million units this year since it started 56 years after the launch of car ...

Hanwha, Saudi gov't to cooperate in defense industry

Hanwha, Saudi gov't to cooperate in defense industry

Hanwha Aerospace Co. and Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Tuesday that they signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) for defense cooper...

Qoo10 buys US e-commerce platform Wish for $173 mn

Qoo10 buys US e-commerce platform Wish for $173 mn

Southeast Asia-focused e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. has agreed to acquire Wish, a US online marketplace, for $173 million from Nasdaq-listed Conte...

Tesla to showcase Cybertruck in South Korea next week

Tesla to showcase Cybertruck in South Korea next week

Tesla Inc., the world’s No. 2 electric vehicle maker, is set to showcase its electric full-size pickup Cybertruck in South Korea, home to its ...

China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market

China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market

China’s BYD Co., the world’s largest electric vehicle maker, is set to enter South Korea’s passenger EV market, setting off alarm ...

Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work

Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work

In South Korea, coffee is not just something to drink. It’s a culture, in which people drink, play and work.Koreans’ love affair with co...

Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF

Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF

Korea Exchange announced on Thursday that it will list Samsung Asset Management's "KODEX Global Obesity Treatment Top 2 Plus exchange-traded fund (E...

Is chip winter over? Doomsayers gone as Korea’s DRAM exports surge S.Korea to have 1st civilian defense minister in decades, tap career technocrats Fubon Bank expands Korea presence into banking Hana Asset launches ultra-low-fee Nasdaq 100 ETF Even barcodes copied: Counterfeits invasion threatens K-brands

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