Hyundai partners with Samsung to enhance connected vehicle technology
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has joined forces with Samsung Electronics Co. to advance connected vehicle technology utilizing the tech gi...
KRX launches Korea Value-up Index featuring 100 best practice firms
South Korea’s securities exchange operator, Korea Exchange, launched a new corporate value-up index on Tuesday, a key plank for the government...
South Korea Can Go Only So Far Copying Japan’s Market Reforms
South Korea is taking a page from Japan to boost its stock market. There are certainly some low-hanging fruits to pick, but the country’s larg...
Airbnb Korea to evict listings not submitting business license
Airbnb Korea announced on Tuesday that it will require new listings on the platform to submit business registration information and a business licen...
Korea’s Hana Financial Group targets foreign customers
Hana Financial Group, South Korea’s third-largest financial holding company, is targeting foreign individual customers in the country with a d...
Korea’s MeatBox to go public despite other failed grocery platform IPOs
MeatBox Global Inc., South Korea’s online livestock product sales platform operator, aims for an initial public offering valued at up to 28.5 ...
South Korea's hy to export Helicobacter Project Will to China
South Korea's hy, formerly known as Korea Yakult and a leader in dairy products, said on Monday that it started exporting its fermented milk product...
BBQ Chicken to enter Indonesian market
Genesis BBQ Group, the operator of a popular South Korean fried chicken brand, said on Monday that it signed a master franchise agreement with PT ...
Hanwha, LG to support Korea Zinc in battle against MBK
South Korea’s Hanwha Group and LG Group are likely to help Korea Zinc Inc. fight against a takeover by MBK Partners Ltd. as the private equity...
Aespa to release its new album ‘Whiplash’ in October
K-pop girl group aespa is aiming to follow up its hit song “Supernova” with a string of hits with its new album “Whiplash."Managem...
Samjong KPMG reappoints CEO Kim Kyo Tae for 4th term
Kim Kyo Tae on Friday was reappointed to a fourth term as chief executive of Samjong KPMG, announced the South Korean unit of the global audit and a...
Race to win tableside ordering market heats up in Korea
Baemin, South Korea's top food delivery platform, and the country’s leading travel and accommodation booking platform operator Yanolja Co. hav...
Hyundai Motor Group becomes KT's largest shareholder
Hyundai Motor Group has officially become the largest shareholder of South Korea's major telecommunications company KT Corp., following a public int...
Korea Zinc teams up with brokerage firm to counter MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. Chair Choi Yun-birm has joined hands with a major local securities firm in a counterattack against MBK Partners Ltd. and the company...
MBK not to sell Korea Zinc to China after tender offer
MBK Partners Ltd. does not plan to sell Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest zinc and lead smelter, to China if MBK's takeover bid of up to 2 ...
Mirae Asset named as Best Securities House in S.Korea by Euromoney
Mirae Asset Securities announced on Thursday that it has been named “Best Securities House in South Korea” at the Euromoney Securities H...
Woori Financial launches $75 mn PF restructuring support fund
South Korea's Woori Financial Group has launched a 100 billion won ($74.96 million) project financing (PF) restructuring support fund.This marks the...
India offers Korean firms detailed guidance for forays into India
India’s finance ministry, central bank and stock market operator outlined the country’s regulatory and investment environment for South ...
Rising overseas trips to raise Korea’s travel account deficit
Demand for overseas travel among South Koreans during the upcoming holiday grew, while the number of inbound tourists from China is expected to shri...
MBK, Young Poong seek $1.5 bn hostile bid for Korea Zinc
MBK Partners Ltd., the North Asia-focused private equity firm, is set to take over Korea Zinc Inc. through an up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) ho...
Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea
South Korea's Doosan Corp. completed the construction of a high-end copper foil plant to produce materials widely used in automotive electronic comp...
South Korea scraps anti-nuclear policy with approval of two nuclear plants
South Korea has approved the construction of two nuclear power plants, officially ending its anti-nuclear policy pursued by the previous Moon Jae-in...
Korea's Woori Bank adds two more branches in India
South Korea’s Woori Bank announced on Thursday that It has opened additional branches in Pune and Ahmedabad, India.These are the bank's fourth...
Lotte Home Shopping, Asahi to cooperate on health functional food biz
South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping signed an exclusive agreement with Japan's Asahi Group Foods to supply and sell health functional food ingredients...
S.Korea’s LIG Nex1, Iraq set for $2.6 billion deal on M-SAM missile system
Iraq has decided to import South Korean-made mid-range surface-to-air missile (M-SAM) system II, known as Cheongung II, in a deal estimated at $2.6 ...
Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...
Korail to join Manila railway maintenance project
South Korea's state-run railway company Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) said on Monday that it participates in the operation and maintenance (O&...
Nation With Lowest Birthrate Is Rocked by Soaring Sales of Dog Strollers
SEOUL—After pushing a stroller to a park near her home in a Seoul suburb, Kang Seung-min plopped down on a bench. Then an elderly woman ap...
NCSOFT distributes four Sony game titles in S.Korea
South Korea’s gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. will distribute four popular titles in South Korea through a partnership with Sony Interactive Enterta...
Korea’s AI, robot startups shine despite funding drought
South Korea’s artificial intelligence and robotics startups raised more money through seed rounds than other sectors in August although invest...
