Korea’s minimum wage to exceed Japan’s due to forex
TOKYO – South Korea’s minimum wage per hour is poised to exceed Japan’s for the first time as early as this October.A subcommittee...
South Korea’s top general trading giants embrace rising raw materials costs
Back in the 1970s and 80s, general trading companies were the vanguards of South Korea’s exports. Daewoo International Corp., LG Internat...
Corporate Korea pumps the brakes on developer pay hikes
South Korea’s biggest technology companies are taking a breather from their spending spree on hiring and retaining top developers, which has b...
Korea’s Big Three shipbuilders in red despite growing order backlog
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders remain in the red despite hefty new ship orders so far this year, led by high-priced vessels such as li...
New Delhi blocks Krafton’s Battle Ground Mobile India
The Indian government has ordered the country’s Alphabet Inc.'s Google Play Store and Apple Inc.’s App Store to delete South Korean ga...
Starbucks Korea issues apology for carcinogen-containing merch
Starbucks Korea issued a public apology on Thursday regarding the recent allegations over its line of summer travel bags containing a toxic chemical...
POSCO, Krakatau to expand Indonesia steel mill for $3.5 bn
South Korea’s POSCO Group and Indonesia’s state-run Krakatau Steel plan to jointly invest $3.5 billion in building a blast furnace and a...
LG Display to close LCD TV panel business for domestic use in Korea
LG Display Co., South Korea’s major display maker, is set to pull out of the liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panel business for domestic use. ...
MBK in talks to buy Korea's top online education firm MegastudyEdu
MBK Partners, one of Asia's largest private equity firms, is in exclusive talks to acquire Korea’s top online education company MegastudyEdu C...
Korea's petroleum product exports hit record-high $28 bn in H1
South Korea’s top four oil refiners exported a combined $27.96 billion worth of petroleum products during the first half of 2022. This marked ...
Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...
Starbucks Korea faces its biggest challenge in 23 years
Starbucks Korea, the undisputed leader in South Korea’s coffee franchise landscape, is facing the biggest challenge of its 23-year history.&nb...
S.Korean defense stocks boosted by $7.6 bn deal with Poland
South Korean defense stocks got a boost from a 10 trillion-won ($7.6 billion) export deal with Poland announced last week. Korea Aerospa...
South Korea arms exports triple; rises to 8th-largest exporter
South Korea has become the world’s eighth-largest arms exporter, with its exports rising threefold – the fastest pace among the wo...
Korea's top mobile game Odin creator Lionheart eyes IPO in H2
Lionheart Studio Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer behind the mobile game Odin, has begun the process to go public with its July 22 ...
Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is aiming to produce the majority of its automotive semiconductors with its own tec...
Ildong mulls seeking COVID-19 pill approval from Korea first
Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., a South Korean drugmaker, considers seeking approval for a COVID-19 anti-viral pill from the country as Japan postponed g...
KAI targets to sell 1,000 units of FA-50 light attack aircraft worth $30 billion
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, is seeking to sell 1,000 units of the FA-50 light combat a...
Korea startup unveils AI for sleep study with smartphones
A South Korean startup has unveiled an artificial intelligence model for medical analysis of sleep based on breathing sounds recorded by smartphones...
S.Korea defense firms poised to ink $7.7 bn in deals with Poland
South Korea’s defense makers including Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hanwha Defense are poised to clinch 10 tri...
Korea's domestic jet fighter KF-21 completes first flight test
KF-21 Boramae, South Korea’s first advanced supersonic jet fighter, successfully completed its first flight test on Tuesday more than six year...
Yellen calls for trade overhaul to diversify from China
SEOUL—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for a reorientation of the world’s trading practices in the wake of Russia’s invasion...
South Korea to cut red tape, raise student quota to grow chip talent
South Korea, home to the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, said on Tuesday it will cut administrative red tape and ease the restrictive s...
KB Asset aims for first IPO of Korea's homegrown infrastructure fund
South Korea’s KB Asset Management Co. is set to list its Balhae Infrastructure Fund (Balhae) on the country’s main bourse Kospi in the s...
S.Korea’s 5G, cryptography likely to be adopted as global standards
South Korea’s five technologies on 5G mobile networks, cloud computing and cryptography have been preliminarily chosen as global standards, a ...
Pfizer Korea HQ sale falls through on investors' tepid interest
South Korea’s GRE Partners Asset Management Co. a real estate investment firm, has recently suspended the selling process for Pfizer Pharmaceu...
Korea to raise cash support on foreign investments in key sectors
South Korea plans to spend more cash on attracting foreign investments in high-tech and core supply chain industries as foreign direct investment to...
SK Telecom to take lead in UAM biz with telco know-how
BUSAN -- South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to dominate the urban air mobility market based on its expertise and know-how in...
Affirma’s bolt-on M&A strategy shines in S.Korea
Affirma Capital is a small player in South Korea’s private equity market, but its successful bolt-on strategy helps the mid-cap-focused invest...
Korea’s battery recycling company SebitChem seeks IPO
SebitChem Co., South Korea’s secondary battery recycling company, is seeking an initial public offering, taking advantage of investors’ ...
