Korea's SG Private Equity to buy local industrial gas supplier

South Korea’s SG Private Equity is set to acquire local industrial gas supplier Hankook Special Gases Co. for a deal in the early 100 billion ...

S.Korea's manufacturing sector posts biggest job growth in Aug

South Korea’s manufacturing industry accelerated its job growth in August to post its biggest monthly increase in almost a decade, driven by r...

Disney focuses on local content for global expansion

ANAHEIM, California -- The Walt Disney Co. is concentrating on local content to attract more viewers worldwide for its streaming services through do...

Ford CEO heads to Korea to discuss EV tax credit with LG Energy, SK On

Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Parley will visit South Korea early next week to meet with chief executives of its battery suppliers LG Energy So...

Korea vows favorable taxation for US, foreign firms

South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) held a meeting on Sept. 16 to discuss favorable ta...

S.Korea may have spent over $700 mn to support ailing won

South Korea was estimated to have dumped more than $700 million on Thursday to support the ailing won currency as it risked breaking through the psy...

Korea lags peer nations in robot industry

South Korea’s competitiveness in the robot industry is among the world’s lowest even though the country is one of the largest buyers of ...

EMP Belstar launches $300 mn Korea logistics fund

Energy and infrastructure-focused private equity firm EMP Belstar has launched its second logistics fund targeting cold storage facilities in South ...

Typhoon may offer Korea excuse it needs to oust POSCO CEO

South Korea is set to investigate POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, to clarify who is responsible for the damage to its typhoon-hit...

South Korea’s uncomfortable place between US and China

South Korea has long known what it feels like to be “sandwiched.” This was how Samsung’s Lee Kun Hee in 2007 described the economy&r...

CJ OliveNetworks to expand fandom platform services

CJ OliveNetworks Co., a South Korean digital software developer, has joined hands with bemyfriends, a startup specializing in the global K-pop fando...

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces arrest warrant in South Korea

A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant to Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency ecosystem that imploded earlier this year. ...

South Korea bans L&F from building a battery material plant in US

The South Korean government has banned L&F Co., a battery materials maker, from building a new plant in the US amid a controversy over the Infla...

South Korea fines Google, Meta $72 million for privacy violations

South Korea’s privacy protection regulator on Wednesday levied millions of dollars in fines on Alphabet’s Google LLC and Facebook operat...

Biden’s move to beef up US bio industry poses threat to Korean firms

President Joe Biden’s plan to support the US biomanufacturing infrastructure aimed at containing China’s clout is posing a threat to Sou...

S.Korea in for longest monthly trade deficit spell in 25 yrs

South Korea is poised to report a trade deficit for a sixth straight month in September, which would mark its longest period of trade shortfalls in ...

Foreign-owned companies in Korea send hefty profits back home

South Korean firms wholly owned by foreign companies sent more than 1.1 trillion won ($800 million) back home for the fiscal year of 2021 in aggrega...

S.Korea plans to adopt mandatory pre-disclosure of major insider trading

Executives and major shareholders of South Korea’s listed companies will be obligated to disclose their share transaction plans at least 30 da...

Gucci to hold Alessandro Michele-directed show at Korean royal palace

Italian luxury fashion house Gucci will hold a fashion show choreographed by its famous creative director Alessandro Michele at a South Korean royal...

Steelmaker Husteel's operating profit skyrockets 579% in first half

Shares of Husteel, the only public company within the golf course giant Shinan Group, have doubled in price in the last three months. Industry ...

Rising utility bills add to Korea’s inflationary pressure

South Korea may raise utility bills after scheduled hikes in the coming months, adding to inflationary pressure in Asia’s fourth-largest econo...

Kolmar Korea to enter $22 billion UAE Halal cosmetics market

Kolmar Korea Co., a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, is set to enter the 30 trillion won ($22 billion) Halal beauty market ...

Broadcom not to force S.Korean tech companies on deals

US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. has pledged to cease putting undue pressure on Samsung Electronics Co. and other South Korean tech companies to sign deal...

Hyundai opens Asia’s largest driving center in S.Korea

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, on Wednesday opened the largest driving center in Asia to showcase the performance of its ve...

Korea may limit NPS power on shareholder derivative suits

South Korea may keep the National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest such fund, from increasing its power for shareholder deriva...

CalSTRS, Korea's KTCU consider launching 2nd real estate JV

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, and the California State Teachers' Retire...

SK Ecoplant joins 2.6GW offshore wind power project in Korea

South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. signed an agreement on Monday to jointly develop a combined 2.6 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind power project in Kor...

Korean shipbuilders yield No.1 spot to Chinese rivals

South Korean shipbuilders yielded their No. 1 position to Chinese rivals in August, according to Clarkson Research on Tuesday, as they shifted towar...

Polo shirts, classic sports fashion sees revival in Asia

Ralph Lauren Corp., the world-renowned fashion firm that features timeless design and a classic sporty style with its trademark Polo brand, is seein...

S.Korea forecast to have world's oldest population by 2070

South Korea is expected to become the world’s most elderly country with about half of its population aged 65 or older by 2070, the government ...