SK Shieldus, Verizon form strategic partnership

SK Shieldus, Verizon form strategic partnership

South Korea's SK Shieldus Co. said on Wednesday that it entered a strategic partnership with the US-based telecom company Verizon.Under this partner...

SK Telecom, KT win at Leading Lights Awards

SK Telecom, KT win at Leading Lights Awards

SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. received the Leading Lights Awards 2024. SK Telecom and KT were named winners of Outstanding Use Case: AI/Machine L...

KRX launches Korea Value-up Index featuring 100 best practice firms

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 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...

Hyundai Motor eyes EV battery production from 2027

Hyundai Motor eyes EV battery production from 2027

Hyundai Motor Co. is preparing to build its first electric vehicle battery production lines by around 2027, taking its first step to internalize bat...

Hyundai Motor releases 2025 IONIQ 5 N

Hyundai Motor releases 2025 IONIQ 5 N

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday that it released the model year of its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the 2025 IONIQ 5 N.The 2025 IONIQ 5 ...

Airbnb Korea to evict listings not submitting business license

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

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

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 ...

SK Hynix’s CXL optimization software tool installed on Linux

SK Hynix’s CXL optimization software tool installed on Linux

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Monday the key features of its computer expr...

South Korea's hy to export Helicobacter Project Will to China

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...

Hanwha, LG to support Korea Zinc in battle against MBK

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...

Hyundai's Chung to nurture Czech plant as hub for eco-friendly mobility

Hyundai's Chung to nurture Czech plant as hub for eco-friendly mobility

Hyundai Motor Co. Executive Chairman Chung Euisun has vowed to turn the South Korean automotive conglomerate’s plant in the Czech Republic int...

SK Hynix to participate in TSMC's OIP 2024

SK Hynix to participate in TSMC's OIP 2024

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. will participate in the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum hosted by Taiwan's TSMC, the world's lar...

Samjong KPMG reappoints CEO Kim Kyo Tae for 4th term

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

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...

Korea Zinc teams up with brokerage firm to counter MBK

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...

Hyundai Motor cuts 2030 sales goals as EV chasm likely protracted

Hyundai Motor cuts 2030 sales goals as EV chasm likely protracted

South Korean top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has slashed its long-term vehicle sales targets by 6% as it prepares for aggressive marketing by Chines...

MBK not to sell Korea Zinc to China after tender offer

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 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...

SK Hynix shares nosedive after Morgan Stanley downgrade

SK Hynix shares nosedive after Morgan Stanley downgrade

The share price of SK Hynix Inc. plummeted as much as 11% at one point on Thursday after Morgan Stanley sharply cut its target price in an about-tur...

SK Enmove gets gold rating of EcoVadis ESG evaluation

SK Enmove gets gold rating of EcoVadis ESG evaluation

South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co., Korea’s top oil refiner SK Innovation Co.'s subsidiary, said on Thursday it received a Gold ...

Rising overseas trips to raise Korea’s travel account deficit

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...

SK E&S mulls sale of real estate to boost clean energy biz

SK E&S mulls sale of real estate to boost clean energy biz

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is considering selling its real estate asset in Seoul, which is expec...

MBK, Young Poong seek $1.5 bn hostile bid for Korea Zinc

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...

BMW, GS, LG open EV charging hub lounge in Seoul

BMW, GS, LG open EV charging hub lounge in Seoul

BMW Group Korea said on Thursday it opened the electric vehicle (EV) Charging Hub Lounge with GS Group and LG Group in Hoehyeon-dong, Seoul.The Char...

Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea

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 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

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...

S.Korea’s LIG Nex1, Iraq set for $2.6 billion deal on M-SAM missile system

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 ...

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