Samsung Asset eyes expansion into US ETF market

NEW YORK – South Korea’s largest asset manager Samsung Asset Management Co. is leveraging its strategic partnership with a US investment...

S.Korea’s IBK, Japan’s Mizuho Bank agree on $218-million committed line

South Korea’s state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has agreed on a 300 billion won ($218 million) committed credit line with Japanese lead...

HK inno.N to release K-CAB in MENA market

South Korean bio-health company HK inno.N announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract with Saudi Arabian local pharmaceutical company Tabuk Pharm...

POSCO tightens belts, seeks M&A within 3 years: new chairman

Chang In-hwa, chairman and chief executive of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, has vowed to take drastic...

Alibaba eyes 1st investment in Korean e-commerce platform

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is likely to make its first investment in a South Korean online shopping platform as it aims to gain a competitiv...

Blackstone signs over $1 bn deal with MBK for 1st exit in Korea

Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is set to mark its first exit from South Korea by selling a 71.25% stake in the holding firm of Geo-Young Corp....

Hyundai Motor, Matrix Renewables in solar deal to power Georgia EV plant

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has signed a 15-year power purchase contract with a US solar energy generati...

Samsung releases 2024 lineup of smart monitors

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it released its 2024 lineup of smart monitors, focusing on enhancing home life usability.The new pr...

Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, on Monday unveiled a teaser for an upcoming role...

Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will expand codeshare operations with Canada's WestJet Airlines.Korean Air will sell flights operat...

BMW to support Korean automotive startups at new R&D center

German luxury carmaker BMW Group is set to support South Korean automotive startups in their overseas expansion as it on Monday opened a new researc...

LG Innotek, SK On win Edison Awards for second consecutive year

South Korea's LG Innotek and SK On have won the Edison Awards in the US for the second consecutive year. LG Innotek announced on April 21 that it r...

Korea's LX opens Hungary terminal for Europe EV, battery logistics

LX Pantos, one of the top logistics firms in South Korea, has launched a railway terminal in Hungary for the electric vehicle and battery logistics ...

Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior post weak profits in Korea post-pandemic

Global luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Dior saw worsening profitability of their South Korean operations last year after a few years of dece...

POSCO-Pilbara JV delivers 1st order of lithium hydroxide

South Korea’s top steel group POSCO has shipped lithium hydroxide, a rechargeable battery’s key raw material produced jointly with Austr...

Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe to hit South Korean roads in June

The Polestar 4 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) coupe is set to make its debut in South Korea in June and targets deliveries from October, Swedi...

Taeyoung E&C lets chairmen go as part of restructuring

Belt-tightening Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. (Taeyoung E&C), the 16th-largest construction company in South Korea and undergoing ...

Pepero enters Thailand’s King Power Duty Free

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Friday that its thin chocolate-coated cookie sticks Pepero and no-sugar ice cream Zero entered King Po...

Celltrion releases Remsima SC in Denmark

South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it released its autoimmune disease treatment Remsima SC (infliximab) in Denmark. Remsima SC ...

HD Hyundai Electric likely to join MSCI Korea: Samsung Securities

HD Hyundai Electric Co., Alteogen Inc. and Enchem Co. are expected to be invited to join Morgan Stanley Capital International’s Korea Index wh...

Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials

Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Japan's Toray Industries Inc. to jointly develop carbon fi...

Korea’s vision AI startup Superb AI eyes IPO in H1, 2026

South Korea’s promising vision AI platform developer Superb AI Inc., which has recently added generative AI to its business portfolio, is seek...

LG Uplus to ramp up AI investment by up to 40% in 2024

SILICON VALLEY – LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea seeking to transform into a platform company, will expand its...

Older Voters Are Taking Over in the World’s Wealthy Democracies

SEOUL—On the surface, South Korea’s legislative election this week looks much like past votes. Candidates are holding rallies and partie...

[Test] Older Voters Are Taking Over in the World’s Wealthy Democracies

SEOUL—On the surface, South Korea’s legislative election this week looks much like past votes. Candidates are holding rallies and partie...

LG Chem, Korea Zinc JV to mass-produce EV battery materials

A joint venture between LG Chem Ltd. and Korea Zinc Inc. is slated to start the mass production of precursor, a key electric vehicle battery materia...

McDonald’s Korea sees record sales in 2023

Fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. achieved record revenue of 1.29 trillion won ($815.9 million) last year in Korea, according to its regulatory...

Korea to offer $5 bn insurance for defense exports

South Korea will provide more than 7 trillion won ($5 billion) in insurance this year for domestic defense companies' exports as the country aims to...

S.Korean gov’t selects six overseas cities for K-City Network

The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Wednesday that it selected six cities including Indonesia's Jakarta, Vi...

Daesung PE tops Korean venture funds by return in 2018-2023

Daesung Private Equity Inc. in South Korea has become the top local venture capital manager in terms of realized capital gain between 2018 and 2023,...