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Korea’s LG telecom unit to launch logistics platform service

Korea’s LG telecom unit to launch logistics platform service

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, is poised to launch a platform service that will digitally transform the local logistics s...

Korea’s battery trio aims to outsmart Chinese rivals in US

 Korea’s battery trio aims to outsmart Chinese rivals in US

South Korea’s three major battery makers — LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI Co. — recently came under renewed pr...

Korea game makers lure more female users with Hello Kitty

Korea game makers lure more female users with Hello Kitty

South Korean game developers have teamed up with Hello Kitty and other fictional characters of Japanese entertainment company Sanrio Co. to lure mor...

HSBC, BNP Paribas to be fined for naked short sales in S.Korea

HSBC, BNP Paribas to be fined for naked short sales in S.Korea

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will fine the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and Bank BNP Paribas the large...

S.Korea sees rise in young, independent Chinese tourists

S.Korea sees rise in young, independent Chinese tourists

South Korea is welcoming a growing number of Chinese tourists since China lifted a ban on group tours to its neighboring country on Aug. 10 after mo...

Korea's GS Caltex faces FTC probe into intra-group trading

Korea's GS Caltex faces FTC probe into intra-group trading

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has begun an investigation process for alleged intra-group transactions between GS Caltex Corp., the country&r...

Kia to build 2nd purpose-built vehicle plant in Korea

Kia to build 2nd purpose-built vehicle plant in Korea

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to build another purpose-built vehicle (PBV) factory in the country, despite the risk...

KFC Korea to start franchise business for faster growth

KFC Korea to start franchise business for faster growth

Fast food chain KFC said on Friday it will begin franchise store operations in South Korea next year, when the company will mark 40 years of busines...

Fake Rolexes most common counterfeit watches smuggled into S.Korea

Fake Rolexes most common counterfeit watches smuggled into S.Korea

After the COVID-19 crisis, it has been revealed that counterfeit goods smuggling is on the rise once again. According to data submitted by the Korea...

LG Uplus set to catch up to KT as Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier

LG Uplus set to catch up to KT as Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier

  LG Uplus Corp., the perennial No. 3 mobile carrier in South Korea, is fast catching up to its closest rival KT Corp. to rank second just beh...

S.Korea's SKC to sell polyurethane raw material unit for $304 mn

S.Korea's SKC to sell polyurethane raw material unit for $304 mn

South Korean chemical material company SKC Ltd. is selling its unit for raw materials of polyurethane (PU), a chemical substance.The company’s...

S.Korea's DuChemBio localizes core materials of radiopharmaceuticals

S.Korea's DuChemBio localizes core materials of radiopharmaceuticals

South Korea's DuChemBio Co. announced on Thursday that it has obtained final approval for a recovery and purification facility for oxygen-18 concent...

Korea’s household, business loans on upswing in September

Korea’s household, business loans on upswing in September

South Korea’s household debt continued to rise for the sixth consecutive month in September despite stricter regulations on mortgages, while b...

Amazon bets big on Korea digital transition with new spending

Amazon bets big on Korea digital transition with new spending

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), the world's largest cloud platform provider, said on Wednesday it will nearly triple its investment in South Korea t...

HD KSOE to invest $48 mn in European fuel cell company

HD KSOE to invest $48 mn in European fuel cell company

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) announced on Wednesday that it plans to invest 45 million euros ($47.7 million) in the Europ...

Hyundai Wia showcases autonomous parking robot

Hyundai Wia showcases autonomous parking robot

South Korea’s No. 2 automotive parts supplier Hyundai Wia Corp. announced its participation in the country's largest robotics industry exhibit...

Hanwha Group chair calls for startup-like entrepreneurial spirit

Hanwha Group chair calls for startup-like entrepreneurial spirit

South Korea’s Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn on Monday urged the defense-to-financial conglomerate to revive the bold innovations of its...

POSCO fully recoups initial investment in Roy Hill mine

POSCO fully recoups initial investment in Roy Hill mine

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, has fully recovered its initial investment of 1.3 trillion won...

S.Korea’s Gopizza to open branch at Singapore Changi airport

S.Korea’s Gopizza to open branch at Singapore Changi airport

South Korean food tech startup Gopizza, known for its single-serving pizza prepared by robots, on Tuesday said it will open a branch on Nov. 1 at Si...

S.Korea’s petrochemical, steel firms open online shopping malls

S.Korea’s petrochemical, steel firms open online shopping malls

South Korea’s petrochemical and steel companies, which mainly engage in business-to-business transactions, are opening or running a string o...

Dollar/won in wildest swing in 13 yrs despite intervention

Dollar/won in wildest swing in 13 yrs despite intervention

The South Korean won suffered its wildest fluctuation against the dollar this year since 2010, shrugging off heavy dollar-selling intervention by lo...

Apple, Google may face $50.4 mn fine over in-app billing in Korea

Apple, Google may face $50.4 mn fine over in-app billing in Korea

Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google may be fined up to 68 billion won ($50.4 million) in South Korea for breaking the country’s in-app...

Microsoft ties up with Korean startup Wrtn on AI solutions

Microsoft ties up with Korean startup Wrtn on AI solutions

Microsoft Corp. and a South Korean artificial intelligence portal startup Wrtn Technologies Inc. joined hands for the generative AI service based on...

BMW premieres new 5 Series in Korea, the model’s top market

BMW premieres new 5 Series in Korea, the model’s top market

German carmaker BMW Group on Thursday premiered its latest 5 Series premium sedan in South Korea, an indication of the growing importance of the Asi...

S.Korea’s corporate R&D spending lags global rivals

S.Korea’s corporate R&D spending lags global rivals

Major South Korean companies’ spending on research and development lags investments made by their global competitors due to lower government t...

S.Korea to spur startup investments with eased rules

S.Korea to spur startup investments with eased rules

South Korea will deploy at least 10% of a state-backed fund of funds (FoF) to venture capital investment dedicated to small startups every year, the...

Foreign tourists can use Kakao Taxi in S.Korea

Foreign tourists can use Kakao Taxi in S.Korea

South Korea’s Kakao Mobility announced on Thursday that it has started integrating its taxi service app Kakao T with overseas apps. Foreign to...

Canada's Tim Hortons to open 2nd store in Gangnam

Canada's Tim Hortons to open 2nd store in Gangnam

Canada's No. 1 coffee chain Tim Hortons announced on Thursday that it plans to establish its second South Korean flagship store at the bustling Te...

Korea expects inflation to ease from Oct after 5-month high

Korea expects inflation to ease from Oct after 5-month high

South Korea predicted headline inflation to ease from October after hitting a five-month high last month, adding to expectations that the central ba...

Korea markets melt as Fed officials foresee longer-than-expected high rates

Korea markets melt as Fed officials foresee longer-than-expected high rates

South Korean financial markets lost ground on Wednesday with the 10-year government bond yield at a one-year high as US Federal Reserve policymakers...

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