Korea shipbuilders to win mega tanker deals on rising LNG demand

Orders for mega liquefied natural gas carriers have reemerged as demand for the gas has increased alongside the global push to cut carbon emissions....

Nexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release

South Korea’s online game developers are intensifying their efforts to build and incorporate their own payment systems to wipe out hefty commi...

Koreans return to foreign stock funds for bargain hunting

South Korean funds for overseas stock investments enjoyed the return of money to buy growth shares in the US on dips this year, while local investor...

South Korean exporters fret over tumbling yen

South Korean exporters such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are jittery as the country’s won currency hit its strongest level versus the Ja...

One in five S.Koreans use AI-powered tax filing platform 3.3

Jobis & Villains, the operator of artificial intelligence-powered accounting platform 3.3, is resolute about its mission to help gig economy wor...

S.Koreans boost Japanese yen savings to record high

The sliding yen has prompted South Korean importers and households to go bargain-hunting for the Japanese currency, which they believe is near its t...

Daesang’s first Korean kimchi plant in US up and running

South Korean food maker Daesang Corp. has completed the construction of a kimchi plant in the US, its first factory outside Asia, which the company ...

Kurly applies for Korea IPO to raise about $800 mn

South Korea's Kurly Inc. on Monday applied for a preliminary review of its initial public offering, the Korea Exchange said, as the operator of groc...

Korean activist fund KCIG to sell Hanjin KAL stake to local builder

South Korea’s activist fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI) has decided to sell its stake in Hanjin KAL, the holding compan...

Art investment platform operator Yeolmae Co. raises $14 mn in Series B

South Korean startup Yeolmae Company announced Monday it received 17 billion won ($14 million) worth of funds through its Series B round. With the l...

Bulk of Korean firms to face losses if oil price soars to $150

Seven out of 10 South Korean companies predict they will swing to operating losses if global oil prices soar to $150 a barrel, a survey showed on Su...

Krafton signs MOU with Solana for blockchain-based games and services

South Korea’s leading game developer Krafton Inc. announced Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with San Francisco-based Solana ...

Korean ad agencies vying for bigger slice of virtual space

South Korean advertisement agencies, led by Innocean Worldwide Inc. and Cheil Worldwide Inc., are stepping up efforts to acquire digital technology ...

Naver Z invests in multiple metaverse-related startups to beef up Zepeto

Naver Z Corp. invested in more than eight companies so far this year, according to people familiar with the deals. Naver Z is the operator of Asia...

Star-studded vision AI startup SNUAI requires less data and time

“The first joint venture with the Seoul National University seal of approval” is how artificial intelligence startup SNUAI Lab Co. des...

Korean online banks’ disruptive business model: Woo low-credit borrowers

South Korea’s three major digital banks are stepping up their credit loans to borrowers with low credit ratings, a disruptive business model s...

Bulk of Korean IPOs since March 2021 below day one price

Fourteen out of the 17 South Korean companies that made a stock market debut between March 2021 and February of this year are trading below their cl...

Samsung family set to sell $320 mn worth of SDS shares

Samsung Group family is set to sell a 3.9% stake in Samsung SDS Co. worth 390 billion won ($319.5 million) through a block deal. The seller is one o...

Acqui-hire practices increase in S.Korea’s startup ecosystem

Jobis & Villains, the operator of artificial intelligence-powered accounting platform 3.3, announced that it recently acquired video messenger s...

ETFs entice Korean investors amid volatile market

South Korean retail investors bought more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) than stocks on the country’s main Kospi in the last six months as the b...

AI startup Twelve Labs secures $5 million in seed round

South Korean startup Twelve Labs announced Sunday it secured $5 million in a seed round from Index Ventures.On its website, the venture capital firm...

Korea to open temporary settlement lines for trade with Russia

South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help companies hit by multinationa...

Goldman exits Korean beauty startup without profit

Goldman Sachs has divested of its stake worth 75 billion won ($62 million) in South Korea's cosmetics startup GP Club Co. without a profit due to de...

SK Siltron to invest $300 mn in US capacity expansion

Auburn, Michigan – South Korea’s silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. will invest $300 million to increase production capacity by ten time...

Korean IPOs delayed after bourse's sweeping reshuffle

Scores of South Korean initial public offerings slated for the first half of this year have been delayed after the bourse operator carried out a lar...

LG, SK, Samsung unveil next-generation battery roadmaps at InterBattery

South Korea’s three major battery makers are showcasing their latest rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles while unveiling their roadma...

WeMade revises 2021 results to exclude crypto earnings

WeMade Co., a pioneer in South Korea's play-to-earn (P2E) game industry, revised its 2021 operating profit downward by 70% after excluding 220 billi...

China's lockdown: Double effect to Korean tech stocks

The COVID-19 lockdown of Shenzhen, the city known as Silicon Valley of China, is increasing concerns over supply disruptions to South Korea’s ...

Private equity consortium buys 30% stake in biotech firm Medipost 

South Korea’s first generation biotech firm Medipost Co. will sell a 30% stake to a private equity consortium, the company announced after W...

Hyundai to make IONIQ 5 in Indonesia, EV hub for ASEAN market

Hyundai Motor Co. has started mass producing its iconic all-electric crossover IONIQ 5 at its newly built plant in Indonesia, a country that the top...