Korea mulls measures on Indonesia’s coal export ban

South Korea is preparing measures to secure coal as Indonesia, the world’s largest supplier of thermal coal, banned exports of the commodity t...

Kosdaq Listed Companies Association announces top Kosdaq blue chips

The Kosdaq Listed Companies Association of South Korea announced its top Kosdaq blue chips during its 13th annual award conference held on Dec. 16...

3D tech firm Koh Young wins highest ESG rating two years running

Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean 3D image measurement tech company listed on the Kosdaq, has earned the highest AA rating from Sustinvest, ...

Energy-saving chips emerge as new battleground

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements are expected to drive high-performance chip demand higher, in particular from data center op...

GS E&C secures €70 mn green loan from BNP Paribas for warehouses

South Korea’s construction conglomerate GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) said on Dec. 16 it has become the first Korean constr...

Samsung, Hyundai race for $4 bn Indonesia petchem project

South Korean builders Samsung Engineering and Hyundai Engineering Co. are in a tight race to win a $4 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia.Sam...

Hyundai Motor Korea unit to manage Asia-Pacific markets

Hyundai Motor Co. is gearing up to manage the Asia-Pacific markets, excluding China and India, from its home office. South Korea's top carmaker aims...

Sustainable packaging firm SUPASO wins grant, office space via D.DAY event

D.CAMP, Korea’s non-profit foundation focused on helping young entrepreneurs, has joined forces with SK ecoplant Co., Ltd. to find promising...

[ASK 2021] Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers

Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers Discuss the complexities firms encounter when addressing ESG globally a...

POSCO International, Petronas sign PSC for Malaysian gas development

POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) for the development of an...

Top Korean LPs to discuss post-pandemic investments

The Korea Economic Daily is hosting Asia's biggest alternative investment forum in Seoul on Oct. 27, where chief executives of the National Pension ...

Hyundai to target Southeast Asia EV market from Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Euisun has declared that the world’s fifth-largest carmaker will target the electric vehicle market in Sout...

Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Plastic recyclers have known for years that there is money to be made in plastic waste. And the stakes are high these days as the prices of recycled...

SK, Asia Pulp to develop eco-friendly packaging paper

SK Geo Centric Co., South Korea’s leading petrochemical company, will develop eco-friendly paper coating materials to enter the recyclable pac...

Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant

Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have begun construction of a $1.1 billion battery cell plant in Indonesia as the two South Korean comp...

SIA analyzes satellite data for companies, government and ESG

There are about 2,000 satellites in space, orbiting the earth and generating countless images without being confined to geographical boundaries. And...

POSCO, GS join hands to expand battery, hydrogen business

POSCO and GS Group have teamed up to expand their battery recycling and hydrogen businesses. The move came as South Korea’s top steelmaker POS...

Chinese, Korean carmakers penetrate Japanese-dominated Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Co. is set to start producing automobiles in Indonesia around the end of this year to attract drivers in the Southeast Asia’s ...

Korean conglomerates' ESG investment nears $100 bn

South Korea's top 10 conglomerates are rushing to foster eco-friendly businesses models with their investments into environment, social and governan...

Brazil gives emergency use nod for Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment

South Korean drugmaker Celltrion Inc. has added Brazil to the list of countries that have granted emergency use approval for its COVID-19 treatment ...

Hana to underwrite $65 mn ESG bonds on US rail funding

South Korea's Hana Financial Investment Co. is set to underwrite 75 billion won ($65 million) worth of senior bonds linked to environmental, social ...

Korean conglomerates turn to startups to tackle new ventures and ESG

South Korean conglomerates have been reaching out to D.CAMP, the country's largest non-profit foundation for startups, to get in touch with domestic...

Lotte to resume $4.4 bn Indonesia petrochemical project next year

Lotte Group plans to resume a $4.4 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia next year as it aims to expand the business in Southeast Asia where de...

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest $1.1 billion in an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell factory in Indonesia to capture As...

Indonesia grants emergency use approval for Celltrion’s COVID-19 treatment

South Korean drugmaker Celltrion Inc. has received the Indonesian government’s permission for restricted use of its COVID-19 treatment Regkiro...

BlackRock in talks to acquire Korea’s ESG-focused IGIS Private Equity

BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, is in talks to acquire IGIS Private Equity, a South Korea-based firm specialized in eco-fri...

Indonesia's HappyFresh draws half of new funding from Korea

Indonesia's online grocery platform HappyFresh will receive another $33 million from South Korean investors, including the Asian startup fund of Nav...

Hyundai Motor releases 2021 sustainability report with profitability focus

Hyundai Motor Co. will focus on ramping up global sales of high-profit vehicles such as its SUVs and Genesis models, according to its annual sustain...

POSCO International, Pertamina seek joint oil, gas development off Indonesia

POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has agreed with Indonesia’s PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) to look...

Crude oil, nitric acid and yarn turn eco-friendly amid ESG boom

South Korean material makers are boosting their efforts to go green as they increasingly adopt eco-friendly technologies for raw materials such as c...