Car sales may sputter in 2024 amid EV policy risk: Research

Car sales may sputter in 2024 amid EV policy risk: Research

The global automobile market is on track to recover to pre-pandemic levels this year and is expected to grow at a moderate pace amid a prolonged eco...

SK Telecom to expand metaverse market in SE Asia

SK Telecom to expand metaverse market in SE Asia

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it partnered with three IT companies in Southeast Asia to accelerate its metaverse market st...

Delivery Hero-backed Baemin to exit Vietnam on low returns

Delivery Hero-backed Baemin to exit Vietnam on low returns

Baemin, the top food delivery platform in South Korea, will exit Vietnam on Dec. 8 after four years of operations there amid fierce market competiti...

Apple to open sixth store in S.Korea

Apple to open sixth store in S.Korea

Apple Inc. said on Monday that it will open its sixth store in South Korea on Dec. 9. The new store will be located in the Starfield Hanam shop...

Korean ELS investors biting nails over sharp falls in Hong Kong shares

Korean ELS investors biting nails over sharp falls in Hong Kong shares

Chinese shares listed on the Hong Kong bourse have fallen sharply so far this year, placing the city’s main stock index, the HSCEI, among the ...

Daewoo E&C seeks energy infrastructure biz in Yemen

Daewoo E&C seeks energy infrastructure biz in Yemen

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Yemeni Minis...

CJ Logistics’ Indian operation Darcl taps IPO with SEBI

CJ Logistics’ Indian operation Darcl taps IPO with SEBI

CJ Darcl Logistics, CJ Logistics Corp.'s Indian operation, is seeking to go public in the South Asian country to expand its footprint in the world&r...

Compelling investment opportunity in US data center market: Principal

Compelling investment opportunity in US data center market: Principal

Current tenant demand for data centers has never been stronger and is growing at an unprecedented rate. Investors have started to take notice and ma...

Hyundai to build EV battery pack plant in India by 2025

Hyundai to build EV battery pack plant in India by 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is set to invest 7 billion rupees ($84 million) to build an electric vehicle battery pack assemb...

KG Mobility unveils Torres in Egypt

KG Mobility unveils Torres in Egypt

South Korean automaker KG Mobility Corp. said on Wednesday that the company unveiled its mid-sized sport utility vehicle (SUV) Torres in Egypt, aimi...

Webcash to expand Vietnam market with Miracom

Webcash to expand Vietnam market with Miracom

South Korea's Webcash Co. announced on Wednesday that its affiliate Webcash Global signed a strategic business agreement with Miracom Inc. to expand...

Samsung, LG lead global TV market in Q3 2023

Samsung, LG lead global TV market in Q3 2023

Samsung Electronics Co. has retained the number one position in global TV market share, hitting a 30% mark in this year's third quarter, marking a p...

Innocean to enter Japanese ad market

Innocean to enter Japanese ad market

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding...

Samsung Med. Center achieves Korea's first uterine transplantation

Samsung Med. Center achieves Korea's first uterine transplantation

The first successful case of uterine transplantation surgery in Korea has been reported, with the patient currently preparing for pregnancy. Samsung...

Investors roundtable: Watch out for a possible recession

Investors roundtable: Watch out for a possible recession

Investors should carefully watch out for the probability of recession and how it will impact asset allocation strategies next year, experts said at ...

S.Korea's FNS Value to enter Malaysian fintech market

S.Korea's FNS Value to enter Malaysian fintech market

South Korea's FNS Value announced on Thursday a collaboration agreement with the Malaysian big data technology company Big Dataworks. The two compan...

LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024

LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is readying to enter the US electric vehicle charger market with the launch of EV chargers in the first half...

Kyung Dong Navien enters into US boiler market

Kyung Dong Navien enters into US boiler market

South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. announced on Thursday it shipped its first "Condensing Hydro Furnace" to the US mar...

Diageo to open Asia’s first pop-up store in Seoul

Diageo to open Asia’s first pop-up store in Seoul

London-based global alcoholic beverage company Diageo announced on Wednesday it will open a pop-up store in Garosu-gil,  Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, S...

Lunit gets FDA approval for AI cancer diagnosis solution

Lunit gets FDA approval for AI cancer diagnosis solution

South Korean medical AI company Lunit said on Tuesday its Lunit Insight DBT, an AI imaging diagnosis solution aiding in breast cancer diagnosis, has...

Samsung Elec, Naver tie up for smart building business

Samsung Elec, Naver tie up for smart building business

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, and Naver Corp., South Korea’s online giant, have joined hands to develop...

Celltrion to supply Remsima to Brazil gov’t in three-year row

Celltrion to supply Remsima to Brazil gov’t in three-year row

South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Friday its autoimmune disease treatment Remsima (ingredient: infliximab) has won a bid for the B...

Goldman Sachs lists Moloco CEO among exceptional entrepreneurs

Goldman Sachs lists Moloco CEO among exceptional entrepreneurs

Moloco Inc., a Silicon Valley-based ad-tech solution startup, said Wednesday that its co-founder and Chief Executive Ikkjin Ahn was named one of the...

SPC Samlip partners with H Mart to enter US market

SPC Samlip partners with H Mart to enter US market

SPC Samlip Corp, a unit of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced on Thursday it signed a business agreement with H Mart, th...

Used electric vehicle prices drop in Korea with declining EV appeal

Used electric vehicle prices drop in Korea with declining EV appeal

Prices of secondhand electric vehicles are falling in South Korea as drivers are increasingly less enchanted with eco-friendly vehicles due to weak ...

The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...

Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines

Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines

South Korea's chicken franchise Kkanbu Chicken opened its first overseas branch in Manila's Solaire Resort.According to the company on Tuesday, the ...

KAI participates in Thailand's Defense & Security 2023

KAI participates in Thailand's Defense & Security 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Monday it has participated in Defense & Security 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, ThailandThe comp...

Korea bans short selling; battery stocks lead market rally

Korea bans short selling; battery stocks lead market rally

South Korea has temporarily suspended short selling partly to prevent illegal, naked short selling, a decision buoying stocks heavily targeted by sh...

Neowiz, SK Hynix to team up for global marketing

Neowiz, SK Hynix to team up for global marketing

South Korean game developer Neowiz announced on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Hynix Inc. for global marketing col...

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