Korean logistics companies expand overseas businesses

Korean logistics companies expand overseas businesses

South Korea’s logistics companies such as local industry leader CJ Logistics Corp. are expanding their overseas operations to take advantage o...

Glenwood buys three waste management firms for about $190 mn

Glenwood buys three waste management firms for about $190 mn

Glenwood Private Equity on Tuesday signed an agreement to buy three waste management companies from small South Korean business group Bubang for aro...

MBK Partners’ 6th buyout fund raises $5 bn at 2nd close

MBK Partners’ 6th buyout fund raises $5 bn at 2nd close

MBK Partners, a North Asia-focused private equity firm, has completed the second closing of its sixth buyout fund at $5 billion, on course to reach ...

Naver, Saudi Arabia's NHC to build JV

Naver, Saudi Arabia's NHC to build JV

South Korea’s Naver Corp. said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabia’s National Housing Company (NHC...

Samyang Foods Buldak Topokki enters Walmart in US

Samyang Foods Buldak Topokki enters Walmart in US

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. said on Monday its Buldak Topokki entered Walmart stores in the US.Available in Original and Carbo (carbonara) fla...

S.Korean firms’ rights issues poised for 12-year low

S.Korean firms’ rights issues poised for 12-year low

The lackluster South Korean stock market and softening Korean currency have discouraged local companies from raising money at home and pushed some t...

Salesforce outage disrupts businesses across Asia Pacific

Salesforce outage disrupts businesses across Asia Pacific

Salesforce Inc., the world’s top customer relationship management (CRM) platform, is grappling with a major service outage affecting more than...

Samsung E&A wins $214 mn petrochem plant contract in Qatar

Samsung E&A wins $214 mn petrochem plant contract in Qatar

Samsung E&A Co. said on Friday that it won a contract for the RLP ethylene storage plant construction project in Qatar, valued at 300 billion wo...

Team Naver unveils digital twin platform in Saudi Arabia

Team Naver unveils digital twin platform in Saudi Arabia

Naver Cloud, the cloud subsidiary of South Korean online giant Naver Corp., said on Friday that Team Naver participated in the Cityscape Global 2024...

Celltrion acquires Swiss pharmaceutical distributor iQone

Celltrion acquires Swiss pharmaceutical distributor iQone

South Korea's Celltrion Inc. said on Friday that it completed its acquisition of iQone Healthcare Switzerland, a Swiss pharmaceutical distributor, t...

Shinhan Securities Vietnam launches mobile trading system

Shinhan Securities Vietnam launches mobile trading system

South Korea's Shinhan Securities said on Thursday its overseas subsidiary Shinhan Securities Vietnam (SSV) launched a mobile trading system (MTS) "N...

SK C&C unveils digital SHE consulting service

SK C&C unveils digital SHE consulting service

South Korea's SK C&C said on Thursday that it launched its Digital SHE Consulting Service,  the artificial intelligence (AI) platform tha...

Lotte Wellfood showcases K-Food at Vietnam Foodexpo

Lotte Wellfood showcases K-Food at Vietnam Foodexpo

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. said on Thursday it participated in Vietnam Foodexpo 2024 to promote Korean food and boost its market share in the ...

LG Energy bags 8-GWh ESS deal from Terra-Gen in US

LG Energy bags 8-GWh ESS deal from Terra-Gen in US

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply US renewable energy power producer Terra-Gen LLC with an energy storage system (ESS) with an 8 Gigawatt-hour (GW...

Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city

Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of the world’s third-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish a logistics complex in Bu...

S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam

S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that South Korean company Jeil Construction has begun building a cold chain complex logi...

LG Electronics to conduct safety training using VR

LG Electronics to conduct safety training using VR

South Korea's home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Nation...

NinjaTrader to revitalize Koreans’ domestic, overseas derivatives investments

NinjaTrader to revitalize Koreans’ domestic, overseas derivatives investments

NinjaTrader Group LLC., a leading US futures broker, is set to accelerate South Koreans’ investments in overseas derivatives while seeking to ...

Korean indie fashion brands spread wings to Japan, China

Korean indie fashion brands spread wings to Japan, China

Matin Kim, a rising designer brand in South Korea, will open its first offline store in Japan in the first half of next year, joining other Korean i...

GC establishes generative AI platform Hey GC

GC establishes generative AI platform Hey GC

South Korea's Green Cross Holdings Corp. (GC) said on Tuesday it established its generative AI standard platform Hey.GC.Hey.GC is designed to improv...

Lotte E&C develops low-carbon cement construction

Lotte E&C develops low-carbon cement construction

Lotte Engineering & Construction (E&C) said on Tuesday developed carbon dioxide-infused mortar technology for flooring with Hanil Cement Co....

Huonslab strengthens HyDIFFUZE IP with completion of US, EU examination request under PCT application

Huonslab strengthens HyDIFFUZE IP with completion of US, EU examination request under PCT application

South Korea’s Huonslab Co., a subsidiary of Huons Global Co. and a global leader in recombinant human hyaluronidase-based biologics Sub-Q deli...

Toss Securities names Richard Hagen as CEO of TSAF

Toss Securities names Richard Hagen as CEO of TSAF

South Korea's Toss Securities said on Tuesday that it has appointed Richard J. Hagen as CEO of its US subsidiary, TSA Financial LLC (TSAF), and plan...

Hanwha Ocean wins $51.2 mn deal for two LNG carriers

Hanwha Ocean wins $51.2 mn deal for two LNG carriers

Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, secured a new contract to build two LNG carriers, making it the domestic shipyard w...

HD Hyundai Infracore wins diesel engine award in Italy

HD Hyundai Infracore wins diesel engine award in Italy

South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co.'s new diesel engines were selected as the best diesel engines of the year in Italy.This marks the first time ...

Korea’s Nongshim to mesmerize New Yorkers with Han River Shin Ramyun

Korea’s Nongshim to mesmerize New Yorkers with Han River Shin Ramyun

If you’re in New York City this weekend, be sure to drop by the Korean Cultural Center.The South Korean government office has partnered with t...

SK Ecoplant selects four companies at ConTech Meet-Up

SK Ecoplant selects four companies at ConTech Meet-Up

South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. said on Friday it held the "2024 ConTech Meet-Up Day" award ceremony at the Grand Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul. ConTech M...

Korea’s HD Hyundai, Hanwha fail to win $7.3 bn Australian navy deal

Korea’s HD Hyundai, Hanwha fail to win $7.3 bn Australian navy deal

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co. failed to win a $7.3 billion deal to build frigates for the Australian Navy, industry sources a...

Rebellions, Pegatron to partner on AI Hardware

Rebellions, Pegatron to partner on AI Hardware

Rebellions, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) chip design startup, said on Friday its strategic partnership with Taiwanese Design and Manu...

Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition

Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition

The Asan Nanum Foundation selected Big Mobility and Hummingbirds as the top winners of the 13th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition demo day on Novemb...

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