PIF, GIC to invest $964 mn in Korea's Kakao Entertainment

PIF, GIC to invest $964 mn in Korea's Kakao Entertainment

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have agreed to invest a combined $964 million in K...

KCCI launches Carbon Reduction Certification Center

KCCI launches Carbon Reduction Certification Center

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry(KCCI) said Thursday that it has established the Carbon Reduction Certification Center, a professional org...

Naver secures largest stake in Spain's online marketplace Wallapop

Naver secures largest stake in Spain's online marketplace Wallapop

Naver Corp. has made a massive additional investment in Wallapop, Spain's online market for used items and Europe's equivalent to Korea's Danggeun M...

Lotte to invest more in US bio biz, spend $3 bn in Korea

Lotte to invest more in US bio biz, spend $3 bn in Korea

SAN FRANCISCO -- South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. is considering investing more in the US bio industry and spending $3 billion in new factori...

SK Telecom, Nokia demonstrate Korea's first open RAN base station

SK Telecom, Nokia demonstrate Korea's first open RAN base station

SK Telecom Co. said on Tuesday that it verified jointly with Nokia the stable 5G speed and coverage performance in a field test by installing a clou...

POSCO opens first overseas venture incubating office in Silicon Valley

POSCO opens first overseas venture incubating office in Silicon Valley

POSCO Group said on Wednesday that it has opened the first overseas office of ChangeUp Ground in Silicon Valley in the US.ChangeUp Ground is a start...

Hyundai L&C wins GR certification for recycled PET packaging sheets

Hyundai L&C wins GR certification for recycled PET packaging sheets

Hyundai Living & Culture, Hyundai Department Store Co. Group's building materials unit, said on Wednesday that it has received Good Recycled Pro...

S.Korea resumes egg imports in 13 months due to soaring prices

S.Korea resumes egg imports in 13 months due to soaring prices

As egg prices soared due to the spread of bird flu or avian influenza, the South Korean government resumed imports of eggs to ease price pressure.It...

Hancom Frontis to develop AI digital human, 3D scanning project

Hancom Frontis to develop AI digital human, 3D scanning project

Hancom Frontis, a Hancom Group company specializing in the metaverse, said on Tuesday that it has signed a three-way agreement with the Tech Univers...

S.Korea posts 2nd current account deficit in 3 months due to flat exports

S.Korea posts 2nd current account deficit in 3 months due to flat exports

South Korea in November last year suffered its second current account deficit in three months due to plummeting exports of key items like semiconduc...

Korea’s secondhand car market cools amid elevated interest rates

Korea’s secondhand car market cools amid elevated interest rates

South Korea’s secondhand car market is cooling rapidly as both dealers and buyers are reeling from elevated interest rates, which also bode il...

Lotte Chemical conducts product risk assessment first time in Korea

Lotte Chemical conducts product risk assessment first time in Korea

Lotte Chemical Corp. said on Tuesday that it is conducting a risk assessment for its products for the first time in the domestic chemical industry...

GCCL develops Korea's first automatic clinical trial data sharing system

GCCL develops Korea's first automatic clinical trial data sharing system

Global Clinical Central Lab (GCCL), an affiliate of South Korean pharmaceutical firm Green Cross Corp., said on Monday it has jointly developed Kore...

South Korea develops 1,000 super gap startups

South Korea develops 1,000 super gap startups

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups on Monday said it would release the next day its plan for the so-called 2023 Super-gap Startup 1,000+ Project in w...

Lotte E&C, Meritz Securities conclude $1.2 billion investment deal

Lotte E&C, Meritz Securities conclude $1.2 billion investment deal

Lotte Engineering & Construction (E&C) has secured financing of 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion).The company on Monday announced its conclusi...

Seoul in talks to share nuclear plant export profits with Westinghouse

Seoul in talks to share nuclear plant export profits with Westinghouse

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. and its parent company Korea Electric Power Corp. are in discussion with Westinghouse Electric Corp. to share pr...

Broadcom to give Samsung warranties to avoid Korea penalties

Broadcom to give Samsung warranties to avoid Korea penalties

US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. agreed to provide three-year warranties and technical support for components equipped in products such as smart devices o...

KSOE to develop large-capacity fuel cells with Europe's research center

KSOE to develop large-capacity fuel cells with Europe's research center

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), an intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai Co., has decided to develop fuel cells for mar...

SK Ecoplant joins with PnP to foster eco-friendly global startups

SK Ecoplant joins with PnP to foster eco-friendly global startups

South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. will join with global venture capital firm Plug and Play (PnP) to discover and launch global startups in eco-fri...

Lotte showcases metaverse shopping pavilion at CES 2023

Lotte showcases metaverse shopping pavilion at CES 2023

Sitting on a chair, people with head-mounted displays enter a virtual world where they can choose their preferred avatars.Through these avatars, the...

Global VCs urge S.Korea to train lawyers on int'l contracts

Global VCs urge S.Korea to train lawyers on int'l contracts

Brad McManus, investment director of the Silicon Valley-based venture capital (VC) fund Applied Ventures LLC, said his company will discuss investme...

S.Korea's DLS incurring losses due to stock slump exceed $800 billion

S.Korea's DLS incurring losses due to stock slump exceed $800 billion

South Korea's derivatives-linked securities that entered the knock-in or loss period due to stock slumps at home and abroad exceeded 1 trillion won ...

Korea's SK On scraps $3.2 bn Turkey EV battery factory plan

Korea's SK On scraps $3.2 bn Turkey EV battery factory plan

SK On Co., the world’s No. 5 electric vehicle battery maker, dropped a plan to build a 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) plant in Turkey as higher...

Samsung to launch its first robot to assist with elderly care

Samsung to launch its first robot to assist with elderly care

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chip and smartphone maker, is set to launch its first robot later this year to care for the elde...

Korea may fine Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank $119 mn over wastewater

Korea may fine Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank $119 mn over wastewater

South Korea is set to impose a fine of 150.9 billion won ($118.9 million) on Hyundai Oilbank Co., a local refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, for allege...

Mirae Asset buys logistics center in India for $17 mn

 Mirae Asset buys logistics center in India for $17 mn

Mirae Asset Global Managements Co. said on Friday that it has invested 21 billion won ($17 million) in a large logistics center in Mumbai to become ...

POSCO to issue up to $553 million in unsecured bonds

POSCO to issue up to $553 million in unsecured bonds

South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc. is expected to issue won-denominated unsecured bonds worth up to 700 billion won ($553.9 million) t...

Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund

Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund

Smart Study Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) affiliated with The Pinkfong Company, said on Thursday that it has created a "Baby Shark Nex...

Samsung’s Q4 profit tumbles; cuts 2023 chip profit forecast by half

Samsung’s Q4 profit tumbles; cuts 2023 chip profit forecast by half

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, posted its worst quarterly operating profit in eight years on F...

LG unveils self-driving auto parts, brighter OLED panels

LG unveils self-driving auto parts, brighter OLED panels

LG Group’s two units have showcased new automotive and display products, which would expand their presence in the autonomous driving and premi...

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z foldables: Slimmest, lightest yet smarter with AI features S.Korea to overhaul retirement pension system, introduce competition for higher returns POSCO sells Chinese stainless steel JV to Chinese rival for $300 mn Hahn & Co. to award bonus shares to Namyang staff, retires $7.1 mn in shares   Seoul vows zero-tolerance measures against unfair stock trading