Taylor city in Texas likely to host Samsung’s new US chip plant

Taylor city in Texas likely to host Samsung’s new US chip plant

The global semiconductor industry is keeping a close eye on whether Taylor, a city located in Williamson County of Texas and the most probable site ...

Cosmetics startup Birdview readies for 2022 listing

Cosmetics startup Birdview readies for 2022 listing

South Korea-based Birdview, the operator of leading cosmetics platform Hwahae, is aiming to make a trading debut as early as the first half of nex...

CJ enters 5-year marketing partnership with LA Lakers

CJ enters 5-year marketing partnership with LA Lakers

South Korea’s CJ Cheiljedang Corp. will be sponsoring the Los Angeles Lakers (LA Lakers) as the first global partner of the American basketbal...

Hyundai Motor to start hydrogen popularization in 2040

Hyundai Motor to start hydrogen popularization in 2040

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s fifth-largest automaker, declared to make 2040 the first year of hydrogen energy popularizationThe group was ...

Hyundai considers EV version of Santa Cruz pickup in US market

Hyundai considers EV version of Santa Cruz pickup in US market

Hyundai Motor Co. plans to roll out an electric version of the Santa Cruz pickup, the South Korea automaker’s first model for the American mar...

KGC creates Ginseng Museum Cafe in New York

KGC creates Ginseng Museum Cafe in New York

Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of KT&G Corporation, has set up its first interactive cafe in the global market where...

SK Innovation shareholders approve battery split-off; 2022 IPO unlikely

SK Innovation shareholders approve battery split-off; 2022 IPO unlikely

Shareholders of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. on Thursday approved the company's plan to separate its battery business into a new entity.Und...

Korean tractors plough more US soil

Korean tractors plough more US soil

If you google tractors or lawnmowers in the US, you may see products of Kioti by Daedong-USA, Inc., a subsidiary of South Korea’s No. 1 agricu...

Kakao to strengthen overseas operations amid growing criticism

Kakao to strengthen overseas operations amid growing criticism

Kakao Corp. will accelerate its overseas expansion as part of its recently announced reform plan to strengthen fair business practices.Kakao said on...

GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO

GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO

GS Engineering & Construction Co. (GS E&C) has launched the construction of its first lithium-ion battery recycling plant in a South Korean ...

High-priced drugs add to pressure for Korea's healthcare reform

High-priced drugs add to pressure for Korea's healthcare reform

A number of new rare disease treatments, approved in South Korea over the past year, are still unaffordable for the public because of their price ta...

JW Bioscience in pancreatic cancer biomarker deal with Immunovia

JW Bioscience in pancreatic cancer biomarker deal with Immunovia

JW Bioscience Co., a subsidiary of South Korea’s JW Life Science Co., has signed a non-exclusive agreement to transfer its patented technology...

Volvo unveils new XC60 with SKT in-vehicle infotainment

Volvo unveils new XC60 with SKT in-vehicle infotainment

An artificial intelligence personal assistant sets up a destination for a GPS navigation. The AI assistant texts others the estimated arrival time...

S.Korea fines Google $180 mn for operating system market abuse

S.Korea fines Google $180 mn for operating system market abuse

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday imposed a fine of 207.4 billion won ($180 million) on Google, alongside a correction order, aft...

Millennials now S.Korea’s largest buyer of luxury goods

Millennials now S.Korea’s largest buyer of luxury goods

The millennials have become the largest spenders on luxury goods at department stores in South Korea. According to joint research by The Korea Econo...

Automotive security in spotlight on growing EV market

Automotive security in spotlight on growing EV market

The automotive security technology for automotive electronics is in the spotlight as the global electric vehicle market is growing. The information ...

Hyosung Group Chairman Cho seeks growth opportunities in US market

Hyosung Group Chairman Cho seeks growth opportunities in US market

South Korea’s Hyosung Group is looking to the US market for growth as the textile and chemicals conglomerate is expanding facilities in Americ...

Hydrogen: Next big thing for stock investors in Korea

Hydrogen: Next big thing for stock investors in Korea

In 2009, battery makers were barely on the radar in South Korea when it comes to stock investment. Back then, the rechargeable battery industry was ...

Seoul Q2 office prices rise at fastest rate in 10 yrs

Seoul Q2 office prices rise at fastest rate in 10 yrs

Seoul office building prices rose at their strongest rate in 10 years in the second quarter of this year, driven by domestic investors as the Seoul ...

EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct

EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct

South Korea’s battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is set to unveil its plans for manufacturing in other countries including the United State...

Lotte Shopping to acquire furniture maker Hanssem with IMM PE

Lotte Shopping to acquire furniture maker Hanssem with IMM PE

Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s top department store operator, is set to acquire Hanssem Co. with IMM Private Equity.IMM PE selected Lotte S...

KT, Daishin PE acquire 100% stake in global data firm Epsilon

KT, Daishin PE acquire 100% stake in global data firm Epsilon

South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. is expanding investments in future growth areas outside the traditional mobile sector. KT said on...

Korea silicon anode materials makers to see quantum leap in demand

Korea silicon anode materials makers to see quantum leap in demand

The global silicon-based anode materials market is gathering momentum as demand is expected to outpace supply on increasing production of electric v...

Korea’s Simone: Rise from replica handbag maker to luxury brand

Korea’s Simone: Rise from replica handbag maker to luxury brand

UIWANG, Gyeonggi Province – Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., a South Korean luxury handbag maker, stresses one interesting number to its clients w...

Netmarble acquires Canadian game studio for $165 mn

Netmarble acquires Canadian game studio for $165 mn

South Korea's Netmarble Corp. has acquired Canada's mobile game developer Ludia Inc. for $165 million, the latest in a series of its cross-border ac...

Korea’s Genome & Company aims US CMO market

Korea’s Genome & Company aims US CMO market

South Korea’s microbiome medicine developer Genome & Company geared up for entering the U.S. market to boost profits and make inroads into...

Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene

Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene

Amazon Global Store posted a stellar first-week performance in South Korea. The service, launched at the end of August on SK Telecom Co.’s onl...

Samsung unveils new microSD cards for advanced storage demand

Samsung unveils new microSD cards for advanced storage demand

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip maker, introduced new microSD cards with enhanced performance and stability on Sept. 8 to...

LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds

LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds

LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issues, more than its planned 300 billion won, to finance the expansi...

Streaming platform Mahocast eyes listing on Japan's Mothers market

Streaming platform Mahocast eyes listing on Japan's Mothers market

TOKYO -- Japan-based concert streaming platform Mahocast, dubbed as the Netflix for concerts in Japan, is gaining attention as a venue for both musi...

BTS’ Suga, MLB star Chan Ho Park to join Oakland Athletics as shareholders Celltrion secures $730 mn to buy biosimilar unit shares, pursue M&A Korean commercial act revision to drive reevaluation of equities: J.P. Morgan S.Korea to elevate science minister to deputy prime minister to lead in AI race Allianz-backed Koh Young’s brain surgery robot set for US debut by end-August