Diageo revokes agreement for sale of Windsor to South Korean consortium

London-based global alcoholic beverage company Diageo plc announced Tuesday it plans to revoke the domestic management rights of the Windsor whisky ...

Lotte Card seeks to sell transportation card subsidiary

South Korea’s credit card company Lotte Card Co. is slated to sell its subsidiary Loca Mobility Corp., the second-largest public transportatio...

LG Elec., Uplus team up to expand service robot business

South Korea’s home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. and mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. will join forces to expand their service robot busine...

Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17

NEW YORK – Lotte Home Shopping Inc. displayed Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17 on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Korea Brand Expo in ...

Court clears way for Hahn & Co.'s Namyang Dairy deal

Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. has won a legal battle against South Korea’s Namyang Dairy Products Co.’s owner family, w...

Was South Korea’s FX intervention too late?

The South Korean won on Sept. 14 opened 1.4% lower in the domestic currency session after shocking US inflation data rattled global financial market...

Only 3 Korean energy companies make it on 2022 Fortune Global 500 list

SK Inc., KEPCO Co. and GS Caltex Corp. are the only South Korean firms among the 77 energy companies listed on the 2022 Fortune Global 500, based on...

Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets

South Korea’s startup minister Lee Young vowed to support the country’s startup ecosystem on Sunday, during her tour to the United State...

POSCO expects typhoon to reduce sales by $1.5 billion

POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, has predicted sales to fall by $1.5 billion as a typhoon disrupted one of its plants in South Kor...

IMM seeks to sell off low-cost cosmetics brand Missha

IMM Private Equity is trying to sell off the management rights of Able C&C, the parent of Korea’s first-generation low-priced cosmetics br...

Hanmi’s anti-cancer drug Rolontis gets FDA approval; US sale via Spectrum

South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. said on Tuesday that Rolontis, an anti-cancer drug it has jointly developed with its US partner, has ob...

SK Bioscience seeks WHO nod for prompt COVID vaccine sale

SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, sought approval from the World Health Organization...

Hankook Tire’s focus on foreign factories sets it apart from rivals

South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. has one business strategy that sets it apart from its local rivals: Build m...

Cash-rich Nongshim pursues first-ever sizeable acquisition

Nongshim Co., South Korea’s No. 1 instant noodle brand, is looking to buy a domestic food supplement maker for up to $50 million, which would ...

Polo shirts, classic sports fashion sees revival in Asia

Ralph Lauren Corp., the world-renowned fashion firm that features timeless design and a classic sporty style with its trademark Polo brand, is seein...

Samsung C&T ties up with Korean firms for hydrogen biz

Samsung C&T Corp., the construction and trading arm of Samsung Group, has joined forces for the clean hydrogen businesses with South Korean comp...

Samsung, LG eye niche sectors to boost tablet sales

South Korea’s electronics companies are launching tablet PCs with niche targets as the global tablet market has shrunk for four consecutive qu...

Hyundai, Kia post record sales in the US, poised to overtake Toyota

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. saw their monthly car sales rise to record highs in the US where carmakers will soon be ineligible for state subsidi...

Business magnates' startup investment fraternity V-Society going strong

Back in August 2000, a fraternity of domestic business magnates’ children and startup entrepreneurs named V-Society was founded. The frat...

Seoul ordered to fork over $230 mn to Lone Star over KEB deal

An international tribunal delivered a ruling in favor of Lone Star on Wednesday over a dispute with South Korea relating to its 3.9 trillion won ($3...

Korea’s Iljin sticks to higher stake sale price than bid

Iljin Materials Co.’s sale process has reached a deadlock as its Chief Executive Heo Jae-Myeong is holding to its price to sell a controlling ...

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis has been recognized by industry analysts for its excellence in innovative technology and consumer experi...

Hyundai Elevator logs first quarterly loss since 1996

Hyundai Elevator Co., South Korea’s No. 1 elevator producer, swung to a quarterly operating loss for the first time since it was listed on the...

LG to nurture automotive electronics talent at Korean universities

LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, plans to foster talent for its automotive electronics business at South Korean ...

Korea targets Tesla, imported EVs with new subsidy policy

South Korea is planning to set up a new subsidy policy for electric vehicle purchases, which will be commensurate to the EV makers’ after-sale...

Hyundai IONIQ 6 logs record pre-orders in South Korea

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, announced on Tuesday that its first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 is enjoying record pre-orders...

Celltrion gains sales approval for biosimilar Vegzelma in Europe

Celltrion Healthcare Co., South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc.'s global marketing affiliate, said on Friday it has obtained the Europ...

Korean air filter maker CNTUS SUNGJIN aims to crack US market

CNTUS SUNGJIN Co., a mid-sized South Korean company known for its colorful face masks made under the Aer brand, has focused on business-to-business ...

Halla Group to change corporate name to HL Group

South Korea’s Halla Group is changing its corporate name to HL Group as the construction-to-auto parts conglomerate celebrates the 60th annive...

Nongshim posts first operating loss from Korean sales in 24 years

South Korea’s top noodle maker Nongshim Co. has posted a quarterly operating loss from its domestic business – its first loss in 24 year...