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LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a k...

With just three days before the world-renowned Frieze Art Fair launches its inaugural event in Seoul, corporate sponsors are duking it out to outs...

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has received a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) order to construct turbine islands under the El-Dabaa nuclear...

Shinhan Card Co. has joined forces with US legal data and analytics company FiscalNote Holdings Inc. to expand its data business into the global mar...

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...

South Korea’s agriculture and food trading platform Tridge Co. announced Thursday that it raised 50 billion won ($37.4 million) from DS Asset ...

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it will invest in Seongnam-based fabless startup BOS Semiconductors, which designs system-on-chip (S...

South Korea’s homegrown coffee chain Ediya Coffee is ready for re-entry into the global café market after the failure of its Chinese bu...

Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, is showcasing the world’s first commercialized plant-based spandex at an internation...

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

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), a globa...

Hanmi Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s leading chip equipment maker, has launched a ‘full automation glass micro saw' dubbed GL2101 and ...

Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea’s top-ranked higher education institution, is pursuing the setup of its first overseas campus in ...

Top South Korean conglomerates Samsung and Hyundai have selected Boston as the home of their first overseas research centers for batteries and artif...

Taekwang Industrial Co., a South Korean petrochemical and textile company, reported its first quarterly loss in 10 years amid weakness in its key bu...

Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday announced the global launch of Odyssey Ark, the world’s first 55-inch 1000R curved gaming screen. 100...

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, said on Wednesday its second-quarter performance has improved signif...

Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced Monday it finalized the acquisition of a 100% stake in South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange operator OK-...

South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, has been launched onto a ballistic lunar transfer orbit as planned, the country’s science min...

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are set to overtake their rivals in the industry’s...

South Korea’s three major shipbuilders remain in the red despite hefty new ship orders so far this year, led by high-priced vessels such as li...

South Korea’s DL Chemical Co., a unit of the petrochemical-to-construction conglomerate DL Group, said on Thursday it is spending 500 billion ...

South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled its ambitious goals for revenue and operating margins as electri...

WASHINGTON DC – SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Wednesday it will build its first memory chip packaging fac...

Samsung Electronics Co. held a ceremony on Monday to celebrate its first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductor chips, notching its lead in the race ...

Five South Korean startups joined the ranks of unicorns in the first half of 2022, the largest such figure for six months. With that, the total...

Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., a South Korean drugmaker, considers seeking approval for a COVID-19 anti-viral pill from the country as Japan postponed g...

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is supplying its all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover to Japan’s taxi servi...

South Korean investment firm SK Square Co. has sold all of its shares in Korean biotech NanoEntek Inc., a 28.4% stake, for 58 billion won ($44.3 mil...

KF-21 Boramae, South Korea’s first advanced supersonic jet fighter, successfully completed its first flight test on Tuesday more than six year...