LG Chem becomes 1st Korean long-term renewables buyer

LG Chem Ltd. has become the first South Korean company to buy renewable energy on a long-term basis as part of an effort to make a full switch to re...

Jay Y. Lee absence raises risks for Samsung chip biz

Samsung Electronics Co. is losing its hegemony in the global semiconductor market as a sustained leadership vacuum has kept the world’s top me...

LG Chem, Korea Zinc to set up battery material JV

LG Chem Ltd. and Korea Zinc Inc. will set up a joint venture to produce precursor, a key material in the production of cathode materials for electri...

Korean Air-Asiana deal girds for tough US challenge

The merger between South Korea's two largest air carriers – Korean Air Lines Co. Asiana Airlines Inc. – may face a tough challenge in th...

Samsung Heavy sells undelivered drillships to PEF

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has sold its four undelivered drillships to a domestic private equity fund for a combined 1.04 trillion w...

Samsung to supply chip substrate for Apple’s next-gen M2 processor

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will supply its semiconductor package substrate to Apple Inc. for the US tech giant’s next-generation M2 process...

LG Magna breaks ground for EV parts factory in Mexico

LG Magna e-Powertrain Co. broke ground on Tuesday for a factory to produce electric vehicle components in Mexico to meet the growing demand for eco-...

LG Household acquires The Crème Shop for US expansion

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. has acquired a controlling stake in The Crème Shop Inc. as it seeks to expand its presence in the US beau...

Samsung Elec's ex-M&A head to extend clout in Samsung Group

Ahn Joonghyun, who led Samsung Electronics Co.'s high-profile M&A deals for nearly nine years, was promoted to a president-level position to hea...

LG Electronics widens lead over Whirlpool as top home appliance maker

LG Electronics Inc. is consolidating its lead over Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top home appliances maker, with $1 billion more in sales rev...

LG Energy-led group to set up $9 bn Indonesia battery value chain

A consortium led by LG Energy Solution Ltd., the global No. 2 electric vehicle battery maker, will invest $9 billion in a battery value chain in Ind...

SK Telecom’s bet on air mobility, metaverse in full display at World IT Show

SK Telecom Co. is poised to show off its latest services at this year’s World IT Show slated for three days from April 20. At the large...

Hilton Seoul to transform into UAM landing area

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) plans to build the country's first landing area for urban air mobility (U...

CJ, Samsung to launch $600 million e-commerce logistics fund

CJ Logistics and an affiliate of Samsung Life Insurance have joined forces to launch a real estate investment fund worth 740 billion won ($600 milli...

Korean Air’s stock lags US peers' on slow demand recovery

Korean Air Lines Co.’s stock is underperforming those of its US rivals on concerns that South Korea’s top carrier is unlikely to immedia...

Hahn & Co. buys Korean food startup in bolt-on deal

Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. has acquired a South Korean meal kit provider for 75 billion won ($61 million), a deal expected to bo...

Samsung Biologics to raise $2.6 bn in rights issue

Samsung Biologics Co., a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and a biotech division under the Samsung Group, is set ...

Samsung Group hires governance expert for unprecedented reorganization

Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a 20-year governance veteran for its much-awaited corporate governance restructuring, according to those familia...

Samsung Heavy set for 2023 turnaround after eight years of losses

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., one of South Korea's Big Three shipbuilders, was once on the list of assets its parent Samsung Group wanted to sell to...

LG Energy Q1 profit beats forecast on strong demand, price hikes

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a lower-than-expected decline in quarterly profit...

Samsung sees record first-quarter sales; business outlook murky

Samsung Electronics Co. likely posted record revenue in the first quarter, driven by brisk sales of memory chips and smartphones. Its shares, howeve...

Samsung Asset Mgmt. buys 20% stake in US ETF sponsor Amplify

South Korea’s Samsung Asset Management Co. invested in a US exchange-traded fund sponsor to expand its global presence in the market.Samsung s...

Samsung to work with Western Digital on next-gen storage technology 

Samsung Electronics Co. and Western Digital Technologies Inc. announced Wednesday the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to coll...

Samsung’s Life Science Fund invests in US biotech Jaguar Gene Therapy

Samsung Group’s 150 billion won ($124 million) Life Science Fund launched last year has chosen a leading US gene therapy development company a...

Rising global TV prices: A boon and risk for Samsung, LG

Global TV prices rose by a third last year and are expected to continue their uptrend this year, which could be a boon for the world’s two lar...

LG Household to lower reliance on Chinese market as shares slump

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. was one of the most coveted shares on the Korean bouse in the past couple of years as the company basked in the ...

Samsung launches LTE-only Galaxy A23 to target low-end market

Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday launched the 4G LTE Galaxy A23 smartphone, a cheaper version of its flagship Galaxy A series models, targeting the...

Samsung heirs sell Samsung Elec shares for $1.1 bn

The wife and two daughters of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee raised a combined 1.37 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in block sale of Samsun...

LG Energy, Stellantis to build $4.1 billion battery plant in Canada

The world’s second-largest battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and multinational automaker Stellantis N.V. have agreed to build a $4.1 billi...

Samsung, Hyundai amass record-high levels of cash

Major South Korean companies such as Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. have accumulated more cash than ever before amid growing uncertai...