SK subsidiaries form ICT alliance

SK subsidiaries form ICT alliance

South Korea’s third-largest chaebol, SK Group, announced its plans to launch a consultative body to create synergy among its three subsidiar...

SK, Qualcomm discuss cooperation on memory chips

SK, Qualcomm discuss cooperation on memory chips

LAS VEGAS – Chief executives of South Korea's energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group on Thursday met with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and dis...

SK Telecom taps AI expert as new technology chief

SK Telecom taps AI expert as new technology chief

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, has tapped its e-commerce arm's chief executive and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Lee Sang-h...

SK Telecom and KT to compete in AI chipmaking 

SK Telecom and KT to compete in AI chipmaking 

SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. are poised to go head to head in manufacturing chips for artificial intelligence. The telecom giants will utilize their...

SK Hynix to list Intel’s NAND unit on Nasdaq

SK Hynix to list Intel’s NAND unit on Nasdaq

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. decided to list the recently acquired Intel Corp.’s NAND flash memory chip business on the Nasdaq in a move ...

Korea’s SK Geo Centric, Japan’s Tokuyama to set up IPA JV

Korea’s SK Geo Centric, Japan’s Tokuyama to set up IPA JV

South Korea’s leading petrochemical company SK Geo Centric Co. and Japan’s chemicals producer Tokuyama Corp. plan to found a joint ventu...

SK Square injects $29.5 million into agriculture startup

SK Square injects $29.5 million into agriculture startup

Korean investment firm SK Square Co. Ltd. has invested approximately 35 billion won ($29.5 million) into homegrown agriculture tech startup Greeln...

SK Bioscience to sell Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand, Vietnam

SK Bioscience to sell Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand, Vietnam

SK Bioscience Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Friday it has acquired non-exclusive rights to sell US-based No...

SK Group’s Chey rebuts FTC charges of unfair business practice

SK Group’s Chey rebuts FTC charges of unfair business practice

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has imposed a fine of 1.6 billion won ($1.3 million) on SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and the conglomerat...

SK Hynix wins China’s approval for $9 billion Intel NAND acquisition

SK Hynix wins China’s approval for $9 billion Intel NAND acquisition

SK Hynix Inc. has received approval from China’s antitrust regulator for its $9 billion deal to acquire Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip b...

SK Biopharm releases epilepsy treatment in UK

SK Biopharm releases epilepsy treatment in UK

South Korean SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. launched its epilepsy treatment Cenobamate in the UK, rapidly expanding the company’s presence in Europ...

SK Vice Chair Chey Jae-won reinstated into leadership after eight-year hiatus

SK Vice Chair Chey Jae-won reinstated into leadership after eight-year hiatus

Chey Jae-won, the younger brother to SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, returned to the conglomerate’s leadership on Dec. 17, after an eight-year...

Activist fund again urges SK Chem to sell SK Bioscience stake

Activist fund again urges SK Chem to sell SK Bioscience stake

An activist fund has again urged South Korea’s SK Chemicals to sell part of its stake in SK Bioscience or buy back treasury shares and cancel ...

SK to co-invest $50 mn in US-based Fulcrum BioEnergy

SK to co-invest $50 mn in US-based Fulcrum BioEnergy

South Korea's SK Inc. on Thursday said it would co-invest $50 million in the US-based Fulcrum BioEnergy with a domestic private equity fund, in a bi...

SK Hynix makes industry’s highest density 24Gb DDR5 DRAM chip

SK Hynix makes industry’s highest density 24Gb DDR5 DRAM chip

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. said on Wednesday it has shipped samples of 24 Gigabit (Gb) double data rate 5 (DDR5) DRAM, the industry’s h...

SK Gas invests in Bill Gates-backed hydrogen tech startup

SK Gas invests in Bill Gates-backed hydrogen tech startup

SK Gas Co., the top liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company in South Korea, has invested in Series B funding for C-Zero Inc., a California-based start...

Year-end inflow to Korean main bourse sign of foreigner comeback?

Year-end inflow to Korean main bourse sign of foreigner comeback?

Foreign investors are poised to extend their buying spree in South Korea’s main stock market to a sixth straight session, spurring hopes for t...

VR meetings with holograms, powered by metaverse startup DoubleMe

VR meetings with holograms, powered by metaverse startup DoubleMe

Come next year, attending meetings as a hologram version of yourself is set to become more common.Metaverse startup DoubleMe plans to commercialize ...

Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK leaders on overseas business trips

Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK leaders on overseas business trips

Leaders of South Korea’s three big conglomerates – Samsung, Hyundai and SK – are meeting with their major partners and business le...

SK’s holding firm completes merger with materials arm

SK’s holding firm completes merger with materials arm

SK Inc., the investment and holding company of South Korea’s conglomerate SK Group, completed the merger with SK Materials Co. with aim to exp...

SK Square to invest $75 mn in Korea crypto exchange

SK Square to invest $75 mn in Korea crypto exchange

South Korea’s SK Square, an investment firm spun off from SK Telecom Co., will buy a stake in a local cryptocurrency exchange to expand its po...

Korea homegrown app begins process for H1 2022 listing

Korea homegrown app begins process for H1 2022 listing

One store Co., the South Korean homegrown app store developed by the country’s top online platform Naver Corp. and three telecom carriers, is ...

SK On seeks $2.5 bn in new funding for battery plants

SK On seeks $2.5 bn in new funding for battery plants

SK On Co., one of South Korea's top three rechargeable battery makers, plans to raise around 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) in a pre-IPO share sale n...

Korea's SK, LX, Daesang to invest $151 mn in eco-friendly plastics

Korea's SK, LX, Daesang to invest $151 mn in eco-friendly plastics

South Korea’s conglomerates SK, LX and Daesang have joined hands on the eco-friendly plastics business, utilizing their respective strengths i...

US sees security risks from SK Hynix capex plan in China

US sees security risks from SK Hynix capex plan in China

The United States expected SK Hynix Inc.’s capital expenditures plan in China to pose a threat to national security, Washington’s top tr...

Korea stocks see $2 bn inflow, stoking hopes for a foreigner comeback

Korea stocks see $2 bn inflow, stoking hopes for a foreigner comeback

Foreign investors have absorbed $2 billion in South Korean stock markets so far in November, spurring hopes of a foreign comeback, although doubts r...

SK Ecoplant to start offshore wind power business

SK Ecoplant to start offshore wind power business

SK Ecoplant Co., the construction unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is slated to enter the offshore wind power business by acquiring a local win...

SK seeks to make Pfizer, Merck COVID-19 pills in CMO deals

SK seeks to make Pfizer, Merck COVID-19 pills in CMO deals

SK Inc., the investment and holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is seeking to make COVID-19 treatment pills developed by Pfizer Inc. an...

SK, Beijing Easpring Material join hands on battery materials

SK, Beijing Easpring Material join hands on battery materials

SK Inc., the holding and investment company of South Korea’s SK Group, and Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co., a major Chinese cathode m...

SK to invest $340 mn in Vietnam’s major retail platform The CrownX

SK to invest $340 mn in Vietnam’s major retail platform The CrownX

South Korea’s conglomerate SK Group said on Nov. 11 that it agreed to invest $340 million in The CrownX, a retail platform of Masan Group Corp...

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