Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base

Samsung Elec to develop Vietnam as global strategic base

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, aims to nurture Vietnam as a global strategic base as it opens a ne...

Korean confectionery and snack co. Orion enjoys brisk sales in Vietnam

Korean confectionery and snack co. Orion enjoys brisk sales in Vietnam

South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. is enjoying rapid growth in Vietnam, thanks to brisk sales of the Choco-Pie, a chocola...

Korean gaming giants racing for metaverse win

Korean gaming giants racing for metaverse win

Have you ever wondered what the metaverse really is? So far, the consensus is that it's a virtual world that can accommodate pretty much every socia...

KKR to buy 100% stake in SK E&S' Busan City Gas for $561 mn

KKR to buy 100% stake in SK E&S' Busan City Gas for $561 mn

Private equity giant KKR & Co. is slated to buy a 100% stake in Busan City Gas Co., wholly owned by South Korean energy company SK E&S Co., ...

LG Electronics to open ESG zone at CES 2023 in January

LG Electronics to open ESG zone at CES 2023 in January

South Korean conglomerates, including LG Electronics Inc., will introduce their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) visions and strategies a...

POSCO restarts key hot rolling mill at typhoon-hit plant

POSCO restarts key hot rolling mill at typhoon-hit plant

POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, resumed operations of a key hot rolling mill at a typhoon-hit plant in South Korea earlier than e...

Samsung Electronics to enhance Minute Maid Park digitally

Samsung Electronics to enhance Minute Maid Park digitally

Samsung Electronics Co. has been selected as an official partner for display solutions at Minute Maid Park, the home stadium of the 2022 Major Leagu...

S.Korea's Shinsegae, KT tie up to develop digital ecosystem

S.Korea's Shinsegae, KT tie up to develop digital ecosystem

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group and leading telecommunication carrier KT Corp. have joined hands to develop the digital ecosystem i...

LG Electronics to launch two OLED gaming monitor models in US

LG Electronics to launch two OLED gaming monitor models in US

South Korea's electronics giant LG Electronics Co. announced on Monday that starting on the same day it would release the world's first OLED gaming ...

Samsung Galaxy tops list of South Korea's 100 brands

Samsung Galaxy tops list of South Korea's 100 brands

Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy smartphones retained the first place in South Korea’s top-100 brand list for 12 consecutive years, Bran...

Samsung tightens belt to gird for worsening economic conditions

Samsung tightens belt to gird for worsening economic conditions

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, is drastically cutting costs while maintaining investments in f...

Coupang to invest $4.7 billion in supply chains in Korea over 12 years

Coupang to invest $4.7 billion in supply chains in Korea over 12 years

  South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang has briefed US Ambassador to Seoul Philip Goldberg at the company's fulfillment center in Daegu, a fa...

Kakao unveils measures to prevent recurrence of service disruptions

Kakao unveils measures to prevent recurrence of service disruptions

South Korea’s Kakao Corp. has unveiled a series of measures to prevent a recurrence of service disruptions after the mobile platform giant cam...

IMM, Lotte to inject another $76 mn in Hanssem at default risk

IMM, Lotte to inject another $76 mn in Hanssem at default risk

South Korea’s IMM Private Equity and Lotte Group are set to inject additional 100 billion won ($75.6 million) in Kosdaq-listed Hanssem Co., th...

LG Electronics' OLED evo touted as Best TV of the Year

LG Electronics' OLED evo touted as Best TV of the Year

LG Electronics Inc.' OLED Evo has been touted as "The Best TV of the Year" by several global media outlets.According to company sources on Wednesday...

Private equity juggernauts bid for $758 million worth of KT Cloud shares

Private equity juggernauts bid for $758 million worth of KT Cloud shares

A number of private equity giants in South Korea and beyond are bidding for shares worth up to 1 trillion won ($758.2 million) in KT Cloud, a subsid...

Samsung Elec names first female president under Chairman Jay Y. Lee

Samsung Elec names first female president under Chairman Jay Y. Lee

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker, has carried out its year-end executive reshuffle, marked by its...

Samsung Foundry: Driving force behind digital transformation

Samsung Foundry: Driving force behind digital transformation

As the contract chip manufacturing, or foundry, business is quickly emerging as the next battlefield for the world’s major chipmakers, The Korea...

KT conducts reshuffle ahead of launching South Korea's top OTT service

KT conducts reshuffle ahead of launching South Korea's top OTT service

Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. has reshuffled its media business units ahead of the pending absorption of its over-the-top (OTT) video platform Se...

Samsung Elec expands 5G network solution supply to NTT Docomo

Samsung Elec expands 5G network solution supply to NTT Docomo

Samsung Electronics Co. is expanding its presence in Japan’s telecommunications market with a supply of 5G network equipment to NTT Docomo Inc...

LG U+ and Korea Fanuc to devise smart factory solutions for SMEs

LG U+ and Korea Fanuc to devise smart factory solutions for SMEs

Korean telecom giant LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday said it will develop a smart factory solution for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) jointly with th...

Samsung Elec showcases new high-performance graphics DRAM

Samsung Elec showcases new high-performance graphics DRAM

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, unveiled a next-generation graphics DRAM to meet growing demand for high-performanc...

Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang to invest in logistics automation

Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang to invest in logistics automation

Coupang Inc. is poised to invest in the automation transformation of its logistics system, according to industry insiders. Headquartered in Seo...

JW Pharmaceutical relocates US research center from Seattle to Boston

JW Pharmaceutical relocates US research center from Seattle to Boston

JW Pharmaceutical announced on Wednesday that it has relocated its US research center to Boston from San Diego. JW Theriac was first establishe...

Food giant Nongshim exports two container units of smart farm to Oman

Food giant Nongshim exports two container units of smart farm to Oman

Nongshim Co., a South Korean food and instant noodle manufacturer, announced on Wednesday that it is slated to export a smart farm system to Oman, a...

CJ CheilJedang serves up K-food for Qatar World Cup fans

CJ CheilJedang serves up K-food for Qatar World Cup fans

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Tuesday it is operating a Korean food section within the Qatar World Cup’s fan zone, mana...

Yanolja to expand overseas business with global partner

Yanolja to expand overseas business with global partner

South Korea's tourism platform Yanolja is expanding its overseas air and travel operations.Yanolja Cloud, an artificial intelligence-based software ...

LG Elec to launch total care service for home appliances

LG Elec to launch total care service for home appliances

LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, is launching a total care service for products in South Korea to enhance after-sale...

LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America

LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America

LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...

Education giant Kyowon to showcase animated film 'Georanger'

Education giant Kyowon to showcase animated film 'Georanger'

South Korea’s education behemoth Kyowon Co. said it will unveil an animated film featuring its own characters, in a move to kickstart its inte...

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