KT&G sues its top contract manufacturer over patents

KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco company, has sued its largest e-cigarette outsourcing firm EM-Tech. Co., claiming the co-dev...

S.Korea to bid for Saudi Arabia's $10 bn nuclear plant order

Saudi Arabia invited South Korea last week to join the bid for the construction of its first-ever nuclear power plants, worth over $10 billion, sour...

POSCO, GM JV inks battery materials supply deal worth $16 bn

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. and General Motors Co. on Friday agreed to set up a joint venture that will supply about 20 trillion won ($16...

Samsung Eng. wins plant design deal from Texas LNG

South Korea’s Samsung Engineering Co. has won a deal to design a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas, taking a step forward to secure a turnk...

KIC, PE firm WWG to invest $450 mn in equipment maker Duravant

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, and private equity firm White Whale Group (WWG) are slated to jointly in...

Hanwha to boost defense, aerospace biz with $2.1 bn spending

Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemical-to-financial conglomerate, is set to invest 37.6 trillion won ($29.8 billion) in future growth sectors su...

Korean Air vows to get nod from all antitrust bodies for Asiana merger

Korean Air Lines Co., which is putting the final touches on its acquisition of crosstown rival Asiana Airlines Inc., said on Monday it expects to ob...

Startups race for top talent to fill CTO positions

Just a few years back, fashion startups in South Korea rarely saw the need for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The same was true for the so-c...

Hyundai Glovis forms Thailand JV to expand SE Asia biz

South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. set up a logistics joint venture in Thailand to expand its business in Southeast Asia.The logistics unit of S...

S.Korea to launch $1.3 bn air taxi research project

The South Korean government will launch a 1.6 trillion won ($1.3 billion) project to set basic standards for urban air mobility (UAM), or air taxi, ...

Lotte to buy BMS' biologics plant in Syracuse for $160 mn

South Korea's Lotte Group has agreed to buy Bristol Myers Squibb's (BMS) biologics plant in Syracuse in the state of New York for $160 million, the ...

Samsung SDS takes smart logistics platform Cello Square to China

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of Samsung Group, is taking its smart logistics platform, Cello Square, to China to offer l...

LG Energy begins joint research on smart factory tech with elite institute

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Pohang-based Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) announced Wednesday they will embark on join...

Mirae Asset named preferred bidder for IFC Seoul

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset management arm of Mirae Asset Financial Group in South Korea, will be in an exclusive talk with Brookfi...

LG Electronics receives ISO certification for auto chip technology

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has received ISO certification for its automotive chip development process, includ...

Samsung wins US 5G equipment order from Dish Network

Samsung Electronics Co. has been chosen to supply 5G network equipment to Dish Network Corp., a US wireless carrier in the middle of building a 5G n...

CJ ENM buys stake in US metaverse firm Hyperreal

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. has acquired a minority stake in US metaverse entertainment and media firm Hyperreal Digital Inc., ...

LG Display to drastically cut LCD output as Chinese rivals churn it out

LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, plans to drastically cut production of its liquid crystal display panels for TVs, as it fa...

Asiana steps up pressure on Gategroup to cancel 30-yr contract

South Korea's Asiana Airlines Inc. has stepped up its pressure on Gategroup to nullify its 30-year in-flight meal contract with the Swiss catering s...

Hyundai's self-sailing ship set for maiden cross-Pacific voyage

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with autonomous sailing systems will embark on an ocean voyage next month to become the world's first large au...

NH Investment opens London affiliate to ramp up global IB business

NH Investment & Securities Co. has set up its affiliate incorporated in London, the South Korean major brokerage house announced on April 27. ...

Office deals in Seoul, Bundang surge 45% on-year in Q1

The office building deals in Seoul and neighboring Bundang Business District (BBD) reached 3.1 trillion won ($2.5 billion) during the first quarte...

SK buys power semiconductor maker for EV chip business

SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, has geared up its electric vehicle chip business development with the acquisition of a loc...

Why South Korean companies don't get tender offers

Elon Musk’s successful bid to buy out the social media platform Twitter for around $44 billion is a kind of deal unlikely to happen in South K...

Korea’s LX Group seeks to acquire Magnachip Semiconductor

South Korea’s LX Group is looking to acquire US-listed Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. to create synergy with the group’s foundry affiliat...

SeAH to supply steel pipes for LNG export base in Qatar via Samsung

  SeAH Steel Corp., the largest steel pipe manufacturer in South Korea, signed a contract on April 25 to offer Samsung C&T Corp. its stain...

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...

Hyundai Rotem to kick off liquid hydrogen fueling station project

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korea’s railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it has won a demonstration project to b...

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...

Korean firms tapped to buy shoe parts supplier Texon

Southeast Asia-focused Navis Capital Partners is tapping South Korean companies and private equity firms to sell Texon, a Hong Kong-based footwear c...