KT posts highest Q1-Q3 operating profit since 2012

KT posts highest Q1-Q3 operating profit since 2012

KT Corp., South Korea’s major telecommunications firm, posted 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in cumulative operating profit for the first thr...

Korean life insurer eases bond market woes with buyback

Korean life insurer eases bond market woes with buyback

A South Korean small insurer will buy back dollar perpetual bonds as scheduled, reversing its earlier decision not to recall the notes, to ease conc...

Korea's kimchi maker Daesang to build factory in Europe

Korea's kimchi maker Daesang to build factory in Europe

South Korea's Daesang Corp. plans to build a kimchi factory in Poland as an outpost for entering the European market, where Korean food is hotter th...

Samsung to only use Qualcomm’s AP for Galaxy S23 series

Samsung to only use Qualcomm’s AP for Galaxy S23 series

Samsung Electronics Co. is poised to release the Galaxy S23 series smartphones in mid-February, those familiar with the development told The Korea E...

S.Korean lunar orbiter sends 'Dynamite' BTS video to Earth

S.Korean lunar orbiter sends 'Dynamite' BTS video to Earth

South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri has sent texts and images from space to Earth, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced Monday. Da...

SK On to buy battery material lithium hydroxide from Chile's SQM

SK On to buy battery material lithium hydroxide from Chile's SQM

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric battery maker, said on Sunday it signed a deal on Nov. 4 to purchase lithium hydroxide, a key ba...

Samsung sets sights on new chips for self-driving homes on wheels

Samsung sets sights on new chips for self-driving homes on wheels

For decades, Samsung Electronics Co. has been a household name in the semiconductor industry, making chips that work like the human brain for comput...

Market Kurly drops Market from platform name to expand business scope

Market Kurly drops Market from platform name to expand business scope

South Korea’s Kurly Inc. has changed the name of its grocery delivery service platform Market Kurly to Kurly as part of its corporate strategy...

Lotte Shopping joins hands with UK's Ocado to build online grocery store 

Lotte Shopping joins hands with UK's Ocado to build online grocery store 

Lotte Shopping Co. will join forces with the Hertfordshire, England-based Ocado Group, which licenses grocery fulfillment technology to retailers.&n...

Naver Webtoon to pursue profits with Yonder app launch in US

Naver Webtoon to pursue profits with Yonder app launch in US

South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. has been successful in the domestic market with its loyal subscribers willing to pay to read a diverse libra...

Domino’s Korea to use third party delivery agents, the franchise's first case

Domino’s Korea to use third party delivery agents, the franchise's first case

It took a whole year for Domino’s Korea to convince the Michigan-based delivery pizza behemoth for an exemption to its corporate guidance of u...

Samsung to use rare gas produced by POSCO for chip manufacturing

Samsung to use rare gas produced by POSCO for chip manufacturing

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will significantly raise the use of locally produced xenon, a critical gas for ...

Korea Post's insurance arm uses buyout, senior debt as core strategies

Korea Post's insurance arm uses buyout, senior debt as core strategies

Korea Post’s insurance bureau will maintain its core-satellite strategy in private equity and debt investments for both stable revenue streams...

Korea’s FTC to toughen reviews on platform sector M&As

Korea’s FTC to toughen reviews on platform sector M&As

South Korea’s antitrust body is set to strengthen reviews on acquisitions for different businesses in the platform industry to resolve the pro...

DRIMAES to produce cloud-based car control platform with Qualcomm

DRIMAES to produce cloud-based car control platform with Qualcomm

Daegu-based startup DRIMAES is poised to develop and mass produce a cloud-based vehicle control platform using San Diego-based semiconductor giant Q...

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will increase production of hybrid models by some 15% next year to focus on the popular segmen...

GM may consider producing EVs in South Korea

GM may consider producing EVs in South Korea

CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province -- General Motors Co. may consider making electric vehicles in South Korea, the country manager said on Wednesda...

Oil prices to remain high, petrochem a concern: GS Caltex CEO

Oil prices to remain high, petrochem a concern: GS Caltex CEO

GS Caltex Corp. Chief Executive Hur Sae-hong said on Monday he expects global oil prices, which remain elevated due to geopolitical tensions, won&rs...

Zuckerberg meets with Samsung executives over Meta Quest Pro

Zuckerberg meets with Samsung executives over Meta Quest Pro

SILICON VALLEY – Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., has met with senior officials of Samsung Electronics C...

Korea's luxury e-commerce platform Balaan completes Series C

Korea's luxury e-commerce platform Balaan completes Series C

South Korean luxury e-commerce platform operator Balaan Co. will complete the attraction of 25 billion won ($17.3 million) in investment in a Series...

US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers

US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers

US Department of Energy officials are in South Korea to discuss details of its electric vehicle and battery tax credit law with Korean government of...

Hyundai to shift gear toward software-centric cars from 2023

Hyundai to shift gear toward software-centric cars from 2023

Hyundai Motor Group will introduce software-defined vehicles (SDVs) that receive wireless software updates for models to be released from next year,...

Edtech Onuii breaking barriers to private tutoring one tablet at a time

Edtech Onuii breaking barriers to private tutoring one tablet at a time

In an interview with The Korea Economic Daily, CEO of Onuii Go Yejin said she used to love contemplating a lot of random things since her elementary...

Stay in market despite rising interest rates: Howard Marks

Stay in market despite rising interest rates: Howard Marks

NEW YORK – Investors should stay in the financial market as rising interest rates have put the values of assets such as stocks and bonds at ap...

Korea's Naver to ramp up global IR activity as stock continues decline

Korea's Naver to ramp up global IR activity as stock continues decline

South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp. is poised to hire an investor relations (IR) executive whose chief responsibility will be to com...

Hyundai Mobis, Luxoft to unveil infotainment system for future mobility

Hyundai Mobis, Luxoft to unveil infotainment system for future mobility

South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. and Swiss technology company Luxoft have jointly developed an advanced in-vehicle inf...

SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture

SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will significantly raise the use of locally produced neon, a ...

Naver to buy Poshmark at $1.6 bn to boost US e-commerce biz

Naver to buy Poshmark at $1.6 bn to boost US e-commerce biz

Naver Corp. is set to take over US Poshmark Inc. for some $1.6 billion to make inroads into the e-commerce sector in North America as South Korea&rs...

EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market

EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market

Eco-friendly cars such as electric vehicles and hybrids have increased their share in South Korea's used car market, together accounting for 36% of ...

Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari

Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari

South Korea’s sports car enthusiasts now have one more supercar option to enjoy at an affordable price – one that is arguably as powerfu...

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