SK Enpulse to sell off chip processing units in China

SK Enpulse to sell off chip processing units in China

SK Enpulse Co., a South Korean semiconductor part and equipment maker, said on Wednesday it will sell off its chip pre-manufacturing processing unit...

SKC to acquire 12% stake in US chip packaging startup Chipletz

SKC to acquire 12% stake in US chip packaging startup Chipletz

SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Monday it will take part in a series B round of investment in Chipletz, a US fabless su...

Korea Inc. to focus more on India, Vietnam as biz partners

Korea Inc. to focus more on India, Vietnam as biz partners

South Korean companies are set to concentrate more on business with emerging markets including India and Vietnam than Asian major countries such as ...

Samsung Electronics avoids EU’s digital market regulations  

Samsung Electronics avoids EU’s digital market regulations  

Samsung Electronics Co. has steered clear of the European Union’s new set of regulations designed to rein in the dominance of Big Tech compani...

Aramco, PIF chief to meet key South Korean figures this week

Aramco, PIF chief to meet key South Korean figures this week

Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, chairman of the world’s top oil company Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) and governor of the kingdom’s sovereign...

Hana Bank to enter digital asset custody sector with BitGo

Hana Bank to enter digital asset custody sector with BitGo

South Korea's Hana Bank on Tuesday said it signed a strategic business agreement with BitGo, a Palo Alto, California-based global digital asset cust...

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment and e-commerce giant, has launched the domestic fashion brand Barneys New York, a luxury department st...

Home & Shopping, Teleken signs business agreement

Home & Shopping, Teleken signs business agreement

South Korea's TV and online shopping operator Home & Shopping Co. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement with the Japanese ...

Samsung Heavy to expand maritime business with CCS

Samsung Heavy to expand maritime business with CCS

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Thursday that it has secured Approval In Principle from a Norwegian classification so...

Hyundai to invest $398 mn in Korea Zinc for battery materials

Hyundai to invest $398 mn in Korea Zinc for battery materials

Hyundai Motor Group, the global No. 3 automaker, is set to invest $398 million in Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, for ...

Samsung releases SD card brand highly resistant to water, drops

Samsung releases SD card brand highly resistant to water, drops

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday said its new Pro Ultimate line of secure data (SD) cards features enhanced speed and stability.The brand’...

Korean LG Chem to spend $95 mn to double water treatment biz

Korean LG Chem to spend $95 mn to double water treatment biz

South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. plans to spend 124.6 billion won ($94.5 million) on increasing its water treatment material out...

EuBiologics, GC Biopharma to jointly produce cholera vaccine

EuBiologics, GC Biopharma to jointly produce cholera vaccine

South Korea's EuBiologics Co., the world's leading cholera vaccine company, has signed a joint production agreement with GC Biopharma Corp. to produ...

Hanwha Ocean to raise $1.5 bn to boost warship business

Hanwha Ocean to raise $1.5 bn to boost warship business

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. will secure 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in fresh capital through rights issues, the company said on Wednesday, as t...

LG Chem to sell film factories amid shift to new growth drivers

LG Chem to sell film factories amid shift to new growth drivers

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s chemical major, is seeking to sell its film factories at home amid accelerating business reorganization centered a...

Kyochon, Pablo Air to collaborate for commercializing drone delivery

Kyochon, Pablo Air to collaborate for commercializing drone delivery

South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the drone logistics...

SK Enmove partners with Dell, GRC for data center coolant business

SK Enmove partners with Dell, GRC for data center coolant business

South Korea’s lube oil maker SK Enmove Co. has partnered with US computer maker Dell Technologies Inc. and data center cooling system provider...

Lotte’s intra-group merger, business integration fare well

Lotte’s intra-group merger, business integration fare well

Lotte Mart and Lotte Super are leading Lotte Group’s efforts to streamline the overlapping businesses of its units. Their second-quarter resul...

Korea’s business lobby group FKI goes down in history in disgrace

Korea’s business lobby group FKI goes down in history in disgrace

The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the voice of the conglomerates that formed the engine of the South Korean economy for more than five deca...

Samsung Securities decides not to rejoin Korea’s top business lobby

Samsung Securities decides not to rejoin Korea’s top business lobby

Samsung Securities Co., in a surprise move, has decided not to rejoin South Korea’s top business lobby, the Federation of Korean Industries (F...

Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam

Hanwha Life sees cumulative profit in 15 years in Vietnam

Hanwha Life Insurance Co.’s Vietnamese subsidiary has reported a cumulative profit in 15 years, marking the first South Korean insurers’...

CJ CheilJedang, Kakao Healthcare sign business agreement

CJ CheilJedang, Kakao Healthcare sign business agreement

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement with Kakao Healthcare, a digital healthcare...

S.Korea’s convenience stores sell bottled water without plastic labels

S.Korea’s convenience stores sell bottled water without plastic labels

Convenience stores in South Korea now sell bottled water without plastic labels. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Jeju Pro...

Celltrion to merge with global sales affiliate by end-2023

Celltrion to merge with global sales affiliate by end-2023

South Korean pharmaceutical giant Celltrion Group has begun procedures to merge biopharmaceuticals developer and producer Celltrion Inc. with global...

Kumho chief Park, other business leaders granted presidential pardons

Kumho chief Park, other business leaders granted presidential pardons

Park Chan-koo, honorary chairman of Kumho Petrochemical Co., and 11 other South Korean business leaders have been granted presidential pardons to ...

Tokio Marine seeks to sell SE Asia units to S.Korean companies

Tokio Marine seeks to sell SE Asia units to S.Korean companies

Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. is seeking to sell its units in Southeast Asia for $1 billion to major South Korean companies looking fo...

BTS label HYBE to wholly own K-pop band Enhypen agency

BTS label HYBE to wholly own K-pop band Enhypen agency

HYBE Co., the agency of K-pop sensation BTS, is slated to acquire a controlling stake in music label Belift Lab Inc. as South Korean entertainment p...

LG Elec. showcases micro LED optimized for business spaces

LG Elec. showcases micro LED optimized for business spaces

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday that it has launched a micro light-emitting diode (LED) signage, LG MAGNIT All-in-One, to t...

POSCO changes brand slogan for first time in 23 years

POSCO changes brand slogan for first time in 23 years

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, on Wednesday announced a new brand slogan, “Green Tomorrow, w...

SK Pharmteco secures 12 global pharma clients, sets up US R&D center

 SK Pharmteco secures 12 global pharma clients, sets up US R&D center

SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has secured 12 global pharm...

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