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Earnings
KT’s 2023 sales rise to all-time yearly high on wireless, internet business
South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. on Thursday posted record annual sales revenue for 2023, buoyed by steady growth in ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Netmarble bets on new games for turnaround in 2024
Netmarble Corp. expects a turnaround this year driven by new games after successfully snapping its seven consecutive quarter losing streak in the fi...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Lotte Rental, KB Capital to co-work for car rental
Lotte Rental Co., South Korea's largest car rental firm, has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domestic financial comp...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Naver Cloud, NHN Cloud to co-work for hyperscale AI
South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing unit of Naver Corp., and NHN Cloud Corp., announced on Monday that they have signed a memorandum of u...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Naver Cloud launches real-time streaming feature
South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Friday that it has launched a "real-time streaming" feature for "CLO...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Aptiv to cut stake in Motional, self-driving JV with Hyundai
Aptiv PLC, a US autonomous driving technology company, has decided to reduce a significant portion of its stake in Motional, a self-driving tec...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s 2024 exports get off to strong start on China, semiconductors
South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, got off to a robust start in January, buoyed by a rebound in semiconductor ship...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
SGC eTEC, OCIM to co-work for green biz in Malaysia
South Korea’s SGC eTEC E&C Co. said on Thursday that it signed an agreement with OCIM, OCI Holdings Co. 's Malaysian subsidiary, to join...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Huneed, DTC to co-work for military radio equipment
South Korea's Huneed Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has signed a teaming agreement with the UK-based Codan Communications DTC. The two c...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Duty Free, Modetour to co-work for Vietnam tourism
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Modetour Network Inc. to jointly devel...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new 990 EVO SSD ideal for everyday use, more demanding work
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, on Wednesday announced a new addition to its consumer solid-state drive (SSD) l...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEs exit Korean assets at average 2.5 times purchase price
Global private equity firms, which recover their principal investment in South Korea, sell their assets for 2.5 times the purchase price on average,...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hanwha bond bookbuilding 10 times oversubscribed
Hanwha Corp., the parent company of Hanwha Group, announced on Thursday that it had received orders totaling 1.49 trillion won ($1.14 billion) in it...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea, Indonesia to strengthen battery materials supply chain
South Korea and Indonesia plan to strengthen the collaboration to establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem, capitalizing on Indonesia'...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
SK Telecom considers adding LLM to iPhone recording app
LAS VEGAS -- SK Telecom Co. is considering adding a large language model (LLM) to its iPhone call-recording app for the first time in the industry, ...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Yonsei Cream Milk Bread to be launched in Taiwan
Yonsei Milk, a non-profit social contribution company of South Korea's Yonsei University, announced on Friday that it will export its mega-hit des...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hanwha, ITM to develop lithium-ion batteries for submarines
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, has partnered with Kosdaq-listed tech firm ITM Semiconductor Co. to jointly develop ba...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
KIST develops wearable robot for hiking assistance
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on Thursday that it has developed a lightweight wearable robot called Moonwalk Omni, ...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, Japan’s Yusen to co-work for SAF
Korean Air Lines Co. has recently partnered with Japan-based global logistics company Yusen Logistics for a cargo sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Inventage Lab, Yuhan to co-work for obesity treatment
South Korea’s Inventage Lab Inc. announced on Friday that it has signed a joint development agreement with Yuhan Corp. for a long-acting inj...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Virtual humans debut on Korean Air’s in-flight video
Korean Air Lines Co. released on Thursday a new in-flight safety video featuring a virtual human dressed as a flight attendant. This is the first ti...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea steps up probe on alleged submarine tech leaks to Taiwan
South Korea stepped up an investigation into alleged technology leaks of a submarine developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. t...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s NPS sees record assets, profit on double-digit return
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) enjoyed record assets and profit in 2023 as the world’s third-largest pension fund reported...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
IONIQ 5 named Car of the Year 2023 in Singapore
Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 has been selected as the Car of the Year 2023 in Singapore by the nation’s la...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics unveils 2024 QNED TV
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it will unveil the 2024 QNED TV (Quantum nano-emitting diode) equipped with the artificial intelligen...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis' auto parts sweep safety, technology awards
South Korean auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said Thursday that 10 of its new technologies received or or are finalists for awards from external ...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
HS Ad, Coupang to co-work for retail media advertising
South Korea’s HS Ad Inc. announced on Thursday that it will collaborate with the domestic e-commerce giant Coupang for data-based digital mark...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
HD Hyundai aims to double number of female employees by 2030
HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group, will introduce a childcare leave system to make the male-dominated conglomerate an att...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Vietnamese lead record-high foreign job growth in S.Korea
The number of foreign employees in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, with the Vietnamese leading the pack, amid rising minimum wages a...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet