Vietnam’s top leader to make 1st South Korea visit in 11 years

Vietnam’s top leader to make 1st South Korea visit in 11 years

To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party and the country’s de facto ruling leader, is expected to make a state visit to So...

At home, K-convenience stores battle stagnation; abroad they're powerful K-food ambassadors

At home, K-convenience stores battle stagnation; abroad they're powerful K-food ambassadors

In the bustling backstreets of Ulaanbaatar, shoppers file out of a CU convenience store with instant tteokbokki, or simmered Korean rice cake, packs...

Return of the K-pop queens: Blackpink, Twice power up YG, JYP

Return of the K-pop queens: Blackpink, Twice power up YG, JYP

Blackpink and Twice, two of South Korea’s most prominent K-pop female acts, made high-profile returns on Friday with new releases, heightening...

HD Hyundai, India’s Cochin Shipyard to pursue joint shipbuilding orders

HD Hyundai, India’s Cochin Shipyard to pursue joint shipbuilding orders

HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group based in South Korea, has signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s large...

India’s love for K-ice cream spurs Lotte to boost expansion

India’s love for K-ice cream spurs Lotte to boost expansion

South Korean confectionery giant Lotte Wellfood Co. is targeting 15% sales growth in India this year, following the completion of a merger betw...

Taekwang, Anchor Equity shortlisted for Aekyung stake

Taekwang, Anchor Equity shortlisted for Aekyung stake

Taekwang Industrial Co., a South Korean chemical and textile company, and Anchor Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based private equity firm, have emerge...

HYBE to bring K-pop idol playbook to India, tapping local talent

HYBE to bring K-pop idol playbook to India, tapping local talent

India, a country of 1.4 billion people, will be HYBE Co.'s next stop to test its K-pop model by discovering and nurturing local talent under its Cha...

KKR in control feud over Korea’s top solar power plant

KKR in control feud over Korea’s top solar power plant

Global private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. is embroiled in a management dispute over South Korea’s top solar power plant with key individu...

JKL Partners to acquire $150 mn cult-favorite bagel chain London Bagel

JKL Partners to acquire $150 mn cult-favorite bagel chain London Bagel

JKL Partners Inc., a Seoul-based private equity firm, is set to acquire London Bagel Museum, a growing sensation in South Korea’s booming prem...

POSCO inducted into World Steel Dynamics’ Hall of Fame

POSCO inducted into World Steel Dynamics’ Hall of Fame

South Korea’s POSCO Group has been permanently inducted into the Hall of Fame by the World Steel Dynamics (WSD), a US steel industry research ...

S.Korea’s power transformer exports soar as global supply shortage bites

S.Korea’s power transformer exports soar as global supply shortage bites

South Korean power equipment makers are riding a wave of export growth, with their transformers in high demand amid a global rush to reinforce power...

Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans

Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has proposed regulatory changes that would allow non-profit organizations to purchase bad loans from individ...

Chinese e-commerce growth stalls in South Korea

Chinese e-commerce growth stalls in South Korea

Chinese e-commerce players’ rapid expansion into the South Korean online retail market is losing steam as their bang-for-the-buck products hav...

Asian manufacturing activity stumbles again under weight of Trump tariffs

Asian manufacturing activity stumbles again under weight of Trump tariffs

Factory activity slowed across much of Asia in May as uncertainty over U.S. tariffs continued to cause steep declines in new orders, purchasing ma...

Google partners with Samsung, Gentle Monster for new smart glasses

Google partners with Samsung, Gentle Monster for new smart glasses

SILICON VALLEY – Google LLC is making a renewed push into the smart glasses market in partnership with South Korea’s Samsung Electronics...

LG Innotek, Boston Dynamics team up to develop Atlas eyes

LG Innotek, Boston Dynamics team up to develop Atlas eyes

LG Innotek Co., a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, will jointly develop new vision sensing systems with Boston Dynamics Inc., a major g...

CJ CheilJedang to open $72 million dumpling plant in Japan

CJ CheilJedang to open $72 million dumpling plant in Japan

South Korea’s largest food company, CJ CheilJedang Corp., is shifting into high gear in its global expansion with a 100 billion won ($72 milli...

LG Electronics breaks ground on $600 mn home appliance plant in India

LG Electronics breaks ground on $600 mn home appliance plant in India

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has broken ground on its third home appliance manufacturing plant in India with a $600 million investment to...

NCSOFT invests in US game startup emptyvessel

NCSOFT invests in US game startup emptyvessel

NCSOFT Corp. has made an equity investment in emptyvessel, a US indie games studio, as part of efforts to expand into the first-person shooter genre...

LG Electronics eyes India IPO delay, says plan in flux

LG Electronics eyes India IPO delay, says plan in flux

LG Electronics Inc. is mulling putting off an initial public offering of its wholly owned subsidiary in India amid growing volatility in the global ...

S.Korea’s Krafton to nurture 6 new game studios in India

S.Korea’s Krafton to nurture 6 new game studios in India

Krafton Inc., the publisher of global mega-hit “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), has selected six new Indian game studios to...

India: Tantalizing frontier for K-food’s global ambitions beyond China

India: Tantalizing frontier for K-food’s global ambitions beyond China

South Korea’s processed food exports to India have surged to a record 6 trillion won ($4.1 billion), marking a significant milestone in the gr...

POSCO eyes deeper steel, energy ties with global peers

POSCO eyes deeper steel, energy ties with global peers

POSCO Group, South Korea’s steelmaking giant, will further bolster its competitiveness in the global steel market and energy value chains thro...

Samsung unveils upgraded AI-powered OLED TVs

Samsung unveils upgraded AI-powered OLED TVs

Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday showcased its new lineup of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs with advanced artificial intelligence features...

LG Electronics set for early-May Indian stock market debut

LG Electronics set for early-May Indian stock market debut

LG Electronics Inc. is set to list its wholly owned subsidiary in India on the country's stock exchange in early May, aiming to raise up to $1.5 bil...

Hanwha Aerospace signs $254 million deal to supply K9 howitzers to India

Hanwha Aerospace signs $254 million deal to supply K9 howitzers to India

Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Thursday it has signed a 370 billion won ($254 million) deal to supply K9 self...

Hyundai premieres all-new NEXO, reinforcing hydrogen power

Hyundai premieres all-new NEXO, reinforcing hydrogen power

Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled the all-new NEXO, the first full-change model of the fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) since its launch in 20...

Aekyung Industrial up for sale as group struggles to ease liquidity crunch

Aekyung Industrial up for sale as group struggles to ease liquidity crunch

South Korea’s Aekyung Group has put its flagship subsidiary, Aekyung Industrial Co., up for sale as part of broader restructuring efforts to s...

Krafton buys India’s Nautilus Mobile, fueling IP race in Korean game scene

Krafton buys India’s Nautilus Mobile, fueling IP race in Korean game scene

Krafton Inc., one of South Korea’s top four market-cap gaming firms, has taken over Indian game developer Nautilus Mobile for $14 million, upp...

LF to open Korea’s 1st standalone fashion outlet in India

LF to open Korea’s 1st standalone fashion outlet in India

LF Corp., a leading South Korean clothing company, will foray into India with its flagship brand Hazzys to build its presence in the rapidly growing...

Kakao Pay backs out of acquisition deal for SSG Pay, Smile Pay Hanwha in talks to buy five-star hotel Paraspara Seoul Kia's Lego-like PV5 with 16 variants to hit market in July Stray Kids make K-pop history with landmark stadium show in Germany S.Korea’s most prominent business leader returns with all charges cleared