Shinsegae chair likely to head Asian arm of pro-Trump Rockbridge

Shinsegae chair likely to head Asian arm of pro-Trump Rockbridge

Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc., is likely to head the Asian operations of the Rockbridge Network, a gro...

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...

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...

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...

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...

S.Korea courts active funds for $140 bn treasury issuance

S.Korea courts active funds for $140 bn treasury issuance

South Korea’s finance ministry will hold its largest-ever investor relations (IR) event for global institutional investors at the end of this ...

Global real estate market poised for strong rebound: Savills

Global real estate market poised for strong rebound: Savills

The global real estate market is expected to pick up significantly over the next few years, with around $500 billion worth of real estate assets, he...

Kia CEO stands firm on electrification strategy, premieres EV4 in Europe

Kia CEO stands firm on electrification strategy, premieres EV4 in Europe

TARRAGONA, Spain – Despite a temporary slowdown in electric vehicle demand and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers, Kia Corp. rem...

Korean beauty giants Amorepacific, LG H&H come back from China woes

Korean beauty giants Amorepacific, LG H&H come back from China woes

South Korea’s two largest cosmetics makers, Amorepacific Corp. and LG H&H Co., are recovering from years of lackluster overseas business p...

SK, Lotte's restructuring to drive Korea's M&A market in 2025

SK, Lotte's restructuring to drive Korea's M&A market in 2025

SK and Lotte groups remain the focus for South Korean dealmakers as the two conglomerates accelerate restructuring by divesting non-core assets, a s...

Bank of Korea seen cutting interest rates by 25 bps in January

Bank of Korea seen cutting interest rates by 25 bps in January

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is widely expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday amid the nation's softening economy and moderating i...

Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup

Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup

South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in North American AI ad tech startup Remb...

Korea’s 2024 exports hit all-time high, driven by chips, shipments to China

Korea’s 2024 exports hit all-time high, driven by chips, shipments to China

South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, reached an all-time high in 2024, buoyed by strong semiconductor exports and a ...

Baby Shark receives three Emmy nominations

Baby Shark receives three Emmy nominations

South Korea's The Pinkfong Company, popularly known for its "Baby Shark" character, said on Friday that "Baby Shark’s Big Movie" received thre...

Samsung unveils AI-powered Galaxy Book5 Pro to take on Apple’s MacBook

Samsung unveils AI-powered Galaxy Book5 Pro to take on Apple’s MacBook

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its new Galaxy Book5 Pro, packed with various AI functions, to compete with archrival Apple Inc.’...

Hyundai Motor, Kia unveil wearable robot X-ble Shoulder

Hyundai Motor, Kia unveil wearable robot X-ble Shoulder

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. unveiled the wearable robot X-ble Shoulder at Wearable Robot Tech Day held at the Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, Gyeong...

Samsung Heavy sails autonomous demonstration vessel

Samsung Heavy sails autonomous demonstration vessel

The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Thursday the launch ceremony for Samsung Heavy Industries' autonomous demonstra...

Naver Band surpasses 6 mn MAU in US

Naver Band surpasses 6 mn MAU in US

South Korea’s Naver Corp. said on Friday its group-based social media platform Band reached 6.04 million monthly active users (MAU) in the Uni...

NPS bullish on real estate in low interest era: chairman

NPS bullish on real estate in low interest era: chairman

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will raise exposure to residential housing and data centers to take advantage of lower interest r...

Hyundai Motor, Kia to boost partnership with RISD

Hyundai Motor, Kia to boost partnership with RISD

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Friday they strengthened their partnership with the renowned US art school, Rhode Island School of Design (R...

SK Broadband unveils upgraded AI-powered IPTV service

SK Broadband unveils upgraded AI-powered IPTV service

SK Broadband Co., South Korea’s No. 2 internet service provider, has upgraded the voice command function of its internet protocol television (...

Samsung expands AI horizon with B2B-specific SmartThings Pro

Samsung expands AI horizon with B2B-specific SmartThings Pro

BERLIN – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is entering the AI-powered business-to-business connectivity platform market with its...

Hudson AI dreams of a world without language barriers  

Hudson AI dreams of a world without language barriers  

South Korean startup Hudson AI is striving to break language barriers with its artificial intelligence-powered voice dubbing technology, enabling gl...

LG Uplus unveils new AI serivice for IPTV

LG Uplus unveils new AI serivice for IPTV

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. unveiled its Media Agent, an artificial intelligence (AI) service for Internet TV (IPTV).The company's AI assistant is ...

Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the adage goes, stressing the power of vision over text.People also say eyes are windows to the soul, emphas...

AI-driven shifts will unlock opportunities: SK Chairman

AI-driven shifts will unlock opportunities: SK Chairman

Challenges are ahead but the artificial intelligence industry will eventually boom, opening new markets, said South Korea’s second-largest bus...

Hyundai Mobis lighting system wins triple crown of design awards

Hyundai Mobis lighting system wins triple crown of design awards

South Korea's auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis announced on Sunday that its Active Aero Lighting System (AALS) has received awards at the world's thre...

Twentysomething women become mainstream Korean baseball fans

Twentysomething women become mainstream Korean baseball fans

South Korea is a fast-aging country, where one in every five people is 65 years old or older. But it is a different story for the country’s pr...

Korea’s top resort operator Sono buys T'way stake for $76 mn

Korea’s top resort operator Sono buys T'way stake for $76 mn

South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. has bought a stake in T'way Air Co., a local low-cost carrier (LCC), for 105.6 billio...

POSCO seeks additional lithium deals from Argentina, Chile

POSCO seeks additional lithium deals from Argentina, Chile

POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO, aims to clinch additional deals from Argentina and Chile to secure lith...

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