Stray Kids make K-pop history with landmark stadium show in Germany

Stray Kids make K-pop history with landmark stadium show in Germany

Stray Kids set a new milestone in K-pop history with a solo performance at one of the largest stadiums in Germany, highlighting the unwavering globa...

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...

Markets in honeymoon with Lee: Kospi, won rally; bond yields spike

Markets in honeymoon with Lee: Kospi, won rally; bond yields spike

South Korea’s financial markets showed strong gains on Thursday, with shares surging to an 11-month high and the won hitting a seven-month hig...

Hankook & Company to set up CVC with $11 mn in funding

Hankook & Company to set up CVC with $11 mn in funding

Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., announced Thursday a plan to launch a wholly owned corporate ve...

SM Entertainment acquires additional 11.4% stake in DearU for $9.2 mn

SM Entertainment acquires additional 11.4% stake in DearU for $9.2 mn

SM Entertainment Co., South Korea’s music powerhouse behind internationally popular boy and girl bands like EXO and aespa, has acquired an add...

Global assets drive Korean teachers' fund to 11.1% return in 2024

Global assets drive Korean teachers' fund to 11.1% return in 2024

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) achieved an 11.1% return on investments in 2024, with overseas portfolios in stocks, infrastructure a...

Celltrion wins EU approval for autoimmune disease treatment Avtozma

Celltrion wins EU approval for autoimmune disease treatment Avtozma

Celltrion Inc.’s Avtozma, a biosimilar to Roche’s autoimmune disease treatment Actemra, has won approval from the European Commission, f...

Blackstone, Carlyle, MBK vying for CJ CheilJedang’s bio business

Blackstone, Carlyle, MBK vying for CJ CheilJedang’s bio business

Blackstone, Carlyle Group and MBK Partners have joined the race to purchase the bio business of CJ CheilJedang Corp., the world’s largest prod...

Hanwha Ocean, HD Hyundai reconcile, look to joint overseas warship bids

Hanwha Ocean, HD Hyundai reconcile, look to joint overseas warship bids

South Korea’s two warship builders – HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co. – have agreed to bury the hatchet and jo...

North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine

North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine

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Samsung Securities lowers Samsung Electro-Mechanics target price

Samsung Securities lowers Samsung Electro-Mechanics target price

South Korea's Samsung Securities lowered its target price for Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. to 160,000 won ($120) from 210,000 won. The securit...

11Street to host grand shopping festival in November

11Street to host grand shopping festival in November

South Korea’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. will hold its annual Grand 11 shopping festival from November 1 to 11. Since 2008, the company...

CJ Logistics, KT&G introduce hydrogen cargo trucks

CJ Logistics, KT&G introduce hydrogen cargo trucks

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it deployed two 11-ton hydrogen-powered cargo trucks in the logistics division of KT&G Corp.The...

South Korea’s exports grow for 11th straight month

South Korea’s exports grow for 11th straight month

South Korea’s exports expanded for an 11th straight month in August on solid demand for semiconductors, smartphones and other goods overseas.E...

South Korea’s job growth rises in July led by elderly workers

South Korea’s job growth rises in July led by elderly workers

South Korea’s job numbers grew in July, led by new hires among those in their 60s and older in one of the world's fastest-aging countries. The...

Brokerage firm Hanyang Securities' 11.3% stake up for sale

Brokerage firm Hanyang Securities' 11.3% stake up for sale

South Korea’s Hanyang University Foundation has decided to sell 11.3% of common shares and all the preferred stocks it holds in brokerage arm ...

Routinery readies for new chapter with 2.0

Routinery readies for new chapter with 2.0

Born in South Korea but blowing up abroad, the Routinery app is designed to make small changes in users' daily routines to make a big difference in ...

Hyundai, Hanwha in uphill battle vs Japan for A$11 billion frigate deal

Hyundai, Hanwha in uphill battle vs Japan for A$11 billion frigate deal

South Korea’s two warship builders are striving to win an A$11 billion (US$7.3 billion) deal from Australia to build 11 advanced frigates &nda...

Korean brokerages' foreign profits up on IB, bond trading

Korean brokerages' foreign profits up on IB, bond trading

South Korean brokerage firms expanded their net profits from overseas operations last year, backed by increased gains from their investment banking ...

Foreign buying of Korean stocks hit record high in Q1

Foreign buying of Korean stocks hit record high in Q1

Foreign investors gobbled up a record 15.8 trillion won ($11.7 billion) worth of stocks listed in South Korea during the first three months of this ...

Global quest to find modern elixirs enters new chapter

Global quest to find modern elixirs enters new chapter

NEW YORK/ BOSTON – Longevity has long been the dream of humankind. China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with finding magic e...

Korea’s EcoPro invests $11 mn in Indonesian nickel smelter

Korea’s EcoPro invests $11 mn in Indonesian nickel smelter

South Korea’s leading electric vehicle battery materials producer EcoPro Group is expanding its investment in Indonesia for stable procurement...

New iPad Pro to feature Samsung, LG OLED screens

New iPad Pro to feature Samsung, LG OLED screens

South Korea’s two leading display makers Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. are said to have been chosen by Apple Inc. to supply all the 8.5...

Seoul aims to turn Yongsan IBD into world’s largest 'vertical' city

Seoul aims to turn Yongsan IBD into world’s largest 'vertical' city

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to turn an abandoned train maintenance depot in the central district of Yongsan into the world’s large...

KIC posts 11.6% return for 2023 amid tech stock boom

KIC posts 11.6% return for 2023 amid tech stock boom

Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) posted an 11.6% return for last year, driven by strong gains on listed stocks. The state-ru...

Number of foreign tourists visiting Korea surpasses 11 million in 2023

Number of foreign tourists visiting Korea surpasses 11 million in 2023

The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea last year exceeded 11 million, reaching 63% of the pre-COVID level, with over 1 million arrivals month...

LG Energy leaves 2024 capex unchanged despite softer demand

LG Energy leaves 2024 capex unchanged despite softer demand

LG Energy Solution Ltd. will break through the anticipated slowdown in global electric vehicle demand this year with enhanced technology leadership ...

Global X to liquidate China-exposed ETFs on poor returns

Global X to liquidate China-exposed ETFs on poor returns

Global X ETFs, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds, will liquidate 19 ETFs, including 11 China-exposed funds, next month to stop th...

Hyundai, Kia dominate US Best Cars for the Money

Hyundai, Kia dominate US Best Cars for the Money

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Friday that Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have top seven categories in the 2024 Best Cars for the Money awards in...

Semiconductors power Korea’s tech exports to 15-month high

Semiconductors power Korea’s tech exports to 15-month high

South Korea’s tech products exports rose for a second straight month to a 15-month high in December 2023 as overseas sales of semiconductors e...

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