S.Korean game developer Krafton acquires Japan’s ADK for $517 million

Krafton Inc., a major South Korean game publisher, has acquired Japan's leading advertising and animation group ADK for 75 billion yen ($517 million...

Korean e-commerce platforms’ growth cools; Naver Shopping sales down

South Korea’s major e-commerce platforms, including Naver Shopping, are showing signs of slowing growth amid the rise of Chinese platform gian...

Mirae Asset’s TIGER Nasdaq 100 ETF crosses $2.8 bn in net assets

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Tuesday that that its TIGER Nasdaq 100 ETF has become the second US-focused ETF listed in South...

BC Card, Uzbekistan to connect payment network

South Korea's BC Card said on Monday that it signed a contract with Uzbekistan's state-run payment operator National Interbank Processing Center (NI...

BOK, Indonesia to cooperate on cross-border payments

The Bank of Korea (BoK) announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bank Indonesia (BI) for the bilateral cooperatio...

Time to revive innovator spirit: LG Energy Solution CEO

South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., also the world’s No. 3, must accelerate innovation and prop up fundamentals to ...

Hyundai Infracore, Doosan Bobcat agree to product cross-selling in US

South Korea’s two leading construction machinery makers HD Hyundai Infracore Co. and Doosan Bobcat Inc. on Thursday agreed to the cross-sellin...

CJ Logistics, Ninja Van to co-work for cross-border e-commerce

South Korea's CJ Logistics announced on Thursday that it signed a customs clearance and delivery service contract with Singapore-based Ninja Van t...

NH Investment gets APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules

South Korea's NH Investment & Securities announced Friday that it obtained the global personal information protection certification APEC Cross-B...

Academics say no scientific proof for LK-99 as superconductor

South Korean academics have concluded the material, dubbed “LK-99,” lacks scientific proof to be recognized as a room-temperature and am...

SK E&S to pursue cross-border CCS with Australia’s Santos

SK E&S, the clean energy affiliate of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has signed a deal on cross-border carbon capture and st...

Alibaba launches express ships to S.Korea as orders surge

Alibaba.com, China’s largest online marketplace, launched an express cargo ship service between South Korea and China this week to meet a surg...

Korea's Smilegate to launch PC-mobile cross-play game globally

Smilegate, a South Korean game developer and publisher, said on Friday that it will launch its new cross-play game "Wonderers: Eternal World" global...

SentBe, back from brink of collapse to play in major league

SentBe, a South Korean fintech startup operating a personal international remittance app of the same name, is readying to play in the bigger global ...

Korean overseas card spending near 3-year high on resurgence in travel

Overseas card spending by residents in South Korea rose to a nearly three-year high in the third quarter as international travel surged with countri...

Hyundai IONIQ 5: Car and Driver’s EV of the Year

Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover has won another industry accolade in the US, gathering momentum to expand its market share in the...

LG Elec CEO pledges cross-industry design innovation

MILAN, Italy – South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. will focus on upgrading its home appliance designs to reflect the latest design trends ...

Hyundai's self-sailing ship set for maiden cross-Pacific voyage

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with autonomous sailing systems will embark on an ocean voyage next month to become the world's first large au...

Korean orchestras foster cross-genre collaborations

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and SM Entertainment Co. signed a memorandum of understanding last week to collaborate across different musical genres....

[ASK 2021] Cross-border Investments in Data Center, Life Science and Other Niche Sectors

Sera Global is a pure-play real assets advisory firm that provides innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of clients, with a focus on l...

Permira targets growth firms in high valuation markets

London-based private equity firm Permira will maintain its focus on high-quality companies and sector leaders with strong growth potential as valuat...

Green Cross' two Kosdaq-listed cell therapy arms to merge

South Korea's pharmaceutical group Green Cross Corp., or GC Pharma, will combine its two cell therapy developers listed on the junior Kosdaq market ...

SM Line files for IPO review, aims for Kosdaq listing in second-half

South Korean merchant liner SM Line Corp. has filed for a preliminary review by the Korea Exchange of its plan to go public on the junior Kosdaq mar...

Green Cross in talks with Russia to produce COVID-19 vaccine

South Korea’s pharmaceutical company Green Cross Corporation (GC) is holding a series of close meetings on contract manufacturing of Russia&rs...

LG Household continues cross-border M&A push in cosmetics market

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. was the most aggressive South Korean cosmetics firm in the cross-border M&A market between 2010 and 2019, with...

NPS to empower overseas offices to speed up cross-border deals

The National Pension Service (NPS) has announced a plan to give its foreign offices more authority so that they can propose investment ideas directly ...