Korea Inc. to face refunding risks with record corporate bond maturities

Korea Inc. to face refunding risks with record corporate bond maturities

South Korean companies are expected to face refunding risks thanks to record corporate bond maturities in the first half of 2025, as fundraising con...

Korea Inc. rushes to booming local corporate bond market

Korea Inc. rushes to booming local corporate bond market

South Korean companies are rushing to raise money in the local corporate bond market, which is unusually buoyant at year's end amid expectations of ...

Shinsegae Group splits E-Mart, department store with executive reshuffles

Shinsegae Group splits E-Mart, department store with executive reshuffles

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, officially splitting the gro...

MBK’s Korea Zinc takeover attempt to spur search for white knights

MBK’s Korea Zinc takeover attempt to spur search for white knights

North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd.’s attempt to take control of Korea Zinc Inc. and the country’s plan to require ...

Cosmax, Fudan Univ. to team up for microbiome research

Cosmax, Fudan Univ. to team up for microbiome research

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), said on Friday it signed a memorandum of understand...

Cosmax China to build new headquarters in Shanghai

Cosmax China to build new headquarters in Shanghai

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), will build a new headquarters in Shanghai's Xinzhuang Indus...

Cosmax, China's Jiangnan Univ. to cooperate joint research

Cosmax, China's Jiangnan Univ. to cooperate joint research

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), said on Thursday that it signed a strategic memoran...

Cosmax NBT gets more FAPAS certification

Cosmax NBT gets more FAPAS certification

Cosmax NBT, Inc., a health supplement original development manufacturing (ODM) affiliate of South Korea's Cosmax Group, announced on Monday that it ...

SK Innovation to be Asia’s top energy company through merger

SK Innovation to be Asia’s top energy company through merger

SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest energy company, is set to become the industry leader in Asia through a merger with an affiliate while...

Cosmax Group unveils new CI

Cosmax Group unveils new CI

South Korea's Cosmax Group unveiled a new corporate identity (CI) on Wednesday. The new CI reflects Cosmax Group's identity as a global beauty and h...

Cosmax mulls building cosmetics factory in Latin America

Cosmax mulls building cosmetics factory in Latin America

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's biggest cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), is considering building a new offshore plant in Lat...

SK Inc. in talks to sell Pharmteco’s US CDMO plant to Novo Nordisk

SK Inc. in talks to sell Pharmteco’s US CDMO plant to Novo Nordisk

SK Inc., the holding and investment company of SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, is negotiating to sell a major asset of it...

SK Ecoplant seeks to absorb SK Materials' industrial gas units

SK Ecoplant seeks to absorb SK Materials' industrial gas units

SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company, is seeking to absorb the profit-making subsidiaries of SK Mat...

Southeast Asia, Korea Inc’s new IT outsourcing powerhouse

Southeast Asia, Korea Inc’s new IT outsourcing powerhouse

PHNOM PENH – South Korean technology companies grappling with prolonged software developer shortages are actively broadening their search for ...

Cosmax China participates in Shanghai Beauty Expo

Cosmax China participates in Shanghai Beauty Expo

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), on Thursday that its Chinese subsidia...

Korea Inc.’s AI executives double with LG Group leading the pack

Korea Inc.’s AI executives double with LG Group leading the pack

The number of executive-level artificial intelligence (AI) specialists at South Korea’s 30 largest conglomerates has more than doubled in the ...

Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system

Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), built a makeup product development ...

Korea Inc. nearly triples dividend payments in decade

Korea Inc. nearly triples dividend payments in decade

Cash dividend payments by companies listed on the Korea Exchange, the country's main bourse, have nearly tripled in a decade. They have returned a l...

Korea Inc. ups dividend payouts despite falling net income

Korea Inc. ups dividend payouts despite falling net income

South Korean companies listed on the main bourse Kospi raised their dividend payouts between 2021 and 2023 despite falling net income in the same pe...

Cosmax NBT targets Halal health supplement market

Cosmax NBT targets Halal health supplement market

Cosmax NBT, Inc., a health supplement original development manufacturing (ODM) affiliate of South Korea's Cosmax Group, announced on Friday that it ...

Cosmax targets Southeast Asia's halal perfume market

Cosmax targets Southeast Asia's halal perfume market

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Wednesday that it opened its new perf...

Cosmax opens integrated R&D center for bio-material

Cosmax opens integrated R&D center for bio-material

Cosmax Group, South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it has la...

Korean banks flock to Poland, Korean Inc.’s new manufacturing hub

Korean banks flock to Poland, Korean Inc.’s new manufacturing hub

South Korean banks are in a race to advance into Poland to support Korean companies rushing to build factories in the new offshore manufacturing hub...

Korea's Cosmax strengthens business in Middle East, Africa

Korea's Cosmax strengthens business in Middle East, Africa

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), is embarking on a full-scale entry in...

SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management

SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has called on his cousin to help in the management of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate as it faces the challeng...

Cosmax targets Thailand with K-beauty cosmetic formulations

Cosmax targets Thailand with K-beauty cosmetic formulations

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer that specializes in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it is ac...

Korea Inc.’s dividend repatriation soars on new tax breaks

Korea Inc.’s dividend repatriation soars on new tax breaks

Major companies in South Korea, such as affiliates of Samsung, LG and Hyundai Motor Group, are bringing larger amounts of capital back home from abr...

Korea Inc.’s record short-term borrowing raises specter of debt overhang

Korea Inc.’s record short-term borrowing raises specter of debt overhang

South Korea’s short-term corporate loan growth is picking up at a fast pace, stirring concern among some analysts who see parallels to the 200...

Cosmax forms dedicated suncare OTC team

Cosmax forms dedicated suncare OTC team

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer that specializes in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Thursday the establi...

S.Korea's Cosmax wins halal award in Indonesia

S.Korea's Cosmax wins halal award in Indonesia

Cosmax Inc., a South Korean original development manufacturer (ODM) of global cosmetics that also does research and development in the field, has wo...

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