Seoul, once-rising art hub, feels pinch of global strains
In Seoul’s Hannam district, the storefront that once housed Various Small Fires (VSF) now sits empty, a “For Rent” sign taped to i...
Toss Securities names Richard Hagen as CEO of TSAF
South Korea's Toss Securities said on Tuesday that it has appointed Richard J. Hagen as CEO of its US subsidiary, TSA Financial LLC (TSAF), and plan...
LG CNS gets Google Cloud GenAI certification
South Korea's LG CNS said on Thursday that it obtained Google Cloud's Generative AI (GenAI)Service Specialization certification.It's the first Asian...
S.Korean defense firms stand to gain if Harris wins Nov. election
Defense companies will stand to gain the most among South Korean companies if US Vice President Kamala Harris wins the US presidential election next...
Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study
Samsung Electronics Co. ranked as the top TV brand for consumer satisfaction in the US, according to the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (...
Kia ranks first in customer satisfaction in India
Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it ranked first in the mass-market brand category in the customer experience index survey recently released by India'...
SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights
SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., will spe...
Kumho Tire holds Latin American dealer convention
South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. announced on Friday that it held the Kumho Dealer Convention event from July 20 to 22 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, inviting ab...
Ineos, Hanwha mull joint US low-carbon ammonia project
Global chemical company Ineos Group Ltd. and South Korea’s Hanwha Group have teamed up to assess building a low-carbon ammonia facility in the...
Doosan Robotics opens Europe office in Germany
South Korea's Doosan Robotics Inc. announced on Monday that it opened the Doosan Robotics Europe office in Düsseldorf, Germany.The Doosan Robot...
LG Electronics hosts 'LG Showcase 2024' in UAE
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that it hosted a new product showcase event called "LG Showcase 2024" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, fr...
Mathpresso throws down the gauntlet in US edtech market
Mathpresso Inc., a South Korean startup operating the Google-backed learning app Qanda, has released its first study app catering to US university s...
Bibigo, K-food a success case in Harvard Business School study
Harvard Business School students are set to study the success of South Korean foods in the global market through the case of Bibigo, the leading bra...
S.Korea needs 35,000 additional foreign workers: study
The South Korean government plans to issue non-professional employment (E-9) visas to 165,000 foreign workers this year. However, claims have arisen...
Shinhan Card Kazakhstan arm attracts $24 mn investment
Shinhan Finance, a subsidiary of South Korea's Shinhan Card in Kazakhstan, has attracted a 31 billion won ($24 million) investment from local car de...
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...
DL E&C, KBR to co-work for SAF project
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a feasibility study contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Inc., the ...
Hyundai Motor clinches top spot in Indian dealer satisfaction study
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. has emerged as the leader in India’s mass-market satisfaction segment, according to an annual survey by ...
S.Korea to extend forex trading hours from Oct. 4 to lure foreign dealers
South Korea will extend the operating hours of the domestic foreign exchange market from next month, allowing foreign currency dealers to directly p...
Hanwha Ocean, ABS to join forces for LCO2 carrier study
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Thursday that it has signed a four-way agreement with global entities in the shipping industry to bui...
Samsung tops US customer satisfaction in PC sector
Samsung Electronics Co. has been rated as the most satisfactory PC brand among US consumers, according to a survey by the American Customer Satisfac...
S.Korea’s web novel sector hits $750 mn in value: Study
South Korea's rising web novel industry, which has seen popular works like "Reborn Rich" and "The Red Sleeve" made into TV series, has exceeded 1 tr...
Celltrion gets OK partial approval for phase 3 of biosimilar in Europe
South Korean biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) fo...
Staying 5 hours on cruise ship in Busan raises sales 30%: study
With the resumption of international cruise ship travel to South Korea, domestic credit card company BC Card says daily sales in commercial district...
Samsung, LG rank top in J.D. Power’s appliance satisfaction study
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. top ranked in J.D. Power's 2023 US Appliance Satisfaction Study of nine major categories. J.D. ...
GI Innovation seeks to license allergy therapy to Japan in 2023
South Korea’s GI Innovation Inc. aims to complete licensing of its allergic diseases treatment candidate to a Japanese drug company by year's ...
Hyundai Steel to open carbon-neutral steel lab by 2023
Hyundai Steel Co., a unit under South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group, is set to kick off research on hydrogen-based steelmaking as its new la...
S.Korea has just 1.2% of world's corporate unicorns: study
Among 10 major economies worldwide, South Korea's global share of unicorn companies, or startups with a corporate value of over $1 billion, has shru...
S.Korea’s mobile carriers seek future from service robots
South Korea’s mobile carriers are strengthening the service robot business as the sector, combined with their know-how in the telecommunicatio...
LG Energy to expand EV battery care with 7 imported car dealers
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. has teamed up with seven imported car dealers in the country to expand the company's electric vehicle (EV) b...
