SK Innovation to restore Vietnam’s mangrove forests in ESG initiative
SK Innovation Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tra Vinh, a province in southern Vietnam and MangLub, a local soci...
S.Korea names budget veteran as finance minister to prop up economy
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Sunday appointed Koo Yoon-cheol, former head of the budget office, as finance minister as the government is ...
KakaoBank rallies after winning Thai virtual banking license
Shares in KakaoBank Corp. soared as much as 17% to hit their highest level in nearly three years on Friday after the South Korean internet-only bank...
Vietnam, gateway for SK Group’s global renewable energy push
TIEN GIANG, VIETNAM – Off the coast of Vietnam’s Tien Giang Province, 36 wind turbines spin steadily with a constant whoosh and swish, g...
South Korea’s Rznomics inks $1.3 bn out-licensing deal with Eli Lilly
Rznomics Inc., a South Korean RNA therapeutics developer, has signed an agreement worth more than $1.3 billion with US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lill...
KakaoBank posts record Q1 profit, eyes Thai expansion after Indonesia
KakaoBank Corp., a leading South Korean internet-only bank, posted its highest quarterly profit in the first quarter, defying a drop in interest inc...
SK Innovation E&S, JB Financial team up for renewable energy loans
JB Financial Group Co., the parent company of Jeonbuk Bank and Gwangju Bank, will join hands with SK Innovation E&S Co. and InnerGen Co. to roll...
ABL Bio lands $2.8 billion license-out deal with GSK
ABL Bio Inc., a South Korean biotech company, will license out its proprietary blood-brain barrier shuttle platform, called the Grabody-B, to UK-bas...
MBK Special Situations relinquishes Korean investment advisory license
MBK Partners Special Situations (MBKP SS), which operates the Seoul-based private equity firm’s credit situations funds, has voluntarily relin...
Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
WOODFORD, Oklahoma – A shale gas field in Woodford, Carter County was bustling with activity on Feb. 25.A team of engineers oversaw the drilli...
SK Innovation E&S to secure 10 mn tons of LNG to compete with BP, Shell
SK Innovation E&S (SKI E&S), the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., is set to begin an LNG trading business...
SK Biopharmaceuticals, Eurofarma to set up AI epilepsy platform JV in US
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has signed a deal with Brazil’s Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A. to establish a joint venture ...
India to acquire 100 units of Hanwha Aerospace’s K9 howitzers via L&T
India will acquire 100 units of the K9 self-propelled howitzers developed by South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. from Larsen & Toubro (L&am...
Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Indonesia in 2025
South Korea’s fried chicken brand bhc Group said on Tuesday it signed a master license agreement with Indonesia's Nachindo Group to enter the ...
Hanwha's financial companies open AI center in San Franciso
South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate’s financial companies have opened a joint artificial intelligence center in San Francisco, a ...
Korean duty-free shops post Q3 losses; no signs of recovery
The four major duty-free shop operators in South Korea on Thursday posted operating losses in the third quarter, marking the first quarter in almo...
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...
GS Retail selects six startups to innovate retail biz
South Korea's GS Retail said on Friday it selected six startups—Studio Lab, Tilda, Oasis Business, YesPlzAI, Vessl AI, and Raondata—th...
S&P upgrades SK Innovation credit rating to BBB-
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced on Friday that it upgraded SK Innovation Co.'s long-term credit rating from a ...
SK Innovation-SK E&S merger creates Asia’s No. 1 energy supplier
SK Group on Friday launched the merged entity between SK Innovation Co. and liquefied natural gas supplier SK E&S Co., a key step in the energy-...
LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, said on Sunday the opening of its Europe Innovation Center in F...
Hyundai Motor Group, D.Camp to host startup demo day
Hyundai Motor Group's open innovation platform ZER01NE said on Tuesday it partnered with startup accelerator D.Camp in collaboration with 19 finan...
Hyundai, Kia’s H1 vehicle sales in Singapore double
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Sunday its vehicle sales in Singapore, a high-tech innovation hub, more than doubled i...
LG NOVA hosts Innovation Festival in US
LG Electronics Inc. 's North American Innovation Center (LG NOVA) said on Monday that it held an Innovation Festival last Wednesday and Thursday at ...
Microsoft, KT join forces to propel Korea’s AI innovation
Microsoft Corp. and KT Corp., one of South Korea's top three telecom companies, will drive artificial intelligence transformation in the Korean firm...
Airbnb Korea to evict listings not submitting business license
Airbnb Korea announced on Tuesday that it will require new listings on the platform to submit business registration information and a business licen...
42Maru builds defense-specialized GenAI platform
42Maru, South Korea's generative AI and language AI startup said on Friday that it was selected as the lead organization for the Defense Technolog...
Mirae Asset named as Best Securities House in S.Korea by Euromoney
Mirae Asset Securities announced on Thursday that it has been named “Best Securities House in South Korea” at the Euromoney Securities H...
India offers Korean firms detailed guidance for forays into India
India’s finance ministry, central bank and stock market operator outlined the country’s regulatory and investment environment for South ...
Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...
