South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery

South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery

South Korean airlines are ramping up international routes, particularly to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, in a bid to boost profitabili...

Shinsegae, Ascent Equity Partners weigh acquisition of C&C International

Shinsegae, Ascent Equity Partners weigh acquisition of C&C International

South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group is seeking to acquire local color cosmetics manufacturer C&C International Co. in partnership with pri...

Korea’s KG Mobility teams up with Chery to develop mid to large SUVs

Korea’s KG Mobility teams up with Chery to develop mid to large SUVs

KG Mobility Corp., a South Korean automaker specializing in sport utility vehicles, said on Wednesday it joined hands with China’s fourth-larg...

K-beauty shake-up: APR, Shinsegae rise as Aekyung declines

K-beauty shake-up: APR, Shinsegae rise as Aekyung declines

South Korea’s beauty industry is undergoing a major reshuffle, with new players rising to prominence while established giants face growing com...

Samsung lowers bar on hiring foreign talent in South Korea

Samsung lowers bar on hiring foreign talent in South Korea

South Korea’s biggest business group Samsung has sweetened the pot to win the technology talent war by lowering the bar for new hires of forei...

LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia

LX International seeks to acquire nickel, copper mines in Indonesia

LX International Corp., the trading unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Friday it is seeking to acquire a nickel mine and a copper mine in...

SK On to complete merger with SK Enterm on Feb. 1

SK On to complete merger with SK Enterm on Feb. 1

Electric vehicle battery maker SK On Co. said on Friday it is set to complete a merger with crude oil storage tank operator SK Enterm Co. on Feb. 1 ...

Prices are not high enough? Trees don't grow to the sky

Prices are not high enough? Trees don't grow to the sky

The S&P 500 index just experienced its best two-year streak since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, with the hype surrounding artificial intel...

Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’

Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun on Monday urged executives and employees to guard against pessimism amid a “perfect storm&...

Leonardo's Coulter named Hanwha Aerospace’s 1st foreign global chief

Leonardo's Coulter named Hanwha Aerospace’s 1st foreign global chief

Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Monday it has hired Michael Coulter, a former senior executive at US-based Ita...

Sono International seeks IPO in 2025 with $2.1 billion in corporate value

Sono International seeks IPO in 2025 with $2.1 billion in corporate value

South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. is seeking an initial public offering of its shares on the Korean market next year, r...

Former ADOR CEO Min unfollows NewJeans' SNS

Former ADOR CEO Min unfollows NewJeans' SNS

Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of ADOR, HYBE Co. 's label behind the K-pop girl group NewJeans, announced her resignation as the label's internal direc...

S.Korean firms bet big on US LNG market under new Trump gov't

S.Korean firms bet big on US LNG market under new Trump gov't

South Korean energy and shipbuilding companies are gearing up for a swift advance into the US liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, which is expected ...

GC establishes generative AI platform Hey GC

GC establishes generative AI platform Hey GC

South Korea's Green Cross Holdings Corp. (GC) said on Tuesday it established its generative AI standard platform Hey.GC.Hey.GC is designed to improv...

Huonslab strengthens HyDIFFUZE IP with completion of US, EU examination request under PCT application

Huonslab strengthens HyDIFFUZE IP with completion of US, EU examination request under PCT application

South Korea’s Huonslab Co., a subsidiary of Huons Global Co. and a global leader in recombinant human hyaluronidase-based biologics Sub-Q deli...

HD Hyundai Infracore wins diesel engine award in Italy

HD Hyundai Infracore wins diesel engine award in Italy

South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co.'s new diesel engines were selected as the best diesel engines of the year in Italy.This marks the first time ...

LG unveils AI-powered commercial washers, dryers in renewed B2B push

LG unveils AI-powered commercial washers, dryers in renewed B2B push

South Korean home appliances giant LG Electronics Inc. is stepping up efforts to enhance its presence in the global business-to-business (B2B) marke...

S.Korea's Hana Card, KFCC launch first PLCC

S.Korea's Hana Card, KFCC launch first PLCC

South Korea's Hana Card said on Tuesday it launched the first private label credit card (PLCC) product, the "MG+ Credit Card Primo Hana Card" of the...

POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market

POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering ac...

POSCO International wins top award at 2024 Korea IR Awards

POSCO International wins top award at 2024 Korea IR Awards

South Korea's POSCO International Corp. won the top prize at the 2024 Korea IR Awards, organized by the Korea Investor Relations Service (KIRS), the...

HD Hyundai to show unmanned construction equipment tech

HD Hyundai to show unmanned construction equipment tech

South Korea's HD Hyundai XiteSolution said on Thursday that it plans to hold a demo show with remote control (RC) models of construction equipment...

Air Incheon obtains IATA membership

Air Incheon obtains IATA membership

South Korea's cargo airline Air Incheon said on Friday that it received full membership from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) last...

Genesis sponsors Busan International Film Festival

Genesis sponsors Busan International Film Festival

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Friday that it will continue its sponsorship of the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF),...

Naver Pay partners with GLN International

Naver Pay partners with GLN International

South Korea's Naver Pay announced on Wednesday that it partnered with Hana Bank’s global payment network subsidiary, GLN International, to lau...

Shinsegae International launches Harley-Davidson Collections

Shinsegae International launches Harley-Davidson Collections

South Korea's Shinsegae International Co. launched a brand called Harley-Davidson Collections on Friday, blending Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle...

Hyundai Mobis gets cybersecurity certification in Europe

Hyundai Mobis gets cybersecurity certification in Europe

Hyundai Mobis Co. has become the first Asian auto parts company to receive cybersecurity certification in Europe, which is leading the way in establ...

CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential

CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential

CJ Group, South Korea’s food-to-entertainment giant, is exploring business opportunities in Saudi Arabia's entertainment and logistics sectors...

CJ CheilJedang to provide dumplings for Qantas Airways’ in-flight meals

CJ CheilJedang to provide dumplings for Qantas Airways’ in-flight meals

CJ CheilJedang Corp. expands its K-food territory with Australia's largest airline.CJ CheilJedang announced on Tuesday that it will introduce Bibigo...

LX Pantos founder’s son sells shares to LX International for $37 mn

LX Pantos founder’s son sells shares to LX International for $37 mn

The only son of LX Pantos Co.’s late founder has unloaded his additional shares in the company to South Korean logistics-to-trading conglomera...

Kia ranks first in customer satisfaction in India

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'...

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