Hanwha-owned burger chain Five Guys Korea up for sale two years after launch

Hanwha-owned burger chain Five Guys Korea up for sale two years after launch

South Korea’s Hanwha Group is seeking to sell the Korean operations of US premium burger chain Five Guys, two years after the brand’s hi...

Hyundai premieres IONIQ 6 N: Latest motorsport DNA for electric age

Hyundai premieres IONIQ 6 N: Latest motorsport DNA for electric age

In a dramatic showing on the famed hill climb of West Sussex, Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday debuted the IONIQ 6 N, its second high-performance elect...

Sale of $1.5 bn Pangyo Tech 1, overseen by Mirae Asset, draws strong bids from global PEFs

Sale of $1.5 bn Pangyo Tech 1, overseen by Mirae Asset, draws strong bids from global PEFs

The sale of Pangyo Tech 1, a landmark office tower in Pangyo, South Korea’s answer to the US' Silicon Valley, has drawn strong bidding interes...

Mirae Asset debuts AI-recommended ETF on NYSE to invest in US bonds

Mirae Asset debuts AI-recommended ETF on NYSE to invest in US bonds

Mirae Asset Financial Group, one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, has launched its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing in high-q...

Mirae Asset Global Investments’ AUM tops $288 bn as global push pays off

Mirae Asset Global Investments’ AUM tops $288 bn as global push pays off

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. now manages more than 400 trillion won ($288 billion) in assets for the first time since its first global venture...

Mirae Asset to be named Korea Post’s core real estate fund operator

Mirae Asset to be named Korea Post’s core real estate fund operator

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is set to manage the mandate of more than 600 billion won ($416.8 million) in core real estate fund investment by...

Mirae Asset bets on China as Korean investors’ US focus draws concern

Mirae Asset bets on China as Korean investors’ US focus draws concern

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group is increasingly unveiling China-focused investment products as Chairman P...

Mirae Asset’s default option retirement funds top $700 mn in assets

Mirae Asset’s default option retirement funds top $700 mn in assets

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. now manages over one-third of South Korea’s default-option retirement funds, with the assets it operates un...

Mirae, Koramco, Hana shortlisted for Korea Post’s core real estate fund

Mirae, Koramco, Hana shortlisted for Korea Post’s core real estate fund

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. and Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. were shortlisted for the mandat...

Mirae Asset launches world’s 1st passive target-date ETF

Mirae Asset launches world’s 1st passive target-date ETF

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is set to introduce the world’s first passive target-date exchange-traded fund (ETF) this month to attract ...

J-R AMC, BlueCove bid on $70 million sale of Mirae Asset, NPS’ Shilla Stay

J-R AMC, BlueCove bid on $70 million sale of Mirae Asset, NPS’ Shilla Stay

The sale of Shilla Stay Dongtan, a premium business hotel operated by South Korea’s Hotel Shilla Co., has attracted four bidders, underscoring...

Mirae Asset prepares bitcoin covered call ETF launch: chairman

Mirae Asset prepares bitcoin covered call ETF launch: chairman

Mirae Asset Financial Group is preparing to launch a bitcoin covered call exchange traded fund (ETF) for global investors to foray into the cryptocu...

Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup

Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup

South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in North American AI ad tech startup Remb...

Mirae Asset invests $200 mn in LS Group affiliate in US

Mirae Asset invests $200 mn in LS Group affiliate in US

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Sunday it invested $200 million in Essex Solutions, a US magnet wire manufacturing affiliate un...

Mirae Asset rises to 12th-largest ETF manager with $141 billion in assets

Mirae Asset rises to 12th-largest ETF manager with $141 billion in assets

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has emerged as the world’s 12th-largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manag...

LX Pantos IPO delayed as Mirae Asset sells stake

LX Pantos IPO delayed as Mirae Asset sells stake

South Korea’s leading brokerage firm Mirae Asset Securities Co. is poised to sell its stake in LX Pantos Co., adding to expectations of more d...

CJ CheilJedang sells ambient fried rice in N.America

CJ CheilJedang sells ambient fried rice in N.America

South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Thursday it will export and sell its ambient rice product, Bibigo Korean BBQ Fried Rice, to the North Ame...

Mirae Asset aspires to No. 5 in Indian securities market with Sharekhan

Mirae Asset aspires to No. 5 in Indian securities market with Sharekhan

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group will strive to grab the fifth-largest share of the Indian securities market th...

Samsung C&T, LS Electric to establish US solar JV

Samsung C&T, LS Electric to establish US solar JV

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. and LS Electric Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday to expand solar power projects in the U...

Hanjin to open Mexico subsidiary

Hanjin to open Mexico subsidiary

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Friday it will establish a subsidiary in Mexico this year to expand its logistics market in Latin Americ...

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

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...

Regulator puts brakes on Korea Zinc’s $1.8 bn rights issue

Regulator puts brakes on Korea Zinc’s $1.8 bn rights issue

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has put the brakes on Korea Zinc Inc.'s 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) rights issue aimed a...

LG Chem strengthens automotive adhesives biz

LG Chem strengthens automotive adhesives biz

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemical manufacturer, said on Wednesday it will expand into the automotive adhesives m...

Mirae Asset's IRP deposits surpasses $7.2 bn in 2024

Mirae Asset's IRP deposits surpasses $7.2 bn in 2024

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Friday it became the first in the industry to surpass 10 trillion won ($7.2 billion) in individual ...

Naver D2SF accelerates investments in Silicon Valley startups

Naver D2SF accelerates investments in Silicon Valley startups

South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) said on Friday it started to discover and invest i...

Mirae Asset's retirement pension reserves rise by $2.9 bn in 2024

Mirae Asset's retirement pension reserves rise by $2.9 bn in 2024

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday that its defined contribution (DC) retirement pension and individual retirement pension (IR...

Mirae Asset gets int'l privacy protection certification

Mirae Asset gets int'l privacy protection certification

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Monday that it won the international personal information standard ISO 27701 certification after un...

Mirae Asset India surpasses 2 million retail client accounts

Mirae Asset India surpasses 2 million retail client accounts

Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Thursday that the number of retail client accounts in its India operations has crossed the 2 million mark.This ma...

LG Energy to supply EV batteries to Mercedes-Benz in N.America

LG Energy to supply EV batteries to Mercedes-Benz in N.America

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to supply cells to Mercedes-Benz AG, a German...

Mirae Asset Securities builds AI-based stock analysis system

Mirae Asset Securities builds AI-based stock analysis system

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Monday that it has established an AI Market Assistant system, in which artificial intelligence (AI)...

Kakao Pay backs out of acquisition deal for SSG Pay, Smile Pay Hanwha in talks to buy five-star hotel Paraspara Seoul Kia's Lego-like PV5 with 16 variants to hit market in July Stray Kids make K-pop history with landmark stadium show in Germany S.Korea’s most prominent business leader returns with all charges cleared