Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman courts Korean AI startups as Riyadh, Abu Dhabi vie to build tech hubs

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the Middle East was a land of opportunity for many South Korean construction workers, who labored there under the scorc...

Lotte replaces 21 CEOs, slashes executive jobs by 22% in drastic reshuffle

South Korea’s retail-to-chemical conglomerate Lotte Group on Thursday replaced 21 chief executives across its affiliates and slashed executive...

Korea’s Lunit in AI-powered lung cancer diagnostics deal with AstraZeneca

Lunit Inc., a South Korean AI-powered cancer diagnostics company, has partnered with global biopharma giant AstraZeneca plc. to jointly enter the AI...

Lotte leader Shin Dong-bin stresses pivot to AI-centered innovation

Shin Dong-bin, chairman of South Korea’s retail, food and chemicals conglomerate Lotte, on Friday urged affiliate executives to ramp up effort...

Lotte Group's heir apparent joins Japan holding firm's board

Shin Yoo-yeol, the heir apparent to Lotte Group, has been elected to the board of directors of its Japanese holding company, which serves as a link ...

S.Korea, UAE sign economic partnership, reaffirm $30 bn investment

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to facilitate bilateral trade aft...

Lotte Group to give more authority to outside directors

Food-to-retail conglomerate Lotte will expand the authority of outside directors by separating the roles of chief executives and board chairs at its...

Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report

Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, ...

South Korea lags behind US, China in AI talent pool

South Korea lags far behind advanced countries in nurturing artificial intelligence (AI) talent due to the lack of proper skills development program...

Whole loans offer funding solution for stretched borrowers: Savills IM

Despite the challenging economic environment, there are still plenty of opportunities for profit in commercial real estate, notably through debt i...

Aramco, PIF chief to meet key South Korean figures this week

Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, chairman of the world’s top oil company Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) and governor of the kingdom’s sovereign...

Lotte’s intra-group merger, business integration fare well

Lotte Mart and Lotte Super are leading Lotte Group’s efforts to streamline the overlapping businesses of its units. Their second-quarter resul...

Hyundai Mobis mass produces glove compartment for EVs

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis has developed an innovative glove compartment optimized for electric vehicles (EV) for use in the large sport utility EV...

Lunit to supply AI diagnosis solution to Saudi's medical institution

South Korea's medical AI company Lunit announced on Wednesday that it has signed a contract to supply its artificial intelligence (AI) solution for ...

SK Chemicals introduces Tiglutik, treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease

SK Chemicals said on Monday that it is strengthening its portfolio of neurological diseases by introducing Tiglutik (riluzole), Lou Gehrig's disease...

Saudi crown prince to meet Korean business leaders in Seoul

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is known to be planning meetings with leaders of major South Korean conglomerates, including S...

S-Oil to OK $6 billion Shaheen project as Saudi prince heads to Seoul

S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., will approve the much-touted 8 trillion won ($6 billion) Shaheen project to expand its ...