POSCO to supply HIC-resistant steel for Aramco’s Fadhili gas plant
POSCO, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, will supply hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC)-resistant steel to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Aramco, for ...
South Korea moves to mandate treasury share cancellation
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is accelerating its push to boost shareholder value by requiring listed companies to cancel treasury sha...
IMM Credit closes $700 mn blind credit fund backed by NPS
IMM Credit & Solutions Inc. (ICS), the private credit unit of South Korea’s major investment firm IMM Holdings Inc., has raised nearly 1 t...
South Korea’s ex-President Yoon re-arrested over martial law decree
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken back into custody early Thursday over his short-lived martial law declaration last December, a...
POSCO sells Chinese stainless steel JV to Chinese rival for $300 mn
POSCO, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, has sold Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel (PZSS), its loss-generating stainless steel joint ventur...
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...
POSCO E&C wins $1.1 bn LNG terminal deal in Thailand
POSCO E&C Co., a South Korean engineering and construction company, said on Tuesday that it has secured a 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) contra...
POSCO sets sights on lithium production in US
POSCO Holdings Inc. has teamed up with Australia’s Anson Resources Ltd. to build a direct lithium extraction (DLE) demonstration plant in the ...
KKR in control feud over Korea’s top solar power plant
Global private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. is embroiled in a management dispute over South Korea’s top solar power plant with key individu...
South Korea issues €1.4 billion in largest-ever euro bond sale
South Korea raised 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) through a euro bond sale on Thursday, marking the country's largest-ever euro-denominated debt i...
Fubon Bank expands Korea presence into banking
Fubon Bank, Taiwan’s largest bank, is poised to open its first office in Seoul in July, expanding its footprint in South Korea beyond insuranc...
Xiaomi to open first offline store in S.Korea with premium products
Xiaomi Inc., a Chinese technology giant, will open its first offline store in South Korea next week, about six months after its virtual foray into t...
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...
POSCO inducted into World Steel Dynamics’ Hall of Fame
South Korea’s POSCO Group has been permanently inducted into the Hall of Fame by the World Steel Dynamics (WSD), a US steel industry research ...
POSCO Future M breaks with China in cathode supply chain
GWANGYANG, SOUTH JEOLLA – POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, has secured itself a China-free cathode mat...
Markets in honeymoon with Lee: Kospi, won rally; bond yields spike
South Korea’s financial markets showed strong gains on Thursday, with shares surging to an 11-month high and the won hitting a seven-month hig...
LS moves closer to role as Hanjin KAL’s white knight vs Hoban
Hanjin KAL Corp., the largest shareholder of Korean Air Lines Co., is strengthening its alliance with LS Group, the parent of LS Cable & System ...
Korean firms rush to issue bonds ahead of presidential election
South Korean companies are flocking to the corporate bond market ahead of the country’s presidential election early next month, seeking to loc...
POSCO Future M to raise $771 million to bolster battery materials business
POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, is set to raise 1.1 trillion won ($771 million) through a rights offering a...
Korea Securities Finance eyes its 1st foreign bond sale in 2026
Korea Securities Finance Corp. (KSFC) is preparing to issue its first foreign currency-denominated bonds in 2026 to provide low-cost funding to dome...
Kookmin Bank raises $700 mn in forex bonds amid strong demand
Kookmin Bank, a unit of KB Financial Group, raised $700 million in foreign exchange bonds on Tuesday, signaling a recovery in investor sentiment tow...
LS Cable breaks ground on $681 mn underwater cable plant in Chesapeake
WASHINGTON, D.C. – LS Cable & System Ltd., South Korea’s leading wire and cable manufacturer, has broken ground on its first underwa...
POSCO raises ship steel prices as Korea's tariffs curb supply
POSCO Holdings Inc. has raised second-quarter prices of thick plates used in vessels amid concerns over tighter supply after South Korea levied anti...
POSCO Future M to make spherical graphite as it cuts dependence on China
POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, is set to manufacture spherical graphite – a critical material for ba...
Samsung seeks tech alliance with top US universities for robotics, AI, 6G
In an ambitious bid to shape the future of technology, Samsung Electronics Co. is launching a sweeping initiative to collaborate with elite North Am...
POSCO to invest in Hyundai Steel’s Louisiana plant
South Korea’s top steel maker POSCO has decided to invest in Hyundai Steel Co.'s first overseas plant in Louisiana and collaborate on research...
S.Korea plans $1.2 bn forex bond issue after presidential election
South Korea plans to issue up to $1.2 billion in foreign exchange stabilization bonds as early as June, in what would mark the new administration&rs...
South Korea’s young rich vs old rich: Coins, art outpace bonds, funds
Young South Korean millionaires, placing bold wagers on unconventional financial assets such as cryptocurrencies and art, are gaining ground fast, g...
POSCO eyes investment in Hyundai Steel’s US plant
POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, is seeking to invest in smaller rival Hyundai Steel Co.'s first overseas plant in the US, in ex...
POSCO eyes deeper steel, energy ties with global peers
POSCO Group, South Korea’s steelmaking giant, will further bolster its competitiveness in the global steel market and energy value chains thro...
