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...
China's Miniso re-enters S.Korea
Miniso, a household goods store known as "the Chinese version of Daiso", has re-entered South Korea after three years.According to the retail indust...
S.Korea's dawn delivery pioneer Kurly sells luxury goods to uplift profit
Kurly Inc., South Korea's dawn delivery service market pioneer, has invited a third-party online retailer to sell luxury goods on its platform to bo...
Kim Jong Un’s Message to Trump: We’re Not Interested
SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to rebuff the prospect of reviving his nuclear diplomacy with President-elect Do...
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 ...
CJ CheilJedang makes alternative flour with wheat bran
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. has engaged in an upcycling business by utilizing wheat bran, previously discarded as a milling byprodu...
F&B chain operator TheBorn Korea eyes IPO in 2024
South Korea’s leading food and beverage group TheBorn Korea Inc., which operates 25 restaurant and café chains in domestic and global m...
HD Hyundai to supply 60 excavators to Sudan
South Korea's HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. announced on Wednesday that it recently signed a contract to supply 60 construction equipment un...
Trump confidant Arkansas Gov. Sanders in Seoul for trade talks
Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas governor and long-time confidant of former US President Donald Trump, has shown firm support for her form...
HD Hyundai Marine bags order to upgrade Chevron LNG tankers
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ship maintenance, retrofitting and digital solution provider under HD Hyundai Co., has won an order from Chevron C...
Hanwha to re-enter biopharma market, targeting biomaterials
South Korea’s Hanwha Group will re-enter the biopharmaceutical market to become the country’s sole producer of tris buffers, a key reage...
Amorepacific's camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients get COSMOS
South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said on Thursday its camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients got COSMetic Organic and natural Standard...
LG Energy Solution eyes US market for ESS
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. is accelerating its entry into the rapidly growing US market for energy storage systems (ESS).The company on T...
Daewoong's Nabota exceeds 600,000 customers in US
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Thursday that its local loyalty program for Nabota (American name: Jeuveau) in the US, a botulinum tox...
Genie Music launches AI-based arrangement service
Genie Music, the music production and distribution affiliate of South Korea’s KT Corp., has launched an arrangement service for digital music ...
Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo
Hyundai Motor Co., in celebration of the first anniversary of its reentry into the Japanese market, is introducing a locally tailored "assurance pro...
Kyobo Life in final talks to buy Kakao Pay Insurance
South Korea’s third-largest life insurer Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is in the final stages of talks to buy Kakao Pay Insurance Corp., an online ...
European real estate is well-positioned for attractive relative value: M&G
The war in Ukraine continues to stoke ongoing uncertainty in Europe, with the impact on energy supplies and prices likely to be felt more intensely ...
DWS taps Steven Kim as APAC real estate asset management head
German asset management giant DWS Group said on Dec. 5 that it has appointed DWS Asset Management Korea’s Director Steven Kim (Kim Sang-wook) ...
We’re in a ‘range of fairness’ in terms of normal balances: Howard Marks
When Oaktree Capital Management Co-Founder and Co-Chairman Howard Marks appears on TV, he is often asked whether to embrace a risk-on or risk-off st...
NPS considers new investment in global real estate
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is open to new investments in overseas real estate, the pension fund’s American real estate...
Crypto exchange Binance to work with Busan on blockchain
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ...
Ediya to re-enter global café market with first branch in Guam
South Korea’s homegrown coffee chain Ediya Coffee is ready for re-entry into the global café market after the failure of its Chinese bu...
Award-winning Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV to land in Japan as MK Taxi
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is supplying its all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover to Japan’s taxi servi...
DeepBrain AI to bring back deceased loved ones – virtually
Perhaps we will soon not be remembering our loved ones only through photos.Imagine a virtual rendition of the deceased speaking at his or her memori...
Carve-out, bolt-on key themes driving M&As: BDA Partners
Amid escalating market uncertainties, M&As are not just a growth tactic but survival tools for businesses, Euan Rellie, co-founder and managing ...
KIC posts 8.83% return on alternative assets since inception
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, posted a 9.13% annualized return on total assets and $205 billion on a...
Former NPS real estate chief named Allianz RE's Asia head
Kim Hyun-soo, a former real estate investment head of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), has been named Asia head of Allianz Real Estate,...
Pearl Abyss releases mobile game Black Desert in China in April
South Korean game developer and publisher Pearl Abyss set a China release date of April 27 for its cross-platform MMORPG Black Desert on the App Sto...
LG welcomes Samsung’s likely re-entry into OLED TV market
Samsung Electronics Co.'s expected re-entry into the OLED TV market will further expand the growing segment, which is gaining popularity in the...
