Parliament passes bill to expand boards’ fiduciary duties
South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment to the Commercial Act to expand boards of directors’ fiduciary duties to minor...
Korea’s new acting president assures economy resilient, security tight
South Korea’s new Acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Friday he is confident that the country’s economy is resilient and its national...
South Korea’s sovereign credit rating stable: S&P, Moody's, Fitch
South Korea’s sovereign ratings remain stable despite the political turmoil caused by the short-lived martial law declaration of President Yoo...
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...
Shinsegae Group splits E-Mart, department store with executive reshuffles
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, officially splitting the gro...
Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to drastically cut its chip executive jobs and restructure semiconductor-related operations as it struggles to compete...
Samsung Securities’ IB head to quit amid talent outflow
Lee Jae-hyun, who has led one of Samsung Securities Co.'s investment banking divisions for two years, has recently expressed his intention to quit, ...
Samsung Electronics replaces chip head amid HBM crisis
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, on Tuesday replaced its semiconductor business chief as the South Korean company st...
Samsung establishes HBM team to up AI chip production yields
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 1 memory chipmaker, recently set up a high bandwidth memory (HBM) team within the memory chip divisio...
Sibling rivalry for Hankook Tire control takes new turn as MBK steps in
The sibling rivalry for management control of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, has taken another turn as the e...
Samsung names new smartphone, TV platform head
Samsung Electronics Co. has promoted Kim Yong-soo, vice president and former Google and Oracle software expert, to lead its smartphone and TV platfo...
Two S.Koreans selected as members of CAE
Kinam Kim, President of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) and Sang Yup Lee, Vice President of NAEK were selected as foreign memb...
Bank of Korea appoints new senior deputy governor
The Bank of Korea announced on Friday that it has appointed Ryoo Sang-dae, the current vice president of Korea Housing-Finance Corp., as its new s...
Hyundai Group chief calls on PE firm help to defend against Schindler
South Korea’s conglomerate Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun is seeking money from a local private equity firm to defend the management ...
Korean LCC Air Premia to spur growth through IPO, more aircraft
Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) that was established in 2017 and started flight operations last July, is gearing for fast gro...
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator applies AI to boost customer convenience
"Miri is a leading example of digital transformation in the elevator sector that raises a notch service speed and customer convenience. Let’s ...
Hankook Tire chairman arrested for alleged embezzlement
The head of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, was arrested on Thursday on charges of embezzlement, breach of tr...
Metaverse-based virtual offices: New breadwinner for LG CNS
LAS VEGAS – While buzzwords such as avatar and the metaverse are on everyone’s lips these days, waking up in the morning and going to a ...
NPS' new chairman Kim Tae-hyun to start 3-year term
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is set for its new Chairman Kim Tae-hyun, a former CEO of state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corp....
GEPS taps Samsung Life's alternative investment head as CIO
Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea has named Baek Joo-hyun, former alternative investment head at Samsung Life Insurance Co....
SK Telecom taps AI expert as new technology chief
SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, has tapped its e-commerce arm's chief executive and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Lee Sang-h...
