Google Maps, Blackpink fans’ must-have item for Deadline World Tour
Blinks, the official name of Blackpink's global fandom, is set to enjoy the South Korean girl group’s concerts in the US more conveniently wit...
Naver, Kurly tie up to counter e-commerce giant Coupang
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. and dawn grocery platform service provider Kurly Inc. have joined forces for a potential stake acquisit...
Korea launches $27 mn fund to invest in K-beauty startups
South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups on Thursday announced the launch of a 40 billion won ($27 million) fund to invest in Korean beauty...
S.Korea logs current account surplus in Jan; Growth slows
South Korea reported a current account surplus for 21 straight months in January but with a moderated gain largely due to a contraction in the goods...
POSCO carries out drastic top management reshuffle
POSCO Group on Monday replaced chief executives of key seven units in a drastic overhaul of the South Korean steel-to-battery materials group to shi...
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...
Ruthless Politics of South Korea Is Rooted in Cold-War History
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GIC to open 2nd tender for Seoul landmark building sale as bids disappoint
Singapore’s GIC Private Ltd., the world’s sixth-largest sovereign wealth fund, is set to seek more proposals from bidders to sell a land...
South Korea’s president apologizes for martial law
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized to the public for causing “discomfort and anxiety” with his martial law declaration on ...
SK promotes restructuring keymen to SK On, SK Discovery top posts
SK Group on Thursday promoted the keymen of its business overhauls to top posts at intermediary holding company SK Discovery Co. and battery maker S...
LG Group carries out modest management reshuffle
Cho Joo-wan will continue to lead LG Electronics Inc. as chief executive after its parent LG Group on Thursday carried out modest reshuffles in its ...
POSCO shutters wire rod mill in Korea on supply glut
POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, said on Tuesday it has shut down a wire rod mill in South Korea as rising exports from China ha...
Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of the world’s third-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish a logistics complex in Bu...
S.Korea's SPC Samlip launches B2B brand 'Yaam'
SPC Samlip Corp., a subsidiary of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced Wednesday that it has launched a B2B solutions bran...
LG Chem develops material blocking battery thermal runaway
LG Chem Ltd. has developed a material that can prevent thermal runaway in a lithium-ion battery, one of the major hurdles to the expansion of the el...
Cosmax NBT gets more FAPAS certification
Cosmax NBT, Inc., a health supplement original development manufacturing (ODM) affiliate of South Korea's Cosmax Group, announced on Monday that it ...
Hyundai Mobis’ sustainability pledge for a better tomorrow
Hyundai Mobis Co.'s efforts to build a better tomorrow don't stop at developing future mobility technologies like autonomous driving, connectivity a...
Mirae Asset's India Billion Consumer ETF surpasses $150 mn in net assets
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Thursday that the net assets of its TIGER India Billion Consumer ETF surpassed 200 billion wo...
SK Group, led by SK Hynix, to invest $77 billion in AI, chips
SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, is investing 106.4 trillion won ($77 billion) in artificial intelligence an...
Woori adopts Samsung culture index for internal controls
Woori Financial Group has adopted Samsung Electronics Co.'s Samsung Culture Index (SCI) to tighten its internal controls, which will be given more w...
Taihan Cable wins $94 mn power grid project in US
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Tuesday that it has consecutively won three power grid projects in the US. The total cont...
Hanwha Ocean launches large offshore WTIV
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it launched a large wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which it secured an order for f...
Korea scraps ban on online purchase of 80 items from abroad
South Korea has scrapped a plan to ban direct purchases of some 80 items from overseas e-commerce platforms, a government office said on Sunday, aft...
Samsung releases new Bespoke AI Family Hub product
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday the launch of a new "Bespoke AI Family Hub" refrigerator, designed to offer new AI experiences in everyd...
Aekyung AGE20's to enter US cosmetics market
South Korea's Aekyung Industrial Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Silicon2, a global K-beauty distri...
Korea leads global online shopping trend for used luxury goods
South Koreans are leading the trend of buying used luxury goods online with top-end products such as Rolex watches and Hermes bags among the hottest...
South Korea tightens export controls to Russia, Belarus
South Korea will halt shipments of nearly 700 additional items, including rechargeable batteries, heavy equipment and cars with 2,000 and larger-lit...
Nexon fined over MapleStory in-game item selling
South Korea’s online game developer Nexon Korea Corp. was fined 11.6 billion won ($8.9 million) for allegedly misleading its customers over in...
MedPacto gets FDA OK for colorectal cancer drug clinical trial
South Korea's biotech company MedPacto Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has got approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its I...
KAI completes 1st batch of fighter jet exports to Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, completed its first batch of fighter jet exports to ...
