S.Korea’s extra budget approved; IBs lift economic forecast
South Korea’s National Assembly, controlled by the ruling Democratic Party, on Friday passed the country’s new extra budget worth 31.8 t...
KakaoBank rallies after winning Thai virtual banking license
Shares in KakaoBank Corp. soared as much as 17% to hit their highest level in nearly three years on Friday after the South Korean internet-only bank...
S.Korea’s No.1 dried seaweed firm Kwangcheonkim on market for $295 mn
Kwangcheonkim Co., South Korea’s largest seaweed producer with a history spanning over 50 years, is up for grabs in a deal that could fetch up...
Micron set to supply SOCAMM chips to Nvidia ahead of Samsung, SK Hynix
In a move that could reshape the global memory industry’s competitive dynamics, Nvidia Corp. has chosen US chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. as...
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...
NPS logs 0.87% return from first-quarter investment
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, announced on ...
Bird flu in Brazil hikes wholesale chicken prices in Korea
South Korea has suspended chicken imports from Brazil following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the South American count...
Dawn delivery pioneer Kurly posts 1st-ever quarterly profit
Kurly Inc., a pioneer in South Korea’s dawn delivery market, has posted its first-ever quarterly profit, bucking a slowdown in private consump...
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...
Woori Financial wins approval for Tongyang, ABL Life acquisition
Woori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services provider, has received conditional approval from the country&rsquo...
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...
With domestic dockyards fully booked, Korean shipbuilders turn overseas
As order books swell amid green shipping mandates, LNG demand and military naval modernization, South Korean shipbuilders are extending their global...
Celltrion wins Australian approval for eye, bone disease biosimilars
Celltrion Inc. said Wednesday it has received regulatory approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for three biosimilar...
S.Korea’s NPS to double pension fund size by 2050, hike risky assets
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is projected to nearly double its fund size to 3,500 trillion won ($2.38 trillion) by 2050, follo...
Samsung, Celltrion lead biosimilar market in Europe, US
Samsung Bioepis Co. and Celltrion Inc. are outpacing long-established global drug manufacturers such as Amgen Inc. and Sandoz in the antibody biosim...
Celltrion wins EU approval for autoimmune disease treatment Avtozma
Celltrion Inc.’s Avtozma, a biosimilar to Roche’s autoimmune disease treatment Actemra, has won approval from the European Commission, f...
Korea to probe Chinese, Japanese steel imports over anti-dumping claims
South Korea is set to launch an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled steel imports from China and Japan, according to government and industry ...
Funding to Korean tech startups at 7-year low; seed funding soars
New funding to South Korean tech startups dropped to its lowest level in seven years in 2024. But seed funding soared 142% led by semiconductor, hea...
Korean lenders to Accell warn they may boycott KKR
KKR & Co. is facing a huge backlash from South Korean financial services firms after the debt restructuring of Dutch bicycle manufacturer Accell...
Yuhan’s lung cancer drug gets OK in Europe
Leclaza (ingredient: lazertinib), a new lung cancer treatment developed by South Korea’s Yuhan Corp. secured approval from the European Commis...
Korea to relax FX rules by December to boost dollar selling
South Korea will raise the limits on forward dollar purchases and expand the foreign exchange swap line between the National Pension Service (NPS) a...
Celltrion obtains approval of Steqeyma from FDA
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. said on Wednesday it received new drug submission (NDS) approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Steq...
Celltrion’s 4 new biosimilars win EU approval recommendation
Celltrion Inc. is one step closer to commercializing its four new biosimilars in Europe after a committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) rec...
Korea’s commercial vehicle sales tumble on economic slowdown
South Korea’s commercial vehicle sales are plunging on sluggish domestic demand amid a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.Local s...
Korean firms halt bond, share issues despite tighter liquidity
South Korean companies are postponing bond issues and initial public offerings on chilled investor sentiment in the aftermath of President Yoon Suk ...
Celltrion gets approval of Omlyclo in Canada
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc., received new drug submission (NDS) approval from Health Canada for Omlyclo, the biosimilar of allergic asthma an...
S.Korea's Yoon survives impeachment; economic fundamentals firm
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote against him after an overwhelming majority of governing party lawmakers boycotted ...
Korean companies’ cash reserves swell to record high
Cash holdings at South Korean companies have soared to a record-high level, data showed on Monday. Companies are stepping up efforts to raise cash t...
Rebellions · Sapeon Korea merger, the first domestic AI chip unicorn
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, officially merged with Sapeon Korea to form the first domestic AI chi...
S.Korean startup accelerators to boost overseas biz
South Korean accelerators (ACs) are turning to Southeast Asia and the Middle East market to support startups and expand their reach.ACs, companies t...
