Hanwha seeks to buy Paraspara Seoul from developer tied to Banyan Tree Busan fire

Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co. is in talks to acquire Paraspara Seoul, a five-star hotel and resort, up for sale by a property developer facing lia...

GEPS taps former KB Asset chief risk officer as new CIO

South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) on Wednesday appointed Sohn Young-jin, former head of risk management at KB Asset Ma...

NPS to lift stock holdings to 55% by 2030, raising risk appetite

The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to raise its equity allocation to about 55% of its assets by 2030 from 40.4% as of the end of February, Sou...

S.Korean military fund to make $73 mn commitment to real estate funds

The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), a South Korean retirement fund, is stepping up efforts to diversify its investment portfolio with a 100 ...

Kumho Tire shuts Gwangju plant after fire, derailing record sales run

Kumho Tire Co. has suspended all operations at its Gwangju plant in South Korea after a fire destroyed 50-60% of the production lines in one of its ...

US tariffs add risk premium to dollar assets: Maurice Obstfeld

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US tariff increases are adding risk premiums to dollar-denominated assets, undermining the dollar’s role as a glo...

Ex-US Congressman Drew Ferguson to head Hyundai's Washington office

Hyundai Motor Group has appointed former Republican Congressman Drew Ferguson as head of its Washington office, a strategic move designed to bolster...

NPS gears up for investment overhaul with boost in risk assets

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the country’s largest institutional investor, is set to overhaul its investment strategy w...

Korean financial firms face growing risks in overseas property investments

South Korea’s financial institutions are increasingly at risk of their overseas real estate investments turning sour, government data showed o...

Korea’s pension fund NPS rules out investing in MBK’s hostile M&A deals

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) said on Monday it will not participate in investments related to hostile mergers and acquisitions...

South Korea’s pension fund NPS risks massive loss from Homeplus fiasco

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the nation’s biggest institutional investor, could lose more than 1 trillion won ($692 mil...

Korea’s weak exports add to Trump tariff risk woes

South Korea’s exports in the first two months skidded as sales to the world’s two largest economies China and the US fell, adding to con...

S.Korea’s default risk dips below pre-martial law levels

South Korea’s financial market has stabilized with a sharp fall in the country’s default risk and some recovery of its currency value ag...

South Korean state think tank cuts 2025 growth forecast, flags US tariff risk

South Korea’s state-run think tank has cut its growth forecast for the country this year, citing President Donald Trump’s trad...

Samsung Life, Samsung Fire sell $193 mn in Samsung Electronics shares

Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s largest life insurer, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., the country’s No. 1 non-lif...

Samsung Biologics shares fly high to be Korea’s third most valuable firm

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, has become South Korea’s third most valuable stock on the country’s...

Samsung Life mulls putting Samsung Fire under its wing as subsidiary

Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s largest life insurer, is considering bringing Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., the country&r...

Bank of Korea seen cutting interest rates by 25 bps in January

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is widely expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday amid the nation's softening economy and moderating i...

Political crisis ups downside risk to S.Korea’s economy: S&P, Moody’s

Global credit rating agencies are warning of looming downward pressure on South Korea’s sovereign credit rating about a month after Asia&rsquo...

Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun on Monday urged executives and employees to guard against pessimism amid a “perfect storm&...

Hanwha Systems to export K11's tactical control to Egypt

Hanwha Systems Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Monday it will export fire tactical control systems of K11 Fire Direction Center...

TALOS dives deeper into brain aneurysm icebergs

 A single neurosurgeon dedicates his or her entire professional career to performing surgeries on an average of fewer than 10,000 patients with...

Korea Inc. to face refunding risks with record corporate bond maturities

South Korean companies are expected to face refunding risks thanks to record corporate bond maturities in the first half of 2025, as fundraising con...

Korean chipmakers, battery makers face new risks with Trump’s comeback

With Donald Trump reelected as the next US president, South Korea’s major chipmakers, automakers and battery makers are on high alert as durin...

Korea’s export growth at 7-month low amid growing external risk

South Korea’s export growth slowed to a seven-month low in October despite strong shipments of semiconductors and automobiles, stoking concern...

Hyundai Rotem to unveil unmanned firefighting robot

South Korea's Hyundai Rotem Co. unveiled on Thursday an unmanned firefighting robot designed to tackle fires in hazardous environments without riski...

Hyundai Glovis introduces EV drill lance on car carriers

South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Thursday that it will introduce a special fire suppression tool, the EV (Electric Vehicle) - Drill Lance, f...

LG Elec builds EV chargers safety net for fire prevention

LG Electronics Inc. equipped its slow electric vehicle (EV) chargers with dual overcharge prevention technology to alleviate customer concerns and a...

Hyundai to develop unmanned robot for EV fire suppression

Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday that it plans to jointly develop the unmanned firefighting robot vehicle with the South Korean National Fire Ag...

Woori Financial launches $75 mn PF restructuring support fund

South Korea's Woori Financial Group has launched a 100 billion won ($74.96 million) project financing (PF) restructuring support fund.This marks the...