Samsung Heavy Industries clinches $635 mn preliminary FLNG deal with African shipowner

Samsung Heavy Industries clinches $635 mn preliminary FLNG deal with African shipowner

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, has signed a preliminary agreement worth 869.4 billion won ($635 million) with an Af...

Kolmar patriarch wants shares gifted to son back amid sibling rivalry

Kolmar patriarch wants shares gifted to son back amid sibling rivalry

In a dramatic and unprecedented legal move that has shaken South Korea’s corporate landscape, Kolmar Group founder and Chairman Yoon Dong-han ...

LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess

LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess

LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate by assets, should step up its efforts to foster future growth with promising technologies,...

Korean Air, Delta to buy 25% stake in Canada’s WestJet for $550 million

Korean Air, Delta to buy 25% stake in Canada’s WestJet for $550 million

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, and its joint venture partner Delta Air Lines Inc. will acquire a 25% stake ...

Korean Air changes badge before full integration with Asiana Airlines

Korean Air changes badge before full integration with Asiana Airlines

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, has undergone a major makeover of its corporate identity (CI) for the first ...

South Korea to fully resume short selling in March: FSC Chief

South Korea to fully resume short selling in March: FSC Chief

South Korea will allow short selling on all listed stocks in the country next month as planned, said the chief of the country’s financial regu...

TSMC’s potential deal with Intel keeps Samsung on edge

TSMC’s potential deal with Intel keeps Samsung on edge

South Korea’s semiconductor industry is closely watching developments in talks between TSMC and Intel Corp. over the world’s largest con...

S.Korea’s bagel sensation London Bagel Museum attracts multiple foreign investors

S.Korea’s bagel sensation London Bagel Museum attracts multiple foreign investors

London Bagel Museum, which has ignited a bagel fad in South Korea, has drawn strong interest from multiple investors from abroad for its stake sale ...

South Korea’s alternative data pioneer KED Aicel in full force

South Korea’s alternative data pioneer KED Aicel in full force

South Korea’s leading alternative data service provider Hankyung Aicel Inc. is poised to transform companies' and investors’ business an...

Asiana Airlines joins Korean Air as subsidiary

Asiana Airlines joins Korean Air as subsidiary

Asiana Airlines Inc., one of South Korea’s only two full-service carriers, has passed into history after 36 years of operation to be placed un...

Hanwha E&C to resume $10.4 billion Bismayah new city project in Iraq

 Hanwha E&C to resume $10.4 billion Bismayah new city project in Iraq

Hanwha Engineering & Construction Co., an affiliate of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, said on Friday it is set to fully resume a $10.4 billio...

Korean Air gets EU approval for Asiana merger

Korean Air gets EU approval for Asiana merger

The European Commission (EC), the European Union (EU) antitrust body, approved the merger between Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. on N...

LG to expand appliance subscriptions to India to speed up leasing business

LG to expand appliance subscriptions to India to speed up leasing business

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is considering expanding its subscription service into new overseas markets, such as I...

Naver’s AI-powered search, online shopping services to go into full swing

Naver’s AI-powered search, online shopping services to go into full swing

South Korea’s Naver Corp. has been preparing for years to take its artificial intelligence-based services to the next level. The tech giant no...

CJ Logistics, KT&G introduce hydrogen cargo trucks

CJ Logistics, KT&G introduce hydrogen cargo trucks

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it deployed two 11-ton hydrogen-powered cargo trucks in the logistics division of KT&G Corp.The...

Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore

Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Friday that it signed a contract worth 840 billion won ($630 million) with Singapore PowerGrid...

KakaoTalk to adopt full-screen ads as sales, profit growth stunted

KakaoTalk to adopt full-screen ads as sales, profit growth stunted

Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant messenger and chat app KakaoTalk, is set to introduce full-screen advertisements on the ch...

Hanwha to take full control of S’pore Dyna-Mac with tender offer

Hanwha to take full control of S’pore Dyna-Mac with tender offer

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to acquire all shares it does not own in Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd., a Singapor...

Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line

Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line

SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...

LG CNS, Seoul National Univ. to establish DX talent program

LG CNS, Seoul National Univ. to establish DX talent program

South Korea's LG CNS Co. signed an agreement with Seoul National University's Department of Industrial Engineering on Tuesday to develop talent in d...

The new Kia K8: A high-tech, modern and innovative sedan

The new Kia K8: A high-tech, modern and innovative sedan

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. on Friday unveiled a new K8 large-size sedan, its first drastic facelift in three years.Kia, ...

Samyang Roundsquare holds 'Buldak Ferry Party' in Denmark

Samyang Roundsquare holds 'Buldak Ferry Party' in Denmark

Samyang Roundsquare, formerly known as Samyang Foods Group in South Korea, announced on Friday that it held a consumer event called the "Buldak Spic...

Kolon to invest additional $9 million in ride-hailing Papa Mobility

Kolon to invest additional $9 million in ride-hailing Papa Mobility

South Korea’s Kolon Group plans to invest an additional 12.4 billion won ($9.1 million) in Papa Mobility Co., bringing its total investment in...

Hyundai’s first full-size electric Genesis GV90 to roll out in late 2025

Hyundai’s first full-size electric Genesis GV90 to roll out in late 2025

The Genesis, Hyundai Motor Co.'s standalone premium brand, will launch its first full-size electric sport utility vehicle, the GV90, late next ...

Affinity eyes full control of food container maker Lock&Lock

Affinity eyes full control of food container maker Lock&Lock

Affinity Equity Partners, which holds a 69.64% stake in South Korean food container manufacturer Lock&Lock Co., is slated to buy most of the com...

EVs in S.Korea exceed 500,000

EVs in S.Korea exceed 500,000

The cumulative number of electric vehicles (EVs) registered in South Korea exceeded 500,000 last year.The number of EV chargers supplied domesticall...

LG Energy, GM’s 2nd Ultium Cells plant begins production in Tennessee

LG Energy, GM’s 2nd Ultium Cells plant begins production in Tennessee

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, said on Tuesday that the second plant of Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture ...

KDB halts KDB Life sale process to take full control

KDB halts KDB Life sale process to take full control

The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has suspended the protracted sale process of KDB Life Insurance Co. to take full control of the insurer b...

HD Hyundai to supply 60 excavators to Sudan

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...

Hanwha resumes $10 billion Bismayah new city project in Iraq

Hanwha resumes $10 billion Bismayah new city project in Iraq

South Korea’s Hanwha Corp. is resuming a $10 billion project to build a Bismayah new city in Iraq after a 16-month hiatus as stakeholders see ...

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