Growth equity portfolio largely shielded from policy headwinds: Summit
Growth equity investments have remained largely stable in the face of recent policy shifts, with key sectors like technology and healthcare avoiding...
Europe looms large as K-beauty brands look to blue ocean; shares rise
South Korea’s beauty industry has been reaping decent gains from traditionally strong markets such as China and the US – the world&rsquo...
HD KSOE secures $1.8 bn in container ship orders
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) secured orders for 22 container ships worth a total of 2.54 trillion won ($1.8 billion) ...
KT rolls out Thai-tailored large language model
South Korean telecom service provider KT Corp. has built a large language model (LLM) platform tailored for the Thai market in collaboration with Ja...
Korea’s KG Mobility teams up with Chery to develop mid to large SUVs
KG Mobility Corp., a South Korean automaker specializing in sport utility vehicles, said on Wednesday it joined hands with China’s fourth-larg...
K-pop exports boom as end of Chinese K-wave ban looms large
Exports of Korean popular music, or K-pop, have seen a significant surge in recent months, driven by increasing demand from China and Japan, accordi...
Hanwha wins $1.6 billion order to build 6 container ships for Evergreen
Hanwha Ocean Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, said on Monday it has won a 2.33 trillion won ($1.61 billion) order to build six eco-friendly,...
Kakao founder Kim to resign as control tower chair
Kakao Corp. founder Kim Beom-soo, also known as Brian Kim, will step down as chairman of the South Korean tech giant’s top decision-making bod...
Meritz drops bid for troubled MG Non-Life Insurance; Liquidation looms
Meritz Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s second-most valuable financial holding firm, has dropped its bid to acquire financial distressed MG...
HD Hyundai, TerraPower to commercialize next-gen SMR
South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., is deepening its partnership with TerraPower LLC, the US nuclear venture f...
HD Hyundai Marine sets sights on LNG vessel retrofitting in Trump era
While the global shipbuilding industry was reeling from the economic slowdown in recent years, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a...
Samsung set to rebuild with leader Lee cleared of all charges
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong was found not guilty of accounting fraud, stock manipulation and other criminal charges by a Seoul app...
HD KSOE wins $2.6 bn order for 12 container ships
South Korea’s largest shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said on Thursday it got 3.716 trillion won ...
Celltrion seeks large-scale M&A in Q4, eyes 2027 Nasdaq debut
SAN FRANCISCO – South Korea’s leading biosimilar drug developer Celltrion Inc. seeks to acquire a domestic health food maker as early as...
HD KSOE eyes $180.05 bn worth of orders in 2025
South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), said Friday it aims to win $180.05 billion ...
HD Hyundai Infracore to invest $79.6 mn in engine, battery pack
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Provinc...
Hanwha completes acquisition $100 mn Philly Shipyard
South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group completed the acquisition of Philly Shipyard on Friday.The size of the deal was $100 mil...
Doosan Enerbility to supply TerraPower's SMR equipment
South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Thursday it signed a contract with TerraPower to supply the equipments for small modular reactor (SMR).T...
Hanwha Ocean, Babcock to team up for submarine exports
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Friday it signed a strategic partnership with the UK-based global defense industry giant Babcock Internationa...
HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels
South Korea's HMM Co. said on Friday that it will introduce two 7,700 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) container ships powered by liquefied ...
Samsung Heavy sails autonomous demonstration vessel
The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Thursday the launch ceremony for Samsung Heavy Industries' autonomous demonstra...
LG Electronics rises to global prominence in HVAC segment, ranks fifth
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has emerged as one of the world’s top five players in the heating, ventilati...
Korea’s LIG Nex1 to export unmanned surface vessel
GUMI, North Gyeongsang Province — South Korean defense maker LIG Nex1 Co. aims to export its unmanned surface vessel (USV) under development a...
Korea’s Nongshim to mesmerize New Yorkers with Han River Shin Ramyun
If you’re in New York City this weekend, be sure to drop by the Korean Cultural Center.The South Korean government office has partnered with t...
Hanwha Systems, HJ S&C to enter overseas naval vessel market
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. said on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. to...
SK Telecom launches PC version of A Dot
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. unveiled the multi-large language model (LLM) agent, the PC version of its AI personal assistant service "A. (A Dot)" o...
K Bank aims to turn into AI-based investment platform: CEO
K Bank, the digital banking unit of South Korean telecom giant KT Corp., aims to turn into an AI-based investment platform after going public later ...
Hyundai Movex to lead S. Korea’s unmanned robot project
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex Co. was selected to lead the design of a high-precision large autonomous mobile robot (AMR) platform and integra...
Genesis unveils GV80 Black, GV80 Coupe Black
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Friday unveiled its large-size sport utility vehicles (SUVs) the Genesis GV80 and GV80 Coupe Black mode...
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...
