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 ...
Seoul probes fake online accounts of Hyundai Motor advisor Sung Kim
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has launched an investigation into social media accounts pretending to be Hyundai Motor Group advisor Sung Kim,...
Korea tightens rules on Netflix, Spotify subscription billing
South Korea’s antitrust body is slated to tighten the leash on subscription businesses of streaming service providers such as Netflix Inc. and...
Korea opens probe into Woori's loans to ex-chair's relatives
South Korea’s financial watchdog agency said on Sunday it has found that Woori Financial Group, the country's fourth-largest financial holding...
NCSOFT invests in Swedish game startup Moon Rover Games
NCSOFT Corp., a South Korean game developer, said on Tuesday it has made an early stage investment of $3.5 million in Swedish game startup Moon Rove...
Carcinogens found in kids' goods sold on Chinese apps; Temu under probe
South Korea is looking into Chinese online shopping platforms as some products, including some for children, were found to contain cancer-causing su...
Korea probes AliExpress as Chinese e-commerce threat grows
South Korea’s antitrust body launched a probe into alleged violations of consumer protection regulations by China’s AliExpress, as Chine...
POSCO chair, board under investigation ahead of new CEO selection
Police in Seoul have launched a probe into South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Choi Jeong-woo and the company's boa...
S.Korea to probe Chinese batteries' alleged patent violations
South Korea will investigate alleged patent infringement by Chinese makers of smartphone batteries and high-nickel cathodes upon requests by LG Chem...
S.Korea launches official probe into HSCEI-tied ELS sale
South Korea’s financial authorities have opened an official probe into local banks and securities firms’ potential misselling of equity-...
S.Korea steps up probe on alleged submarine tech leaks to Taiwan
South Korea stepped up an investigation into alleged technology leaks of a submarine developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. t...
MBK names two partners as vice chairman, vice president
MBK Partners said on Wednesday it has named Moon Joo Ho, partner and head of South Korea for special situations, as the North Asia-focused private e...
MBK raises Hankook bid price, asks FSS to probe Cho's stock purchase
The sibling rivalry for control of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Techno...
ITC launches probe into Samsung’s suit vs China’s BOE over OLED
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to launch an investigation into a complaint filed by South Korea’s Samsung Display Co....
Kakao in emergency mode under regulatory, antitrust probes
Kim Beom-soo, founder and chairman of South Korea’s largest mobile platform Kakao Corp., convened an emergency meeting with some 20 chief exec...
Korea plans wider crackdown on foreigners’ short-selling
South Korea’s financial regulator plans wider investigations into illegal short-selling trades by major foreign investment banks to ease conce...
S.Korea to put self-developed lander on moon by 2032
South Korea plans to put its first lunar lander on the moon by 2032. In a meeting of the National R&D Project Evaluation Advisory Commit...
Korea's GS Caltex faces FTC probe into intra-group trading
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has begun an investigation process for alleged intra-group transactions between GS Caltex Corp., the country&r...
Apple, Google may face $50.4 mn fine over in-app billing in Korea
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google may be fined up to 68 billion won ($50.4 million) in South Korea for breaking the country’s in-app...
EU temporarily halts probe of Korean Air-Asiana merger
Europe's antitrust regulator has temporarily suspended its investigation into the proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. a...
Ponzi scheme suspected behind SocGen-triggered Korean stock havoc
The South Korean financial authorities will investigate whether unfair trading practices are behind leverage trading after massive margin call reque...
S.Korea-US to deepen aerospace ties through NASA's Artemis
South Korea and the US are set to deepen their partnership in the aerospace sector through the Artemis program, a human and robotic Moon exploration...
South Korea to Probe Circumstances Around Reported Leak of Classified U.S. Documents
SEOUL—A South Korean official said the government was investigating the circumstances around a leak of highly classified U.S. documents that a...
S.Korea's lunar orbiter Danuri captures back side of the moon
South Korea's first lunar orbiter Danuri has released photos of the moon's far side. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced on Wedn...
Samsung denies claim of fake moon photo by premium smartphone model
Samsung Electronics Co. has denied that a photo of the moon in the night sky taken by its premium smartphone Galaxy S23 Ultra is fake, saying as soo...
EU launches antitrust probe on Korean Air-Asiana deal
The European antitrust regulator opened a full-scale probe on the proposed takeover of Asiana Airlines Inc. by Korean Air Lines Co., given concerns ...
Korean steelmakers accuse Japanese rivals of product dumping
As Japanese hot-rolled steel plates have flooded into South Korea at even lower prices than those from China, Korean steel manufacturers are consi...
Korea’s 1st moon probe Danuri enters lunar orbit; world’s 7th mission
South Korea on Wednesday became the world’s seventh country to send a lunar orbiter to the moon, joining other advanced countries in a heated ...
S.Korea’s first mission to the Moon, Danuri, enters transfer orbit
South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, has been launched onto a ballistic lunar transfer orbit as planned, the country’s science min...
Moon boats light up the birthplace of Korean Confucianism
Riding a crescent moon-shaped boat that changes colors is a must-do experience in the small South Korean city of Andong, 190 km southeast of Seoul.T...
