South Korea’s ex-President Yoon re-arrested over martial law decree
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken back into custody early Thursday over his short-lived martial law declaration last December, a...
Korea’s stablecoin trade at $42 bn; BOK balks at non-bank stablecoin deals
South Korea’s central bank is cautious about non-banks and fintech firms issuing and handling stablecoins amid a global cryptocurrency rally, ...
Samsung Biologics signs initial deal with LigaChem Bio on ADC production
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement with LigaChem Biosciences I...
China's Miniso re-enters S.Korea
Miniso, a household goods store known as "the Chinese version of Daiso", has re-entered South Korea after three years.According to the retail indust...
Korea’s Shinsegae chairman dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Chung Yong-jin, the chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group, held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump, becoming Korea's ...
S.Korea's dawn delivery pioneer Kurly sells luxury goods to uplift profit
Kurly Inc., South Korea's dawn delivery service market pioneer, has invited a third-party online retailer to sell luxury goods on its platform to bo...
Kim Jong Un’s Message to Trump: We’re Not Interested
SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to rebuff the prospect of reviving his nuclear diplomacy with President-elect Do...
S&P upgrades SK Innovation credit rating to BBB-
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced on Friday that it upgraded SK Innovation Co.'s long-term credit rating from a ...
Blackpink’s Rose releases new song in collaboration with Bruno Mars
Girl group Blackpink's Rose released her single “APT.” in collaboration with global pop star Bruno Mars on Friday, her agency The Black ...
Alternative investment experts to gather Oct. 16-17 at ASK 2024
South Korea’s major institutional investors and global asset managers will gather at the ASK 2024 global alternative investment conference on ...
Samsung teams up with Ashley to expand SmartThings IoT service
SILICON VALLEY – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is partnering with Ashley Home Stores Ltd., the US’ largest furniture s...
CJ CheilJedang makes alternative flour with wheat bran
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. has engaged in an upcycling business by utilizing wheat bran, previously discarded as a milling byprodu...
Korean biotech Bertis to join BIO 2024 for global reach
South Korean biotech Bertis Inc. will deliver presentations at the BIO International Convention, one of the world’s largest bio and healthcare...
F&B chain operator TheBorn Korea eyes IPO in 2024
South Korea’s leading food and beverage group TheBorn Korea Inc., which operates 25 restaurant and café chains in domestic and global m...
Hyundai Mobis to unveil crab-walking car in S.Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis, the world’s sixth-largest auto parts supplier, announced on Thursday that it will participate in the 37th I...
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...
T'way Air launches new route to Beijing Daxing
T'way Air Co. announced on Friday that it will operate a new route between Incheon Airport and Beijing Daxing Airport from Mar. 25 to 30. T'way...
DGB Financial launches overseas asset management
South Korea's DGB Financial Group announced on Thursday that it opened its first overseas subsidiary Hi Asset Management Asia (HiAMA) in Singapore.H...
Trump confidant Arkansas Gov. Sanders in Seoul for trade talks
Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas governor and long-time confidant of former US President Donald Trump, has shown firm support for her form...
HD Hyundai Marine bags order to upgrade Chevron LNG tankers
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ship maintenance, retrofitting and digital solution provider under HD Hyundai Co., has won an order from Chevron C...
Krafton to introduce AI characters in PUBG
South Korea's game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. plans to introduce virtual characters using generative AI in the first-person shoote...
Hanwha to re-enter biopharma market, targeting biomaterials
South Korea’s Hanwha Group will re-enter the biopharmaceutical market to become the country’s sole producer of tris buffers, a key reage...
KOTRA to support K-startups in European expansion
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday the establishment of a South Korean pavilion at the upcoming SLUSH 2023, ...
Amorepacific's camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients get COSMOS
South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said on Thursday its camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients got COSMetic Organic and natural Standard...
SK Telecom, Mars Auto to advance self-driving large trucks
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday with the autonomous driving startup Mars Auto for cooperation in t...
Noul releases AI-based diagnostic gizmo for cervical cancer
Noul Co., a South Korean company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood and cancer diagnostic platforms, has entered the cancer di...
With Samsung’s connected gadgets, it’s ‘home, smart home’
SILICON VALLEY – When you come back home after an extended period away from it, you can’t help but express relief and happiness. It&rsqu...
LG Energy Solution eyes US market for ESS
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. is accelerating its entry into the rapidly growing US market for energy storage systems (ESS).The company on T...
KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference
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S.Korea-China ferries resume passenger transport after hiatus of 43 months
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea announced on Thursday that the passenger ferry New Grand Peace is set to embark on Friday aftern...
