Nexon Games shares rally on Tencent’s possible Nexon acquisition
Shares of Nexon Games Co., the game-developing studio under Nexon Co., surged on Friday morning after Bloomberg reported on Chinese IT giant Tencent...
K-Beauty defies seasonal slump with record $980 mn in April exports
The global appetite for Korean beauty products shows no sign of slowing, with their exports in April surging 20% year on year to a record high, ev...
Korea’s IGIS Asset puts top Seoul tourist area hotel on market
IGIS Asset Management Co., one of Asia's largest real estate investment firms, is set to sell a four-star hotel in Myeong-dong, a popular spot for f...
Korea, US to expand cooperation in shipbuilding sector
WASHINGTON -- South Korea and the US plan to set up a working group to expand their cooperation in the shipbuilding industry from warships to commer...
Hyundai Motor sets up AI research arm CoMo China
Hyundai Motor Co. in December established CoMo China in Shanghai to spearhead artificial intelligence research and development in its push for softw...
Korean financial holding firms log record-high profits in 2024
South Korea’s top four financial holding firms are estimated to have posted their highest-ever profits in 2024, driven by hefty interest incom...
Korean exports snap 15 months of gains in Jan despite higher chip sales
South Korea’s exports dropped in January on-year for the first time in 16 months due to more holiday days in the month, although overseas sale...
Regulator denies reporting MBK to prosecutors over Korea Zinc
A senior Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) official on Thursday denied a report that the regulatory body has referred MBK Partners and Young Poong...
Korea Zinc chair reported to prosecutors over rights issue
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has reported Korea Zinc Inc.'s Chairman Choi Yun-birm and its board of directors to prosecut...
LIG Nex1, Electroninks to team up for component materials
South Korea's LIG Nex1 Co. said Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-based Electroninks Inc. to research and develop ne...
President of Latvia visits S.Korea's Daan Cancer Lab
Daan Cancer Laboratory under Severance Hospital said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Latvian government to streng...
US warehouse giant Costco outperforms peers in S.Korea
Membership fees couldn't keep cost-conscious South Korean consumers from rushing to Costco stores to buy big-box items at lower prices, leading the ...
KB Financial first in Korean banking to achieve ISO human capital standard
South Korea’s KB Financial Group said on Tuesday that it had obtained ISO 30414 certification, becoming the first in the domestic financial se...
Nvidia asks SK Hynix to bring forward HBM4 supply by 6 months
Nvidia Corp.’s Chief Executive Jensen Huang has asked SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to supply 12-layer HBM4 chips, the most advanced AI chips...
PharmaResearch hosts 5th global symposium on 'Rejuran'
PharmaResearch Co. announced that it successfully held the 5th PharmaResearch Global Symposium (PGS) at the Lakai Sandpine Resort on Oct. ...
Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials
Mediaiplus Inc., South Korea’s only provider of data analytics and contract research organization (CRO) matching services for clinical trials,...
Cosmax, Fudan Univ. to team up for microbiome research
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), said on Friday it signed a memorandum of understand...
SK Hynix chief says no delay in 12-layer HBM3E supply as demand soars
Kwak Noh-jung, chief executive of SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has said there will be no delay in the company&r...
Hyundai, SNU, POSTECH, KIST build joint robotics lab
Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that it established a joint robotics research lab in collaboration with South Korea's top research institution...
Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics, Toyota team up for humanoid robots
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s No. 3 and No. 1 automakers, respectively, are teaming ...
Galaxy S24 Ultra named best cellphone in US by consumer magazine
Samsung Electronics Co. 's Galaxy S24 Ultra was ranked as the best-performing smartphone in the US, surpassing Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max in a ...
Cosmax China to build new headquarters in Shanghai
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), will build a new headquarters in Shanghai's Xinzhuang Indus...
Hyundai Motor Group expands R&D partnership with Singapore
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, has expanded its research partnership with Singapore into energy, artificial intelli...
KIS hosts 2024 Stifel Research Forum in Seoul
Korea Investment & Securities announced on Tuesday that it hosted analysts from Stifel Financial Corp. at its headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, fo...
S.Korea’s exports stand firm thanks to record chip sales
South Korea’s exports extended their growth streak for the 12th straight month in September mainly driven by record-high semiconductor shipmen...
Hyundai Motor, Kia to boost partnership with RISD
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Friday they strengthened their partnership with the renowned US art school, Rhode Island School of Design (R...
Samsung develops health software development kit
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday introduced the Samsung Health Software Development Kit (SDK) Suite, aimed at helping developers and researchers ...
LG Electronics launches Global Heat Pump Consortium
LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it launched a Global Heat Pump Consortium to strengthen cooperation on heating, ventilation, and air condition...
After 37 years of use, Kim returns trusty microwave to Samsung with love
For 37 years, a simple microwave made by Samsung Electronics Co. sat in the kitchen of Kim Kyu-won, providing much more than convenience.It was ther...
LG Group publishes 2023 ESG Report
LG Group announced on Thursday that it has published the "2023 ESG Report," detailing its sustainability management achievements in 2023 and its fut...
