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Mergers & AcquisitionsForeign PE firms on hunt for Korea Inc. with strong dollar
Foreign private equity firms have taken advantage of the strong dollar to dominate corporate acquisition deals in South Korea, a...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomPOSCO International, Netherlands’ Hardt sign deal on hyperloop project
POSCO International Corp., the general trading arm of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Tuesday it is...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EconomyKorea’s 1st export decline in 2 years dims BOK’s big-step rate hike outlook
South Korea’s exports fell for the first time in two years in October, posting a trade deficit for seven months in a row &...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsKorea's Meritz Group likely to sell off its asset management arm
South Korea’s Meritz Financial Group Inc. is poised to sell off its subsidiary Meritz Asset Management Co., The Korea Econ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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RetailLotte Shopping joins hands with UK's Ocado to build online grocery store
Lotte Shopping Co. will join forces with the Hertfordshire, England-based Ocado Group, which licenses grocery fulfillment techno...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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PerspectivesKorea should open retail electricity market for renewables
South Korea on Oct. 26 officially launched the carbon neutrality commission based on laws for green growth, which took effect la...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligenceMachine vision technology for faster and more accurate detection of flaws
iCore is a component and module maker in the machine vision industry. It develops technology and manufactures products for imaging...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESGKorea's SK Chemicals to make chemically recycled food containers
South Korea's SK Chemicals on Tuesday said it has joined forces with Poolinglim P&P to make the nation's first food containe...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & PharmaNo more ineffective drugs due to resistance
L-Base is a pharmaceutical startup specializing in developing drugs for those who become resistant to existing cancer treatments. ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & PharmaMaking the safest bio-based personal care material
BJ Biochem Inc. is a startup that develops various differentiated materials in the preservatives, disinfectants and surface acti...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomLG CNS hires new employees based on computer coding skills
LG CNS Co., the information technology service arm of LG Group, is hiring new employees based on computer coding skills regardle...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startupsH Robotics enters the UAE market with rehabilitation robot Rebless
South Korean startup H Robotics will enter the Middle East with the rehabilitation robot Rebless, an FDA-registered robotic ther...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobilityWhat is a smart city? Hyundai Motor Group has a few ideas
Hyundai Motor Group on Monday released the results of its research project for smart cities in an online exhibition.In collabora...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activismGame publisher Com2uS buys $47 mn worth of SM Entertainment shares
South Korean mobile and online game developer and publisher Com2uS Corp. acquired a whopping 67 billion won ($47 million) worth ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activismKorea's underwear giant BYC asked to open accounting books
Insider trading without due process.This is what South Korea's Truston Asset Management, the No. 2 stakeholder of underwear gian...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EarningsMeritz Securities posts positive third-quarter earnings surprise
Meritz Securities saw net profit rise 14% in the third quarter in stark contrast to other brokerages suffering from earning shoc...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)