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Korean chipmakersS.Korea edges closer to joining US-led chip alliance
August could mark a turning point for South Korea’s semiconductor industry.The country has been keeping tight-lipped on wh...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EconomyKorea inflation hits highest point since 1998 crisis, BOK to hike rates
South Korea’s inflation accelerated further last month to its highest point since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, addi...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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RetailKorea’s GS Retail fined $18.7 million over unfair dealings with contractors
South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday slapped GS Retail Co., a GS Group unit that operates the country’s seco...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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AutomobilesHyundai Motor Co. to ship 27 hydrogen Xcient trucks to 7 firms in Germany
Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to ship 27 of its Xcient Fuel Cell hydrogen trucks to seven German companies by the year’s end...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOsKorea’s top beauty chain CJ Olive Young puts IPO on hold
CJ Olive Young, South Korea’s top beauty store chain, has suspended its process to seek a stock market listing, becoming t...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-popSeoul leans toward alternative military service for BTS
South Korea is leaning toward allowing the K-pop boy band BTS to fulfill alternative service instead of active military duty, th...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & BeverageSamyang Foods' Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sales surpass 4 bn
Samyang Foods Co. announced Monday it has sold more than 4 billion packets of its uber-popular Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or buld...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EconomyKorea’s minimum wage to exceed Japan’s due to forex
TOKYO – South Korea’s minimum wage per hour is poised to exceed Japan’s for the first time as early as this Oc...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EarningsSouth Korea’s top general trading giants embrace rising raw materials costs
Back in the 1970s and 80s, general trading companies were the vanguards of South Korea’s exports. Daewoo Internationa...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutralitySolar cells & modules, Hyundai Heavy’s hidden growth fuel
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, the world’s top shipbuilder, secured another future growth engine from its solar cells and...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutralityHyundai Oilbank, Lotte Confectionery tie up for biodiesel business
Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, and food maker Lotte Confectionery Co. have forged a strateg...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)