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  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    Samsung’s new foldables: Game changer in smartphones

    Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced new additions to its high-end line of Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip phones, in hopes t...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Real estate
    Seoul property prices rise at world's fastest rate

    The commercial real estate market in Seoul saw the fastest rate of price growth among all the gateway cities in the world over t...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • IPOs
    LG Energy Solution to speed up IPO process for October listing

    LG Energy Solution Ltd. aims to accelerate the process for South Korea’s largest-ever initial public offering that is expe...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    S.Korean telcos accelerate diversification amid strong Q2

    South Korea’s two largest telecom companies, SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp., have both delivered strong second-quarter result...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Venture capital
    Korea's top VC says NFTs to emerge as promising investments

    Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are poised to emerge as promising investments in the era of digital transformation once the global pan...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • M&As
    Mubadala joins GS-led group to buy Korean botox maker

    Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Co. joined a consortium led by South Korean GS Group to acquire the cou...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Shipping & Shipbuilding
    Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels

    Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is making big steps forward to transform itself as a platform business in the global shipbuilding...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Retail
    Shinsegae to invest about $900 mn in department stores

    South Korea's retail giant Shinsegae Group will invest 1 trillion won ($866 million) in local department stores this year to r...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • E-commerce
    Diet boom drives Foodnamoo to 52-week high

    South Korea-based Foodnamoo Inc., the operator of diet product platform Rankingdak.com, has hit a new 52-week high as its share ...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Fraud scandals
    Samsung shares struggle as big strategic decisions still await Lee

    Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. have been trapped in a boxed range since the start of the year, dashing retail investors&rsquo...

    Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)