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Korean startupsS.Korea’s luxury e-commerce startups poised to become unicorns
South Korea’s e-commerce startups are enjoying massive hikes in their valuations on the back of robust online spending by ...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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AirlinesKorean Air’s stock lags US peers' on slow demand recovery
Korean Air Lines Co.’s stock is underperforming those of its US rivals on concerns that South Korea’s top carrier is...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehiclesIONIQ 5 emerges as EV game changer with industry accolades
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover has been named the World Car of the Year following a se...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsSK Networks on hunt for one billion-dollar M&A target
South Korea's SK Networks Co. is looking for an acquisition worth over 1 trillion won ($816 million) to accelerate its shift awa...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fundsKorea Post to hire two GPs for global infrastructure debt
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 14 that its insurance arm will select two asset...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligenceNCSOFT unveils AI dataset to rival hyperscale language models
NCSOFT Corp. unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) conversation dataset it developed with Korea University’s research...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bankBOK unexpectedly hikes interest rate as inflation accelerates
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its policy interest rate in a surprise move as accelerating inflation is fea...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock marketAuto shares bounce back with foreigners' net buying
South Korean auto shares are showing some signs of a rebound after a long downtrend since the second half of last year. Foreig...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsLS Group may raise stake in LS-Nikko Copper to 90%
South Korea's LS Group is considering buying an additional stake in LS-Nikko Copper Inc. to boost its stake in the world’s...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EntertainmentKakao Entertainment sets up content ecosystem with M&As
Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messenger app operator, has established its own content ecos...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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MetaverseSK Telecom steps up metaverse push with Morph Interactive purchase
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has made an equity investment in Morph Interactive Co., a local three-di...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)