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  • IPOs
    Korean VC firm KTB Network aims for 2021 IPO

    KTB Network Co., a South Korean venture capital firm, will renew its plans to go public this year, after its aggressive investme...

    Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Beauty & Cosmetics
    Amorepacific, Shopee ink partnership for Southeast Asian market

    Amorepacific Corp., the South Korean beauty giant, has signed a partnership agreement with Shopee, a Singaporean e-commerce pl...

    Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Shareholder value
    Samsung to maintain BOD to stabilize organization

    Samsung Electronics Co. has decided to maintain its current board of directors in a move to stabilize the organization that has ...

    Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • IPOs
    Korean stock markets set for record-high IPOs in 2021

    Initial public offerings in South Korea are expected to top 20 trillion won ($18 billion) in value this year, the largest amount...

    Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Hydrogen economy
    Hyundai Motor, POSCO tie up in hydrogen projects

    South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and steel giant POSCO have agreed to cooperate in hydrogen-related projects and jointly ...

    Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean startups
    Shinsegae VC firm invests in ride-sharing giant Grab

    South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group's corporate venture capital (CVC) fund Signite Partners has invested in Grab Holdings ...

    Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    Korea’s Optrontec eyes growth in optical lens sales as EVs take off

    Optrontec Inc., a small South Korean manufacturer and provider of optical filters, lenses and three-dimensional sensing technolo...

    Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Retail
    Korean fried chicken brand reports all-time high earnings in 2020

    South Korea's No. 1 fried chicken brand Kyochon F&B reported all-time high earnings last year, with its franchise restaurant...

    Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)