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EconomySouth Korea climbs to 20th on IMD national competitiveness list
South Korea’s national competitiveness ranking climbed eight notches to its highest-ever 20th thanks to a leap in the coun...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & ManagementCatering firm Ourhome taps founding family’s eldest daughter as CEO
The eldest daughter of catering service provider Ourhome Ltd.’s founding family, Koo Mi-hyun, was on Tuesday appointed chi...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economyHyundai Motor eyes hydrogen value chain leadership
Hyundai Motor Group will expand its cooperation with global companies to boost its presence in the hydrogen value chain from pro...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean gamesNetmarble's new RPG 'Solo Leveling' logs $70 mn sales in 1st month
South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. is enjoying growing sales of its new action role-playing game (RPG) “Solo Leve...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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EnergyTaihan Cable wins $94 mn power grid project in US
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Tuesday that it has consecutively won three power grid projects in th...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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EconomyKorea’s food prices highest among OECD nations; utility bills at bottom
South Korea’s food prices were found to be the highest among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OE...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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North KoreaNorth Korea Sent Excrement Balloons. South Korea’s Response: Blasting BTS Hits.
SEOUL—After enduring days of balloon bombardment from the Kim Jong Un regime, South Korea countered with an ai...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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InsuranceKyobo Life gets Moody's A1 credit rating for 10 consecutive years
South Korea's Kyobo Life Insurance Co. announced on Tuesday that it has received an A1 (stable) insurance financial strength rat...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & CosmeticsKolmar Korea develops AI tech for diagnosing alopecia
Kolmar Korea, a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, announced on Tuesday that it developed artificial inte...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debtValue in the middle market: Smaller size means greater potential
Middle market direct lending can mean different things to different lenders and investors. Many, if not most, would agree that c...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOsSpaceflight venture Innospace eyes July Kosdaq IPO
South Korean spaceflight startup Innospace, which fired the country’s first private launch vehicle last year, aims to list...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & LeisureJeju casinos, hotels bask in return of Chinese tourists; luxury shops fall
Following the pandemic, hotels and casinos are enjoying a renewed tourist boom with Chinese tourists returning to South Korea, p...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & PharmaNoul, CDC to start Malaria diagnosis project in Kenya
South Korea's Noul Co., an in-vitro diagnostics maker and artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood and cancer diagnostic platf...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startupsUniqconn raises $7 mn in Series A round
South Korea's system semiconductor startup Uniqconn announced on Tuesday that it attracted 10 billion won ($7.24 million) in S...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuringSK Networks to split off SpeedMate, trade division
South Korea's SK Networks Co. plans to split off its auto management division SpeedMate and its trading unit.The board of direct...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)