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  • Corporate strategy
    SK seeks sale of specialty gas unit for around $3 bn

    SK Group, the second-largest conglomerate in South Korea, is considering selling global leading specialty gas producer SK Specia...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Foreign exchange
    Korean won at 5-mth high; BOK may not lower interest rate

    The South Korean won on Monday touched a five-month high as the central bank may not immediately cut its policy interest rate du...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Beauty & Cosmetics
    Fashion ODM Pond Group buys K-beauty retailer Most

    Pond Group, a South Korean original design manufacturing (ODM) clothing company, said on Monday it has acquired Most Inc., a dom...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean chipmakers
    Samsung to unveil industry’s highest-capacity eSSD in November

    Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to unveil the industry’s highest-capacity enter...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Bio & Pharma
    CHA Healthcare incorporates Singapore's SMG as subsidiary

    South Korea's CHA Healthcare Co., CHA Biotech's overseas medical business affiliate incorporated Singapore's SMG as a subsidiary...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Aerospace & Defense
    TelePIX launches AI processor for satellites

    The South Korean satellite startup TelePIX announced on Monday that it sent its high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) pr...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean games
    Com2us BTS Cooking On surpasses 1 mn global downloads

    South Korea's Com2uS Corp. announced on Monday that its new cooking simulation game, "BTS Cooking On: TinyTAN Restaurant," reach...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Pension funds
    CPPIB global private equity head Suyi Kim to leave

    Suyi Kim, global private equity head at Canada Pension Plan Investments Board (CPPIB), is set to leave the world’s seventh...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Beauty & Cosmetics
    Cosmax NBT gets more FAPAS certification

    Cosmax NBT, Inc., a health supplement original development manufacturing (ODM) affiliate of South Korea's Cosmax Group, announce...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Travel & Leisure
    S. Korea’s foreigner-only casinos suffer poor profit

    Foreigner-only casino operators in South Korea reported weaker-than-expected operating profit in the second quarter as prolific ...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Shipping & Shipbuilding
    Tighter emissions rules boost HD Hyundai Marine margin

    HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ship parts manufacturing and after-sales service company, has reported the highest-ever operat...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Economy
    Vietnamese lead influx of foreign workers with Korean dream

    On Aug. 31, 2004, 92 Filipinos, wearing T-shirts and white caps, entered Incheon International Airport determined to make money ...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Companies
    Hyundai AutoEver wins $66 mn public safety contract in Angola

    Hyundai AutoEver Corp., a software subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, secured consecutive contracts to build public safety syste...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Banking & Finance
    Shinhan Financial opens new headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City

    South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group opened a new headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Shinhan Financial held an inaugur...

    Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)