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Corporate strategyWeaker won offers no leg up for Korean exporters
The steeper-than-expected decline in the won’s value is posing a grave threat to South Korean companies already struggling...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuringHanwha Solutions seeks spinoffs of Galleria, advanced materials divisions
Hanwha Solutions Corp., the energy and petrochemical arm of the Hanwha Group, is revving up for wide-ranging corporate restructu...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsKorea's SBW Group eyes bid for textile giant Lycra
South Korean fashion business operator SBW Group is joining the race to acquire global leading textile firm The Lycra Company, i...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchangeKorea FX authorities, NPS agree on currency swap; won flat
South Korea’s foreign exchange authorities and the state-run National Pension Service (NPS) agreed to open a currency swap...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutralitySK Innovation tech turns 98% of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide
The Institute of Technology Innovation operated by SK Innovation Co. announced on Friday that it has developed electrochemical c...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ConstructionDoosan Enerbility wins $383 mn power plant deal from Saudi Arabia
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Friday it has won a 540 billion won ($383 million) contrac...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & DefenseETRI bolsters semiconductor technologies for use in aerospace defense
Daejeon-based Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is poised to further the development of semiconductor...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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MarketsGaonchips rally on market talk of Samsung's investment in ARM
Shares in South Korea’s semiconductor chip design house Gaonchips Co. extended their rally for a second day on Friday on g...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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BatteriesLG Energy in cobalt, lithium deals with three Canadian suppliers
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday it has signed battery materials supply deals with three Canadian mine...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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BatteriesSK's Chey, Zambian president discuss EV battery material deal
South Korea’s SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has met with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to discuss potential minera...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & PoliticsJapan and South Korea leaders meet one-on-one for first time since 2019
The leaders of Japan and South Korea held their first bilateral meeting in nearly three years, another step toward recovery for fr...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomKorea to raise tax credits on OTT content for future growth
Studio Dragon Corp., South Korea’s leading drama production house, spent 26 billion won ($18.5 million) on Vincenzo, aired...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & ManagementKorea's Hyundai Mobis CEO Cho elected ISO president
South Korean auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co.’s CEO Cho Sung-hwan has been elected as the next president of the Internat...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ConstructionBosung attracts $2 bn investment from TGK for Korea's largest data center
South Korea’s Bosung Group has attracted $2 billion from TGK Inc., a US infrastructure company, for its planned constructi...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)