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  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    Influencers wield greater marketing power in S.Korea

    Merch reliance on digital content creators for marketing is on the rise in South Korea, allowing some influencers to enjoy hands...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Corporate strategy
    CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential

    CJ Group, South Korea’s food-to-entertainment giant, is exploring business opportunities in Saudi Arabia's entertainment a...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    Korea Zinc to sell $301 mn in CPs amid management feud with MBK

    Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top zinc and lead smelter, is set to sell 400 billion won ($300.9 million) in commercial pape...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Future mobility
    Hyundai partners with Samsung to enhance connected vehicle technology

    South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has joined forces with Samsung Electronics Co. to advance connected vehicle technology u...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Batteries
    LG Energy Solution’s battery management business gains traction

    LG Energy Solution Ltd. has kicked off a battery management total solution (BMTS) business to offer automakers more advanced and...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    Chabot Mobility raises $900,000 in Series C round

    South Korea's automotive management platform startup Chabot Mobility said on Wednesday that it raised 1.2 billion won ($900,00...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    SK Shieldus, Verizon form strategic partnership

    South Korea's SK Shieldus Co. said on Wednesday that it entered a strategic partnership with the US-based telecom company Verizo...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Logistics
    Hyundai Glovis, BYD seek strategic alliance on car exports

    Hyundai Glovis Co. has inked a memorandum of understanding with China's No. 1 electric vehicle maker BYD Co. to form a strategic...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    SK Telecom, KT win at Leading Lights Awards

    SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. received the Leading Lights Awards 2024. SK Telecom and KT were named winners of Outstanding Us...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Corporate bonds
    Fed’s big rate cut spurs Korean firms to issue foreign bonds

    South Korean companies rushed to issue foreign currency bonds after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first ...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    KT to develop AI tech to filter spam messages

    South Korea's KT Corp. said on Tuesday it will work with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) to launch an artifici...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    LG Innotek develops AI for raw material inspection

    LG Innotek, a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, said on Wednesday it developed an artificial intelligence (AI) syste...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    LG Electronics launches Global Heat Pump Consortium

    LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it launched a Global Heat Pump Consortium to strengthen cooperation on heating, ventilatio...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean startups
    Asan Nanum Foundation to hold startup competition in November

    The Asan Nanum Foundation announced on Wednesday that it will hold a demo day for “The Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition&r...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean stock market
    KRX launches Korea Value-up Index featuring 100 best practice firms

    South Korea’s securities exchange operator, Korea Exchange, launched a new corporate value-up index on Tuesday, a key plan...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean stock market
    South Korea Can Go Only So Far Copying Japan’s Market Reforms

    South Korea is taking a page from Japan to boost its stock market. There are certainly some low-hanging fruits to pick, but the ...

    Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)