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  • Private equity
    IMM PE puts South Korea’s top travel agency Hanatour up for sale

    IMM Private Equity Inc., a Seoul-based private equity firm, is selling its controlling stake in Hanatour Service Inc., South Kor...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    SK Networks prepares to put SK Rent-a-Car on market

    SK Networks Co. is preparing to put SK Rent-a-Car Co. on the market in a deal worth an estimated 600 billion won ($448 million) ...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Fashion
    Licensed casual apparel brands' luster fades in Korea

    The fad for licensed casual fashion brands appears to be cooling in South Korea, where American sports clubs, broadcasting netwo...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Bio & Pharma
    Global quest to find modern elixirs enters new chapter

    NEW YORK/ BOSTON – Longevity has long been the dream of humankind. China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang was obsessed ...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Sovereign bonds
    Euroclear to trade S.Korean treasuries via omnibus account from June

    The National Tax Service (NTS) of South Korea said on Tuesday that Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A., two major ...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    Kia taps ex-BMW, Mercedes-Benz designers for China, Europe

    Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, has appointed former designers of German luxury carmakers BMW AG and Mercedes-Be...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean startups
    Asan Nanum Foundation invites innovators to startup pitch

    The Asan Nanum Foundation, a nonprofit foundation set up in 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hyundai founder Chung Ju...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    Wrtn opens free AI search service

    South Korea's advanced tech startup Wrtn Technologies, a major player in generative artificial intelligence (AI), opened its fre...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Batteries
    SM Bexel to localize military drone battery packs

    SM Bexel Co., the battery manufacturing affiliate of South Korea's SM Group, announced on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Batteries
    Solus Advanced Materials poised to lead EV copper foil market: CEO

    Solus Advanced Materials Co. is not a household name among ordinary electric vehicle drivers. But the South Korean company is ...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Artificial intelligence
    LG CNS to lead digital transformation at FPT in Vietnam

    LG CNS Co., an information technology service company under South Korean conglomerate LG Group, will lead the digital transforma...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Bio & Pharma
    Medytox to supply $73 mn botulinum toxin to Brazilian firm

    South Korea's biopharmaceutical firm Medytox Inc. announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract with Brazilian pharmaceutical c...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Machinery
    Hanwha Ocean develops VR-based special vehicle simulator

    South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Tuesday that it has developed the world's ...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electric vehicles
    Hyundai boosts Genesis with enhanced performance, luxury

    NEW YORK -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to boost its premium brand Genesis with performance mod...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Logistics
    CJ Logistics introduces LoIS Parcel system

    South Korea's CJ Logistics announced on Tuesday that it completed the nationwide implementation of its next-generation parcel ...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Shareholder activism
    Shareholder activism in Korea swells 9 times since 2019

    The number of South Korean firms targeted by activist funds has risen by nearly nine times over the past five years, the largest...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean games
    Netmarble Arthdal Chronicles pre-registration surpasses 1 mn

    South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. said on Tuesday that the pre-registration of its upcoming massively multiplayer on...

    Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)