S.Korea, France to cooperate on safe shipping through Strait of Hormuz
South Korea and France agreed on Friday to cooperate in securing safe shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which a...
Korea’s mid-tier shipbuilder Daehan to post record profits amid US-Iran war
Daehan Shipbuilding Co., a South Korean mid-tier shipyard, is expected to post record profits this year, fueled by its focus on oil tankers, amid th...
Hyundai’s new strategy for high-end EVs: Making ultra-high-nickel batteries in-house
While preparing to mass-produce lower-cost batteries for relatively cheap EV models, Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, is also...
Samsung, SK Hynix shares drop as high chip prices stoke end-demand doubts
Shares in Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. fell for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, with sustained foreign selling reinforcing inve...
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union’s assets reach $56.6 bn as profit hits record high
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korea's teachers and employees, has reported a sharp rise in assets and ...
Iran war poses hard question for Korea: Why little progress in decades-old diversification from Middle Eastern oil?
South Korea’s long-standing reliance on Middle Eastern crude is once again under the spotlight, as geopolitical tensions expose structural con...
Smaller, but high-priced OLEDs, LG Display’s new growth engine
South Korea’s LG Display Co. is regaining its footing by concentrating on high-value, smaller organic light-emitting diode (OLED) products whi...
South Korea’s births rebound to 7-year high in January, but doubts persist
South Korea, long synonymous with the world’s lowest birth rate and one of the fastest-aging populations, saw its highest monthly births in se...
Samsung Electronics' labor unions vote to strike, call for bonus cap removal
Samsung Electronics Co.'s labor unions have moved closer to a general strike planned for May, after their three-month negotiations with management f...
S.Korea to bring 6 nuclear reactors back online ahead of schedule amid Middle East jitters
South Korea plans to restart six nuclear reactors earlier than scheduled as authorities are gearing up for potential energy shortages triggered by t...
No career ambition, no ego: AI plays devil's advocate at Audax Private Equity
Generative AI is challenging traditional investment theses, acting as a devil's advocate to sharpen decision-making, particularly when it comes to a...
Korea Inc. braces for shareholder activism surge after Commercial Act overhaul
South Korean corporations are expected to face an unprecedented surge in shareholder activism during this year’s annual meeting season, after ...
Korean firms face wave of direct bargaining demands from subcontractors under new labor law
South Korean companies are facing a broad push for direct bargaining from subcontractors under new legislation that expands union rights, with deman...
South Korea to import 6 million barrels of UAE crude to curb fuel price surge
South Korea will import more than 6 million barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates as part of an emergency effort to stabilize domestic ...
LG Energy Solution picks L&F over parent LG Chem for Tesla battery cathodes
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has chosen L&F Co. as the primary supplier of cathode materials for batteries used in Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicl...
Blackpink's DEADLINE sells 1.46 million copies on day of release, sets new K-pop girl group record
After more than three years of waiting, Blackpink fans around the world responded in the only way they know how — in record-breaking numbers.B...
Seoul gives conditional nod to Google’s high-resolution map exports
South Korea on Friday approved Google’s request to export high-resolution digital map data under strict security conditions, ending nearly two...
Hanmi challenges Wegovy; Samsung accelerates AI drug drive
South Korea’s pharmaceutical sector is mounting a more aggressive push into blockbuster obesity drugs and next-generation biologics, with Hanm...
Short-selling war chest swells to record high as Kospi hits 6,000
South Korea’s stock lending balance, often viewed as dry powder for short sellers, has climbed to a record high as the benchmark Kospi index b...
SK Hynix emerges as ‘emperor stock’ as Samsung hits new highs; Kospi edges closer to 6,000
South Korean equities shrugged off a sharp Wall Street sell-off to scale fresh heights on Tuesday, as heavy institutional buying propelled the bench...
Korean retail investors pile into triple-leveraged ETFs for outsized gains as US stocks stall
South Korea’s retail investors, known as the Ants, are shifting toward aggressive, high-risk strategies, pouring money into triple-leveraged e...
Samsung begins world’s first HBM4 shipments; shares soar to record high
Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has begun commercial shipments of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM4, becoming the first suppl...
Korea’s tighter delisting rules to put 220 Kosdaq penny stocks at risk; Kospi hits record-high 5,522
South Korea’s financial authorities have unveiled sweeping reforms to delisting rules that could see as many as 220 companies removed from the...
MBK-Young Poong alliance calls for sweeping governance overhaul at Korea Zinc in shareholder proposal
MBK Partners Ltd. and Young Poong Corp., the largest shareholders in Korea Zinc Inc., have submitted a wide-ranging shareholder proposal aimed at ov...
Korea's regulatory wave drives record 2025 revenue for law firms as rankings shift
South Korea’s largest law firms defied the economic headwinds in 2025 as tighter regulations over labor, antitrust and data protection became ...
UK activist Palliser calls on LG Chem to remedy valuation gap, governance
UK-based activist investor Palliser Capital Ltd. has submitted shareholder proposals ahead of South Korean chemical giant LG Chem Ltd.'s annual gene...
Korean stocks ‘unbelievably cheap,’ say China’s super-rich as investment rush builds
A group of ultra-wealthy investors from Hong Kong and mainland China has travelled to Seoul in a rare collective visit, looking for opportunities in...
Korea’s big 4 financial groups post record $12.3 bn profit as fees surge
South Korea’s four largest financial holding companies reported a combined nearly 18 trillion won ($12.6 billion) in net profit last year, ext...
Flashlight Capital cuts KT&G stake after 3-year activist campaign
Flashlight Capital Partners Pet. (FCP), a Singapore-based activist fund, has recently sold more than half of its 0.5% stake in KT&G Corp., locki...
Samsung to ramp up HBM4 DRAM output capacity by 70% to meet rising Nvidia, AMD demand
Samsung Electronics Co. plans on a sweeping expansion of its next-generation DRAM production lines, increasing capacity for advanced memory used in ...
