South Korean biotech firms poised for gains from US BIOSECURE Act

Expectations are growing that South Korean biotechnology companies, particularly drug contract manufacturers, will see increased orders as a sweepin...

Hanwha picks H&Q as preferred buyer of Five Guys' Korean business

Hanwha Group has named Seoul-based H&Q Equity Partners as the preferred buyer of Five Guys’ Korean operations, just over two years after l...

BTS’ Anpanman rises to top of Billboard chart 7 years after release

Few would have expected a B-side released in 2018 to resurface at the top of a Billboard chart in late 2025. Yet BTS’ Anpanman, long familiar ...

Economic volatility offers opportunity for US alternative property investments: Kayne Anderson CEO

Global economic uncertainty is providing an opportunity for investments in US alternative real estate, including outpatient medical office and senio...

LG Energy's $6.5 bn EV battery supply deal with Ford terminated

LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday that its long-term electric vehicle battery supply agreement with Ford Motor has been terminated following...

Korea Zinc offers preferential terms to US with option to buy up to 34.5% in $7 bn smelter

Korea Zinc Inc. has agreed to grant the US government an option to acquire up to a 34.5% stake in a minerals smelter it plans to build in Tennessee,...

Returns of BTS, BigBang, EXO put K-pop stocks back in play

South Korean entertainment stocks are moving back into the spotlight as expectations build for the return of top boy bands led by BTS and renewed op...

Waste management firm Ecorbit in talks to buy landfill operator Keco

Ecorbit Co., South Korea’s largest waste management company, is in talks to acquire landfill operator Keco Co. in a bolt-on deal, following it...

No Other Choice and KPop Demon Hunters step closer to the Oscars with shortlist recognition

As the US awards season gathers pace, two Korean films have quietly edged closer to the Oscars.Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice and Netflix&...

Doosan named preferred bidder for SK Siltron, world's No. 3 chip wafer supplier

Doosan Group has moved a step closer to acquiring SK Siltron Co., the world’s third-largest semiconductor wafer maker, after the engineering-t...

South Korean won weakens past 1,480 per dollar, lowest in 8 months

South Korea’s won weakened past the 1,480 per dollar in intraday trade on Wednesday, reaching its weakest point in about eight months as forei...

Samsung foundry poised to win Intel’s 8 nm chip order

Samsung Electronics Co. is nearing a deal to manufacture 8-nanometer chips for Intel Corp., a move that would add another marquee customer to its fo...

STIC Investment to acquire laundry franchise giant Cleantopia for about $480 mn

STIC Investment, a South Korea–based private equity firm, is set to acquire Cleantopia, the country’s largest laundry franchise operator...

KT turns to lifer Park Yoon-young for CEO role

KT Corp. has named longtime insider Park Yoon-young as its next chief executive officer candidate, opting for continuity as South Korea’s No. ...

South Korea’s year-end IPO market defies seasonal lull

South Korea’s initial public offering market, typically subdued at the end of the year, is showing unusual exuberance as newly listed companie...

Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital poised to acquire Koentec for $500 mn

Hong Kong-based private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has emerged as the preferred bidder for Koentec Co., a South Korean industrial waste incine...

SK weighs Ulsan cracker shutdown as S.Korea’s petrochemical shakeout deepens

South Korea’s drive to restructure its petrochemical industry is entering a pivotal phase as SK Geo Centric Co. is leaning toward shutting a n...

Hanwha heirs reshape ownership as group moves closer to succession, IPO

Two of the three sons of Kim Seung-youn, the chairman of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, are selling significant stakes in Hanwha Energy Corp., a ...

Kakao Mobility’s 40% stake up for sale again; Hyundai, Delivery Hero tapped as buyers

A 40% stake in Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s most popular taxi-hailing app operator, is up for sale again, with Hyundai Motor Group and ...

S.Korea, UK strike upgraded trade deal, expanding market access on both sides

South Korea and the UK have agreed to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement, a move Seoul expects will unlock fresh export momentum in automo...

GEPS seeks brokerage firms for global equities, bonds trading in H1, 2026

South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is seeking brokerage firms to handle overseas asset trading for the first half of 20...

NPS extends strategic currency hedging to end-2026, adds flexibility to stabilize won

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and largest institutional investor, has decided to extend its strateg...

Seoul weighs Kosdaq split from Kospi to invigorate lagging junior market

South Korean policymakers are weighing a far-reaching reform of the country’s stock market structure that would separate the Kosdaq from its l...

Korea Zinc plans $6.8 bn US smelter with Washington’s equity stake; Young Poong, MBK oppose plan

Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest non-ferrous metals smelter, is planning to build a 10 trillion won ($6.8 billion) smelting complex in the...

Tribunal procedural flaws led to Korea’s annulment win vs Lone Star: Arnold & Porter

South Korea’s rare victory against Lone Star in annulling an investor-state arbitration award turned on procedural flaws that lawyers argued d...

S.Korea’s steel exports set to slide to 5-year low as Chinese supply floods markets

South Korea’s steel industry is heading toward its weakest export performance in five years, as a prolonged global construction slump collides...

SK seeks to sell AI data center stake for up to $1.4 bn with KKR interested

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, is seeking to sell up to a 49% stake in an artificial intelligence data center it is buil...

Lotte buys land beneath Lotte New York Palace building for $490 mn

Lotte Hotels & Resorts, a South Korean luxury hotel chain, said on Monday that it had completed the purchase of the land beneath the Lotte New Y...

SK On to build LFP battery plant in Korea for ESS output, targeting $13.5 billion govt projects

SK On Co., a major South Korean battery maker, has decided to build the country’s largest domestic production line for lithium iron phosphate ...

Korea’s petrochemical shakeout accelerates as YNCC moves to shut plant

South Korea’s long-stalled effort to restructure its petrochemical industry is set to gain fresh momentum as Yeochun NCC (YNCC) shareholders h...