mandatory ESG reporting

A Singaporean private equity firm has proposed a number of measures to KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, including a sp...

Members of K-pop boy band BTS will fulfill South Korea’s national military duty, starting with its oldest member Jin, their agency HYBE Co. an...

US chip toolmaker KLA Corp. will cease offering some supplies and services from Wednesday to China-based customers including SK Hynix Inc., the worl...

South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG is rapidly embracing environmental, social and governance standards as key criteria in evaluating...

Executives and major shareholders of South Korea’s listed companies will be obligated to disclose their share transaction plans at least 30 da...

SK Innovation Co. published its 2022 Net Zero Special Report on the company website on Wednesday, detailing its plan of action for Scope 3 carbon em...

The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, has committed capital to Blackstone Credit’s Sustainable Resources Platform to enhance the ...

Gourmet food delivery platform Kurly and Golfzon County have won preliminary approval for their initial public offerings set for this year.The Korea...

The Carlyle Group, a US private equity giant, has joined hands with South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group to buy Medit Corp., the worl...

Naver Corp., South Korea’s largest online portal, on Friday reported its largest-ever quarterly revenue, led by webtoon and fintech services, ...

The majority of South Korea’s small and medium-sized exporters are concerned about a possible cancellation of orders or difficulty in winning ...

LG Uplus Corp. announced it will recycle 100% of industrial waste from its plants by 2025.The mobile network arm of LG Corp. published a report titl...

South Korean corporates’ price-earnings ratios are affected by their environmental, social and governance (ESG) management, experts said at an...

LS Cable & System Ltd. is slated to begin recycling wooden cable drums as part of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) management effo...

NCSOFT Corp., a leading South Korean game developer, has published its second annual sustainability report using a playbook map concept. The re...

South Korea’s big companies are rapidly embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards by launching a dedicated ESG team to me...

The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC), a South Korean community bank managing 70 trillion won ($55.1 billion) in assets, is ...

Eight years ago today, the late Samsung Group leader Lee Kun-hee collapsed at his home following a heart attack, a harbinger of doom six years later...

IonQ Inc., a US-listed quantum computing firm, has become a new target of short selling-focused Scorpion Capital, taking a hit from the US hedge fun...

Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s top carrier, reported a record quarterly operating profit on the strong cargo business while its smaller d...

SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top refiner, enjoyed the record quarterly earnings on strong crude prices and margins, joining the list of do...

Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 21 that its insurance arm will select a maximum of two asset managers for...

Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a 20-year governance veteran for its much-awaited corporate governance restructuring, according to those familia...

Environmental initiatives such as RE100 and high Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards are not just for conglomerates anymore, accor...

WeMade Co., a pioneer in South Korea's play-to-earn (P2E) game industry, revised its 2021 operating profit downward by 70% after excluding 220 billi...

South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. and US top automaker General Motors Co. decided to build a battery material plant in Canada.POSCO Chemical an...

South Korean battery maker SK On Co. has narrowed bidders for its shares worth up to $3.3 billion to four candidates -- BlackRock, The Carlyle Group...

South Korea’s tech giant Kakao Corp. reported 4Q revenue of 1.78 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in 2021, a 45% jump on-year. The figure is slight...

Kia Corp. is the top-ranked automaker in J.D. Power’s 2022 US Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) ahead of General Motor Co.’s Buick as we...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been solidifying their position in the investment market of Korea for the past years. Individual investors in Sout...