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South Korean companies are embracing the x-to-earn (X2E) business model, by which users earn rewards by playing online games and accomplishing other...

South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. has signed a long-term battery materials supply deal with General Motors Co. to support the U...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...

IMM Investment Co. and STIC Investments Co., the two most active South Korean private equity firms in 2021 fundraising, made bets on a dividend-focu...

Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, and Seoul National University (SNU) jointly launched an extended reality (XR) research center in So...

Hyundai Motor Group and the group’s social contribution foundation will create a domestic startup fund to invest a total of 100 billion won ($...

SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, created 18.4 trillion won ($14.5 billion) in social value in 2021, up 60% from the year pr...

SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is investing $110 million for a 10% stake in Summit Carbon Solutions ...

South Korea’s cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. on Thursday posted disappointing first-quarter sales and operating profit as revenue from Chi...

FutureChem Co., a South Korean radiopharmaceutical company, is seeking the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval for clinical tests of it...

Naver Corp. vows to attract 1 billion users around the world and generate 15 trillion won ($12.2 billion) in five years. Only FAANG companies...

Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, will undergo corporate restructuring with Dongwon Industries Co. emer...

Cosmetics and beauty shares are benefiting from president-elect Yoon Seok-yeol’s pledge to ease social distancing mandates. South Korean cosme...

South Korean LG Corp.'s artificial intelligence research institute set up its first overseas base in Michigan to expand its global AI research ...

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. is eyeing the metaverse and robotics as keys to the global tech giant’s future. At the same time, it is ...

Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea posted a 8.61% rate of return in 2021, the pension fund announced on March 15. It has ear...

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...

Shares of cosmetics and skincare companies in South Korea have surged recently on expectations of easing pandemic-related restrictions.  A few...

WeMade Co., a pioneer in South Korea's play-to-earn (P2E) game industry, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in smaller rival SundayToz Corp., bet...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, the world’s largest shipbuilder, is set to showcase its latest and next-generation mobility technology related...

Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean 3D image measurement tech company listed on the Kosdaq, has earned the highest AA rating from Sustinvest, ...

Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), a prestigious national research university in South Korea, is slated to establish a ...

Mirae Asset Global Investment Co., South Korea’s leading asset manager, has participated in a $260 million Series B funding for Jokr, a New ...

It appears the world’s top boy band BTS will have to serve in the South Korean military as lawmakers in the country have so far failed to agre...

Commanding more than 100 million users for a South Korean Internet social service or a mobile game is uncommon even among industry leaders.Naver Cor...

POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) for the development of an...

SeAH Group, a South Korean mid-size special steel conglomerate, is set to post record earnings this year on the back of the global steel supercycle ...

For many South Koreans, particularly among the older generation, Dongwon is the name of the company that makes canned tunas, for which the food make...

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday imposed a fine of 207.4 billion won ($180 million) on Google, alongside a correction order, aft...

South Korea's antitrust body has launched an investigation into Kakao Mobility Corp. on allegations of discrimination against taxi drivers not subsc...