CEO Kang Young-wook
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Executive reshuffles
Kang Shin-ho returns as CJ CheilJedang CEO to revive sagging sales
South Korea’s CJ Group, which operates the country’s largest food and beverage company CJ CheilJedang Corp. and entertainment giant CJ E...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Sindoh to tap ex-STIC Investments exec Seo as CEO, spur M&As
Sindoh Co., a leading manufacturer of multi-functional printers in South Korea, is set to tap an investment banking expert as its chief executive. W...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to produce 4680 batteries in August for Tesla, others: CEO
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, plans to begin mass production of larger format cylindrical cells used by Te...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK Partners' key asset draws young customers: Modern House
Modern House, the top home decoration brand in South Korea, sticks to a unique rule for its store operations: one-third of the products on the shelv...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business
South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kyobo Life CEO Shin Chang-jae: Eccentric, humanitarian entrepreneur
When Shin Chang-jae took the helm of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. in 2000 the South Korean insurance firm was reeling from the aftermath of the 1998 Asi...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
GM chair to visit Korea, meet LG Energy, Samsung SDI CEOs
General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra will visit South Korea on Wednesday to meet leaders of LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Samsung SDI C...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver logs record earnings on e-commerce, content; stocks up
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. reported record earnings on strong performances of its e-commerce and content businesses, sending its s...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Samsung’s fashion unit logs record profit again in 2023
Samsung Group’s fashion unit posted record profit and revenue for the second straight year in 2023. The fashion division, which logged deficit...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts
South Korean financial group chiefs will no longer enjoy automatic term extensions as the government is stepping up pressure on the groups to improv...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Korea’s KIC opens Mumbai office to spur emerging market investment
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Monday it has launched its Mumbai office, establishing the state-run fund’s f...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung flexes AI chip muscles ahead of Altman visit
Samsung Electronics Co. will go all out to win the AI chip race with its most advanced AI memory chip products, its semiconductor business head said...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Group reintroduces Saturday CEO meeting after 20 years
South Korea’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group has decided to reintroduce Saturday gatherings of its subsidiaries' chief executives aft...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
CJ CheilJedang develops PHA-based plastic bag
South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has developed a packaging material using biodegradable material polyhydroxyalk...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem sees up to 25% battery sector growth in 2024: report
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., the parent of the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., expects up ...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Former Hyundai Mobis CEO embarks on ISO president term
In a significant achievement for South Korea, Cho Sung-hwan, an advisor to Hyundai Mobis, has been elected as the first Korean president of the Inte...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chair, board under investigation ahead of new CEO selection
Police in Seoul have launched a probe into South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Choi Jeong-woo and the company's boa...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
POSCO Holdings’ Chairman Choi to hand over baton
POSCO Holdings Inc.'s Chairman Choi Jeong-woo is not among the company’s next CEO candidates, suggesting Choi will leave the company after ser...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medytox establishes US subsidiary Luvantas
South Korean pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. announced on Wednesday that its establishment of the US subsidiary Luvantas.The goal is the global ...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
NPS chief questions fairness in POSCO’s CEO selection process
POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO, has come under fire for its opaqueness in choosing a new leader a...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao Mobility's talks to acquire FreeNow in deadlock
Kakao Mobility Corp.’s ambition to go global has hit a roadbock after its parent group Kakao Corp. rejected its draft bid to buy Germany-based...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec opens customer experience space in Ho Chi Minh
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday the unveiling of a customer experience space called "Another Saigon" in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where the...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CJ Olive Young opens pop-up at @cosme Tokyo
South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Thursday that it opened a pop-up store at @cosme Tokyo, Japan’s larges...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Fintech platform operator Viva Republica revives IPO plan
Viva Republica Inc., the operator of South Korea’s fintech platform Toss, has revived plans to go public after pushing back its stock market d...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK On Vice Chair Chey Jae-won sees greater growth potential in 2024
Chey Jae-won, executive senior vice chairman of SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Thursday he expects the company’s gro...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Kakao taps venture capital unit head as new CEO to lead reform
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s top mobile platform under fire for its extremely aggressive business expansion, tapped its venture capital unit hea...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s labor gains slow in November with fewer jobs for young people
South Korea’s nonfarm payroll growth slowed in November after the country with the world’s lowest fertility rate marked its 13th straigh...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Former Kakao CEO founds AI entertainment company
Namkoong Whon, the former CEO of South Korea’s Kakao Corp., announced on Friday that he founded artificial intelligence (AI)-based entertain...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Foreign streetwear brands flock to rich districts in Seoul
Palace Skateboards will likely join other foreign streetwear brands such as Noah, Supreme and Stussy, which have made their debut in South Korea, ta...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Samsung names new smartphone, TV platform head
Samsung Electronics Co. has promoted Kim Yong-soo, vice president and former Google and Oracle software expert, to lead its smartphone and TV platfo...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)