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South Korean conglomerates have been reaching out to D.CAMP, the country's largest non-profit foundation for startups, to get in touch with domestic...

South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed €80 million ($95 million) to AXA Investment Managers' fund, which recen...

Kurly Inc., which runs South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has tentatively halted its IPO process, about a month after it an...

South Korean steelmaker POSCO’s long-standing sponsorship of the country’s gymnasts again proved effective at the Tokyo Olympics. The So...

Hoban Group, started as a small residential rental company in Gwangju in 1989, has now emerged as a major player in South Korea's M&A market, in...

South Korea's startup ecosystem has been booming with companies raising over 1 trillion won ($870 million) in the first half of this year -- an all-...

Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) hit a milestone of having operated 10,000 cargo-only passenger flights as of Aug. 1, as the country’s top carrier g...

MBK Partners, a North Asia-focused private equity firm, is seeking to exit Japan's largest golf course operator Accordia Next Golf to capitalize on ...

Last Friday, South Korea's An San became the first archer in Olympic history to win three gold medals at a single Games: the women's individual comp...

South Korea’s pension funds are increasing co-investment as the COVID-19 is prolonged. They are attempting to solve difficulties in overseas d...

HK inno.N Corp. (inno.N), a pharmaceuticals unit of Kolmar Korea, drew a massive $25 billion from retail investors for its listing thanks to its s...

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has named Suyi Kim, its Asia head, as the global chief of its private equity business, effective Se...

A good old-fashioned, home-cooked meal is becoming a thing of the past in Korean households, with a wide range of home meal replacements (HMRs) an...

The share prices of South Korea’s major steelmakers, which observed a period of a downturn over the last two months, is making a rebound amid ...

Samsung SDI Co. plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US, joining South Korean battery producers’ move to gain ground ...

South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...

Chung Euisun, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman and chair of the Korea Archery Association (KAA), was captured on TV July 25, watching the women’s ...

Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF) on Thursday, acknowledging his work in deve...

The bid to acquire a controlling stake in Hugel Inc., South Korea’s leading maker of botulinum toxin, more commonly known as botox, from US pr...

South Korean house prices have risen more during the President Moon Jae-in administration than any other as the current government has focused more ...

South Korean companies with low credit ratings around BBB are suffering weaker demand in the primary market. A spread in the Delta coronavirus varia...

South Korea’s largest multichannel network (MCN) company Sandbox Network Inc. has made another major step forward in expanding its China busin...

South Korea’s major drugmakers such as Celltrion Inc., Samsung Bioepis and Dong-A St are going for broke to release biosimilars of Stelara, Jo...

Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) are projected to post another period of financial loss in the second quarter of 2021.According to analyst est...

Private equity firms registered in South Korea posted their largest-ever amount of both investments and divestments in 2020 which were almost balanc...

Korea’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have posted their highest-ever first-half exports this year. The Ministry of SMEs and Start...

F&F Co., the South Korean retailer of the outdoor clothing brands Discovery Expedition and MLB, has been selected as the strategic buyer of Tayl...

Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) will not put Asiana Airlines Inc.'s two low-cost carriers (LCCs) up for sale after it completes its 1.8-trillion-won ($1....

SD Biosensor Inc., the world's largest COVID-19 test kit seller, made a modest debut on the Korea Exchange on Friday, defying market expectations th...

South Korea has taken a major step forward in building the hydrogen economy by forming an extensive green ammonia alliance involving 13 private firm...