Korean smart factories

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...

Capital raising through new share sales and debt to expand facilities wasn’t good news for investors as the move often led to a fall in share ...

BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired a 100% equity stake in Korea Renewable Energy ...

A consortium led by global investment firm Affinity Equity Partners is the most likely candidate to acquire South Korea’s second-largest food ...

There is money to be made in garbage. Such is the growing consensus among investors as well as waste treatment companies amid tighter environmental ...

Domestic office buildings and logistics centers dominated South Korean institutions' property transactions in the first half of this year, with fier...

South Korean merchant liner SM Line Corp. has filed for a preliminary review by the Korea Exchange of its plan to go public on the junior Kosdaq mar...

South Korea's traditional banks, led by KB, Shinhan, Hana and Woori, will need to strengthen their online platforms as KakaoBank, the country's lead...

South Korea’s major steelmakers are demanding a sharp price hike for steel plates used in ships, adding to difficulties faced by domestic ship...

Ssangyong Motor Co., the debt-ridden South Korean unit of India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. now in court receivership, has decided to sell it...

South Korean biosimilar companies such as Celltrion Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co. are likely to see their sales hike by tens of millions of dollars...

Woori Financial Group has become South Korea’s third major banking group to enter the digital asset custody service (DACS) market, following K...

Baring Private Equity Asia has finally cashed out of South Korea's No. 5 parcel delivery company with a double-digit return, in eight years since it...

SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a unit of SK Innovation Co., has climbed to the top ranking among battery materials makers in terms of market capitali...

Kurly Inc., the operator of South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has canceled a US listing plan to resume its domestic IPO pr...

South Korean rechargeable battery-related companies are jumping into capital markets to raise money for capacity expansion as the fast-growing ele...

South Korea's initial public offering market is gaining fresh momentum from high-profile listings such as mobile banking app KakaoBank and game deve...

Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC), seeks to raise some $175 million in new shares to boost its capital base, raising ...

Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading maker of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, has further strengthened ...

The fierce competition over webtoons between Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. enters another round as the two South Korean platform giants join forces wi...

Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out pe...

Samsung Electronics Co. and South Korea’s leading solar panel maker Hanwha Q Cells Co. have joined hands to provide smart home energy solution...

South Korean material makers are boosting their efforts to go green as they increasingly adopt eco-friendly technologies for raw materials such as c...

South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. is making innovations in its electric vehicle manufacturing processes. The company on July 1 reve...

South Korean corporate bond markets are set to suffer from shrinking liquidity as institutional investors are turning cautious and refraining from m...