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The much-touted sale of South Korea’s Hanon Systems Corp. is taking solid shape with names of potential bidders floating around in the market ...

The recent decision by Barbour, the British lifestyle brand under J. Barbour & Sons Ltd., to transfer the rights to sell its products in South K...

Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea’s top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering launching a battery production joint venture i...

South Korea’s two leading bakery franchise companies are expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia.SPC Group, the operator of Korea’s lar...

The imminent advent of quantum computers is posing an online security risk. Quantum computers, unlike the binary computers in common use today, can ...

In South Korea today, running has become an increasing part of everyday life, particularly at a place where you would least expect to see a large gr...

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has begun the official process of South Korea’s largest-ever initial public offering that is expected to raise over 10...

The Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC), a quasi-government agency established to support South Korean startups and venture capital industry, has ...

The tussle over the acquisition of eBay Korea is now down to two heavyweight contenders. South Korea’s retail titans Lotte Group and Shinsegae...

South Korea’s mobile platform Kakao Corp. is set to shake up the country's e-commerce market in the second half of the year with the launch of...

The global chip shortage is impacting South Korea’s COVID-19 test device makers. They are paying up to 10 times the normal price of semiconduc...

ESG is one of the most frequently mentioned keywords in South Korea today. It stands for environmental, social and corporate governance, the three...

The stock prices of South Korea’s two leading travel agencies, HanaTour Service Inc. and Modetour Network Inc., have skyrocketed in 2021 with ...

A private debt fund managed by Madison Capital Funding, a US middle-market lender, has received a combined $460 million in commitments from seven So...

"When life gets too hard, this is the pharmaceutical company stock you must buy," advises the title of Hanwha Securities' recent research note on Wh...

South Korea-based Ably Co., operator of the fashion app Ably, announced on Jun. 2 that it has raised 62 billion won ($55.7 million) in a Series B ex...

Luxury brands are hiking up prices in South Korea. Designers such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Chanel have increased their prices in Korea this year...

South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rei...

Samsung Biologics will be entering the drug substance segment of the COVID-19 vaccine contract manufacturing business. According to industry sources...

South Korea’s three leading tire makers are set to raise prices of commercial and passenger vehicle tires on growing demand from automakers an...

South Korea’s major conglomerates SK Group and Lotte Group have joined hands to strengthen their foothold in the fast-growing hydrogen sector....

OCI Co., a South Korean chemical and green energy company, has been in the red for years, weighed by weak prices of its mainstay product polysilicon...

South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp. has joined forces with CJ Group to acquire the country's leading web novel platform Munpia Inc. in a ...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Thursday flagged a possible policy rate hike before the end of the year as the domestic economy recover...

With competition heating up in the global race for more eco-friendly cars, South Korea’s major companies are moving forward with their plans t...

LG Chem Ltd. suffered a broad sell-off on May 26, with more than 4 trillion won ($3.6 billion) of its market cap vanishing in a single trading day, ...

SK Innovation Co. signed an agreement on May 26 to participate in South Korea's first government-led project to develop carbon capture and storage (...

Singapore’s sovereign growth fund GIC Private Ltd. plans to acquire a 30% stake in Starbucks Korea for about 800 billion won ($710 million) fr...

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group is strengthening its luxury hotel business with the grand opening of Josun Palace in the Gangnam ne...

SK Bioscience Co. has secured additional funding for phase III clinical trial of GBP510, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate jointly developed with the I...