governance reform

South Korean molecular diagnostics companies are increasingly buying high-quality laboratories in the US that meet federal regulatory standards in a...

Seo Won-joo, the new chief investment officer of the National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, said on Dec. 27 that the pension fund will stren...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world's third-largest pension fund, has tapped Seo Won-joo as the new chief investment officer, a...

Celltrion Healthcare Co. said on Monday that Herzuma (ingredient name: Trastuzumab) was dispatched to patients in Ukraine by the Korea International...

KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, plans to advance into the sea farming business.KT said on Sunday it had signed a business agreement with O2 ...

South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. will start domestic research and development of new tactical data links used by member countries of the North Atlan...

The South Korean government has issued a ruling on the dumping of polyamide film from China, Thailand and Indonesia and aluminum hydroxide from Chin...

The Korean government by 2027 seeks to develop 30 food tech unicorns and boost exports in this sector to $2 billion through stronger support for the...

South Korea by 2030 will upgrade its level of domestic artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors to the world's best by using the nation's high-pe...

A South Korean consortium led by Doosan Enerbility Co. and DL E&C Co. is investing $130 million in X-Energy LLC, a US nuclear reactor and fuel d...

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, is poised to invest 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in re...

The South Korean government will invest 185 billion won ($139.6 million) by 2030 in the development of technology for carbon composite materials, wh...

Exports of kimchi to the United States increased steadily to reach a record high of $26.7 million worth of the fermented dish between January and No...

The South Korean won currency hit a near 5-month high on Thursday as US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested a slowdown in its tightenin...

South Korea will reform financial market regulations to attract more foreign investments and to achieve MSCI Inc.’s developed market status fo...

South Korea plans to revise its stock dividend policy as part of a broader financial market reform to help attract foreign investors and obtain MSCI...

Nongshim Co., a South Korean food and instant noodle manufacturer, announced on Wednesday that it is slated to export a smart farm system to Oman, a...

South Korean lawmakers are moving to revise an insurance industry law that would force Samsung Group-affiliated insurers to sell their shares in Sam...

South Korea is set to establish a government body as early as the first half of 2023 to comprehensively control its immigration policy as Asia&rsquo...

South Korea on Oct. 26 officially launched the carbon neutrality commission based on laws for green growth, which took effect last March, amid the g...

South Korea on Oct. 17 started exempting foreign investors from two types of taxes on Korean treasury bonds and monetary stabilization bonds investm...

US chip toolmaker KLA Corp. will cease offering some supplies and services from Wednesday to China-based customers including SK Hynix Inc., the worl...

Daejeon-based Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is poised to further the development of semiconductor technologies for us...

Come 2025, visitors to South Korea’s resort island of Jeju will be able to hail air taxis while there – thanks to special air routes ded...

South Korea may keep the National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest such fund, from increasing its power for shareholder deriva...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is set for its new Chairman Kim Tae-hyun, a former CEO of state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corp....

The South Korean government is facing a backlash from the startup and venture capital sectors after slashing next year’s fund of funds budget....

South Korea is planning to set up a new subsidy policy for electric vehicle purchases, which will be commensurate to the EV makers’ after-sale...

Tesla Inc. and other US electric vehicle makers are enjoying strong sales in South Korea thanks to government subsidies while the revised US EV tax ...

General Motors Co. is unlikely to produce electric vehicles in South Korea as it aims to maximize the benefit of the US government’s tax credi...