Shareholder activism
A South Korean appellate court has rejected Elliott Investment Management Corp.’s claim for 26.7 billion won ($19.3 million) in interest for late payment from Samsung C&T Corp. related to a 2015 merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Ind
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A South Korean appellate court has rejected Elliott Investment Management Corp.’s claim for 26.7 billion won ($19.3 million) in interest for late payment from Samsung C&T Corp. related to a 2015 merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Ind
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South Korea’s food exports climbed 10% on-year to $7.26 billion in 2024, led by ramen, ready-to-eat meals and seasoned seaweed, according to go...
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Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of HYBE Co., the South Korean entertainment giant behind K-pop global sensation BTS, could face prosecutors’...
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai Group has joined South Korea’s elite club of conglomerates with a market capitalization excee...
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Netmarble Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer and publisher, is seeking to capitalize on the surging global demand for so-called subcul...
May 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to power its upcoming foldable smartphone with its new in-house application processor (AP), marking a significant step ...
May 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Tencent Music Entertainment Group is set to become the second-largest shareholder of SM Entertainment Co. by acquiring HYBE Co.'s remaining shares in...
May 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
In a pivotal shift for the North American electric vehicle battery landscape, South Korea’s two leading battery makers – LG Energy Soluti...
May 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Tech, Media & Telecom
South Korea’s leading telecommunications service provider KT Corp. said on Tuesday it has signed a 130 billion won ($95 million) strategic part...
May 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
A surge in orders from Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, has propelled South Korea to the forefront of global reve...
May 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI Inc., the creator of generative AI ChatGPT, has established a legal entity in South Korea, which has the largest number of paying ChatGPT subs...
May 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
South Korea’s processed food exports are expected to reach 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) this year after Korean food companies have aggressivel...
May 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Artificial intelligence
LG CNS Co., the information technology services arm of South Korea’s LG Group, has unveiled a lightweight Korean-specific large language model ...
May 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Jin Ok-dong, chairman of South Korea’s leading financial conglomerate Shinhan Financial Group, has met with senior executives of US-based multi...
May 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Banking & Finance
South Korea’s largest institutional investor, the National Pension Service (NPS), remains a strong backer of the country’s top four finan...
May 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Hanwha Q Cells Co., the solar panel manufacturing unit of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., is expected to commercialize tandem modules by 2027, ...
May 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
SK Earthon Co., the petroleum exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., has secured righ...
May 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, will undergo a strategic split to separate its contract development and manufact...
May 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. now manages more than 400 trillion won ($288 billion) in assets for the first time since its first global venture ...
May 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Tech, Media & Telecom
SILICON VALLEY – Google LLC is making a renewed push into the smart glasses market in partnership with South Korea’s Samsung Electronics ...
May 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Aerospace & Defense
Samsung Group is stepping up efforts to venture into the space infrastructure industry, a sector analysts say remains a blue ocean where South Korea ...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
LG Electronics Inc. is on track to retain its lead in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV market for the 13th consecutive year, bolstered by s...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Lunit Inc., a South Korean AI-powered cancer diagnostics company, said on Monday that more than 200 healthcare institutions across the US have now ad...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Food & Beverage
South Korea has suspended chicken imports from Brazil following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the South American countr...
May 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
TIEN GIANG, VIETNAM – Off the coast of Vietnam’s Tien Giang Province, 36 wind turbines spin steadily with a constant whoosh and swish, ge...
May 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Group will significantly increase production capacity at its US shipyard from 1.5 vessels to 10 per year as it aims to transform the facility ...
May 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Kumho Tire Co. has suspended all operations at its Gwangju plant in South Korea after a fire destroyed 50-60% of the production lines in one of its t...
May 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Corp., South Korea’s top internet portal operator, plans to set up a dedicated venture capital arm in Silicon Valley in a move seen as a ...
May 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Upcoming IPOs
TeraView Ltd., a UK semiconductor inspection device maker, is aiming to list on South Korea’s Kosdaq market in the second half of this year, in...
May 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Beauty & Cosmetics
The global appetite for Korean beauty products shows no sign of slowing, with their exports in April surging 20% year on year to a record high, even...
May 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)