Choo Joo-wan

Asset management Mirae Asset bets on China as Korean investors’ US focus draws concern

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group is increasingly unveiling China-focused investment products as Chairman P...

Electronics LG Electronics, Tenstorrent in strategic tie-up for AI chip advancement

South Korea’s home appliances giant LG Electronics Inc. and Toronto-based fabless AI chip designer Tenstorrent Inc. have agreed to expand thei...

IPOs LG Electronics mulls Indian IPO, to invest in HVAC, webOS content: CEO

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, is considering an initial public offering of its Indian business to help achieve a...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD Hyundai Samho, Wan Hai sign LOI for methanol-powered ships

South Korea's HD Hyundai Samho secured a potential order for four methanol dual-fuel container ships from Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines, according to the...

Leadership & Management AI to drive Mirae Asset's next-phase growth: chairman

Mirae Asset Group is a pioneer in South Korea’s mutual fund industry. It launched the country’s first equity mutual fund in the wake of ...

Sports Coupang Play to livestream 2024 Masters Tournament

Coupang Play, a video streaming service provided by South Korea's largest e-commerce company Coupang Inc., will broadcast the first major golf tourn...

Mergers & Acquisitions Mirae Asset seeks to buy India’s 9th-largest brokerage Sharekhan

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group aims to enhance its presence in India by acquiring Sharekhan, the Southeast As...

North Korea N.Korea's military reconnaissance satellite launch imminent

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un broke a month of stealth to visit the site of preparations for the launch of the first military reconnaissance satel...

Steel Jang Se-joo returns as Dongkuk chairman, launches holding firm

Jang Se-joo, former chairman of South Korea’s Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., has returned to the top post after an eight-year hiatus as the steelmake...

Economy S.Korea pledges steps to attract more foreign investment

South Korea will boost foreign investment in the country through increased incentives and deregulation, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister C...

Pension funds NPS narrows search for new CIO to two major candidates

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund managing 917.2 trillion won ($692 billion) in asset...

Investment banking BofA names Korean American Mike Joo as head of North America GCIB

Bank of America Corp. has appointed Korean American Mike Joo as its new head of North America global corporate and investment banking (GCIB), accord...

Pension funds GEPS taps Samsung Life's alternative investment head as CIO

Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea has named Baek Joo-hyun, former alternative investment head at Samsung Life Insurance Co....

Korean startups Startups race for top talent to fill CTO positions

Just a few years back, fashion startups in South Korea rarely saw the need for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The same was true for the so-c...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Electronics names strategy chief as new CEO

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday appointed its strategy chief Cho Joo-wan as the company's new chief executive officer, in a major resh...