Joe Biden

Private equity Geopolitics rewrite investment playbook – and that’s an opportunity: KKR

In an era of escalating geopolitical uncertainty, the head of one of the world’s largest private equity firms sees opportunity – not ret...

Retail E-Mart’s No Brand success story: A Korean snack chain goes global

When South Korean convenience store operator E-Mart Inc. launched its low-budget house label No Brand in 2015, few thought it would last long.Under ...

Business & Politics Biden exempts graphite from EV mineral sourcing rule in win for Korea

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US government has given automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements, allowing electric vehicles w...

Business & Politics Trump confidant Arkansas Gov. Sanders in Seoul for trade talks

Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas governor and long-time confidant of former US President Donald Trump, has shown firm support for her form...

Bio & Pharma Lunit participates in US gov't Cancer Moonshot

South Korea's medical AI company Lunit announced on Friday it will participate in the US President Joe Biden's cancer-conquering project Cancer Moon...

Korean food Allgot’s frozen kimbap to hit Costco shelves in US in H1, 2024

South Korean food company Allgot Co.’s frozen kimbap, which sold out immediately after landing in the US about two months ago, is on another r...

Bio & Pharma Prestige Biopharma participates in US gov’t Cancer Moonshot

Prestige Biopharma, a Singapore-based biopharmaceutical company with operations in South Korea and the US, announced on Tuesday that it will partici...

Private equity KKR Co-CEO Joe Bae meets NPS, KIC execs in S.Korea

KKR Co. Co-Chief Executive Joseph Bae made a visit to South Korea last week to meet with senior managers of the country’s top limited partners...

Business & Politics Seoul, Washington seek to release $7 bn Iranian funds frozen in S.Korea

South Korea and the US are discussing ways to release $7 billion worth of Iranian funds held in the Asian country as Seoul and Washington seek to im...

Business & Politics Yoon’s US visit to test Biden’s trust as ally over chip, battery issues

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s summit meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden next month will celebrate 70 years of the Korea-US sec...

Business & Politics Hanwha hires former Biden confidant as US government affairs chief

WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group has hired Danny O’Brien, a top aide to US President...

Korean chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix face cap on tech level of chips made in China

WASHINGTON D.C. – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, might be unable to manufacture a...

Perspectives Biden must ensure US allies aren’t China collateral damage

The biggest irony about China-US relations today is just how much Xi Jinping misses Donald Trump. China’s leader would never admit this. ...

Real estate Bluecove buys Grand Hyatt Seoul for over $565 million

South Korean real estate firm Bluecove Investment has signed an agreement to acquire five-star hotel Grand Hyatt Seoul for more than 700 billion won...

Korean chipmakers Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'

BAY CITY, Michigan – For the first time since taking office, United States President Joe Biden toured a US subsidiary of South Korean conglome...

Foreign exchange Korean won rebounds on estimated $2 bn intervention

The South Korean won rebounded on Friday as the foreign exchange authorities were suspected of selling some $2 billion, showing its determination to...

Bio & Pharma Biden’s move to beef up US bio industry poses threat to Korean firms

President Joe Biden’s plan to support the US biomanufacturing infrastructure aimed at containing China’s clout is posing a threat to Sou...

Business & Politics Biden and leaders of Japan and South Korea pledge greater cooperation

President Biden met with the heads of Japan and South Korea—the first such gathering between the three countries’ leaders in nearly five...

North Korea North Korea fires three missiles after Biden ends Asia trip

TOKYO — North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday that flew only briefly before landing in the sea east o...

Business & Politics Yoon, Biden highlight 'economic security alliance' following Samsung tour

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and visiting US President Joe Biden emphasized the two countries' iron-clad commitment to economic security all...

Business & Politics LG recruits former WH deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for govt relations

LG Corp. announced on Sunday that the group has recruited former White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin for its Washington D.C. office. Ha...

Private equity Joe Bae to co-lead KKR as 2nd Korean-descendent CEO of a PE giant

Joseph Bae, co-president of KKR & Co., was named as its co-chief executive officer this week, becoming the second Korean descendent CEO to lead ...

Leadership & Management Hyosung Group Chairman Cho seeks growth opportunities in US market

South Korea’s Hyosung Group is looking to the US market for growth as the textile and chemicals conglomerate is expanding facilities in Americ...

Mergers & Acquisitions Samsung sells $1.3 bn stake in China’s BYD, keeps watchers puzzled

Samsung Electronics Co. has sold a 1.6% stake worth 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in Chinese electric vehicle and rechargeable battery maker BYD C...

Batteries Samsung SDI mulls EV battery JV in US; partnership with global automaker

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

COVID-19 Korean pharmas may turn into global vaccine makers on Biden remarks

South Korea’s biosimilar and pharmaceutical companies are looking at a growing chance of emerging as a global hub for manufacturing vaccines f...

Korean stock market Investors eye Goldilocks stock market in 2021; Biden, pandemic negatives

South Korea’s stock markets are expected to continue their uptrend into next year, fueled by aggressive foreign buying on the back of strong cor...

Foreign exchange How the Biden win will affect the won-dollar exchange rate

The won-dollar exchange rate, which has been declining since the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic, is falling faster since Joe Biden was elected as...

Logistics Korean firms face triple whammy of soaring KRW, freight rates, Biden

South Korea’s major companies are facing a triple whammy of challenges — a stronger Korean currency, soaring seaborne and air freight rate...

Michael Breen on Korean Peninsula Why a Biden presidency means more of the same with North Korea

If the Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden wins the US presidential election next month, as the polls suggest he will, many things will change. The g...