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Earnings Samsung’s Q1 profit beats expectations; Q2 outlook murky on tariff war

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday, booste...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD Hyundai on course for $1.55 bn order amid US-China trade war

HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group, is emerging as a key beneficiary of the Trump administration’s tariff policies a...

Cryptocurrencies S.Korea to allow listed firms to trade cryptocurrencies in second half

South Korea plans to allow companies listed on the local stock market to trade virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies, on a pilot basis in the s...

Food & Beverage Korean bakery giant SPC to build $160 mn US plant as tariff war escalates

SPC Group, the operator of South Korea’s largest bakery chain Paris Baguette as well as Paris Croissant, SPL, Dunkin and SPC GFS, is building ...

Business & Politics Ruthless Politics of South Korea Is Rooted in Cold-War History

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Retail Quick delivery war deepens Korean big-box retailer-Baemin ties

As competition for same-day delivery heats up in South Korea, traditional big-box retailers are rushing to join hands with the country’s No. 1...

Corporate restructuring Lotte puts department store in Centum City, Busan on market

Lotte Shopping Co. has put one of its core department stores, Lotte Department Store Centum City in Busan, on the market in line with its parent gro...

Corporate restructuring Korean steel giant POSCO to sell Chinese JV PZSS amid US-China trade war

South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. is seeking to sell its entire stake in a Chinese stainless steel joint venture as it faces growing comp...

Mergers & Acquisitions Korea Zinc, MBK face proxy war for zinc smelter

Korea Zinc Inc.'s face-off with an MBK Partners-led consortium over control of the world’s largest zinc smelter looks set to escalate into a l...

North Korea North Korean Troops Train in Russia as Moscow Deepens War Coalition

North Korea has sent hundreds of special forces to eastern Russia for training in recent weeks, according to South Korea’s main intelligence a...

Korean food S.Korea’s premium kimchi war escalated by luxury hotels

Kimchi, Koreans’ staple food throughout millennia, has become a new, lucrative revenue source for the country’s luxury hotel chain opera...

Batteries High-performance 4680 battery war is on; LG Energy takes lead over rivals

With stagnating electric vehicle sales or an EV chasm set to be prolonged, battery makers are increasingly turning their sights toward next-generati...

Electronics Slimming wars: Samsung aims to launch 7 mm foldable smartphone

When Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its latest iteration of foldable smartphones – the Galaxy Z Flip6 and the Z Fold6 – at the Unpacke...

Korean chipmakers HBM chip war intensifies as SK Hynix hunts for Samsung talent

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc., just like its global peers, has largely designed and produced semiconductors in-house, including high-bandwidt...

Korean chipmakers South Korea sets sights on fostering EDA tech to win HBM chip war

In an escalating war in the semiconductor industry, insiders know there’s one technology critical for gaining chip supremacy: Electronic desig...

Private debt Value in the middle market: Smaller size means greater potential

Middle market direct lending can mean different things to different lenders and investors. Many, if not most, would agree that companies with over $...

Korean chipmakers Samsung to produce 290-layer V9 NAND to win chip stacking war

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is set to begin mass production of 290-layer ninth-generation vertical (V9) NAN...

Korean startups South Korean drone startups rush to join military drone race

South Korean drone-developing startups are rushing to join the race to develop military drones to meet growing demand for drones fit for combat oper...

Construction HD Hyundai to supply 60 excavators to Sudan

South Korea's HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. announced on Wednesday that it recently signed a contract to supply 60 construction equipment un...

Shareholder activism ISS backs Kumho Petrochem in family feud-triggered proxy war

Proxy advisory firm International Shareholder Services (ISS) has expressed its support for all of Kumho Petrochemical Co.'s proposals up for vote ...

Robotics LG invests $60 million in Bear Robotics as robot OS war intensifies

South Korea’s high-tech giant LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it has invested $60 million in Bear Robotics Inc., a Silicon Valley-based se...

Steel Hyundai Steel to resume steel production in Russia

South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. is expected to resume steel production in Russia two years after it took its plant offline in the country amid...

Airlines Japan approves Korean Air-Asiana merger

Japan has finally given the nod to the merger between South Korea’s No. 1 full-service carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and No. 2 Asiana Airlines ...

Corporate restructuring Naver, Com2uS slash workforce to downsize new businesses

South Korea’s leading online platforms and gaming publishers such as Naver Corp., Com2uS Corp. and Kakao Corp. have joined global Big Tech com...

Electric vehicles Hyundai, Kia offer up to $7,500 discounts for EVs in US

Hyundai Motor Group., the No. 2 electric vehicle brand in the US, is offering discounts of up to $7,500 for their EVs in the country — the max...

Korean chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix join forces with foreign rivals to win AI chip war 

South Korea’s two chip giants Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are expected to further deepen ties with rivals and customers from aro...

Construction Hyundai Elevator, ERBUD forge partnership for Ukraine's rebuilding efforts

South Korea's Hyundai Elevator Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ERBUD, a leading Polish construction company, on November 28, in ...

Korean chipmakers Samsung showcases HBM3E DRAM, automotive chips

SILICON VALLEY -- Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday showcased a number of new-concept, next-generation DRAM chips, including the industry’s mo...

Electronics Samsung, LG waging fierce war in OLED screen panels

South Korea’s Samsung Display and LG Display Co. are locked in a fierce war for supremacy in manufacturing OLED panels for monitors amid boomi...

Travel & Leisure Israel-Hamas war takes toll on S.Korean pilgrims

The war in Israel and Gaza, which has paralyzed some parts of the Middle East, is also set to put a complete stop to South Koreans’ tours of t...