White biotechnology

Business & Politics Trump Jr. meets Korean business chiefs in back-to-back sessions

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, spent his one-and-a-half-day visit to South Korea in back-to-back private meetings wi...

Aerospace & Defense STX to export $60 mn wheeled armored vehicles to Peru

STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, said on Monday it signed a contract with  Fábrica de Armas y Municiones del Ejé...

Korean Investors S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn

The US stock holdings of South Korean individual investors surpassed $100 billion for the first time, driven by a sustained rally in the US markets ...

Business & Politics Allies fret over Trump presidency as authoritarian axis challenges US-led order

Donald Trump is returning to the White House as the world is embroiled in two widening regional wars, America’s rivals are coalescing into a new...

Mergers & Acquisitions MBK’s Korea Zinc bid aimed at corporate governance, shareholder value

MBK Partners’ takeover bid for Korea Zinc Inc. aims to improve corporate governance and shareholder value at the world’s largest lead an...

Mergers & Acquisitions MBK’s Korea Zinc takeover attempt to spur search for white knights

North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd.’s attempt to take control of Korea Zinc Inc. and the country’s plan to require ...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus publishes white paper on 6G services

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Wednesday the release of its "6G White Paper: Non-Terrestrial Networks," which explores the future direction of...

Korean food CJ CheilJedang's K-style rice gains popularity in N.America

South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Tuesday that its sales of the flagship brand Bibigo’s Cooked Sticky White Rice in North Ameri...

Corporate strategy LG Group earmarks $74 bn for 5-year investment in Korea

LG Group, South Korea’s No. 4 conglomerate, on Wednesday announced a plan to invest 100 trillion won ($74 billion) through 2028 in its future ...

Petrochemicals HD Hyundai Oilbank changing into eco-friendly energy entity

South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank is transforming from a petroleum and oil refinery company into an eco-friendly energy entity through diversificatio...

Bio & Pharma S.Korea’s aid service Boram Group enters companion animal market

South Korea’s Boram Group, whose main affiliate is an aid company, has entered the companion animal market.  Affiliates Boram Sangjo and ...

E-commerce Coupang taps former Trump aide for political relations

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. hired a top aide of former US President Donald Trump to expand its political network in Washington and se...

Economy S.Korea to return to Japan’s preferential trade partner list in July

Japan has decided to put South Korea back on the list of its preferential trade partners, nearly four years after its removal. The Korea-Japan trade...

Energy HD Hyundai Oilbank to build eco-friendly power plants

South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank is pursuing the construction of eco-friendly power plants powered by liquefied natural gas and blue hydrogen.The co...

Business & Politics UAE to find $2 bn investment opportunities in S.Korea

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reviewing $2 billion worth of investment project in South Korea, such energy and information communications techno...

Entertainment CJ ENM’s OTT platform TVing: White elephant or new cash cow?

CJ ENM Co. is the undisputed No. 1 movie producer and distributor in South Korea, having sponsored numerous awards-wining films such as “Paras...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Elec to spend over $4 bn on capex in 2023, biggest in a decade

LG Electronics Inc. has decided to go bold to widen the technology gap with its rivals, with its biggest capital expenditure in a decade of more tha...

Bio & Pharma SillaJen starts US trial of anti-cancer drug from Basilea

SillaJen Inc. said on Monday it has enrolled the first patient in a US phase 1 trial of an anti-cancer drug BAL0891 licensed from Swiss drugmaker Ba...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom, NTT Docomo jointly publish technical white paper

SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that it had published a technical white paper on 6G common requirements and 5G base station power-saving measu...

Earnings Samsung Biologics’ profit near doubles on strong orders

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s top contract drugmaker, said its profit almost doubled last year thanks to more orders as its sales surged ...

Artificial intelligence Korea to invest $367 million to nurture AI, metaverse, digital talent

South Korea plans to spend 453.7 billion won ($367 million) this year to nurture digital talent in the fast-growing business sectors, including the ...

Energy POSCO Int’l completes merger with energy affiliate

South Korea’s POSCO International Co. completed a merger with its affiliate POSCO Energy Co. on Jan. 1, which the trading company said would f...

Chemical Industry Samyang transitions to white biotech with S.Korea’s first isosorbide plant

Samyang Group, a diversified conglomerate, has long focused on the chemicals and foodstuffs sectors. While adding to its existing chemicals bus...

Mergers & Acquisitions Harim seeks Genofocus purchase to enter biotechnology business

Harim Co., South Korea’s top poultry processing company, is seeking to acquire Genofocus Inc., a Kosdaq-listed industrial and pharmaceutical e...

Bio & Pharma SK Discovery to control affiliates’ entire biotechnology business

SK Discovery Co., an intermediate holding company of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group, will take charge of the entire biotech...

Airlines Korean Air, its white knight Naver close ranks in digital partnership

South Korea’s national flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and online platform giant Naver Corp. are expanding their business cooperation in dig...

Tech, Media & Telecom Kakao steps back from conflict over Google's in-app payment

South Korea’s Kakao Corp. has voluntarily removed an external payment link from the country’s largest messaging app KakaoTalk in complia...

Tech, Media & Telecom Disney+ becomes white elephant for LG Uplus 

For South Korea’s wireless carrier LG Uplus, Disney+ may have become more trouble than it is worth.The country’s video-on-demand over-th...

Carbon neutrality Hyundai Oilbank steps up eco-friendly white bio business

Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean petroleum and refinery company, is slated to tap into the white biotechnology market. The company has selected w...

Shareholder activism Naver emerges as Hanjin KAL’s white knight with stake purchase

South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp. has emerged as one of Hanjin KAL Co.'s key friendly shareholders, throwing its clout behind Chai...