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Tech, Media & Telecom LG, Samsung vie for crown in wheeled TV market

The market for TVs mounted on a rollable stand has emerged as a new battleground between South Korea’s top two TV brands, LG and Samsung, four...

Steel POSCO raises ship steel prices as Korea's tariffs curb supply

POSCO Holdings Inc. has raised second-quarter prices of thick plates used in vessels amid concerns over tighter supply after South Korea levied anti...

Real estate Colliers to lead $689 million sale of IGIS Asset-owned Signature Tower

Colliers Korea, a unit of global real estate asset management group Colliers, has been chosen as the adviser for the sale of Signature Tower in cent...

Economy S.Korea logs current account surplus in Jan; Growth slows

South Korea reported a current account surplus for 21 straight months in January but with a moderated gain largely due to a contraction in the goods...

Energy Samsung C&T, Hitachi Energy to team up for HVDC projects

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. said Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Sweden's Hitachi Energy to cooperate for high-vol...

Foreign exchange South Korea returns to US FX monitoring watchlist

The United States has reinstated South Korea on its foreign-exchange monitoring watchlist, a year after it removed Asia’s No. 4 economy from t...

Korean chipmakers Memory chip demand to stay firm until H1 2025: SK Hynix CEO

The memory chip market is expected to remain upbeat for some time after the industry was resurrected by robust demand for high-performing memory chi...

Economy S.Korea’s current account at near 7-year high on strong chip exports

South Korea reported its biggest monthly current account surplus in six years and nine months thanks to robust exports of semiconductors. But the gr...

Mergers & Acquisitions Doosan Robotics, Bobcat ordered to clarify merger deal

South Korean regulators have ordered Doosan Robotics Inc. to amend the securities prospectus it submitted last week for its merger with Doosan Bobca...

Automobiles GM Korea’s 2024 sales growth likely stunted due to protracted labor strike

GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of US auto giant General Motors Co., faces growing disruptions to its vehicle production amid a protracted labor...

Economy S.Korea’s current account swings to deficit on higher dividend payouts

South Korea logged a current account deficit in April, ending a streak of surpluses for the past 11 months, on seasonal factors such as increased di...

Leadership & Management Korean catering firm Ourhome CEO to leave amid sibling feud

South Korea’s catering service provider Ourhome Ltd. Chief Executive and Vice Chairwoman Koo Ji-eun has failed in her attempt to serve another...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD Hyundai, ABS to set standards for e-propulsion ships

South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., partnered with the American Bureau...

Korean games Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, on Monday unveiled a teaser for an upcoming role...

Leadership & Management Korean catering firm Ourhome again engulfed in sibling feud

South Korea’s catering service provider Ourhome Ltd. faced another sibling dispute as its Chief Executive and Vice Chairwoman Koo Ji-eun faile...

Automobiles Kia to bring 1st hybrid variant of subcompact SUV Sonet to Japan, China

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to aggressively expand its hybrid vehicle lineup to subcompact SUVs amid slower-than-...

Economy S.Korea’s current account surplus near 3-year high on chips

South Korea’s current account surplus touched a near three-year high in February as goods exports continued to grow on strong overseas sales o...

Fiber & Textile Hyosung TNC to invest $1 bn in new bio-fiber plants in Vietnam

Hyosung TNC Corp., the world’s top spandex maker, plans to invest $1 billion in new bio-textile materials plants in Vietnam to accelerate its ...

Mergers & Acquisitions Hanwha committed to Austal takeover deal despite rejected bid

Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said on Tuesday it made a takeover bid for Austal and negotiated the price and terms...

Pension funds Korea's Military Mutual Aid Association starts search for new CIO

South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), which managed 10.4 trillion won ($7.7 billion) in assets as of the end of 2023, said on ...

Batteries SM Bexel to localize military drone battery packs

SM Bexel Co., the battery manufacturing affiliate of South Korea's SM Group, announced on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...

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...

Economy S.Korea’s travel deficit widens to 1-year high in January

South Korea’s travel account deficit reached its highest level in one year in January as a greater number of Koreans spent their winter break ...

Investment banking Korea's NH Investment shortlists 3 CEO candidates

South Korean brokerage house NH Investment & Securities Co. has shortlisted three candidates for its next chief executive as the current CEO Jeo...

Regulations S.Korea should cut inheritance, gift taxes to OECD levels: SME lobby chief

South Korea, which imposes some of the highest inheritance and gift taxes on businesspeople among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Deve...

Economy S.Korea’s November travel account deficit doubles vs October

South Korea’s travel account deficit doubled to $1.28 billion in November 2023 compared to the previous month, narrowing the current account s...

Leadership & Management Cho Yang-rai to fight back in MBK Partners’ bid to acquire Hankook Tire

Cho Yang-rai, honorary chairman of Hankook & Company Co., has vowed to fight MBK Partners Ltd.’s bid to take over the holding company of S...

Mergers & Acquisitions LIG Nex1 to buy quadruped robot maker Ghost Robotics for $240 mn

LIG Nex1 Co., a South Korean weapons system developer, has agreed to buy a 60% stake in Ghost Robotics Corp (GRC), a Philadelphia-based robot develo...

Economy Korean current account surplus at 19-month high on exports recovery

South Korea’s current account surplus hit a 19-month high in October as goods exports reported their first on-year growth in 14 months amid si...

Economy Korea to raise unskilled foreign worker visa quota to record high

South Korea is set to increase its visa quota for non-professional foreign workers to a record high and expand the sectors in which they can work to...