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Automobiles Hyundai Motor launches future strategy division overseeing M&As

Hyundai Motor Group has created a future business strategy division that serves as a control tower for the automotive group’s expansion into n...

Korean Investors Toss Securities names Richard Hagen as CEO of TSAF

South Korea's Toss Securities said on Tuesday that it has appointed Richard J. Hagen as CEO of its US subsidiary, TSA Financial LLC (TSAF), and plan...

ASK 2024 Alternative investment experts to gather Oct. 16-17 at ASK 2024

South Korea’s major institutional investors and global asset managers will gather at the ASK 2024 global alternative investment conference on ...

Electronics LG Electronics launches Global Heat Pump Consortium

LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it launched a Global Heat Pump Consortium to strengthen cooperation on heating, ventilation, and air condition...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG kicks off SPARK 2024 to share AI, new tech with Big Tech, startups

LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, is holding a three-week multifaceted technology innovation festival to share ideas on new...

Real estate GIC taps its real estate expert Jasmine Loo as new Korea head

Singapore’s GIC Private Ltd., the world’s sixth-largest sovereign wealth fund with around $770 billion in assets under management, has t...

Batteries SK Innovation to host Global Forum in US

South Korea's SK Innovation Co. announced on Wednesday that it will host the “SK Innovation Global Forum” on July 13 in San Jose, Califo...

Pension funds Korea’s military fund taps ex-president of Woori Financial as CIO

South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), which managed 10.4 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in assets as of the end of 2023, has tapp...

Electronics Samsung showcases AI TV techs in SE Asia

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it held its 2024 Southeast Asia Tech Seminar in Bangkok, Thailand from April 23 to 24. The ...

Aerospace & Defense S.Korea taps ex-NASA exec John Lee as space agency R&D head

South Korea named John Lee, a former senior executive of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as the head of missions such a...

Asset management Mirae Asset's Nasdaq-listed chip ETF soars amid AI craze

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, said on Thursday that its exchange-traded fund (ETF) TIGER US ...

Real estate Korean LPs eye industrial, logistics amid e-commerce growth

Global real estate will be the least-chosen asset class for South Korean institutional investors this year, according to a recent survey. Despite curr...

Asset Owners Report Private debt, infrastructure remain top picks for Korean LPs in 2024

Private debt and infrastructure will remain South Korean institutional investors’ favorite alternative asset classes for the second straight yea...

Alternative investments Peak views: What lies ahead in 2024?

With 2023 at a close, financial markets are at an important junction. Major developed market central banks have paused their rate rises and there ...

Shipping & Shipbuilding S.Korea steps up probe on alleged submarine tech leaks to Taiwan

South Korea stepped up an investigation into alleged technology leaks of a submarine developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. t...

Korean food, retail firms cut jobs as spending drops

South Korea’s food, cosmetics and retail companies, heavily reliant on domestic sales, are slimming down their workforce to survive a prolonge...

Executive reshuffles LG Energy's new CEO aims to focus on qualitative growth

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, is set to focus on qualitative growth by securing leading ...

Asset management Investors roundtable: Watch out for a possible recession

Investors should carefully watch out for the probability of recession and how it will impact asset allocation strategies next year, experts said at ...

ASK 2023 Alternative investment forum ASK 2023 to begin Oct. 25 in Seoul

Major institutional investors in South Korea and global asset managers will share their views on the world economy and asset allocation strategies a...

Korean startups SeeDevice named Semiconductor Review’s Company of the Year

SILICON VALLEY -- SeeDevice Inc., a fabless image sensor developer famous for its quantum-effect CMOS (QMOS) sensors capable of expanding vision bey...

North Korea China Appears to Have Repatriated North Koreans Despite International Pressure

SEOUL—China appeared to have repatriated a large number of North Koreans this week, despite international pressure given the harsh punishment ...

Korean food Gluten-free Korean snack, pea soy sauce lure European gourmets

COLOGNE, Germany – The traditional Korean snack yakgwa and a soy-like sauce made with peas were named innovative foods of the year at the worl...

Batteries LG Energy raises $1 bn in bonds for EV battery production

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery manufacturer, said on Tuesday it has raised $1 billion by selling its first global...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus pet care platform's subscribers exceed 300,000

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that its pet service platform ForDong has garnered over 300,000 subscribers just 14 months sinc...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK C&C, Yonsei Univ. to develop digital manufacturing experts

South Korea's digital solutions provider SK C&C will open a master’s degree program at Yonsei University in Seoul to develop experts in di...

Korean chipmakers Samsung commits $3.7 mn to chipmaking education at UT Austin

Samsung Electronics Co. has committed $3.7 million to University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering to educate talent and boo...

Retail Japan's fever for Korean homegrown brands on the rise

Shimamura Co., Japan’s second-largest apparel company that runs around 2,200 stores nationwide, has dispatched a team of four buyers to Seoul ...

Aerospace & Defense LIG Nex1 participates in drone road show in Riyadh

South Korean leading defense company LIG Nex1 Co. took part in a drone-focused workshop "2023 Korea-Saudi Arabia Drone Road Show" in Riyadh, Saudi A...

Pension funds NPS likely to give full rights on asset managment to experts

The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, is poised to give investment experts full rights ...

Batteries Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers

South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...