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Central bank BOK stands pat; rate cut likely within 3 months as economic growth slows

The Bank of Korea (BOK) left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.75% on Thursday, with Governor Rhee Chang-yong warning that a surge in globa...

Economy South Korea to boost aid for chipmakers to $23 billion, expanding extra budget

South Korea’s government is planning to increase support for chip makers to around $23 billion, proposing a bigger-than-expected supplementary...

Energy Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments

WOODFORD, Oklahoma – A shale gas field in Woodford, Carter County was bustling with activity on Feb. 25.A team of engineers oversaw the drilli...

Business & Politics Korea sharply cuts 2025 growth forecast, opens door for extra budget

South Korea sharply lowered its economic growth forecast for this year amid the prolonged political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol’...

Economy Opposition-controlled Korean Parliament passes slashed $470 bn budget

South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday passed a government budget bill for 2025, slashed from the government's proposal am...

Electronics LG Display to invest extra $1 bn in Vietnam OLED plant

LG Display Co. will invest an additional $1 billion in Vietnam over the next five years to ramp up organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel output,...

Aerospace & Defense Hyundai Rotem’s earnings, shares set to rise; defense deals in the offing

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system and defense equipment maker under Hyundai Motor Group, is expected to clinch large defense deals in...

Food & Beverage Orion seeks M&As, facility expansion with dividends from China, Vietnam

Orion Holdings Corp., a leading South Korean confectionery and snack maker, has been active in overseas markets for decades, particularly in China a...

Chemical Industry LG Chem promises extra $14.4 million in aid over Indian gas leak

South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. said on Wednesday it will offer an additional 1.2 billion Indian rupees ($14.4 million) in huma...

Energy Hanwha, Taihan to spur global sales of extra-high voltage cables

Hanwha Solutions Corp., the chemical and renewable energy unit of South Korea’s No. 7 conglomerate Hanwha Group, and Taihan Cable & Soluti...

Rights offerings Kolon to invest additional $9 million in ride-hailing Papa Mobility

South Korea’s Kolon Group plans to invest an additional 12.4 billion won ($9.1 million) in Papa Mobility Co., bringing its total investment in...

Korean chipmakers Samsung to receive over $6 bn in US chip subsidies, eyes extra investment

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to receive more than $6 billion in US chip subsidies as the Joe Biden administration is ...

Future mobility Hyundai Motor’s Uniwheel offers new paradigm for future mobility

Mobility has evolved at an incredible pace over the years. But there’s one thing that hardly changes – the configuration of the drivetra...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Systems to develop extra-large UUV platform technology

Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of Hanwha Group, will develop technology that will pave the way for the development of Korea-m...

Food & Beverage Spicy food craze sweeps South Korea

South Korea, famous for the spicy kick in its cuisine, is going the extra mile to turn the nation red hot with extremely spicy food, believed by Kor...

Korean startups Ably's amood to support K-fashion's expansion into Japan

South Korean fashion commerce platform Ably Corp. announced on Wednesday its Japanese shopping platform amood starts a one-stop service for domestic...

Automobiles Hyundai, Kia invest extra $1.5 mn in automotive chip startup

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. announced on Wednesday that they have invested extra 2 billion won ($1.54 million) in BOS Semiconductors, a vehicle ...

Foreign exchange S.Korea to discuss bilateral currency swap with Japan

South Korea plans to discuss with Japan the re-establishment of their bilateral currency swap line, said its finance minister on Thursday, as the di...

Korean startups Korean gov’t pledges additional $7.9 bn for startups amid fund squeeze

The South Korean government will spend an additional 10.5 trillion won ($7.9 billion) to shore up the country’s startups and venture capitalis...

Electronics LS Cable wins $86 mn contract to supply submarine cables to Taiwan

LS Cable & System Ltd. announced on Thursday that it has won a contract worth about 110 billion won ($86 million) to supply submarine cables for...

Future mobility SK Innovation invests an extra $50 million in US clean energy firm Amogy

South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. has newly invested $50 million in Amogy Inc., a US ammonia-based power system developer, to expand its green b...

Private equity IMM PE to buy extra Hanssem shares in tender offer

IMM Private Equity will buy additional shares in South Korea’s Hanssem Co. for 100 billion won ($77 million) in a tender offer to inject fresh...

Energy Korean oil refiners to bask in record profits with hefty bonuses

Employees at South Korea’s oil refiners are expected to receive hefty bonuses after their companies posted record earnings last year amid hi...

Electronics Taihan earns certification for extra-high voltage transmission cable

Taihan Cable & Solution said on Monday that it had completed the development of a 500-kV current cross-linked polyethylene extra-high voltage DC...

Batteries POSCO Holdings to invest extra $1.1 billion in Argentine lithium plant

POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to invest an additional $1.09 billion, or 5 trillion won, in its lithium produ...

Energy Shares in oil refiners hit by windfall tax concerns

Two listed oil refining companies in South Korea saw a combined 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) wiped off their market cap on Wednesday, after the m...

Entertainment TVing partners with Paramount Plus to challenge Netflix in Korea

South Korea's over-the-top streaming platform TVing Co. has partnered with global content provider Paramount Plus to challenge top OTT player Netfli...

Economy Korea March inflation at 10-year high; bond yields surge

South Korea’s consumer prices in March grew at the fastest pace in more than 10 years on surging energy and commodity prices, while the centra...

Banking & Finance Korea’s record liquidity growth raises inflation, asset prices

South Korea’s money supply increased at the fastest pace in history last year, exceeding liquidity growth in the eurozone, which accelerated i...

The Deep Dive How Carlyle aligned interests with Hyundai Motor chair

South Korea's strengthened antitrust rules relating to inter-affiliate trade provided the Carlyle Group with a valuable opportunity to invest in Hyu...