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Corporate strategy Hankook & Company to set up CVC with $11 mn in funding

Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., announced Thursday a plan to launch a wholly owned corporate ve...

Corporate investment LG Electronics breaks ground on $600 mn home appliance plant in India

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has broken ground on its third home appliance manufacturing plant in India with a $600 million investment to...

IPOs LG Electronics eyes India IPO delay, says plan in flux

LG Electronics Inc. is mulling putting off an initial public offering of its wholly owned subsidiary in India amid growing volatility in the global ...

Games S.Korea’s Krafton to nurture 6 new game studios in India

Krafton Inc., the publisher of global mega-hit “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), has selected six new Indian game studios to...

Food & Beverage India: Tantalizing frontier for K-food’s global ambitions beyond China

South Korea’s processed food exports to India have surged to a record 6 trillion won ($4.1 billion), marking a significant milestone in the gr...

Automobiles Kumho Tire eyes Poland, Serbia, Portugal for 1st European plant

Kumho Tire Co., South Korea’s No. 2 tire maker, is evaluating Poland, Serbia and Portugal as a potential site for its first plant in Europe as...

Steel POSCO eyes deeper steel, energy ties with global peers

POSCO Group, South Korea’s steelmaking giant, will further bolster its competitiveness in the global steel market and energy value chains thro...

IPOs LG Electronics set for early-May Indian stock market debut

LG Electronics Inc. is set to list its wholly owned subsidiary in India on the country's stock exchange in early May, aiming to raise up to $1.5 bil...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha Aerospace signs $254 million deal to supply K9 howitzers to India

Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Thursday it has signed a 370 billion won ($254 million) deal to supply K9 self...

Business & Politics Samsung, LG review strategies as Trump slaps Vietnam with steeper tariffs

South Korea’s two leading electronics makers – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – are being forced to reassess thei...

Korean games Krafton buys India’s Nautilus Mobile, fueling IP race in Korean game scene

Krafton Inc., one of South Korea’s top four market-cap gaming firms, has taken over Indian game developer Nautilus Mobile for $14 million, upp...

Fashion LF to open Korea’s 1st standalone fashion outlet in India

LF Corp., a leading South Korean clothing company, will foray into India with its flagship brand Hazzys to build its presence in the rapidly growing...

Corporate strategy Hankook Tire seeks to evolve beyond tires, auto parts

Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., will ramp up battery production for energy storage systems and ...

Electronics LG Group chair visits India ahead of LG Electronics Indian IPO

LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo visited LG Electronics Inc.'s factory and research center in India in late February as it plans to list its Indian ar...

Automobiles Hankook Tire, Lamborghini strengthen ties as chairmen set to meet

Cho Hyun-bum, chairman of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., i...

Electronics LG Electronics hits record sales in India, paving way for 2025 IPO

LG Electronics Inc. posted its largest-ever sales in India in 2024, providing a boost to the planned initial public offering of its Indian unit this...

Petrochemicals HS Hyosung Advanced Materials seeks to sell tire steel cord business

South Korea’s HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is seeking to sell its tire steel cord business to secure funds for its new growth ventures ...

Automobiles Kia starts to produce Syros SUV in India

Kia Corp. started mass production of the Syros, a versatile sports utility vehicle (SUV) specifically designed to meet the needs of customers in I...

Automobiles Hankook Tire gains edge over Chinese rivals under Trump tariffs

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee -- Early this month at the Hankook Tire plant in Clarksville, construction workers were installing the steel framework of its...

Aerospace & Defense India to acquire 100 units of Hanwha Aerospace’s K9 howitzers via L&T

India will acquire 100 units of the K9 self-propelled howitzers developed by South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. from Larsen & Toubro (L&am...

IPOs LG Electronics embarks on Indian unit's $1.8 bn IPO

LG Electronics India Pvt., wholly owned by LG Electronics Inc., has embarked on the process of going public to raise up to 2.6 trillion won ($1.8 bi...

Automobiles Hyundai, Kia to build Hyundai Center of Excellence in India

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to build the Hyundai Cente...

Asset management Mirae Asset aspires to No. 5 in Indian securities market with Sharekhan

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group will strive to grab the fifth-largest share of the Indian securities market th...

Korean startups Global startup festival ComeUp to be held in December

The South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Monday that it will host the global startup festival ComeUp 2024 at COEX, Seoul on Decem...

Logistics Korean logistics companies expand overseas businesses

South Korea’s logistics companies such as local industry leader CJ Logistics Corp. are expanding their overseas operations to take advantage o...

Electronics LG to expand appliance subscriptions to India to speed up leasing business

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is considering expanding its subscription service into new overseas markets, such as I...

Korean food S.Korea's BBQ enters world's most populous market, India

Genesis BBQ Group, the operator of a popular South Korean fried chicken brand, is expanding its market to South Asia by entering India, the world&rs...

Electronics Samsung Galaxy solidifies dominance in Indian smartphone market

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. solidified its dominance in the Indian smartphone market, capturing its largest revenue share in the...

Steel Korea’s POSCO, India’s JSW team up to build steel plant in Odisha

South Korea’s POSCO Group joined hands with India’s JSW Group to set up an integrated steel plant in the South Asian country with an est...

Markets Indian stock market gears up for leap: NSE CEO  

India’s stock market is gearing up for a leap thanks to an influx of retail investors seeking better returns and the lower barriers for small ...