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Business & Politics S.Korea confident of winning Czech nuclear plant deal despite court ruling

A landmark nuclear energy export deal between South Korea and the Czech Republic was postponed at the eleventh hour following a local court ruling, ...

Mergers & Acquisitions Korea Zinc faces multiple legal, regulatory challenges in fight against MBK

Korea Zinc Inc. Chairman Choi Yun-birm appears to have kept his grip on the world’s largest zinc smelter after successfully fending off an MBK...

Business & Politics US Chamber of Commerce sees Korea’s business penalties as trade barrier

The US Chamber of Commerce, the country’s largest lobbying group, told Washington that South Korea’s penalties on businesspeople are amo...

Legal disputes LS Cable's patent victory over Taihan Electric signals further disputes

LS Cable & System Co. has gained the upper hand in its years-long patent dispute against Taihan Electric Wire Co. after a South Korean high pate...

Korean stock market Samsung Biologics shares fly high to be Korea’s third most valuable firm

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, has become South Korea’s third most valuable stock on the country’s...

Energy KHNP, Westinghouse end legal dispute; Korea nears Czech nuclear deal

South Korea's state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) said on Friday it has reached an agreement with US-based Westinghouse Electric Co...

Bio & Pharma Noul's miLab registered FDA's Class I

South Korea's Noul Co., an in-vitro diagnostics maker and artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood and cancer diagnostic platforms company, said on ...

Korean startups Bering Lab eyes 7-fold jump in revenue in 5 years

Bering Lab Inc., a South Korea-based artificial intelligence technology-powered translation startup with specialties in legal, financial and intelle...

Shareholder activism Seoul rejects Elliott’s $20 mn claim against Samsung C&T

Elliott Investment Management Corp. has lost a case against Samsung C&T Corp. in seeking 26.7 billion won ($20.2 million) compensation in connec...

Electronics Seoul Semiconductor wins no-wire LED patent case in Europe

South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. said on Wednesday it won a patent dispute against Taiwan's Everlight Electronics Co. after the European ...

Korean startups Law&Company vows to go global with AI legal assistant

Law&Company Co., the operator of South Korea’s largest legal advice app LawTalk, will venture into the US legal tech market in five years ...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix patents-owned Mimir IP files complaint against Micron

Mimir IP, a South Korea-based patent management company, has filed a complaint against Micron Technology Inc., claiming that the US chipmaker infrin...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hyundai, Hanwha in uphill battle vs Japan for A$11 billion frigate deal

South Korea’s two warship builders are striving to win an A$11 billion (US$7.3 billion) deal from Australia to build 11 advanced frigates &nda...

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...

K-pop HYBE conflict vs NewJeans label set to escalate into legal battle

HYBE Co., the company behind boy band BTS, has reported Min Hee-jin, the chief of popular girl group NewJeans’ label ADOR, to police for inves...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hanwha seeks further legal action vs HD Hyundai amid Navy project rivalry

Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, is seeking new legal action against HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. over the bigger ...

Executive reshuffles Kakao taps venture capital unit head as new CEO to lead reform

Kakao Corp., South Korea’s top mobile platform under fire for its extremely aggressive business expansion, tapped its venture capital unit hea...

Private equity Supreme Court affirms Affinity, GIC's exit value on Kyobo Life

South Korea’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the ruling that would allow the Affinity Equity Partners-led consortium, including Singapore&r...

Automobiles Kakao Mobility looks abroad to expand taxi services

South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. is expanding overseas services in the face of criticism over its business practices, including the alleged ...

Korean startups Naver-invested Bering Lab tops at Huawei startup contest

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) legal technology startup Bering Lab, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), receiv...

Shareholder activism KT&G faces another legal battle with Korean activist fund

Singapore-based private equity firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. said Monday that it has filed court injunctions against KT&G Corp., beginni...

Entertainment Netflix, S.Korea’s SK Broadband to settle longstanding legal dispute

Netflix Inc., the world’s top streaming service, and SK Broadband Co., South Korea’s No. 2 internet service provider, said on Monday tha...

Regulations More Korean FSS retirees find jobs in legal, financial biz

More retirees of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) are snagging new jobs at private companies such as the banks they regulated during their te...

Electronics Samsung Elec to enhance ties with LG at expense of BOE

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, is set to reduce the procurement of panels from BOE Technology Group Co., the global li...

K-pop Samsung Elec denies rumor of Galaxy ads with Fifty Fifty

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, has denied market rumors that K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty will ap...

Electronics Samsung Display sues BOE over iPhone 12 panel patents

Samsung Display Co. has stepped up its fight against BOE Technology over display panels, taking its first legal action against the Chinese rival ove...

Banking & Finance Woori Bank to start legal, accounting advisory for firms entering Vietnam

South Korea's Woori Bank on Monday announced the opening of its comprehensive advisory service line for foreign direct investment (FDI) designed for...

Korean food Bread mimicking S.Korean penny embroiled in design theft controversy

The Bank of Korea (BOK) has announced that it is in talks with companies to change the design of the “Gyeongju 10 won bread,” which rece...

Shareholder activism Tribunal partially accepts Elliott’s claims over Samsung merger

The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Tuesday ruled in favor of US-based hedge fund Elliott Investment Managemen...

Bio & Pharma US calls on 2 S.Korean pharmaceutical companies for swift end to legal battle

Following its lawsuit against Daewoong Pharmaceutical, South Korea's Medytox Inc. is waging an all-out legal war against domestic counterpart Hugel ...