logistics cooperation

E-commerce JD.com opens Korean logistics centers, preluding C-commerce invasion

JD.com, often dubbed China’s answer to Amazon.com, has opened its own logistics centers in South Korea, becoming the first Chinese e-commerce ...

Corporate strategy Dongwon Industries to delist wholly owned Dongwon F&B

Dongwon Industries Co., the holding company of South Korea’s seafood-to-logistics Dongwon Group, will delist its canned tuna-manufacturing sub...

Real estate Mirae, Koramco, Hana shortlisted for Korea Post’s core real estate fund

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. and Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. were shortlisted for the mandat...

Real estate Warburg Pincus-Wide Creek Asset JV picks up 2nd Korean logistics asset

US private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC and South Korean real estate manager Wide Creek Asset Management Co. are building a logistics center for l...

Logistics LX Pantos acquires logistics center near Atlanta for $120 mn

LX Pantos Co., a logistics arm of LX International Corp., announced on Tuesday it has acquired a logistics center near Atlanta in Dalton, Georgia fo...

Upcoming IPOs Lotte aims to take Lotte Global Logistics public by end-June

Lotte Group, grappling with a prolonged downturn in the petrochemical industry, plans to take Lotte Global Logistics Co. public by the end of June a...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Korea, US to expand cooperation in shipbuilding sector

WASHINGTON -- South Korea and the US plan to set up a working group to expand their cooperation in the shipbuilding industry from warships to commer...

Shipping & Shipbuilding US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eyes March visit to Seoul

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is arranging a visit to South Korea next month to inspect shipyards and discuss cooperation on naval vessel constr...

Shipping & Shipbuilding LX Pantos enters US intermodal logistics market with Japan’s ONE

LX Pantos Co., South Korea’s largest logistics company under LX International Corp., has advanced into the US intermodal logistics market join...

Beauty & Cosmetics Korea’s beauty retailer CJ Olive Young to open first US offline outlet

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, said on Tuesday it has set up a US business entity in Los Angeles to enhance its p...

Robotics LG CNS, Bear Robotics to co-develop autonomous robots

LG CNS Co., a South Korean information technology service company, said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bear Robotics...

Economy S.Korea-Philippines FTA to boost car and food exports

South Korea and the Philippines free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to increase exports to the Philippines, especially cars and parts, which will...

Aerospace & Defense Doosan Enerbility, KAI to cooperate on aero engine localization

South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) said on Tuesday that the two companies signed a memorandum of understa...

Food & Beverage Samyang Foods releases export-only ramyun brand in Thailand

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. said on Wednesday it launched the new export-only ramyun brand Mep in Thailand. Mep is the second brand for the...

Bio & Pharma President of Latvia visits S.Korea's Daan Cancer Lab

Daan Cancer Laboratory under Severance Hospital said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Latvian government to streng...

Banking & Finance KB Kookmin Card, UnionPay to cooperate on marketing

South Korea's KB Kookmin Card said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's UnionPay to cooperate on marketing. ...

Energy Samsung C&T, LS Electric to establish US solar JV

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. and LS Electric Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday to expand solar power projects in the U...

Energy LS Cable, Denmark's CIP sign LOI for floating offshore wind

South Korea's LS Cable & System Ltd. said on Wednesday that it signed a letter of intent (LOI) for offshore wind cooperation with Copenhagen Inf...

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...

Logistics Hanjin to open Mexico subsidiary

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Friday it will establish a subsidiary in Mexico this year to expand its logistics market in Latin Americ...

Logistics CJ Logistics opens cold-chain logistics center in Georgia

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it completed the construction of a large-scale cold-chain logistics center in the US and has begu...

Automobiles Kia to supply PV5 to DHL Korea from 2026

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply its purpose-built ...

Logistics Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of the world’s third-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish a logistics complex in Bu...

Logistics S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that South Korean company Jeil Construction has begun building a cold chain complex logi...

Logistics Kakao Mobility, Samyang Logistics partner on fulfillment services

Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s most popular ride-hailing app operator, said on Monday that it partnered with logistics firm Samyang Logis...

Business & Politics First Korean American US Senator vows to cement Seoul-Washington ties

NEW YORK – Democratic US Representative Andy Kim, the first Korean American elected to the US Senate, has pledged to strengthen the relationsh...

Business & Politics Allies fret over Trump presidency as authoritarian axis challenges US-led order

Donald Trump is returning to the White House as the world is embroiled in two widening regional wars, America’s rivals are coalescing into a new...

Aerospace & Defense Perigee, Quantum Aero to cooperate on military UAV

South Korea's small space launch vehicle startup Perigee Aerospace Inc. said on Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Quantum Ae...

IPOs Korea’s LG CNS, DN Solutions seek billions of dollars via Jan IPOs

LG CNS Co., DN Solutions Co. and other South Korean companies aim to raise billions of dollars through domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in J...

Logistics Samsung SDS, Korea Air Force to cooperate on military logistics

South Korea's Samsung SDS Co. said on Tuesday it signed an agreement with the Korea Air Force Headquarters to cooperate on the digital transformatio...