post-COVID-19 era

Earnings KakaoBank posts record Q1 profit, eyes Thai expansion after Indonesia

KakaoBank Corp., a leading South Korean internet-only bank, posted its highest quarterly profit in the first quarter, defying a drop in interest inc...

Real estate Mirae Asset to be named Korea Post’s core real estate fund operator

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is set to manage the mandate of more than 600 billion won ($416.8 million) in core real estate fund investment by...

Bio & Pharma Samsung Biologics bags $514 mn CMO contract from US pharma

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract manufacturing organization (CMO), said on Monday it has secured a $5.14 million order from...

Earnings Hyundai Motor posts solid Q1; rough road ahead on Trump's auto tariffs

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. defied mounting global trade headwinds and a fresh round of US import tariffs to deliver record ...

Airlines Korea’s Incheon Airport to upgrade, operate Uzbek airfield in $140m deal

INCHEON – South Korea’s Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) is set to upgrade and operate an airfield in Uzbekistan to expand the...

Batteries Samsung SDI, Hanwha Ocean to usher in battery-driven submarine era

Hanwha Ocean Co. and Samsung SDI Co. will start evaluating their jointly developed lithium-ion battery system for a submarine with South Korea&rsquo...

Leadership & Management Ex-US Congressman Drew Ferguson to head Hyundai's Washington office

Hyundai Motor Group has appointed former Republican Congressman Drew Ferguson as head of its Washington office, a strategic move designed to bolster...

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...

Travel & Leisure S.Korea’s foreigners-only casinos bask in return of Chinese high rollers

South Korea’s foreigners-only casinos are witnessing a significant rise in their sales revenue with the return of high rollers from China and ...

Business & Politics IFEZ posts 2nd-highest FDI performance with $309.6 million in Q1

The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority said on Monday that it attracted $309.6 million in reported foreign direct investment (FDI) in the f...

Electronics Samsung unveils upgraded AI-powered OLED TVs

Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday showcased its new lineup of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs with advanced artificial intelligence features...

Pension funds S.Korea’s pension fund NPS posts record return in 2024 on US stock rally

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, said on ...

Earnings Coupang posts profit for 2 straight years in 2024 on new growth drivers

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, ended last year with profit for the second straight year thanks to t...

Leadership & Management Former FSC chief Shin Je-yoon likely to be tapped as Samsung board chair

Shin Je-yoon, former chairman of South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), will likely assume the role o...

Earnings Hanwha Systems posts record earnings in 2024 on brisk defense sales

Hanwha Systems Co., a leading South Korean defense company, reported its best-ever earnings last year thanks to brisk sales of its defense systems i...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD Hyundai Marine sets sights on LNG vessel retrofitting in Trump era

While the global shipbuilding industry was reeling from the economic slowdown in recent years, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a...

Korean startups AI agent Gentoo poised to revolutionize online shopping

South Korean artificial intelligence startup Waddle Corp. is gearing up to reshape the online retail industry with artificial intelligence-powered i...

Earnings Kia hits record 2024 sales; profit margins highest among global automakers

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. on Friday posted its highest-ever annual sales, operating profit and profit margins in 2024, ...

Earnings Samsung Biologics posts record 2024 sales, operating profit as it goes global

South Korea's Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, on Wednesday posted its largest-ever annual sales and operating p...

Executive reshuffles SK promotes restructuring keymen to SK On, SK Discovery top posts

SK Group on Thursday promoted the keymen of its business overhauls to top posts at intermediary holding company SK Discovery Co. and battery maker S...

IPOs Sono International seeks IPO in 2025 with $2.1 billion in corporate value

South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. is seeking an initial public offering of its shares on the Korean market next year, r...

Executive reshuffles Samsung to replace chiefs of 3 key posts: Memory, foundry, system LSI

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to replace the three key posts of its semiconductor business — memory, foundry and system LSI — as the Sou...

Travel & Leisure S.Korean overseas card spending posts record $5.71 bn in Q3

With the increase in international travel during the summer, overseas card spending by South Korean residents reached a record high in the third qua...

Retail Korean duty-free shops post Q3 losses; no signs of recovery

The four major duty-free shop operators in South Korea on Thursday posted operating losses in the third quarter, marking the first quarter in almo...

Earnings Coupang posts record quarterly sales, swings to Q3 operating profit

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, posted its highest quarterly sales in the third quarter and swung to...

ASK 2024 Korean LPs tighten due diligence on general partners

In the wake of COVID-19, South Korean pension funds and insurance companies have placed a greater focus on asset managers' capabilities for post-inv...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus publishes white paper on 6G services

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Wednesday the release of its "6G White Paper: Non-Terrestrial Networks," which explores the future direction of...

Corporate strategy Apparel maker Hansae sets sights on auto parts business as growth driver

HO CHI MINH CITY – South Korean apparel maker Hansae Yes24 Group has set its sights on the auto parts business as a new growth driver to diver...

ASK 2024 NPS bullish on real estate in low interest era: chairman

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will raise exposure to residential housing and data centers to take advantage of lower interest r...

Corporate restructuring Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to drastically cut its chip executive jobs and restructure semiconductor-related operations as it struggles to compete...