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IPOs LG Electronics mulls Indian IPO, to invest in HVAC, webOS content: CEO

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, is considering an initial public offering of its Indian business to help achieve a...

Electronics Samsung, Trek Bicycle launch Ultra Riding Challenge

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday that it launched the Ultra Riding Challenge in collaboration with global bicycle brand Trek Bicycle, offerin...

Korean stock market South Korean stocks rebound but still on rollercoaster

South Korean stocks on Tuesday recouped some of their hefty losses caused by the previous day's global panic selling after financial authorities iss...

Banking & Finance Activist fund KCGI to buy Hanyang Securities for $180 mn

South Korean private equity firm KCGI Co. is expected to acquire local brokerage house Hanyang Securities Co. for 244.9 billion won ($179.8 million)...

Electronics Samsung’s The Frame selected as display for Art Basel

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its TV The Frame was selected as the first official display for the world's largest art fair Art B...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix works on next-generation HBM chip supply plans for 2025

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. said on Thursday it is working on next year’s supply plans for its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips as clie...

Asset management Niche real asset creates new opportunities, Korean investors say

The scope of real assets is expanding with new businesses such as infrastructure operating services and supply chain management, creating niche oppo...

Retail Louis Vuitton opens its first 'Watches & Jewelry' store in S.Korea

Louis Vuitton announced on Friday that it opened its first Watches & Jewelry store in South Korea at the Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam loca...

Tech, Media & Telecom S.Koreans watch YouTube over 40 hours a month

South Koreans spend more than 40 hours per month on YouTube, according to the study on Monday.Wiseapp·Retail·Goods, the domestic appli...

Artificial intelligence Samsung to unveil its first Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024

BARCELONA - Samsung Electronics Co. is set to unveil its new health biometric tracker Galaxy Ring at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. T...

Asset management Investors roundtable: Watch out for a possible recession

Investors should carefully watch out for the probability of recession and how it will impact asset allocation strategies next year, experts said at ...

Retail Fake Rolexes most common counterfeit watches smuggled into S.Korea

After the COVID-19 crisis, it has been revealed that counterfeit goods smuggling is on the rise once again. According to data submitted by the Korea...

Electronics Samsung, UMich to research on Galaxy Watch’s fitness feature

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it is conducting research in collaboration with the University of Michigan to enhance fitness fe...

Entertainment Disney Plus movin’ on up in Korea with hit K-drama series 'Moving'

Disney Plus, a global over-the-top (OTT) streaming service provider, is rapidly enhancing its presence in South Korea, with its latest original seri...

Korean startups Forbes selects nine S.Korean startups as Asia 100 to Watch

Nine South Korean startups have made it to the "Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2023" list.According to Forbes on Tuesday, the following companies were sel...

Electronics Samsung’s latest Galaxy smartphones, watches hit global markets

Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest models of its flagship Galaxy series of smartphones, watches and tablets have begun hitting the shelves of the comp...

E-commerce SSG.Com announces global first launch of Piaget's new watch

SSG.COM, the e-commerce platform of South Korean retail heavyweight Shinsegae Inc., revealed on Tuesday its exclusive introduction of Swiss luxury b...

Bio & Pharma IMM PE seeks to sell Korean contract drugmaker at $784 mn

IMM Private Equity has put a South Korean contract drugmaker on the market for up to 1 trillion won ($784 million) in a deal likely to attract major...

Electronics Samsung Display to dump entire stake in LCD equipment maker

South Korea’s Samsung Display Co. is set to sell its stake in a domestic liquid crystal display equipment maker as the unit of global tech gia...

Electronics Galaxy Watch's alarm of abnormal heartbeat gets approval in S.Korea

Samsung Electronics Co.'s new feature on the Galaxy Watch, which detects heartbeats and alerts the possibility of risks such as arrhythmia, can now ...

Retail Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023

Breitling, a luxury Swiss watchmaker, has launched a limited edition of one of its flagship models, the Chronomat B01 24, in South Korea, marking th...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung unveils new Galaxy Watch OS with enhanced sleep management

Samsung Electronics Co. revealed on Thursday its new operating system, One UI Watch 5, for its Galaxy Watch series. The updated OS includes improved...

Retail Chanel watches make world's 1st online debut in Korea

Chanel watches have made their online debut through South Korea's leading platform SSG.COM, becoming the French brand’s first launch of fashio...

Fintech Apple Pay to launch in South Korea on March 21

Apple's mobile payment service, Apple Pay, is set to launch domestically in South Korea on March 21, according to industry sources on Monday.With th...

Central bank BOK may increase rate by only 25 bps this week as won rebounds

South Korea’s central bank is likely to raise interest rates by only 25 basis points this week as its won currency may have bottomed out, easi...

Healthcare Galaxy Watches gauge body indicators at level of specialized medical devices

The Galaxy Watch series of Samsung Electronics can gauge major indicators of human health with similar accuracy as that of professional medical devi...

ASK 2022 Kyobo Life bets on US direct lending, keeps watch on Europe

South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. focused on US direct lending market this year given the rising probability of a European market recessi...

Sovereign bonds Korea on watch list for WGBI inclusion; hoping for bond inflows

FTSE Russell, a global index provider, added South Korea to the watch list for potential inclusion in its FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI), p...

Korean startups Online study assistant operator Bebridge receives $1.9 mn in pre-Series A

South Korean startup Bebridge Inc. announced Thursday it raised 2.5 billion won ($1.9 million) in pre-Series A round from Magna Investment, Bluepoin...

Pre-IPOs Kakao Entertainment’s fundraising plan hits roadblock

Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea’s mobile platform giant Kakao Corp., is struggling to raise money as surging inflation and ri...