Non-government organization World Vision Korea has sold its Ethereum holdings, becoming the first Korean legal entity to trade crypto after the South Korean government’s recent policy shift allowing ...

Samsung Life Insurance's headquarters in Seoul Samsung Group’s financial affiliates are closing in on KB Financial Group for the top spot in South Korea’s financial services sector, underscoring ...

AliExpress commecial with Korean actor Ma Dong-seok Chinese e-commerce players’ rapid expansion into the South Korean online retail market is losing steam as their bang-for-the-buck products have met ...

US SUPPLY GAP OPENS OPPORTUNITY FOR KOREAN SUPPLIERS Wall Street analysts said a growing shortage of large power transformers in the US is boosting Korean makers’ exports. Nearly all Korean firms’ ...

They are seeking to acquire shares from TPG with a 29% stake in Kakao Mobility, Carlyle Group (6.17%), LG Corp. (2.46%) and Google Inc. (1.52%), as well as a portion of the 57.2% stake held by Kakao ...

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund operator for South Korean teachers, has picked 10 local private equity firms to run blind pool funds, backed by a total commitment of 700 ...

Kakao Corp. shares underperformed its peers and the broad market on Friday after SK Telecom Co. sold off its entire stake in the South Korean platform giant for about 400 billion won ($278.2 million).

LG had pledged to spend the $1.5 billion proceeds on facility investments, R&D and operating expenses. A bird's-eye view of LG Display's Paju plant in Gyeonggi Province LG will set up production lines ...

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. now manages more than 400 trillion won ($288 billion) in assets for the first time since its first global venture over two decades ago, following a slew of overseas ...

LG DIsplay booth at SID Display Week 2025 (Courtesy of LG Display) LG Display Co., the world’s top large-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will invest 1.26 trillion won ($925.4 ...

AI data center South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK and Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), the world's largest cloud platform provider, will build a 103-megawatt AI data center in the country ...

Tencent's headquarters building in Shenzhen, China (Courtesy of Tencent) Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. has emerged as a surprise contender in a race to acquire a roughly 40% stake in Kakao ...