1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (388+ words) New facility to focus on bio-sustainability, green energy, advanced food, healthcare Lotte Group and KAIST have jointly opened a new research and development center, bolstering their industry-to-academia ties while ramping up capabilities for securing next-generation technology. According to officials on…...

1+ day, 57+ min ago   (379+ words) KB Financial Group's choice of Lee Jae-keun as its next chairman nominee marks an unexpected break from continuity, putting the focus on whether the veteran banker can deliver new growth at Korea's largest financial group. The group's Chairman Recommendation Committee…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (867+ words) Samsung Display’s exclusive panel enables the foldable form factor, while Korean memory suppliers add cost pressure to Apple’s $1,999 bet Apple spent years waiting for foldable phones to become good enough for an iPhone. When it finally moved, however, it reportedly…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (355+ words) Korea Exchange Chairman Jeong Eun-bo said the KRX will push ahead with longer trading hours and a shorter stock settlement cycle as part of efforts to improve foreign investor access and strengthen the global competitiveness of South Korea’s capital market....

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (290+ words) HMM said Tuesday it signed a 4.7 trillion won ($3.5 billion) long-term shipping contract with Vale, Brazil’s major mining company. Under the agreement, HMM will deploy eight 210,000-ton Newcastlemax bulk carriers under 25-year contracts per vessel starting in 2030. This marks HMM’s third…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (579+ words) From PC, console titles at Gamescom to subculture, anime titles at Tokyo Game Show, Korean game powerhouses sharpen their global strategy. Korean game companies are ramping up efforts to better target global gamers by strategically and selectively taking part in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (413+ words) Share buybacks by Samsung Electronics, SK hynix help drive benchmark's rebound The South Korean benchmark Kospi steadied after retreating sharply in early trading Monday, as concerns over rising US interest rates were offset by share buybacks by chip giants Samsung…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (477+ words) China’s Yangtze Memory Technologies is forecast to increase NAND wafer output by nearly 25 percent next year, as it seeks to catch up with its Korean rivals, whose major expansions are not expected until 2028. Market tracker Omdia expects YMTC’s annual NAND…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (575+ words) Record shareholder returns may spur dollar selling, but foreign dividend repatriation could limit currency impact The won’s recent rally could gain momentum from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, as their record shareholder returns are expected to trigger billions of dollars…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (599+ words) CU sees foreign sales in Seongsu more than double as banana milk becomes must-buy Foreign tourists are becoming an increasingly important source of growth for Korea’s convenience stores, with spending surging fastest in Seoul’s trendsetting Seongsu district. Foreign-card sales at…...