1+ day, 16+ min ago   (648+ words) Industry minister returns from New York talks ahead of Sept. 17 briefing; terms, safeguards in focus South Korea is moving closer to unveiling its first project under a major US investment program after Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan returned Sunday from three…...

1+ day, 19+ min 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, 13+ 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   (353+ words) South Korean steelmaker Hyundai Steel and unions representing workers at four of its subsidiaries have reached a labor deal, marking the first such agreement between a main parent company and subcontracted workers since South Korea’s revised labor union law took…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (424+ words) Korea Investment & Securities, a subsidiary of Korea Investment Holdings, has entered into a series of strategic partnerships with leading global asset managers, including Fidelity, Pimco and Carlyle, expanding its portfolio across research, equity, fixed income and alternative investments, the firm…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (549+ words) Overall user base grows 35% as businesses integrate AI deeper into operations OpenAI Korea is entering its second year after explosive growth in corporate adoption, with the number of ChatGPT Enterprise users in the country surging 28-fold over the past year....

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....

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1084+ words) HIT Forum speakers urge patient reform while warning MSCI upgrade could bring unexpected trade-offs South Korea’s capital market needs consistent reforms, greater stability and broader sources of growth to attract global investors for the long term, market experts said at…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (366+ words) South Korea's economy expanded in nominal terms at its fastest annual pace in nearly 47 years in the second quarter, as a semiconductor-led export boom widened the country's terms of trade, Bank of Korea data showed Tuesday. Nominal gross domestic product…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (659+ words) $120 billion nuclear program also being discussed under Korea's US investment pledge South Korea is considering spending $22.3 billion on a natural gas power project in Texas, which would mark the first investment under its $350 billion commitment to the US, according to…...