1+ day, 2+ hour 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, 3+ 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, 2+ hour ago   (610+ words) Longer hours ease time-zone hurdles for foreign investors, while broader stock access intensifies competition with NXT. The Korea Exchange, South Korea's main bourse operator, will launch a real-time after hours market Monday, extending trading until 8 p.m. and opening most Kospi and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (712+ words) Musinsa brings its discovery-platform playbook to CJ Olive Young’s turf Musinsa built its name by spotting fashion trends early. Its latest beauty bet takes it somewhere more clinical — and into more direct competition with Korea’s dominant beauty retailer, CJ Olive…...

4+ day, 2+ 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…...

4+ day, 1+ 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, 2+ 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…...

5+ day, 1+ 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....

6+ day, 1+ 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…...

6+ day, 53+ min 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…...