Aekyung's logo South Korea’s Aekyung Group has put its flagship subsidiary, Aekyung Industrial Co., up for sale as part of broader restructuring efforts to shore up its weak financial status. The ...

Korean cosmetics on display at a Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, France The global appetite for Korean beauty products shows no sign of slowing, with their exports in April surging 20% ...

Korea Zinc annual shareholder meeting on March 28, 2025 FAR FROM OVER MBK Partners is pursuing legal action to invalidate the key shareholder resolutions. A day before the general meeting, MBK ...

Gentle Monster is renowned for its conceptually designed retail spaces Google LLC has signed an agreement to invest about 145.0 billion won ($100 million) in Gentle Monster, the South Korean fashion ...

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 ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) speaks at a cabinet meeting on June 19, 2025 (Courtesy of Yonhap) South Korea’s new administration on Thursday proposed an additional 20.2 trillion won ($14 ...

Ryou Hyo-Sang, head of the Unicorn Business Management Research Institute, speaks at the KED Global expert panel discussion on June 18 MBK Partners’ takeover attempt of Korea Zinc Inc. has exposed the ...

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 ...

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’ ...

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).

Yun Ho-Young, CEO of KakaoBank (left), and SCBX CEO Arthid Nanthawithaya agreed in 2023 to open a joint internet bank in Thailand Shares in KakaoBank Corp. soared as much as 17% to hit their highest ...

Naver's logo is seen on its headquarters building in Korea Naver Financial Corp., the fintech subsidiary of South Korean tech giant Naver Corp., is looking to acquire Asil, a domestic big data-based ...