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South Korea’s instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. will build a local plant dedicated to producing ramen — or ramyun, as the company spells it — ...
Joseph Bae, co-president of KKR & Co., was named as its co-chief executive officer this week, becoming the second Korean descendent CEO to lead a global private equity giant after the Carlyle Group's ...
One in five South Koreans is now 65 years old or older as the Asian country grapples with the demographic challenge of a rapidly aging population and the world’s lowest birthrate. The Ministry of the ...
LG Display Co. has put its liquid crystal display (LCD) panel plant in Guangzhou, China up for sale as the South Korean display panel maker plans to pull out of the LCD business. LG Display is selling ...
NPS initiates strategic currency hedging to unleash up to $48.2 billion The state-run fund will tap into the $65 billion forex swap line with the BOK to help stabilize the local foreign exchange ...
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 ...
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Friday it has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Waymo LLC to jointly develop a Level 4 autonomous vehicle based on Hyundai’s ...
The top five imported car brands in South Korea underwent a major shake-up last year. BMW overtook Mercedes-Benz in sales for the first time in a decade, claim ...
BEIJING – China will likely lift its ban on Hallyu, or Korean popular culture in the country, as early as May, moving away from its “wolf warrior” stance, which emphasizes aggressive rhetoric toward ...
Hyundai Motor Co. and its sibling Kia Corp. have set a target to sell a combined 7.39 million units around the globe this year with greater focus on premium ca ...
South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group has taken a 9.9% stake in Austal Ltd., an Australian shipbuilder, for 183.3 million Australian doll ...
South Korea’s HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is seeking to sell its tire steel cord business to secure funds for its new growth ventures such as electric vehicle materials, hydrogen and ...