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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

POSCO Future M's precursor plant in Gwangyang, South Jeolla (Courtesy of POSCO Future M) GWANGYANG, SOUTH JEOLLA – POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, has secured itself ...

Unpacked event for Galaxy Z Fold6 and Flip6 in Paris in 2024 (Courtesy of Yonhap) Samsung Electronics Co. will empower its next Galaxy Z foldable smartphones with advanced artificial intelligence ...

A bird's-eye view of LG Energy Solution's standalone battery plant in Arizona In a pivotal shift for the North American electric vehicle battery landscape, South Korea’s two leading battery makers – ...

President Lee Jae-myung (second from right) presides over his first cabinet meeting on June 5, 2025 South Korea’s financial markets showed strong gains on Thursday, with shares surging to an 11-month ...

Seo Jung-jin (center) speaks at Morgan Stanley 22nd Annual Global Healthcre Conference (Courtesy of Celltrion) South Korea’s biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. will venture into the contract development ...

Analysts said LG’s total ESS order book could exceed 10 trillion won, or $7 billion, marking a new high-water mark for a Korean battery maker in the ESS segment. OUTMANEUVERING CATL, BYD, EVE ENERGY ...

The National Pension Service is headquartered in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to raise its equity allocation to about 55% of its assets by 2030 from 40.4% as ...

The two companies plan to build an SMR power plant in Sweden by 2032 to supply electricity to local data centers Jin-Woo Park1 2024-12-06 17:08:55 [email protected] Energy South Korea's Samsung C&T ...

EREVs refer to EVs with next-generation powertrains. They run on gasoline and can travel more than 900 km. Hyundai will begin their mass production in North America and China in 2026 for launch in ...