1+ day, 6+ 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, 6+ 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, 6+ 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…...

4+ day, 5+ 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, 5+ 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, 4+ 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, 4+ 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, 3+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (299+ words) Hana Financial Group is joining forces with small-business organizations to supply discounted eggs through neighborhood supermarkets, seeking to ease household food costs and support small retailers. The group signed the agreement with Small Enterprise and Market Service (SEMAS) and the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (561+ words) LG Electronics is positioning robotic actuators — the joints that drive robots — as a next-generation growth engine, with the company nearing what could be its first major order from a global technology giant. Baek Seung-tae, head of LG Electronics' home appliance…...