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Global private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire the waste management arm of SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management company under SK ...
South Korea and the United States have reached a trade agreement setting the new US tariff rate at 15%, down from the previously announced 25%, with revitalizi ...
IMM Private Equity and five other South Korean private equity firms are set to invest a total of 800 billion won ($600 million) in Goodai Global Inc., a Korean beauty startup raising capital to ...
The drop amount, or gaming chip purchases, at South Korea’s major foreigner-only casino venues spiked to a record high of 3.42 trillion won ($2.5 billion ...
US auto giant General Motors Co. is regarding its South Korean factories as central to its global supply chain, particularly for compact SUVs and electric vehicle components. During a second-quarter ...
Global private equity firm TPG has struck one of this year’s standout mid-cap deals in South Korea, selling Samhwa Co., a cosmetics packaging specialist, ...
K-pop icons Jennie of Blackpink and BTS members Jin and J-Hope have taken over Spotify’s mid-year 2025 Global Impact List, claiming the majority of the top 10 spots among Korean artists streamed ...
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, has shortlisted four asset managers for a coveted mandate to oversee ...
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has bagged an order to build seven containerships, valued at about 2 trillion won ($1.4 billio ...
South Korean airlines are ramping up international routes, particularly to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, in a bid to boost profitability in the second half, capitalizing on a stronger ...
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., has pulled out of a deal to acquire two rival payment services under Shinsegae Group at the ...
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker under Hyundai Motor Group, is set to redefine mobility solutions with its modular electric platforms designed to transform into different types of ...