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 ...

Non-government organization World Vision Korea has sold its Ethereum holdings, becoming the first Korean legal entity to trade crypto after the South Korean government’s recent policy shift allowing ...

LG DIsplay booth at SID Display Week 2025 (Courtesy of LG Display) LG Display Co., the world’s top large-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will invest 1.26 trillion won ($925.4 ...

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 ...

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’ ...

Samsung Life Insurance's headquarters in Seoul Samsung Group’s financial affiliates are closing in on KB Financial Group for the top spot in South Korea’s financial services sector, underscoring ...

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 ...

AI data center South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK and Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), the world's largest cloud platform provider, will build a 103-megawatt AI data center in the country ...

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).

Tencent's headquarters building in Shenzhen, China (Courtesy of Tencent) Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. has emerged as a surprise contender in a race to acquire a roughly 40% stake in Kakao ...

POSCO Future M's battery materials plant in Korea POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, is set to raise 1.1 trillion won ($771 million) through a rights offering as it ...

Glasses designed by the country’s homegrown brands are among the must-buy purchases by foreign visitors By Hyun-jin Ra Jun 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00) 3 Min read [email protected] Most Read (Courtesy of ...