3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (473+ words) Businesskorea Strong Stock Market, ETF Boom Lift Industry Earnings as Losses Widen Among Smaller Firms South Korea’s asset management companies posted combined net profit of nearly 2.7 trillion won ($2 billion) in the second quarter of 2026, buoyed by a strong stock market,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (335+ words) Novartis Deal Leads Alteogen to Top 6.2 Trillion Won in Cumulative Deals Businesskorea Alteogen Signs $3.2B Licensing Deal with Novartis, Raising Its Annual Technology Exports to 6.2259 Trillion Won Bio-platform company Alteogen has signed a technology transfer agreement for ‘ALT-B4’ worth up to…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (520+ words) Businesskorea Share of 20s and 30s Choosing Stocks and Bonds Rises Fivefold in 14 Years The number of South Koreans in their 20s and 30s turning directly to financial assets such as stocks and bonds to prepare for retirement has increased fivefold over the past…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (686+ words) Businesskorea As EU Discusses Stronger IAA for tightening checks on China’s strategic industries, expectations are growing that South Korea’s three battery makers could benefit Expectations of spillover benefits for the three major Korean battery companies are growing as Europe, following…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (930+ words) The legal dispute surrounding the bankruptcy of POSCO Group’s construction subsidiary in Brazil is rapidly expanding into local legislative and diplomatic regulatory issues. This comes as the Brazilian Congress and a local creditors’ group have begun to mobilize strong countermeasures…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (281+ words) Hanwha Group, which has been pursuing the acquisition of Austal USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder and defense company Austal, is facing competition from a U.S. investment firm after a syndicate led by Wildcat Infrastructure submitted a higher offer. The interest…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (485+ words) Businesskorea More Than 20 Companies Visit on Sep. 9 to Assess Solar, Battery, and ICT Opportunities Around 20 companies from China’s major industrial sectors, including solar energy, secondary batteries, and information and communication technology, are visiting the Saemangeum National Industrial Complex to explore…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (265+ words) Hanwha Ocean has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Royal Thai Navy’s next-generation frigate project, putting the South Korean shipbuilder in a favorable position to secure a contract worth 16.73 billion baht, or about 683.3 billion won ($510.46 million). The project…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (481+ words) Businesskorea Gold Holdings Rise for 22nd Straight Month China has raised its gold holdings, a safe-haven asset, to a record high amid volatility in global financial markets. Its foreign exchange reserves also increased as the weaker U.S. dollar boosted the value of…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (499+ words) Businesskorea Retail Investors Take Profits From Chip ETFs and Shift Into Defensive Products Domestic semiconductor ETFs have dominated the top-performing rankings this month, but retail investors are instead pulling money from them and shifting into U.S. indexes and defensive products. The…...