10+ hour, 31+ min ago   (253+ words) South Korea’s Dunamu announced on Sept. 14 that it has joined hands with Seoul National University to launch a startup incubator aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs in promising technology sectors. The Seoul-based company, which operates Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, said…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (513+ words) South Korean prosecutors questioned MBK Partners Chairman Michael Byungju Kim on Sept. 10 over allegations related to the financial crisis at Homeplus, the troubled discount chain controlled by the country’s top private equity firm. According to legal sources, the Seoul Central…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1031+ words) This is the sixth installment in a series profiling South Korean business leaders with distinctive backgrounds and career paths. _ ED. Former Taekwang Group Chairman Lee Ho-jin, one of South Korea’s controversial business tycoons, is once again facing legal troubles, less…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (317+ words) South Korea’s KB Financial Group announced on Sept. 10 that the outfit has expanded its strategic partnership with Bloomberg to strengthen its competitiveness in global capital markets. The financial group noted that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Bloomberg on…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (372+ words) South Korean prosecutors are reportedly expected to question MBK Partners Chairman Michael Byungju Kim this week over allegations related to the financial crisis at Homeplus, the struggling discount store chain controlled by the private equity firm. The Seoul Central District…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (279+ words) Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) announced Sept. 9 that it has joined hands with two universities to develop future energy technologies under its university-industry cooperation initiative. The state-run power company said that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Kumoh National Institute…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (328+ words) South Korea’s Shinhan LifeCare announced on Sept. 8 that it has joined hands with Japanese architectural design company Nikken Sekkei to develop senior living and care facilities tailored to the Korean market. Shinhan LifeCare, a subsidiary of Shinhan Life Insurance dedicated…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (332+ words) Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) announced on Sept. 8 that the organization has topped the podium at the Stevie Awards’ International Business Awards for its digital twin project. The state-run power company noted that its digital twin project for the Gimpo Combined…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (237+ words) South Korea’s Hana Bank announced on Sept. 8 that CEO Lee Ho-sung has joined a nationwide campaign aimed at protecting financially vulnerable people from illegal lending. The Seoul-based lender noted that Lee participated in a campaign launched in July by a…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (986+ words) This is the fifth installment in a series profiling South Korean business leaders with distinctive backgrounds and career paths. _ ED. Few South Korean business tycoons would have cultivated as public a persona as Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin, a third-generation…...