South Korea Business & Industry

Korean business news covering major corporations, industrial sectors, semiconductors, and trade.

Korean Retailers Expand Quick Commerce Through Delivery App Tie-Ups

Korean retailers from supermarket chains to department stores are joining delivery apps for quick commerce after convenience stores proved the model works....

Published 2026.09.19. 09:08:05 |

BTS Producer HYBE Joins Venture Business Association as Vice Chair

HYBE, the company behind BTS, has joined the Korea Venture Business Association as a vice chair member, one of six firms newly named as executive memb...

Published 2026.09.19. 06:00:05 |

Korean Retail Investors Shift Leveraged Bets From Chips to Nasdaq

Korean retail investors bought a net $357.85 million of QLD and TQQQ from July 31 to Sept. 17, shifting leveraged bets from chips to the Nasdaq 100....

Published 2026.09.18. 17:59:41 |

KOTRA Opens Korea-India Semiconductor Partnership Week

KOTRA is holding Korea-India Semiconductor Partnership Week alongside SEMICON India 2026 to help Korean suppliers join India's semiconductor supply ch...

Published 2026.09.18. 16:17:08 |

Korea to Unveil Plan to Make K-Beauty World's Top Industry This Year

Korea will unveil a cross-ministry strategy this year to make K-beauty the world's top cosmetics industry, with a large-scale R&D program from 2028....

Published 2026.09.18. 15:21:43 |

KB Asset Management's Value-Up Covered Call ETF Tops 300 Billion Won

KB Asset Management's RISE Korea Value-Up Weekly Fixed Covered Call ETF topped 300 billion won in net assets with a 99% one-year return....

Published 2026.09.18. 14:41:38 |

Pulmuone Shifts In-House Venture Program From Ideas to Businesses

Pulmuone is moving its P:Cell in-house venture program from idea sourcing to commercialization, with incubation support for viable employee-proposed…...

Published 2026.09.18. 11:28:20 |

LIG D&A Joins Partnership to Tighten Defense Supply Chain Security

LIG D&A joined a new partnership with government agencies and 14 defense firms to strengthen security across South Korea's defense supply chain....

Published 2026.09.18. 10:06:56 |

Oasis Opens Store on Toss Shopping, Draws 30 Billion Won Investment

Oasis opened a dedicated section on Toss Shopping and decided on a 30 billion won share issue targeting Toss, valuing it at 1.3 trillion won....

Published 2026.09.18. 10:00:05 |

Lunit Named to Time's World's Best Health Tech Companies 2026

Medical AI firm Lunit was named to Time's World's Best Health Tech Companies 2026 in the diagnostics category....

Published 2026.09.18. 09:56:35 |

Korean Business Leaders Toast U.S. 250th Birthday With K-Pop Light Sticks

Prime Minister Han Seong-sook and top Korean business leaders marked the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence at an FKI dinner in Seoul....

Published 2026.09.18. 09:43:54 |