SEOUL– South Korea and the United States launched a new bilateral dialogue platform on Thursday to discuss ways to boost cooperation on the semiconductor sector, Seoul’s industry ministry said.The inaugural teleconference of the Semiconductor Partners…
SEOUL– SoCar, a South Korean car-sharing company, said Thursday it will launch an integrated mobility service that connects all transit options in one app next year, in a move that could heat up competition with mobility providers.The envisioned “supe…
SEOUL– Yoon Suk-yeol, the presidential nominee of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), met Thursday with former U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Kathleen Stephens and thanked her for contributing to the bilateral alliance.During their meeting at the …
SEOUL– A consortium led by South Korea’s leading asset management firm Mirae Asset Global Investments said Thursday it has won a legal battle with China’s Anbang Insurance Group over a deal to purchase hotels in the United States.In September 2019, th…
SEOUL– South Korea has signed an initial agreement with Poland to give domestic companies opportunities to participate in the East European country’s 10 trillion won (US$8.5 billion) airport development project, the transport ministry said Thursday.In…
SEOUL– Skin N Skin Co.on Thursday announced that it will sell stocks to raise 999 million won (US$850,574). The proceeds from the stock sale will be used mainly to finance its operations.According to a regulatory filing, the company will issue some 6….
SEOUL– The South Korean baseball club Lotte Giants said Thursday they’ve signed a former major league outfielder DJ Peters.Peters has agreed to a one-year deal worth up to US$680,000 — $600,000 in guaranteed salary and up to $80,000 in incentives.Pet…
SEOUL– Samsung Electronics Co. conducted a sweeping executive reshuffle Thursday, promoting a score of young employees to senior positions.The “merit-based” personnel changes were made to “strengthen leadership positions to continue the company’s sust…