Economy
Business·Industry
LGELECTRONICS Expands ‘My Cup’ Program to Starbucks and Military Bases… Also Launches Advertising Business
LGELECTRONICS is expanding the distribution channels for its tumbler cleaner, “LG MyCup,” from cafes and universities to businesses and military bases. The company is also diversifying its business-to…
Banks
Kbank Evaluates Loans for Sole Proprietors Based on Revenue and Growth Potential
Kbank is introducing a specialized credit assessment system for sole proprietors’ loans that utilizes non-financial information, such as sales figures, to promote inclusive finance for small business …
Business·Industry
Samsung AI Forum Marks Its 10th Anniversary… Jeon Young-hyun: "Agentic AI Will Bring Fundamental Change to Organizations"
SamsungElectronics hosted the “Samsung AI Forum 2026” on the 30th at the SamsungElectronics Seocho Building in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The forum, attended by world-renowned scholars and experts in the field…
Macroeconomics
63 Trillion Won in Excess Tax Revenue—All Going into the Future Fund?…“We Should Pay Off Government Debt First”
With national tax revenue this year expected to exceed the forecast made at the time of the supplementary budget by 63.2 trillion won, plans for utilizing the massive tax surplus have emerged as a key…
Business·Industry
AMD Chairwoman Lisa Su to Visit South Korea Next Month… Attention Focused on Possibility of Additional Meetings with Samsung
Lisa Su, Chairwoman and CEO of AMD, is returning to South Korea for the first time in seven months. While she is scheduled to meet with domestic artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor companies an…
Business·Industry
"Home Economy" Expo, AI Festa, and Other Major Events This Week
The BeLT, the tourism and MICE news team of the comprehensive daily economic newspaper E-Daily, presents a variety of news from the domestic and international MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, …
M&A·IB
UCK, the "Gongcha Myth," Sets Its Sights on Consumer Goods… Expanding Through a Series of Acquisitions [Market In]
Amid growing interest in Korean cuisine driven by the “K-Food” craze, domestic private equity funds (PEFs) are also actively pursuing acquisitions. In particular, as global consumption of “kim” (seawe…
M&A·IB
[Exclusive] KIA CORPORATION’s Tier 1 Supplier Hyunseong Techno’s Reorganization Dismissed… Creditors Expected to File for Reorganization Again
It has been confirmed that Hyunseong Techno, the parent company of Hyunseong Autotech—a former Tier 1 supplier to KIA CORPORATION(000270) —has received a decision from the Seoul Bankruptcy Court to te…
Business·Industry
One-time effects fade for the Big Three battery makers… Third quarter to be a test of ‘ESS monetization’
While South Korea’s three major battery manufacturers saw significant improvements in their second-quarter earnings thanks to one-time factors, they will once again face a serious test of their profit…
M&A·IB
Private School Teachers’ Pension Fund Welcomes New Chairman… What’s Next After Record-Breaking Investment Performance?
Kim Chang-soo, former president of Chung-Ang University, has taken office as the 21st chairman of the Private School Teachers’ Pension Fund (PSTPF) and has officially begun his duties. Having inherite…