Kossen, a Korean steel pipe manufacturer and renewable energy company, has decided to buy a 55.43 percent stake in electric car maker ETH for 5 billion won ($4.3 million), the company said Tuesday. In a regulatory filing, the company said ... Read More
Korea's domestic demand seems to support the entire economy despite faltering exports stemming from weakening global demand, a government report showed Tuesday. "Domestic demand, particularly private consumption, has been getting better recently, although exports have been on the decline," the ... Read More
Financial Services Commission(FSC) Chairman Yim Jong-yong said Monday that the government’s ultimate goal in corporate restructuring is to replace shipping and shipbuilding industries suffering from an oversupply with new growth engine industries. The FSC chief made the remarks during an ... Read More
South Korean officials will conduct plant quarantine training for 16 experts from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and Malaysia and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN). Seoul's Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency said invited experts will attend classes and on-site training from Monday ... Read More
Concerns are growing that the Korean economy may be drawn into a long-term downturn -- perhaps irreversible -- if it fails to make a swift shift to next generation industries that can prop up its future growth. In a recent ... Read More
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Wednesday that 141 agricultural food producers or sellers from South Korea will participate in China’s largest food exhibition that kicks off in Shanghai on Thursday. According to the ministry, during the 2016 SIAL ... Read More