SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won reinforced his commitment to supporting Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo on Thursday, days before the final voting takes place in Paris to choose the host. Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, is competing against Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and Italy’s Rome to host the global event. “When we first jumped into this international race, the prospect of Busan winning the expo bid seemed almost impossible," Chey wrote in an Insta

The Korea Life Insurance Association has tapped Kim Chul-ju, head of the Creditors' Coordination Committee, as its new chairman. An internal recommendation committee made the decision in a meeting held Friday. Kim, a graduate from the department of economics at Seoul National University, served as a public official at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. After working as an economist at the Asian Development Bank and World Bank, Kim returned to the Korean government, serving in key position

The ride-sharing service Kakao T will be available in Australia, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Kuwait from next week, Kakao Mobility announced Friday. Users of the Kakao T app will be able to hail local taxis, premium sedans and midsize SUVs in the five countries from Nov. 30 onward, bringing Kakao's ride-hailing services to a total of 37 countries worldwide. The company said it also plans to enter the US market within this year. According to Kakao Mobility, the latest expans

Top officials from the Bank for International Settlements and the Bank of Korea visited Naver 1784, the tech giant's second headquarters, to discuss ways to integrate artificial intelligence technology in the financial sector, Naver said Friday. BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens and BOK Senior Deputy Gov. Ryoo Sang-dai were among the officials visiting the Naver's second headquarter building in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The officials were greeted by Naver's top executive

SK Group announced on Friday that nine of its affiliates have entered a long-term agreement to procure 537 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually from SK E&S, a clean energy provider within the group. The 20-year deal is the largest direct renewable energy purchase agreement, or PPA, ever in Korea, and is expected to cut 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions over two decades, the group said, equivalent to planting some 20 million pine trees nationwide. The size of the deal

Samsung Electronics said Friday it is launching an outdoor advertisement campaign in major cities in Europe, including London and Madrid, to ramp up promotional efforts for Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. The ads feature famous attractions in the South Korean port city. In London, cabs sporting similar wrap-around ads will drive across the city, the company said. The tech giant will run the campaign through Nov. 28, when the host city of the global event is to be determined in a v

Mirae Asset Global Investments, an asset management company under Mirae Asset Financial Group, named two vice chairs, Choi Chang-hoon and Rhie Chun-yong, as chief executive officers of the firm in a shareholders meeting Thursday. Choi, who has held the co-CEO post since 2021, will serve another term. His efforts were appreciated for having secured investment stability by strengthening the diversity of the real estate investment portfolio in and out of Korea, the firm said. With 25 years of exper

South Korean conglomerates are set to carry out regular reshuffle of executives to gear up for the coming year, starting with LG Group this week. Samsung Electronics, SK Group and Hyundai Motor Group, the top three conglomerates in order, are expected to conduct their regular executive reshuffles as late as early December. On Thursday, LG Display appointed Jeong Cheol-dong, currently LG Innotek president as its new chief executive officer in the regular reshuffle on Thursday. Jeong is an LG vete

LG Display appointed Jeong Cheol-dong, currently LG Innotek president as its new chief executive officer in a regular reshuffle on Thursday. The display panel maker said its board of directors appointed Jeong, an LG veteran who has served at a number of LG Group affiliates including LG Display and LG Chem for 40 years, as its new CEO in the board meeting earlier in the day. Jeong will start his work at LG Display from on Dec. 1 and the appointment will be made official at the general shareholder

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SINGAPORE -- A picturesque scene unfolds at the Jewel Changi Airport -- a lush entertainment and retail complex hemmed in and connected to Changi Airport, the main gateway to Singapore. The metallic-hued automated people mover dubbed the Changi Airport Skytrain smoothly glides across a rail standing high off the ground to carry the passengers to their destinations in an average of four minutes. Across from the rail on which the APM leisurely transports passengers, water pours down with thunder

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South Korea's exports of food, agricultural products, smart farm equipment and technology, have achieved a new high this November, passing the $10 billion mark, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Thursday. Fueled by the global Korean food boom, the collective exports of Korean food, related agricultural products and technology -- collectively referred to as the "K-Food+" sector by the government -- reached $10.48 billion by the third week of November. The fig

Tesla has begun making its Superchargers in Korea accessible to all non-Tesla electric vehicles, tightening its grip on the mobility charging network on the home turf of Hyundai and Kia. Starting Wednesday, non-Tesla electric cars can use around 570 of the EV maker’s V3 chargers that can give 261 kilometers of range in approximately 15 minutes at 84 stations. That is around half of the 1,007 Superchargers at 148 stations in Korea. To use the chargers, drivers should download the Tesla app,

South Korean financial group Korea Investment Holdings announced Thursday that it has selected Kim Sung-hwan, the executive vice president and head of private customer business of its brokerage subsidiary Korea Investment & Securities, as the final candidate for the brokerage firm’s CEO position. Kim, born in 1969, joined Korea Investment & Securities in 2004 after working at LG Investment & Securities for about three years. He is recognized for his expertise in overseeing vari