SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp. aims to expand its non-telecom business portfolio to account for up to 40 percent of its total sales by 2027, as South Korea’s third-largest wireless carrier plans to transform itself into a digital platform service provider from its traditional telecom identity, its CEO said Thursday. At [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With COVID-19 routing the global shipbuilding industry, shipbuilding giant group Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has been aggressively building up its business portfolio via mergers and business tieups to sharpen its competitive edge. The shipbuilding giant has been going ahead with the acquisition of its smaller local rival Daewoo Shipbuilding [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Cash-squeezed Doosan Group will focus on its clean energy-related business while selling off others, such as its power plant construction business, in return for financial assistance from its creditors, industry sources said Tuesday. State-run banks the Korea Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of Korea injected 3.6 trillion won [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — K-pop mega group BTS are undoubtedly a huge financial blessing for their record label-management agency Big Hit Entertainment. Thanks to the septet’s smash hit album “Map Of The Soul: Persona” and sellout concerts worldwide, Big Hit posted record sales of 587.2 billion won (US$472.2 million) in fiscal year 2019, [...]