Global stocks surged ahead on Thursday led by overnight Wall Street gains as bond markets settled down after more than a week of losses.
Samsung Card Co. Ltd. on Thursday raised a higher-than-expected 576 billion won ($619.7 million), pricing its share sale above an indicated range on heavy investor demand and waking up a sleepy Seoul IPO market.
Semiconductor equipment sales reached a record breaking high in 2006 according to a new report, bringing in the highest revenues since the technology boom at the turn of the century.
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.'s remarkable performance in the lucrative memory market for DRAM surpassed all but one of its rivals, as it rose to take second place in market share growth and revenue in the fourth quarter, and all of 2006.
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson moved closer towards being one of the top three phone providers in the industry, as its revenue edged ahead of rival Samsung.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced it has opened a new office in the Republic of Korea, on Monday.
Samsung Electronics announced a 10-megapixel camera phone to the South Korean market on Wednesday.
The South Korean UN Secretary-General nominee said on Monday he would work towards resolving the North Korea's nuclear bomb test crisis.
Flat-screen maker LG.Philips LCD. Co. Ltd. is expected to report a loss for the second quarter in a row, as it struggles with weak prices and high costs for its mainstay TV panels.
Standard Chartered PLC yestoday announced an acquisition plan for Taiwan Hsinchu International Bank for $1.2 billion......
Asian carmakers aim to churn out higher profits in Europe by moving up-market now that they have established a solid foothold in the region, while their local rivals struggle with excess inventories and restructuring costs.
Korean social networking Cyworld's recently launched U.S. unit said on Thursday it signed with a Hollywood talent agency to help it win licensing deals with media properties that appeal to young Web users.
Auto giant DaimlerChrysler AG is in detailed discussions with China's Chery Automobile to make cars for sale in the United States and other markets and could finalize the deal soon, sources said on Friday. Most funding would be from DaimlerChrysler with U.S. models labeled as Chrysler.
While the Unites States still leads the world with nearly 40 percent of global semiconductor purchasing, China is expected to achieve the leading growth among the top 10 nations, according to research released on Thursday.
Japan's Softbank Corp. (9984.T) unveiled 13 new cell phone models on Thursday to compete with bigger rivals when a rule change in October lets mobile phone users keep their phone numbers if they switch carriers.
Faced with mounting pressures of doing business in Silicon Valley, the venture capital industry is going global, albeit in stops and starts that reflect the risks of doing business in foreign lands.
Property group Minerva has dropped plans to build what would have been the City of London financial district's tallest office block, saying on Monday the project was too big for a company of its size.
Public anger in China over a popular skin-care line has become a public relations headache for Procter & Gamble , underlining the challenges foreign firms face as they contend with increasingly discriminating consumers.
U.S. consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare line in mainland China, pending clarification from the quality watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals.
High-level executives from Japan's Sharp Corp. traveled to South Korea last week to visit LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd., as Philips seeks a buyer for its 32.9 percent stake in the Korean LCD firm, Taiwan media reported on Friday.
As the International Monetary Fund embarks on a second round of reforms to give developing countries more say in the institution, the World Bank signalled on Wednesday that it was ready to go the same route.
An agreement to boost the voting power of emerging nations in the International Monetary Fund is just the start of a difficult process, the IMF's head said on Wednesday, as the World Bank signaled it was ready to go the same route.
