South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group said on Monday it is considering selling some of its assets in Southeast Asia and reinvesting in other businesses in countries in the region, including Vietnam. An SK Group spokesperson said in a statement…
SK Group will acquire a 9.5 percent stake in Vietnamese food and beverage company Masan Group to become its largest foreign shareholder. The Korean conglomerate announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire the stake at $470 million. The two companies…
A total of 33 relatives from the families that control Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK, LG, Lotte and other conglomerates dominate the country’s wealthiest list. Unhealthy ties between Korean conglomerates and the government have long been cited as a factor that…
South Korean LPG providers sold 6.4 million mt LPG in the domestic market over January-September, up 17.4% year on year, amid lower retail prices and stronger demand for petrochemical production, company officials said Friday. The rise outpaced the…
Shinsegae Co., a leading South Korean retail conglomerate, said Tuesday it will bid for a new duty-free store in downtown Seoul and relocate the current shop in the southern port city of Busan to defend the license set to expire this year. Shinsegae said it…