Amid escalating controversy surrounding the Homeplus situation, an increasing number of lawmakers in South Korea’s National Assembly are calling for a parliamentary hearing into MBK Partners (hereinafter “MBK”), the majority shareholder of Homeplus.

At the August 1st debate held at the National Assembly Members' Hall in Yeouido, titled "MBK's Sincerity: Is Homeplus Reviving?

Samsung Electronics and Tesla have signed a contract to supply artificial intelligence(AI) chips to be manufactured at Samsung’s new semiconductor plant in Texas.

Hanwha (000880) has been awarded the highest rating of Leadership A in the climate change response category by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

Krafton acquires a 100% stake in Eleventh Hour Games, the North American game developer of the action RPG ‘Last Epoch.’ Through this acquisition, Krafton plans to secure a competitive franchise IP and further strengthen its position in the global market.

HD Hyundai started joint shipbuilding with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), its shipbuilding partner in the U.S.

LG Uplus(032640) will implement its ‘Value-up Plan’ in earnest by burning its own shares and buying new ones.

SK Broadband officially launched commercial services for the SJC2 international submarine cable, which connects seven countries across Asia, raising expectations on expanding global infrastructure business.

SK On has signed a contract with EcoProInnovation to supply domestically produced lithium hydroxide, raising expectations by expanding its battery business in North America and preemptively responding to the US Inflation Reduction Act(IRA).

OCI Holdings has officially broken ground on a new joint venture plant with a Japanese company, Tokuyama, in the Samalaju Industrial Park in Malaysia.