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Earnings
LG CNS earns $2.3 billion in year's first 3 quarters
South Korea's information and communications technology (ICT) corporation LG CNS, which seeks an initial public offering (IPO), has set a company re...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical posts deficit for second straight quarter
Lotte Chemical on Tuesday announced that it suffered 423.9 billion won ($308 million) in operating loss on a consolidated basis in the third quarter...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea, Hyundai Motor request 3-year reprieve on US EV tax credit law
The South Korean government and the country’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have requested the US government give Korean carmakers a three-y...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Heavy to invest $30 million in TerraPower for SMR business
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Group said on Friday it has signed a deal to invest $30 million in TerraPower, a US nuclear power ventu...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank extends US fuel export deal with Sunoco
Hyundai Oilbank Co. extended a deal with US independent fuel distributor Sunoco LP to export petroleum products to Hawaii as the South Korean refine...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
NPS emerges as savior of Korea’s ailing won currency
The South Korean state-run National Pension Service (NPS) has been spotted selling dollars for won, supporting the ailing local unit, as the world&r...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
KB's Indonesian subsidiary to launch $551 mn rights issue
Bank KB Bukopin, South Korean bank KB Bank's Indonesian subsidiary, is set to raise capital by issuing 8.44 trillion rupiah ($550.6 million) in new ...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
NFT to become game changer in new era: KED Conference in New York
NEW YORK – Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will significantly influence a wide range of industries as millions of global investors flock to th...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis to spend $1.3 bn to build US EV parts, module plants
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. will spend $1.3 billion until 2030 to build auto parts and module plants for electric veh...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea to take measures to support stock, bond markets
South Korea is set to take measures to stabilize local stock and bond markets hit by global interest rate hikes amid growing risks of a worldwide ec...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset ends $3 bn IFC deal with Brookfield, seeks deposit refund
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co.’s planned purchase of the International Finance Center in Seoul worth 4.1 trillion ($3 billion) from Canada...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea FX authorities, NPS agree on currency swap; won flat
South Korea’s foreign exchange authorities and the state-run National Pension Service (NPS) agreed to open a currency swap line for the first ...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy in cobalt, lithium deals with three Canadian suppliers
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday it has signed battery materials supply deals with three Canadian minerals companies &ndas...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Only 3 Korean energy companies make it on 2022 Fortune Global 500 list
SK Inc., KEPCO Co. and GS Caltex Corp. are the only South Korean firms among the 77 energy companies listed on the 2022 Fortune Global 500, based on...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai wins $1.2 bn railway order from Philippines
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. has won a $1.2 billion order from the Philippines to build a railway connecting the c...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI signs $3 bn fighter jet export contract with Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, has inked a formal deal worth $3 billion to export light ...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus aims to double corporate value via platforms
LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, is slated to increase its corporate value to 12 trillion won ($8.6 billion) by 2027...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game wins Emmy awards for best actor, director
LOS ANGELES, California -- Netflix mega-hit Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk each bagged an Emmy trophy Monday night in Los ...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Rising utility bills add to Korea’s inflationary pressure
South Korea may raise utility bills after scheduled hikes in the coming months, adding to inflationary pressure in Asia’s fourth-largest econo...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Daewoo, Samsung bag $2.3 bn LNG ship order
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. secured LNG ship orders worth a combined 3.2 trillion won ($2.3 bi...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
About 1,000 attend Upbit Developer Conference preliminary events
South Korea’s unicorn startup Dunamu Inc. hosted two preliminary events for the Upbit Developer Conference (UDC) scheduled for later this mont...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS' new chairman Kim Tae-hyun to start 3-year term
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is set for its new Chairman Kim Tae-hyun, a former CEO of state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corp....
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea airlines to increase flights on eased COVID-19 rule
South Korean airlines plan to increase international flights by year-end as the country is set to ease the rule on COVID-19 for travelers in a move ...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea eyes $3.8 billion in Redback armored vehicle exports to Australia
South Korea is expected to clinch a deal to export more than 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) worth of armored vehicles to Australia, which is strength...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Innovation unveils plans for Scope 3 carbon emission reduction
SK Innovation Co. published its 2022 Net Zero Special Report on the company website on Wednesday, detailing its plan of action for Scope 3 carbon em...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group
LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a k...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one year
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has narrowed its technology gap in Level 3 self-driving vehicles with Tesla Inc. to one year, mo...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea wins $2.25 bn deal to build Egypt's 1st nuclear power plant
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has received a 3 trillion won ($2.25 billion) order to construct turbine islands under the El-Dabaa nuclear...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group to invest in fabless startup BOS Semiconductors
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it will invest in Seongnam-based fabless startup BOS Semiconductors, which designs system-on-chip (S...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul advises Mirae to cut leverage for $3 bn IFC deal
South Korea’s land ministry has advised Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. to cut the proposed leverage for its 4.1 trillion ($3 billion) deal...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet