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Economy
South Korea’s 2025 minimum wage rises 1.7%; SMEs seen suffering
South Korea has set next year’s hourly minimum wage at 10,030 won ($7.3) – a 1.7% increase from this year’s 9,860 won, the second-...
Jul 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Kyobo Life nurtures 136 startups over 7 years
South Korea's Kyobo Life Insurance Group announced on Thursday that it nurtured 136 impact businesses (Impact-Ups) in seven years to create social v...
Jul 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Samsung, SK Hynix lead value increase in Korea NPS' local shares in Q2
The second-quarter rally of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. shares drove a value increase in the domestic stock asset held by South Korea&...
Jul 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
FG Korea to open Five Guys stores in Japan
FG Korea, the operator of the American handcrafted hamburger brand Five Guys in South Korea, will open its stores in Japan in the second half of nex...
Jul 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
NPS-backed new prime office building in Seoul struggles with poor demand
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is seeing little demand for a Seoul-based new prim...
Jul 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea slaps Credit Suisse with largest ever short-sale penalty
South Korea's financial regulator said on Wednesday it has officially imposed Credit Suisse Group AG and its affiliate a combined 27.2 billion won...
Jul 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kwangdong Pharma acquires stake in Precision Bio
South Korea's Kwangdong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that it signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire Precision Biosensor Inc., a company...
Jul 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s military fund taps ex-president of Woori Financial as CIO
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), which managed 10.4 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in assets as of the end of 2023, has tapp...
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE funds shrink in 2023 for first time in 7 years
South Korean private equity investments declined last year for the first time since 2016 due to interest rate hikes, high inflation and the Korean w...
Jun 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Uniqconn raises $7 mn in Series A round
South Korea's system semiconductor startup Uniqconn announced on Tuesday that it attracted 10 billion won ($7.24 million) in Series A roundThe fun...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Tour launches premium travel brand High&
Lotte Tour Development Co. announced on Tuesday that it launched the brand High& for high-quality premium package travel products.High& is a...
May 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
SM Bexel supplies $14.7 mn lithium ampoule batteries to KDI
SM Bexel Co., the battery manufacturing arm of South Korea's SM Group, announced on Tuesday that it signed a supply contract worth 20 billion won ($...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor, Kia to develop alternative to rare earth materials
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have partnered with South Korea's universities to secure materials for vehicle electrification components.Hyundai Mo...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean biotech Xcell Therapeutics eyes June IPO
South Korean biotech Xcell Therapeutics Inc., a developer of chemically defined media for in vitro cell culture, is aiming for a junior bourse Kosda...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea Plans $7 Billion Push to Pivot EV Battery Industry Away From China
South Korea is dedicating around $7 billion to help wean its electric-vehicle battery supply chain away from China and align more with U.S. trade gu...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
HD Hyundai Oilbank to supply ultra-low sulfur diesel to Guam
HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., South Korea’s refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, announced on Wednesday that it secured a contract to supply 7.2 million ...
May 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO DX builds logstics system for fulfillment center
POSCO DX Co., the IT services subsidiary of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc., announced on Monday that it established the first fulfillme...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung launches Galaxy C55 5G in China
Samsung Electronics Co. has launched the Galaxy C55 5G, a budget-friendly smartphone series designed specifically for the Chinese market, marking th...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW to support Korean automotive startups at new R&D center
German luxury carmaker BMW Group is set to support South Korean automotive startups in their overseas expansion as it on Monday opened a new researc...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea’s HD Hyundai ties up with GE, L3Harris for warship exports
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is joining hands with major US defense technology firms to expand its presence i...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung, GS win $7.2 bn gas plant project in Saudi
South Korea’s Samsung Engineering (new name: Samsung E&A) and GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) won a $7.2 billion co...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign buying of Korean stocks hit record high in Q1
Foreign investors gobbled up a record 15.8 trillion won ($11.7 billion) worth of stocks listed in South Korea during the first three months of this ...
Mar 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F signs $9.7 bn cathode supply contract with SK On
South Korea's cathode supplier L&F Co. announced that it signed a contract with the rechargeable battery maker SK On for an electric vehicle (...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
MBK secures $1 bn refinancing on Homeplus from Meritz
MBK Partners, the North Asia-focused private equity firm, has refinanced all of its 1.3 trillion won ($1 billion) loans on Homeplus with a new one f...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Electronics collects $4.3 bn in dividends from display unit
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is slated to receive about 5.64 trillion won ($4.3 billion) worth of dividends ...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s GNI per capita rebounds in 2023 as won stabilizes
South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita rebounded last year as the won currency stabilized amid signs of a recovery in exports fr...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banking groups see record-high loan losses in 2023
South Korea’s top four financial services groups – KB, Shinhan, Hana and Woori -- booked 1.97 trillion won ($1.5 billion) of loans as lo...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung holds DRAM supremacy with its market share at 7-year high
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, saw its supremacy in the DRAM segment strengthen last year with its market shar...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung foldable panel gets US military certification
Samsung Display announced on Monday that its 7-inch foldable panel, used in the latest generation of foldable phones, completed the demanding MIL-ST...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics signs ADC CDO deal with LegoChem Bio
Samsung Biologics Co. has agreed with South Korean biotech company LegoChem Biosciences Inc. to provide contract development organization (CDO) serv...
Feb 07, 2024 (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