China International Capital Corp
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Real estate
ESR KendallSquare REIT leads Korean logistics sector
ESR KendallSquare REIT, overseeing 18 advanced logistics centers across South Korea, adeptly handled challenges in the real estate sector this year....
Dec 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea sees new record of seaweed exports
South Korea's seaweed (Gim) exports hit 1 trillion won ($770 million) in this year, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday. I...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Warburg Pincus’ JV to invest in Korean prime warehouses
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC said on Tuesday it will establish a joint venture in South Korea via its Asia real estate fund to invest i...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s 6G frequency bands picked as standard candidates
Sixth-generation (6G) communication frequency bands proposed by South Korea have been adopted as global standard candidates by the industry's freq...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Housing Finance Corp. opens New York office
Korea Housing Finance Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has opened a New York office to serve as a hub for its overseas fund procurement ac...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's NPS taps Jun Ahn as real estate investment head
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, appointed Jun Ahn (Ahn Jun-sang) as its real estate inv...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to offer China-made Sonata taxis in S.Korea
Hyundai Motor Co. will import Sonata taxis manufactured in China to South Korea in response to strong demand from local taxi drivers less than five ...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Kakao taps venture capital unit head as new CEO to lead reform
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s top mobile platform under fire for its extremely aggressive business expansion, tapped its venture capital unit hea...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
China's CICC enters S.Korea with its private equity fund
BEIJING – CICC Capital, a unit of China International Capital Corp. (CICC), has entered the South Korean market with the launch of a private e...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant completes battery recycling plant in China
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant announced on Wednesday that it completed a battery recycling plant in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Develo...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
US regulations push Korean battery industry to cut reliance on China
The South Korean battery industry is facing pressure to cut its reliance on Chinese capital as the US government on Dec. 1 issued guidance that will...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO International foresees record-high profits for 2023
POSCO International Corp., a South Korean general trading and energy exploration company, is expected to post its highest-ever profits this year tha...
Dec 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Cookie Run: Kingdom to launch in China on Dec 28
South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp. announced on Friday that its globally popular mobile game “Cookie Run: Kingdom” will offici...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Palliser Capital urges Samsung C&T reform for $25 bn value-up
London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital said on Wednesday that Samsung C&T Corp. is 63% intrinsically undervalued and could increase its value ...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
South Korea to support urea purchases outside China, boost reserves
The South Korean government plans to offer financial support to domestic companies when they import urea, a substance used in diesel vehicles and fe...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO International wins green car parts orders from US, Europe
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is accelerating i...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis GV60 named best SUV in China
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis announced on Wednesday that its luxury mid-sized electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) GV60 was selected a...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders slide to 2nd place after China in November orders
South Korean shipbuilders slid to second place in new shipbuilding orders last month, yielding the top spot back to their Chinese rivals.According t...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korean Daewoo E&C seeks biz amid Indonesia’s new capital plan
South Korean Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. is seeking business opportunities alongside Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital as...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Hyungji, Dishang Group to co-work for market development
South Korea’s Fashion Group Hyungji and China’s largest clothing exporter Dishang Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to te...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hanwha to boost battery production equipment business
Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, is working to bolster its secondary battery manufacturing equipment business wi...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and BNP Paribas CIB have been reported to South Korean public prosecutors in violation of ...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
China’s urea halts raise specter of another logistics crisis in Korea
China has halted customs clearance on its exports of urea, a substance used to reduce carbon emissions in diesel vehicles, raising the prospect of a...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
ITC launches probe into Samsung’s suit vs China’s BOE over OLED
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to launch an investigation into a complaint filed by South Korea’s Samsung Display Co....
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments
South Korea’s startup environment lags behind major countries in terms of global expansion and foreign investment attraction, a report from st...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Asiana collaborates with China's Ctrip for live commerce broadcast
Asiana Airlines Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will conduct a live commerce broadcast in collaboration with China's largest online travel agenc...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Sodium-ion batteries emerge as alternative to lithium, LFP batteries
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are emerging as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries, currently dominating the rechargeable battery market for electr...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
S.Korea to develop Batam airport as Indonesia's air hub
BATAM – State-run Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) is accelerating the growth of Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Indonesi...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Earthon starts shipping crude oil from South China Sea
SK Earthon Co., the resources development unit of South Korean energy major SK Innovation Co., said Wednesday that it has started shipping crude oil...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
South Korea lags behind US, China in AI talent pool
South Korea lags far behind advanced countries in nurturing artificial intelligence (AI) talent due to the lack of proper skills development program...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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