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Alternative investments
Hyundai E&C to inject $343 mn in Hilton Seoul redevelopment
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), a construction giant under Hyundai Motor Company, will invest 409.9 billion wo...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Dubai sovereign fund injects $52 mn in debt-laden Ssangyong E&C
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. has raised 62.1 billion won ($51.6 million) in a rights issue from its largest shareholder Investment C...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
Samsung ushers in era of bespoke homes with AI butlers
Samsung Electronics Co. is showcasing an unprecedented immersive home electronics experience at CES 2022 (Jan. 5-8.) YOUR HOME AS A METAVERSE...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom taps AI expert as new technology chief
SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, has tapped its e-commerce arm's chief executive and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Lee Sang-h...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Korea to join Egypt’s 1st nuclear power plant project
South Korea is set to participate in Egypt’s first nuclear power plant project built by Russia as a state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power ...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Hyundai to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90 in H2
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, aims to roll out mass-produced hands-free Level 3 self-driving cars, starting with the flagshi...
Jan 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
E-Mart in exclusive talks to buy US food company
South Korea's largest supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. has spent nearly $4 billion on acquisition deals so far this year, including the $3 billion purc...
Dec 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kyobo Life eyes 2022 IPO to end feud with investors
Kyobo Life Insurance Co. on Tuesday applied for a preliminary review of its public listing with the Korea Exchange, three years after it canceled th...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang embraces affordable fashion industry
Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang is looking to tap into the country’s mid-range fashion market. The company is now reversing the ...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean unicorns jump fivefold in four years with record investment in 2021
Investment in South Korean startups hit an all-time high in 2021 as the number of new unicorns, unlisted companies with a valuation topping $1 billi...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
GS E&C secures €70 mn green loan from BNP Paribas for warehouses
South Korea’s construction conglomerate GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) said on Dec. 16 it has become the first Korean constr...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis to unveil two future concept cars via metaverse at CES 2022
South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Wednesday it is unveiling two future mobility concept cars at the upcoming CE...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao buys startup Grip, fueling e-commerce push
South Korea's Kakao Corp. has acquired a live streaming e-commerce app Grip Co. to beef up its online shopping business, considered the weakest spot...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
KoreaCenter acquires Danawa, paving way for MBK’s bolt-on deal
KoreaCenter Co. has been named the new owner of Danawa Co., one of South Korea’s first-generation e-commerce platforms – a move that is ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai E&C teams up with US Holtec on SMR business
South Korea’s builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C). is set to join the small modular reactor (SMR) business in...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Hyundai’s IONIQ 5, Tucson to hit big screen in Spider-Man: No Way Home
Hyundai Motor Co.'s all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV and the flagship SUV Tucson will be featured in Sony Pictures’ upcoming film Spider-Man: No Way Hom...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan sells E&C, closer to exiting self-rescue program
South Korea's Doosan Group on Friday inked an agreement to sell a majority stake in Doosan Engineering & Construction Co. (Doosan E&C) to a ...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Glenwood to join GS' acquisition of S&I E&C
South Korea’s construction conglomerate GS Engineering & Construction Co. said on November 17 that it has selected Korean private equity...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
STIC invests $20 mn in e-commerce giant Tiki
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. has invested $20 million in Vietnam’s e-commerce giant Tiki Corporation’s serie...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean retailers scale back on Southeast Asian operations
South Korea's top three retail groups -- Lotte, Shinsegae and GS -- are struggling with increased losses in the Southeast Asian market, once believe...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan near completing self-rescue plan with E&C sale
South Korea's Doosan Group is near finalizing a deal to sell Doosan Engineering & Construction Co. (Doosan E&C) to a consortium led by Seoul...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
MBK seeks to buy two S.Korean e-commerce platforms
MBK Partners is in talks to buy management rights of two e-commerce platforms listed on South Korea's Kosdaq market in a package deal, according to ...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKR invests $2 bn in SK E&S' new preferred shares
KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy 2.4 trillion won ($2 billion) worth of newly-issued preferred shares in SK E&S Co., the US private ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank to develop eco-friendly e-fuels with Danish firm
Hyundai Oilbank Co. plans to develop eco-friendly electrofuels, or e-fuels, jointly with Denmark's Haldor Topsoe as the South Korean oil refiner has...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's Genesis beats Lexus' selling price in US
The rising demand for high-end vehicles, despite dwindling production caused by semiconductor shortages, are driving new vehicle prices to record hi...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
KTB to launch REITs for logistics centers in Vietnam and housing in US
South Korean asset manager KTB Asset Management Co. plans to launch two overseas real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest in Vietnam-based lo...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, Petronas sign PSC for Malaysian gas development
POSCO International Co., the trading unit of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) for the development of an...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kurly, SSG.COM, Oasis plan for fast-track 2022 IPOs
Competition among South Korean e-commerce companies for initial public offerings is expected to get even fiercer next year. Kurly Inc., the oper...
Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S in talks to sell ESS, solar energy projects
SK E&S Co. is in talks with a number of private equity firms and financial investors to sell energy storage systems (ESS) and solar energy devel...
Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis develops wheels that turn 90 degrees
Hyundai Mobis Co., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has developed technology to allow wheels to turn by 90 degrees, aiding in sharper vehi...
Oct 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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