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Banking & Finance
Korea Eximbank issues $3 bn global bonds
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said on Wednesday it issued a total of $3 billion in global bonds, targeting worldwide investors.The matu...
Jan 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai mulls building 1st overseas steel mill in Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hyundai Motor Group is considering building its first overseas steel mill in New Orleans, Louisiana, according to industry ...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun on Monday urged executives and employees to guard against pessimism amid a “perfect storm&...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Energy, Korea’s first refiner to export sustainable aviation fuel to Europe
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, said on Sunday it has shipped its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Europe, ...
Jan 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul office sales rebound for first time in 4 years in 2024
The Seoul office market bounced back for the first time in four years in 2024, with transaction volume soaring 78.7% to 13.4 trillion won ($9.1 bill...
Jan 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia EVs qualify for US subsidies for first time
Five electric vehicle models from Hyundai Motor Group, encompassing Kia Corp., were included in the 25 EV models qualifying for US tax credits in 20...
Jan 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean carmakers to bolster lineups with EVs, hydrogen models
Hyundai Motor Co. and other South Korean carmakers will release various types of new models ranging from hybrid sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and el...
Jan 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Yuhan’s lung cancer drug gets OK in Europe
Leclaza (ingredient: lazertinib), a new lung cancer treatment developed by South Korea’s Yuhan Corp. secured approval from the European Commis...
Dec 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's office cafeteria firms expand into overseas markets
South Korea's office cafeteria companies, including Hyundai Green Food Co., Ourhome, and Samsung Welstory plan to expand overseas markets with the p...
Dec 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea’s Acting President Han impeached; Stocks, won plummet
Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s acting president and prime minister, was impeached in Parliament on Friday amid a deepening political crisis batte...
Dec 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A deals in South Korea hit 7-year low in 2024
South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market shrank further in 2024, with leading business groups seeking to unload non-core assets to bolste...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO expects all-time high $207 mn in 2024 overseas investment returns
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, expects to post its highest-ever overseas business performance this year, thanks ...
Dec 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Samyang Foods to establish overseas plant in China
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. said on Monday it will build its first overseas plant in China. The company plans to invest 64.7 billion won ($...
Dec 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Leonardo's Coulter named Hanwha Aerospace’s 1st foreign global chief
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Monday it has hired Michael Coulter, a former senior executive at US-based Ita...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
HD Hyundai Oilbank supplies bio VLSFO to Yangming
HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean crude oil refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, said on Thursday it started to supply Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon to release The First Berserker: Khazan in China
South Korea’s online game developer Nexon Korea Corp. said on Monday it signed a deal with China's Tencent Games to publish its new action rol...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Quick delivery war deepens Korean big-box retailer-Baemin ties
As competition for same-day delivery heats up in South Korea, traditional big-box retailers are rushing to join hands with the country’s No. 1...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim captures young consumers in Indonesia
South Korea's instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. said on Tuesday it held Shinsational Day event in Jakarta, Indonesia. On November 15, Nongshim ...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Rebellions · Sapeon Korea merger, the first domestic AI chip unicorn
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, officially merged with Sapeon Korea to form the first domestic AI chi...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
China’s Alibaba acquires 5% of Ably in 1st equity investment in Korean firm
Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has invested 100 billion won ($71.4 million) in South Korea’s top women’s cloth...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s export growth at 14-month low, adds to BOK rate cut views
South Korea’s export growth fell to a 14-month low in November with shipments to the world’s two biggest markets the US and China down, ...
Dec 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Controversy brews over HYBE Chair Bang’s investment deal with PEFs
Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of HYBE Co., the South Korean entertainment giant behind K-pop global sensations BTS and NewJeans, is embroiled i...
Nov 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korean startup accelerators to boost overseas biz
South Korean accelerators (ACs) are turning to Southeast Asia and the Middle East market to support startups and expand their reach.ACs, companies t...
Nov 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Kamur PE sells cutting tool maker JJ Tools to Blackstone
Seoul-based Kamur Private Equity has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in South Korean industrial cutting tool manufacturer JJ ...
Nov 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korean overseas card spending posts record $5.71 bn in Q3
With the increase in international travel during the summer, overseas card spending by South Korean residents reached a record high in the third qua...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung C&T-Sumitomo consortium wins $3.7 billion Qatar project
An international consortium involving South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. and financial firms has won a $3.7 billion project to build a desali...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hyundai’s José Muñoz sees new Trump policy, China's rise as opportunity
LOS ANGELES – José Muñoz, freshly tapped as the next chief executive of Hyundai Motor Co., says the current market uncertainty s...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korean gov't eases restrictions on Korean investment in overseas startups
The companies founded by South Korean nationals abroad will be recognized as domestic companies if they contribute to the Korean economy, making it ...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean, HD Hyundai reconcile, look to joint overseas warship bids
South Korea’s two warship builders – HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co. – have agreed to bury the hatchet and jo...
Nov 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM introduces S.Korea's first LNG-powered vessels
South Korea's HMM Co. said on Friday that it will introduce two 7,700 TEU (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container) container ships powered by liquefied ...
Nov 22, 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