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Arts
Korea’s art sales set for triple-digit growth in 2021
South Korea’s art market is projected to double or even triple in size this year, thanks to the widening of the customer base across all gener...
Jun 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
KakaoBank’s $2.3 bn IPO set to alter Korea’s banking landscape
KakaoBank Corp., the mobile banking unit of online messaging app giant Kakao Corp., is looking to raise as much as 2.55 trillion won ($2.26 billion)...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Bain report renews debate on alternative trading system in Korea
With South Korea’s stock markets maintaining bullish momentum this year, debate about setting up an alternative trading system (ATS) in the co...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Cigna seeks to enter Korea's digital non-life insurance market
The US insurance group Cigna looks set to become the first foreign insurer on South Korea's digital non-life insurance platform, with an aim to crac...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Toss en route to being Korea’s first fintech decacorn; valuation tops $7 bn
South Korea-based mobile financial platform Toss is en route to becoming the country's first fintech decacorn, or a company valued at over $10 billi...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
BTS label HYBE shares at highest close: Too late to chase it now?
Shares in HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, hit their all-time high close on Tuesday, buoyed after the boy band's latest track "Butter" topped the Bil...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Short-selling ban keeps Korea from MSCI’s developed-markets index
South Korea is unlikely to obtain the global index provider MSCI’s developed-market status this year with the Korean government’s decisi...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai NEXO, Toyota Mirai to compete in fuel cell cars as Honda exits
Japan’s Honda Motor Co. has announced it is exiting the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle market, leaving Toyota Motor Corp. and South Korea’s ...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean institutions ranked top US liquidity provider under 2020 TALF
South Korean institutional investors, including the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, emerged as the ...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia outrival Japanese carmakers in India, other emerging markets
India, one of the world’s fastest-growing auto markets, has for decades been dominated by Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp., which runs Maruti ...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Harrison Street taps Korean LPs for $1.5 bn life science property fund
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union has committed $100 million to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital's new flagship fund that is aiming to raise $1.5...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Bain Capital to gain $90 mn from exit of Schwan's deal
Bain Capital is set to pocket about 100 billion won ($90 million) in profits in two years from its equity financing of the South Korean CJ Group's $...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shinsegae-Naver consortium one step closer to eBay Korea acquisition
Shinsegae is the likely winner of the eBay Korea acquisition, outplaying its rival Lotte in the prolonged race to buy the country’s third larg...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Naver, techfins poised to spark Korean loan market's Big Bang
South Korea's online giant Naver Corp. is preparing to join a government-initiated fintech platform, on which individual borrowers can directly sear...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Mirae, Naver set for hefty profit from Didi Chuxing IPO
The prospective initial public offering of DiDi Chuxing Technology Co., China's largest ride-hailing app, is expected to generate as much as 200 bil...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Kakao enters insurance sector for synergy with its online platforms
Kakao Corp.’s ambition to become an insurer is gradually becoming a reality. The platform giant’s application to start an insurance busi...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Delivery service provider Barogo wraps up $72 mn Series C round
Logistics IT platform service Barogo has successfully wrapped up an 80 billion won ($72 million) Series C round, far above the company's initial tar...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanon sale takes shape; Valeo, Mahle, LG among potential bidders
The much-touted sale of South Korea’s Hanon Systems Corp. is taking solid shape with names of potential bidders floating around in the market ...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
UK lifestyle brand Barbour enters legal battle with 10-year partner in Korea
The recent decision by Barbour, the British lifestyle brand under J. Barbour & Sons Ltd., to transfer the rights to sell its products in South K...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor chief Chung wins top accolade at 2021 Autocar Awards
Chung Euisun, chairman of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has won the 2021 Autocar Awards' top accolade, the Issigonis Trophy, for his cont...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Record-setting IPO boom may spell scanty profits
South Korean stock markets are on course to set a new record in the IPO volume with new issues estimated to exceed 30 trillion won ($27 billion) for...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver-invested startups' combined valuation increases sixfold; tops $1 bn
The combined valuation of some 70 tech startups that received funding from the platform giant Naver Corp. has reached around 1.3 trillion won ...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung returns as foreigners’ top pick; Kospi just shy of record high
Samsung Electronics Co., the bellwether of South Korea’s main bourse, has returned as the market darling, with foreigners buying heavily on th...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LG Electronics expands overseas appliance plants as it exits phone business
LG Electronics Inc. is expanding its overseas production facilities as the South Korean home appliance giant is shifting gears toward new growth dri...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Chips, autos set S.Korea’s May export growth at fastest pace in 32 years
South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rei...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Heavy cost pressure set to drive up car prices
South Korea’s automakers are facing a drastic increase in manufacturing costs. Raw material prices are soaring and the global chip shortage re...
Jun 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai tops Korean institutions' May buying list
Hyundai Motor became the key beneficiary of South Korean institutional investors' heavy buying on the local bourse this month as the global chip sho...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK, Lotte to set up hydrogen JV within 2021
South Korea’s major conglomerates SK Group and Lotte Group have joined hands to strengthen their foothold in the fast-growing hydrogen sector....
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Display to expand small OLED line with $2.7 bn investment
Samsung Display Co., South Korea’s largest display maker, plans to spend as much as 3 trillion won ($2.7 billion) to build a new organic light...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics enjoys OLED TV boom with record Q1 shipments
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is enjoying the growing popularity of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs, posting a record shipment in ...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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