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Arts
Corporate sponsors focus on luxury at Seoul's first Frieze Art Fair
With just three days before the world-renowned Frieze Art Fair launches its inaugural event in Seoul, corporate sponsors are duking it out to outs...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Lone Star, Seoul wrangle over KEB deal set to wrap up
A decade-long dispute between South Korea and the US private equity firm Lone Star Funds over a Korean deal will be wrapped up next week, with an in...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Hyosung showcases world’s first bio spandex at Seoul textile exhibition
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, is showcasing the world’s first commercialized plant-based spandex at an internation...
Aug 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul advises Mirae to cut leverage for $3 bn IFC deal
South Korea’s land ministry has advised Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. to cut the proposed leverage for its 4.1 trillion ($3 billion) deal...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Remote work, small offices revive S.Korea's printer market
South Korea’s printer market has been recovering from a long slump as the rise of remote work and small or home offices has revived demand for...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC appoints Lee Hoon as CIO and Jung Ho-seok as CRO
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Wednesday it has promoted Lee Hoon, its former head of investment strategy and innovation division, to th...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korean LED maker’s winning streak in global patent wars
Seoul Semiconductor Co., the world’s second-largest light-emitting diode (LED) display maker, has scored another win in patent litigation agai...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Seoul National University to set up first overseas campus in Vietnam
Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea’s top-ranked higher education institution, is pursuing the setup of its first overseas campus in ...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
European direct lending offers investment edge: Permira
The direct lending market is garnering investor attention as it has performed well during periods of market volatility. As banks are cautious to t...
Aug 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to set up AI robotics R&D center near Boston
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will set up an artificial intelligence research center in the Boston area to develop AI-driven robotics tech...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Experts criticize Seoul's quantum computer development efforts
The United States: 4158. South Korea: 50These figures refer to the number of qubits in a quantum computer that each country seeks to develop by 2026...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Seoul says US tax credit bill risks violation of FTA, WTO
South Korea has conveyed concerns to the US about its legislative move to remove tax credits from electric vehicles produced outside of North Americ...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
MZers become key consumers of ergonomic office chairs, Sidiz says
Ergonomic office chairs are drawing heightened interest from millennials and Generation Zers in South Korea, according to the country’s leadin...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Home decoration app O!House launches a beta version in Japan
“Even though different countries have varying living conditions, we all share the common goal of decorating our spaces,” Jay Lee, CEO of...
Aug 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Four chip alliance: S.Korea's courage to overcome Chinaphobia
“I'm gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”Ahn Cheol-soo, a senior lawmaker of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party, c...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Japan’s multifamily assets shine amid market volatility: Savills IM
Multifamily assets have been a key investment target due to their resilience amid economic volatility. Japan, with the largest real estate market in...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's Vestas launches second $231 mn European warehouse fund
South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. has created a 300 billion won ($231.2 million) blind pool fund for Europe-based logistics cente...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC taps investment strategy head Lee Hoon as CIO
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is set to appoint Lee Hoon, the senior managing director and head of the investment strategy & innovation d...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Seoul kicks off efforts to sell submarines to Australia
South Korea has embarked on efforts to export domestically designed submarines weighing more than 3,000 tons to Australia, while also in the final s...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Chinese game Genshin Impact's summer fest draws large crowds in Seoul
Shanghai-based game developer and publisher miHoYo Co. on Wednesday wrapped up its well-attended week-long Genshin 2022 Summer Festival in Seoul.&nb...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Seoul leans toward alternative military service for BTS
South Korea is leaning toward allowing the K-pop boy band BTS to fulfill alternative service instead of active military duty, the country’s mi...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Seoul suspends new antitrust bill on trade conflict fears
South Korea has postponed the introduction of a new law aimed at expanding its authority beyond Korean entrepreneurs, people familiar with the matte...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to buy Korean self-driving startup 42dot
South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Group is set to purchase autonomous driving startup 42dot, intensifying the automaker’s competi...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Korean firms rush to sell real estate to raise cash
South Korean companies are selling real estate and subsidiaries to raise cash as accelerating inflation, rising interest rates and the soft won all ...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Louis Vuitton chairman to meet with heads of S.Korean department stores
The chairman and chief executive of French luxury label Louis Vuitton is scheduled to visit South Korea next week and meet with the heads of three m...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
DigitalBridge names Korean Tae Ahn as Asia capital formation head
DigitalBridge Group Inc., a US digital infrastructure investment firm, announced on July 19 it has appointed South Korean Tae E. Ahn as managing d...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is kickstarting efforts to attract foreign visitors with new tour programs and a promotional video featuring the ...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS, KKR to buy Shinhan Investment HQ for $487 mn
A consortium led by South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. and US private equity giant KKR & Co. is set to acquire Shinhan Investment Cor...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Chanel’s first VIP boutique to open in Asia – will it be in Seoul?
A couple of months ago, media outlets reported Chanel plans to open stores solely for VIP shopping in Asia.The French label is widely expected to op...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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