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Private equity
EQT sees huge potential in security services for S.Korean SMEs
The digital security market is rapidly growing in South Korea, one of the world’s fastest-aging countries and amid its soaring labor costs.&nb...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s NPS taps investment strategy head as NY office chief
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is slated to undergo a management reshuffle for the first time since Chief Investment Officer Seo...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Rotem's unmanned electric trains exported to Malaysia start running
South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has started running all of the unmanned electric trains it has exported to Malaysia.The company on Thursday said 4...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom introduces voice authentication tech to AI contact center
SK Telecom Co. announced on Thursday its partnership with American voice technology company, Pindrop, to introduce an artificial intelligence voice ...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai Const. Equipment unveils new BI, slogan at CONEXPO 2023
Hyundai Construction Equipment Co., a construction equipment subsidiary of HD Hyundai Co., announced on Thursday the release of its new brand identi...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
F&F bets on China's beauty market under MLB brand
F&F Co., a South Korean retailer of Western brands such as Major League Baseball (MLB), has been rapidly penetrating China's cosmetics market, w...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Kolon Industries showcases hydrogen fuel cell materials at Tokyo Expo
Kolon Industries Inc., a Korean manufacturer of chemical and textile products, said on Wednesday that it was exhibiting its hydrogen fuel cell parts...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korea Ginseng Corporation opens new R&D center in California
Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC), a leading producer of Korean ginseng products, said on Wednesday that it has opened a new research and development ...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Global macro investing to revive for more volatile age: M&G
The value of investments will fluctuate, which will cause prices to fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount they inv...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia unveils flagship EV9 design; world premiere in March
Kia Corp. on Wednesday showcased its large flagship electric sport utility vehicle EV9 as the No. 2 South Korean carmaker is extending its EV lineup...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai, other Korean steelmakers slim down Chinese units
Hyundai Steel Co. has decided to sell its Beijing arm, worth 400 billion won ($310 million) in asset value, hit by declining sales of its affiliates...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Elevator to compete in Indonesian smart city projects
Hyundai Elevator Co. said on Wednesday that it will join a South Korean government-led team to bid for smart city projects in Indonesia, where the c...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Lotte Fine Chemical, OCI Global join hands for clean ammonia business
Lotte Fine Chemical Co., a subsidiary of Lotte Chemical Corp., and Europe’s No.1 clean ammonia producer OCI N.V., or OCI Global, will collabor...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Hyundai Asan to sell $30.7 million worth of shares for capital restructuring
Hyundai Asan Co. under South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Group will raise 40 billion won ($30.7 million) in its seventh share sale since it was forc...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics establishes new LSI chip research center in Japan
Samsung Electronics Co. has established a new semiconductor research center in Japan, combining two existing research and development institutes int...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korean biotech NKMax’s unit aims for US IPO
NKMax Co., a South Korean cancer drug maker, is in talks with local and foreign investors in a bid to list its California-based unit NKGen Biotech I...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's mattress maker Zinus posts record domestic sales in 2022
Zinus Inc., the mattress-making affiliate of South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Group, on Monday reported record-high domestic sales last year o...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Samsung suspends business with select software partner companies
Samsung Electronics Co. has recently “suspended transactions” with select software partner companies through regular auditing, with arou...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Apple Pay to launch in South Korea on March 21
Apple's mobile payment service, Apple Pay, is set to launch domestically in South Korea on March 21, according to industry sources on Monday.With th...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Governor of Louisiana visits Kumho Tire HQ in Seoul
South Korea's leading tire manufacturer Kumho Tire Co., Inc. announced on Monday that Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards visited its headquarters i...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
S.Korea's Krafton, Naver to set up JV for metaverse services in H1
Krafton Inc., a leading game developer in South Korea, is slated to establish a joint venture with Naver Z Corp., a metaverse unit of the country&rs...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to boost India presence via takeover of GM plant
Hyundai Motor Co., the leading South Korean carmaker, is set to expand its presence in India with a takeover of General Motors Co.’s plant in ...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co. puts SK Shipping’s tanker business up for sale
South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. is seeking to sell SK Shipping Co.’s tanker division, a business widely seen as the breadwinne...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao, HYBE shares rally on reconciliation but SM shares tank
Investors welcomed the end of a fierce month-long battle between HYBE Co. and Kakao Corp. over control of South Korea’s K-pop pioneer SM Enter...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire halts fire-hit Korean plant, threatens a fifth of global capacity
South Korea’s top tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. shut down a local production complex on Sunday due to a fire, stoking concerns ...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
SK Chemicals, Yonwoo to develop eco-friendly cosmetic containers
South Korean chemical company SK Chemicals and Yonwoo Co., a subsidiary of Kolmar Korea, which is a leading domestic cosmetic container manufacturer...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem mulls shuttering in-vitro diagnostics business
LG Chem Ltd. is considering an exit from the in-vitro diagnostics market to focus more on novel drug development as it lagged its smaller local riva...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Samsung SDS to offer customized cloud services
Samsung SDS Co. is ready to offer easy-to-use, customized cloud storage services to help its clients' digital transformation, its Chief Executive Hw...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai L&C targets China’s interior materials market
Hyundai L&C, a South Korean building materials company under the Hyundai Department Store Group, said on Sunday that it has entered the Chinese ...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korean convention sector enjoys increase in events post-pandemic
Coex Convention & Exhibition Center, the largest event complex in Seoul, was crowded on Friday for a smart factory and plant automation fair.&ld...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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