Hyundai IONIQ 5 robotaxi
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Oilbank to make building, paper materials with carbon
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to produce eco-friendly materials for construction and paper with by-products of refining as it seek...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Carmakers gear up for sharp price hikes in 2022
Car prices will likely rise sharply next year alongside the industry shift from combustion engine models to electric vehicles as automakers prepare ...
Dec 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
KTB Asset invests $51 mn in Norwegian shipowner Knutsen
South Korea’s KTB Asset Management Co. and Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. have jointly invested 60 billion won ($50.7 mililion) in s...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Oilbank to start IPO process this month
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. plans to begin the process for a stock market listing in the first half of 2022 as early as this month with...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Genesis, Kia attract record customers in US
Hyundai Motor Co.’s premium car brand Genesis and its affiliate Kia Corp. have logged record sales in the US so far this year, helping Hyundai...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea's biggest fund to invest $5.8 million in overseas VCs
Korea Venture Investment Corp. plans to invest $58.2 million or about 69 billion won in 10 funds around the globe. The government-backed fund o...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Korea unit to manage Asia-Pacific markets
Hyundai Motor Co. is gearing up to manage the Asia-Pacific markets, excluding China and India, from its home office. South Korea's top carmaker aims...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis unveils foldable steering wheel
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has unveiled a foldable steering wheel along with other technologi...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai named Top Gear’s carmaker of the year; i20 N car of the year
Hyundai Motor Co. has been named the 2021 manufacturer of the year by BBC Top Gear, a prestigious British auto magazine, in recognition of the South...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai wins $1.7 bn natural gas field project order from Aramco
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), both carmaker giant Hyundai Motor Gr...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Domestic NFT art sale surpasses 3.5 bitcoin; concerns of market turbulence
Last week, a piece of non-fungible token art by digital artist Jang Koal was sold for more than 3.5 bitcoin or around 200 million won ($168,314) on ...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai offers first peek of redesigned premium Genesis sedan G90
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled exterior images of the new G90, a full model change version of the flagship sedan under its standalone premium...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS posts $56.5 bn return for first three quarters of 2021
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) Investment Management said on Nov. 29 it earned 67.4 trillion won ($56.5 billion) return for the first ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Inspire secures $1.6 bn for its luxury resort project in Incheon
Inspire Integrated Resort Co., a South Korean resort developer and 100% affiliate of US casino and gaming company Mohegan Gaming & Entertainme...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
IONIQ 7 to beome home on wheels with LG appliances
Hyundai Motor Co.’s IONIQ 7, its new all-electric sport utility vehicle to be launched in 2024, will be equipped with the home appliances of L...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to secure $1.36 bn to raise US battery output
LG Energy Solution Ltd. is set to secure $1.36 billion to expand US battery output capacity, joining the fundraising race among South Korean battery...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai to run IONIQ 5 self-driving robotaxi pilot service in H1, 2022
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will launch a pilot service of its first autonomous robotaxi based on its electric SUV, the IONI...
Nov 25, 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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Pre-IPOs
SK On seeks $2.5 bn in new funding for battery plants
SK On Co., one of South Korea's top three rechargeable battery makers, plans to raise around 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) in a pre-IPO share sale n...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Bank of Korea raises interest rates, signals further hikes
South Korea’s central bank increased its policy interest rate for the second time in three months and signaled further hikes to stem rising in...
Nov 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s Toss operator invests $5 mn in US startup fintech platform Republic
Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, is investing $5 million in Republic, a ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
HealthQuest picks Korea’s Lunit for first investment in Asia
HealthQuest Capital, a major US healthcare-focused venture growth fund, made its first investment in Asia along with other venture capitalists by pu...
Nov 24, 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
S.Korea leaves Asian crisis behind with Woori privatization
Two decades after the onset of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is finally set to privat...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai launches electrified GV70’s global premiere in China to boost sales
Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled an electric variant of the GV70, a premium SUV under its standalone Genesis brand, for the first time globally at a C...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank to make naphtha from plastic waste
Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to produce naphtha by injecting plastic waste pyrolysis oil into the process of refining crude oil, poised to become the ...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia stun LA auto show with SEVEN, EV9 concept cars
Hyundai Motor Co. and sister firm Kia Corp. on Thursday unveiled their latest concept sport utility vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show as the two...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Koreans log $5.7 bn loss in Q3 from overseas stock investments
South Korean investors suffered a $5.7 billion loss in the third quarter from overseas stock investments on weak foreign shares. Individual investor...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea’s LIG close to record $3.5 bn deal to export missile system to UAE
LIG Nex1 Co., a leading South Korean defense company, is close to a record $3.5 billion deal to export its surface-to-air missile system to the Unit...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KDB opens VC in US to aid Korean startups' US entry
South Korea’s state-run bank Korea Development Bank (KDB) launched its venture capital (VC) operations in California's Silicon Valley on Nov...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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