KDB Future Strategy Research Institute
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s shares fall to 9-month low; new mobility key to rebound
Shares of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have fallen to their lowest level in nine months, bucking the trend of its global peer...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea stocks, won tumble as foreigners dump $1 bn in equity futures
South Korean stocks and the won currency lost ground with the main Kospi ending below the 3,100 mark for the first time in five weeks as foreign inv...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asia’s Covid-19 Success Stories Warily Ponder Post-Vaccination Moves
Earlier this month, Singapore reached a Covid-19 milestone: The fully vaccinated portion of the population crossed 80%. But instead of moving ahead wi...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB chairman urges FTC to approve merger of Korean Air, Asiana
A speedy approval by South Korea’s top antitrust regulator of the proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) and its local rival Asiana Air...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Medytox’s US business outlook dim as contract with AbbVie ends
South Korea’s pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. has ended a botulinum toxin-related technology transfer contract with AbbVie, clouding its b...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea kicks off AI strategy talks with Naver, Kakao, Samsung, telcos
South Korean government has hosted the first top-level artificial intelligence (AI) roundtable meeting with representatives from the country’s...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
US, Korea approve nuclear fuel recycle technology
Authoritie of the United States and South Korea officially endorsed the results of a joint research on Pyro-SFR, a cutting-edge technology that re...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S eyes $30 billion corporate value as top hydrogen company
SK E&S Co., the natural gas business unit of SK Group, aims to turn into an eco-friendly company with an enterprise value of 35 trillion won ($3...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
S.Korean govt to spend $5.4 bn to develop sensors, improve EV repair
South Korean government will spend 6.3 trillion won ($5.4 billion) next year in supporting the state-designated Big 3 industries: future vehicles, n...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Parts maker Mando raises profile as investor in future mobility startups
Halla Group’s auto components unit Mando Corp. is rapidly expanding its profile as a startup investor in the future mobility sector.Mando was ...
Aug 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
NPS in $2 bn real estate development project in Seoul
The National Pension Service (NPS) has agreed to participate in a 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) real estate development project in western Seoul, ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble’s new Marvel game tops App Store downloads in 117 countries
South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp.’s Marvel Future Revolution, a new Marvel IP-based open-world action RPG, has topped the list of Ap...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC replaces infrastructure, real estate heads
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) on Tuesday replaced its infrastructure and real estate investment heads, in a senior management reshuffle fol...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
IAA Mobility 2021 to showcase global auto industry’s future technologies
The global auto industry is set to show off their muscle to fight for the future mobility market not only with new models but also technologies at t...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
LG Elec takes quantum leap in 6G with THz band breakthrough
LG Electronics Inc. has made a breakthrough in next-generation networks by transferring wireless 6G terahertz (THz) data over a 100-meter distance i...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
LG Elec takes quantum leap in 6G with new THz band milestone
LG Electronics Inc. has made a new breakthrough in next-generation networks by transferring wireless 6G terahertz (THz) data over a 100-meter distan...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kakao Group’s past, present and future as conglomerate
Kakao Corp., which a decade ago was merely a mobile messenger operator, has now grown into one of the largest business groups in South Korea. The in...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae’s omnichannel strategy drives up share prices of key affiliates
South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s key affiliates are enjoying upward revaluation of share prices. Not only the market is faci...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Mubadala joins GS-led group to buy Korean botox maker
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Co. joined a consortium led by South Korean GS Group to acquire the country’s top bot...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is making big steps forward to transform itself as a platform business in the global shipbuilding sector. According t...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions acquires French renewable firm RES for $860 million
Hanwha Solutions Corp., the energy unit of chemicals-to-financial conglomerate Hanwha Group, is acquiring a 100% stake in RES Mediterranee SAS, a Fr...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Wealth
Sixty pct of S.Koreans see their children poorer than parents
Six out of 10 South Koreans believe their children will be financially worse off than their parents, marking the highest number for the country sinc...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Seoul to create K-beauty road as part of interactive tourism
South Korea’s capital city Seoul will set up a walking route full of beauty products, services and interactive programs for visiting tourists....
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon founder resigns in top management reshuffle
South Korean game company Nexon’s founder Kim Jung-ju has resigned from the chief executive position at NXC Corp., the holding company of Nexo...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Krafton sets IPO price at top end despite soft institutional demand
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. set the initial public offering (IPO) price at the top end of the proposed band even as the largest domesti...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Krafton IPO draws tepid demand from institutional investors
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc.’s initial public offering, the largest domestic IPO in the second half, drew weaker demand from insti...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB seeks to sell $2.3 bn CBs in HMM to lay groundwork for stake sale
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is seeking to sell 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion) in perpetual convertible bonds issued by HMM Co., th...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Investors give warm welcome to Korean firms' capex hike for future growth
Capital raising through new share sales and debt to expand facilities wasn’t good news for investors as the move often led to a fall in share ...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean funds weigh overseas real estate exits in H2
Domestic office buildings and logistics centers dominated South Korean institutions' property transactions in the first half of this year, with fier...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s auto parts makers post record revenues in 2020
South Korea’s auto components makers posted another year of strong sales in the global market last year, according to the Detroit-based Automo...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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