Korean firms on US Exchange
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Business & Politics
Trump says Korea interested in Alaska gas project; Korean firms skeptical
South Korea, Japan and other countries want to partner with the US in a $44 billion natural gas pipeline project in Alaska, President Donald Trump s...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK commits to restoring Homeplus operations: MBK Vice Chairman Kim
MBK Partners, facing increasing scrutiny over its highly leveraged acquisition of Homeplus Co., has pledged to go all-out to restore the struggling ...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis at forefront to acquire TMON
South Korea’s grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp., which has been looking to expand its e-commerce market at home and abroad, is seeking to ...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s Nextrade stock exchange debuts; YG Entertainment tops 1st day
South Korea’s first alternative stock exchange Nextrade (NXT) started trading on Tuesday, challenging the Korea Exchange’s (KRX) long-st...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea Investment & Securities explores new products with global firms
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Inc., is exploring new global investment products tailored for Sout...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor spins off 4 in-house startups in energy, AI, mobility
South Korea’s auto behemoth Hyundai Motor Group has spun off its four in-house startups with innovative technologies in mobility, automation a...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyosung to double transformer output to conquer US market
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- South Korea’s major power system and machinery conglomerate Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp. plans to nearly double its annual...
Mar 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
China under spell of Korean spicy instant noodles; Samyang leads
South Korea’s spicy instant noodles are poised to captivate China, the world’s largest ramen market, with their shipments to the neighbo...
Mar 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Gaming company NXC looks to unload stroller maker Stokke
NXC Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s Nexon Games Co., is looking to unload Stokke AS, a premium baby stroller brand, for around 700...
Mar 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea, US to expand cooperation in shipbuilding sector
WASHINGTON -- South Korea and the US plan to set up a working group to expand their cooperation in the shipbuilding industry from warships to commer...
Mar 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s weak exports add to Trump tariff risk woes
South Korea’s exports in the first two months skidded as sales to the world’s two largest economies China and the US fell, adding to con...
Mar 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s pension fund NPS posts record return in 2024 on US stock rally
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, said on ...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai CEO Muñoz named MotorTrend Person of the Year
South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer José Muñoz was picked as the most powerful figure in the in...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom to secure stake in IonQ, forges quantum partnership
South Korea’s largest telecom company SK Telecom Co. will acquire about a 3% stake in IonQ Inc., the world’s first publicly traded quant...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia CEO stands firm on electrification strategy, premieres EV4 in Europe
TARRAGONA, Spain – Despite a temporary slowdown in electric vehicle demand and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers, Kia Corp. rem...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
S.Korean investors name their 33 favorite alternative asset managers
Blackstone and HarbourVest Partners are South Korean institutional investors’ preferred private equity firms, according to a survey by Korea I...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Sono Hospitality becomes new owner of Korean budget carrier T’way Air
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono Hospitality Group has emerged as the new owner of budget carrier T’way Air Co. by acquiring ...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eyes March visit to Seoul
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is arranging a visit to South Korea next month to inspect shipyards and discuss cooperation on naval vessel constr...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
CHA Biotech seeks to resume healthcare unit IPO after affiliates’ merger
CHA Biotech Co., South Korea’s leading stem cell therapeutics developer, plans to resume an initial public offering of CHA Healthcare Co., a m...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Dunamu slapped with 3-month business suspension order
Dunamu Inc., the operator of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has been hit with a three-month partial business suspension ...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stocks
Meritz leaps to No. 2 financial holding firm in South Korea
Meritz Financial Group Inc., once a medium-sized financial service firm in South Korea, has become the second-most valuable publicly traded financia...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s OCI, Israel’s Arava Power to jointly build solar cell plant in Texas
OCI Energy Co., a US subsidiary of South Korea’s OCI Holdings Co., and Israel’s Arava Power will jointly build a solar cell power plant ...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
One-third of Korean petrochem bonds incur valuation losses
South Korean institutional investors, including banks, insurers and securities companies, have yet to fully benefit from recent declines in bond yie...
Feb 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung lowers bar on hiring foreign talent in South Korea
South Korea’s biggest business group Samsung has sweetened the pot to win the technology talent war by lowering the bar for new hires of forei...
Feb 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Microsoft's quantum computing bet sparks controversy, again
In 2021, Microsoft Corp. faced significant scientific embarrassment when a landmark research paper it had sponsored was retracted.Published in the U...
Feb 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean court rules in favor of Samsung Bioepis over Regeneron’s Eylea
A South Korean court on Friday ruled in favor of Samsung Bioepis Co. in a patent dispute against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US pharmaceutical...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics deepens ties with US startup Apex.AI
LG Electronics Inc. has invested in Apex.AI, a US-based startup developing safety-certified software designed to accelerate the transition of softwa...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
S.Korea’s top financial regulator pushes tax support for value-up program
South Korea is ramping up efforts to encourage companies to enhance shareholder value by providing tax support for its corporate value-up program, a...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stocks
KKR recoups $206 mn in block sale of HD Hyundai Marine shares
Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. has succeeded in cashing out of its stake in HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. for 295 billion won ($206 ...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG renames premium built-in appliance brand; Moody’s outlook up
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top appliance maker, has rebranded its 10-year-old premium built-in kitchen appliance business to double do...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet