Kakao Mobility takes first step toward 2022 IPO

Kakao Mobility takes first step toward 2022 IPO

Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea's most popular taxi-hailing app, has taken its first step toward a stock market debut, which is expected to value ...

Shares of LG Chem, LG Electronics tumble on GM EV recall

 Shares of LG Chem, LG Electronics tumble on GM EV recall

Shares of LG Chem Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. fell sharply on Monday in Seoul following General Motors Co.’s announcement on Friday that it w...

Can SSG.COM IPO succeed despite mounting losses?

Can SSG.COM IPO succeed despite mounting losses?

SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc., reported its second-largest operating loss in the second quarter a...

LG Elec takes quantum leap in 6G with THz band breakthrough

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...

LG Elec takes quantum leap in 6G with new THz band milestone

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...

LG Electronics postpones 42-inch OLED Gaming TV launch to early 2022

LG Electronics postpones 42-inch OLED Gaming TV launch to early 2022

LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, plans to launch the much-anticipated 42-inch organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV...

LG Chem to spend $2.2 billion to build 10 new eco-friendly factories

LG Chem to spend $2.2 billion to build 10 new eco-friendly factories

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Thursday it is spending 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) to strengthen its green busine...

S.Korean firms start training AI professionals to address talent shortage

S.Korean firms start training AI professionals to address talent shortage

South Korea’s major business groups have started to foster their own talents in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to address the widen...

SM Lab develops cathode with 98% nickel, industry’s highest density

SM Lab develops cathode with 98% nickel, industry’s highest density

SM Lab, a South Korean battery material startup, has developed a cathode with 98% nickel content, the highest density ever for rechargeable batterie...

Affinity exits Hyundai Card, sells stake to Hyundai Commercial, Fubon

Affinity exits Hyundai Card, sells stake to Hyundai Commercial, Fubon

Affinity Equity Partners, a global private equity firm, and its financial partners have exited from their investment in Hyundai Card Co. by selling ...

LG Display to invest $2.8 billion in small OLED line to rival Samsung

LG Display to invest $2.8 billion in small OLED line to rival Samsung

South Korea’s LG Display Co. said on Tuesday it will invest 3.3 trillion won ($2.8 billion) in small-sized panels for smartphones and tablets ...

LG Energy signs long-term battery materials deal with Australian Mines

LG Energy signs long-term battery materials deal with Australian Mines

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed a long-term contract to receive key battery materials from Australian Mines...

Shinsegae's e-commerce arm SSG.COM seeks 2022 IPO

Shinsegae's e-commerce arm SSG.COM seeks 2022 IPO

SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korea's retail titan Shinsegae Inc., has begun the process to go public next year, with its valuation estimat...

LG Energy Solution to speed up IPO process for October listing

LG Energy Solution to speed up IPO process for October listing

LG Energy Solution Ltd. aims to accelerate the process for South Korea’s largest-ever initial public offering that is expected to raise more t...

Hyundai Heavy aims to raise about $1 bn in Sept IPO

Hyundai Heavy aims to raise about $1 bn in Sept IPO

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is aiming to raise up to 1.08 trillion won ($940 million) in a South Korean initial public offering next month to finan...

LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy

LG Chem to power China battery plants with 100% renewable energy

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. says it is powering its two battery component plants in China with 100% renewable energy purchased from Chinese p...

Credit Suisse takes one-fifth of S.Korea's Aug IPO fees

Credit Suisse takes one-fifth of S.Korea's Aug IPO fees

Credit Suisse (CS) is taking one-fifth of the underwriting fees from South Korea's four big initial public offerings this month, including KakaoBank...

Valuation woes weigh down Krafton on Kospi debut

Valuation woes weigh down Krafton on Kospi debut

South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. made a disappointing local stock market debut on Aug. 10 amid concerns of overvaluation.Krafton opened at 4...

Lotte Rental invests over $20 mn in autonomous driving startup ahead of IPO

Lotte Rental invests over $20 mn in autonomous driving startup ahead of IPO

South Korea's largest car rental and auto leasing company Lotte Rental Co. is set to invest 25 billion won ($21.8 million) in a domestic autonomous ...

Hyundai Heavy gets approval for IPO

Hyundai Heavy gets approval for IPO

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. got approval for an initial public offering (IPO) from South Korea’s stock exchange. The country’s top ship...

LG Group to put facility management unit of S&I Corp. up for sale

LG Group to put facility management unit of S&I Corp. up for sale

South Korea’s LG Group will put the facility management division of its affiliate S&I Corp. up for sale amid talk that a sale of the unit ...

Yanolja CIO says its AI vision played key role in SoftBank investment

Yanolja CIO says its AI vision played key role in SoftBank investment

Korean travel startup Yanolja’s Chief Investment Officer said that artificial intelligence (AI) was the keyword that played a decisive role in...

Krafton locks up two-thirds of IPO shares amid price concerns

Krafton locks up two-thirds of IPO shares amid price concerns

Krafton Inc. has locked up more than 80% of its IPO shares allocated to institutional investors, in a move to prevent mass selling of its shares imm...

SK Innovation to split battery unit in October, seeks IPO

SK Innovation to split battery unit in October, seeks IPO

South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co. decided to split off its battery business in October with a plan to list the new affiliate ...

Krafton IPO draws lukewarm demand from retail investors

Krafton IPO draws lukewarm demand from retail investors

Korea’s major game developer Krafton Inc’s much-anticipated IPO subscription has closed by only drawing a muted response from investors....

Market Kurly's IPO plans dwarfed by SSG.COM's IPO talk

Market Kurly's IPO plans dwarfed by SSG.COM's IPO talk

Kurly Inc., which runs South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has tentatively halted its IPO process, about a month after it an...

HK inno.N’s IPO attracts $25 bn from retail investors

HK inno.N’s IPO attracts $25 bn from retail investors

HK inno.N Corp. (inno.N), a pharmaceuticals unit of Kolmar Korea, drew a massive $25 billion from retail investors for its listing thanks to its s...

Krafton sets IPO price at top end despite soft institutional demand

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...

LG enjoys record half-year earnings on TV, appliance in H1

LG enjoys record half-year earnings on TV, appliance in H1

LG Electronics Inc. posted record-high operating profit and revenue in the first half thanks to stella performance in TV and home appliance business...

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest $1.1 billion in an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell factory in Indonesia to capture As...

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