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Real estate
Lotte seeks first-mover advantage in senior market
South Korea's Lotte Group will build a luxury residential town for retirees in Seoul by 2025 to plunge into the senior housing market.Lotte Hotels a...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, BAIC Motor to inject $942 mn in China JV for EVs
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to invest more in China to revive its business on the mainland through quality electric...
Mar 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Lotte to join used car market, seen as boost for small players
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and the country’s No. 1 car rental firm Lotte Rental Co. are advancing into the domestic u...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
WeMade revises 2021 results to exclude crypto earnings
WeMade Co., a pioneer in South Korea's play-to-earn (P2E) game industry, revised its 2021 operating profit downward by 70% after excluding 220 billi...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s fashion OEM firms eye record sales
South Korea’s clothing original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are set to see a supercycle or a sustained period of expansion driven by robust ...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
China rules EV market with fleet sales; Hyundai targets retail
Chinese electric vehicle makers are expanding their shares in key markets such as the US and Europe through fleet sales, while South Korea’s H...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea automakers fret over Yoon’s policy on combustion engine cars
South Korea’s automakers were on high alert as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to ban new registrations of internal combustion engine ca...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte invests in Canada's edible insect food company
South Korea's Lotte Confectionery Co. has invested around 10 billion won ($8 million) in Canada’s edible insect protein producer Aspire Food G...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
K Car's evolution into top Korean used car sales platform
When Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. acquired K Car Co. from SK Group in 2018, the No. 1 used car retailer in South Korea controlled ...
Mar 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
IONIQ 5, Niro February sales beat global EVs in Europe
Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle sales in Europe are rapidly rising. Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5, launched in Norway in May 2021, topped...
Mar 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Smart Monitor M8 available in S.Korea
The new Samsung Smart Monitor M8 is now available for sale in South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday.The product can stream serv...
Mar 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea’s Voronoi in talks with global firms on drug designs
South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. is in talks with global biomedical companies on drug designs as it aims to expand the busines...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Coupang wraps up 2021 with record sales of $18.4 bn
South Korea’s e-commerce juggernaut Coupang Inc. posted $18.4 billion in sales last year, up 54% on-year. Compared to the pre-pandemic level i...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shares in Nexon, two listed arms rise on M&A hopes
The unexpected death of Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju stoked market speculation about a possible change in its ownership structure and top management, s...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korea corp. borrowing costs to rise further on Russia risks
South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia refine profile with accolades, higher global rankings
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, have worked for decades to refine their profil...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KB Life, Prudential Life to complete merger by Jan 2023
The merger of KB Life Insurance Co., an insurer under KB Financial Group Inc. of South Korea, and Prudential Life Insurance Co. of Korea will be c...
Mar 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Perfect storm from Ukraine crisis clouds Korea Inc.’s outlook
South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Partners Group wins $620 mn Korean LPs mandate for infra
Some major institutional investors of South Korea have committed a combined $620 million to Partners Group’s third direct infrastructure progr...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC boosts hedge fund investing with Seoul Guarantee Insurance
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) signed an agreement on Feb. 24 with Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGI) to co-invest in overseas hedge fund...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis to double biosimilars, may resume Nasdaq listing plans
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, plans to double the number of its biosimilar products on sale to 10 by 2025 and acce...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
China’s Geely challenges Hyundai with entry to Korea’s e-truck market
China’s largest privately owned carmaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. is entering South Korea’s electric truck market to compete wit...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea to ban execs' post-IPO share sale for certain period
South Korea will introduce an IPO lock-up period for company executives and their top shareholders to ban them from selling the company shares short...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Lotte says to become the norm in metaverse retail space
Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin is so determined to make the metaverse the group's next playing field that he recently proposed a metaverse meeti...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Korea petchem shares shine on China hopes, valuations
South Korean petrochemical companies’ stocks rose as investors bought them at a bargain on expectations for Chinese demand recovery despite ri...
Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Samsung Bioepis posts $1.26 billion in global biosimilar sales
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said on Friday that sales of its five biosimilar products in global markets, excludi...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmetics stocks buoyed by ‘With Corona’ expectations
Shares of cosmetics and skincare companies in South Korea have surged recently on expectations of easing pandemic-related restrictions. A few...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Online platforms emerge as new battlefield for auto sales in Korea
Visiting a car dealer’s stylish showroom to touch, feel and sometimes test drive a car before purchase has for decades been a rite of passage ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte to develop seawater-degradable bioplastic material
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to develop a decomposable bioplastic material in seawater for production based on petrochemicals for ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PI Advanced up for sale in deal estimated at $1 bn
Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity is putting a majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials Co., the world's largest polyimide (PI) film ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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