SK On Trading International
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Global oil refiners, local PEs among 7 bidders for SK Lubricants stake
Global oil refiners, strategic investors and private equity funds in Korea and abroad have submitted non-binding bids for up to 49% of SK Lubricants...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG to hive off trading, four other units into new group
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group will split off its trading arm LG International Corp. and four other non-core units into a ...
Nov 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation opens 2nd China battery plant, eyes world’s top 3 spot
SK Innovation Co. has begun operating its second electric vehicle battery plant in China as the South Korean company expands its presence in the wor...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom seeks $271 mn for mobility spin-off
South Korea’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is looking to raise up to 300 billion won ($271 million) ahead of rolling out its new mobi...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Group ex-chair eyes spin-off of trading, logistics units
LG Group’s ex-Vice Chairman and senior advisor Koo Bon-joon is in talks to take the trading arm LG International Corp. and other non-core units ...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
SK Group mulls headquarters buyback through REIT
Energy-to-telecom-focused SK Group is considering buying back its headquarters in Seoul through a real estate investment trust (REIT) vehicle after th...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea, Japan ink first free trade deal via 15-country trade bloc
South Korea joined the world’s biggest free trade regime on Nov. 15 by signing a mulilateral FTA pact that covers 15 countries in the Asia-Pacif...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix challenged by underdog Micron’s 176-layer NAND
South Korea’s leading chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are being challenged by smaller rival Micron Technology Inc.’s ...
Nov 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Amazon, SK Telecom join hands in Korea e-commerce market
SK Telecom Co. and online retail giant Amazon.com have agreed to team up in South Korea’s e-commerce market, in a deal that could lead to cross-...
Nov 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cold-chain logistics
SK Holdings cryogenic biz eyes jackpot on hopes of imminent COVID-19 vaccine
South Korea's SK Holdings Co. may hit the jackpot with the development of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon.Once a coronavirus vaccine is available, t...
Nov 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S. Korean stock market posts record-high market cap; SK biopharm added to MSCI
South Korea's benchmark Kospi reached a two-year high closing at 2485.87 points on Nov. 11, posting an eight-session winning streak driven by imminent...
Nov 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s 2020 non-memory chip sales seen to hit record high
SK Hynix Inc. is on track to record its highest sales from its non-memory chip business this year after the world’s second-largest DRAM memory c...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix vows to triple NAND sales in 5 years after strong Q3
SK Hynix Inc. has vowed to triple its NAND flash memory sales within five years, buoyed by its recent acquisition of Intel Corp.’s NAND memory a...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Hynix and other affiliates to become 100% powered by renewable energy
South Korea's SK Holdings Co., along with seven of its affiliates have submitted applications to join RE100, a global coalition of multinational compa...
Nov 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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NAND business
SK Hynix’s $9 bn Intel NAND deal ‘not overvalued’: CEO
SK Hynix Inc.’s $9 billion deal to acquire Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip business is not overvalued as the price tag reflects the US firm...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Holdings' board underpins new standard in Korea
On Jul. 21, SK Holdings Co.'s board of directors rejected management's request to simplify the reporting procedure for investment proposals. Among the...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Immersive content
SK Telecom tackles 5G content business
South Korea's largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to ramp up its 5G content business and foray into overseas markets to boost its presence in t...
Oct 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to buy Intel’s NAND business in $9 bn cash deal
SK Hynix Inc. has signed a 10.3 trillion won ($9 billion) all-cash deal to buy Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip business that will propel the Sout...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chinese startups
SK, KTCU see gains from Chinese startup’s Nasdaq IPO
SK Group and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) may walk away with handsome gains from their joint investment of 360 billion won ($314 mil...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom to spin off mobility unit, launch JV with Uber
SK Telecom Co. is spinning off its mobility platform business as a separate entity and also launching a joint venture with US ride-hailing company Ube...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen fuel
SK Gas sets sights on liquid hydrogen as LPG market fizzles
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s No. 1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producer, is preparing to enter the liquid hydrogen manufacturing market as part ...
Oct 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tourism
Busan, where the city and nature meet
I came to Korea in 2014 from a small country in Africa called Benin. I like to travel so I’ve visited Jeju, Seoul and Busan but this time I deci...
Sep 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tourism
Travel Diary Gimcheon, Gumi
Gimcheon thrills with recreational sports offeringsA sudden cold spell made me shiver, but I was excited on my way to Gimcheon and Gumi. It takes only...
Sep 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPO
SK Innovation’s battery arm secures $258 mn in pre-IPO placement
SK Innovation Co.’s wholly owned subsidiary SK IE Technology Co. (SK IET) is set to fetch 300 billion won ($257.6 million) in a pre-IPO placemen...
Sep 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
SK sells 4.6% in Asian logistics property developer ESR for $408 million
South Korea’s SK Corp. has sold part of its stake in ESR Cayman Ltd., an Asian logistics real estate developer, for 480 billion won ($408 millio...
Sep 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Korean chipmakers rewrite China business strategy amid US trade ban
South Korean chipmakers and display manufacturers will lose a major client in China when US trade sanctions targeting the technology giant Huawei Tech...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
SK Hynix to issue $500 mn in dollar bonds to brace for protracted slowdown
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. plans to raise $500 million by issuing dollar-denominated bonds in October to gird itself for a protracted industry ...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Chipmaker Kioxia to raise 85.3 bn yen in Japan IPO; SK Hynix to retain stake
Global memory-chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corp., held by US private equity firm Bain Capital, is expected to raise 85.3 billion yen (953.6 billion won)...
Aug 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Former Toshiba Memory eyes October IPO; will SK Hynix take profit?
Global memory-chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corporation is poised for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October, set to be Japan's biggest initial p...
Aug 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chips
Samsung, SK Hynix brace for chip price falls on upgrades
Oversupply and higher inventories of memory chips have clouded the business outlook for chipmakers, including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and SK Hyni...
Aug 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 SK Hynix leads Samsung in customized HBM; lands Nvidia, Microsoft deals
- 2 South Korea unveils $14.6 billion 2nd extra budget to reinvigorate economy
- 3 Mirae Asset debuts AI-recommended ETF on NYSE to invest in US bonds
- 4 POSCO inducted into World Steel Dynamics’ Hall of Fame
- 5 Lockheed Martin, KAI to expand partnership to future defense, aerospace tech