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Food & Beverage
Tim Hortons to open two more stores in Seoul in January
Canadian coffee brand Tim Hortons is opening two more stores in Seoul this month.Tim Hortons announced on Wednesday that it will open its Sungnyemun...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Mirae Asset Securities raises $600 mn in foreign bonds
Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Monday issued $600 million worth of foreign currency bonds, marking the first foreign bond sale by a South Korean brok...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korean military fund anchors $142 mn real estate fund
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), a retirement savings fund for military personnel, is set to become an anchor investor in...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
WeWork’s downsizing plan in Korea to hit office market
Coworking space provider WeWork Inc. plans to downsize its business in South Korea, according to banking sources on Sunday. Market watchers say inve...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul kicks off Korea Grand Sale 2024 to double foreign tourists
South Korea on Thursday kicked off a push to nearly double the number of foreign tourists visiting the country this year to 20 million by hosting a ...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK hints at policy rate peak but in no hurry to cut rates
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday hinted its policy rate may have peaked after leaving the rate unchanged for the eighth straight meeting...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Koreans’ yen savings snap growth streak despite BOJ exit talk
Yen-denominated deposits in South Korea slid for the first time in eight months as local investors took profits from the recent gains in the major c...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
SK Hynix raises $1.5 bn in foreign bonds amid high demand
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has raised $1.5 billion in foreign currency bonds, with the debt offering four tim...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro establishes Global Resources Office for securing core minerals
South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Tuesday that it has established a "Global Resources Office" to expedite the acqu...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s Hancom buys document software firm Clipsoft
Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, said on Friday that it has acquired local business-to-business (B2B) digital documen...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display to raise $494 mn through syndicated loan
LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, will raise 650 billion won ($494 million) by t...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
The North Face supplier Youngone lends $177 mn to Scott
Youngone Corp., a South Korean clothing manufacturer to global outdoor brands like The North Face and Patagonia, said on Thursday it has decided to ...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean office, warehouse transactions plunge in Q1-Q3
The South Korean commercial real estate market saw its transaction value during the first three quarters of this year reach 10.9 trillion won ($8.4 ...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
South Koreans expect inflation to slow, relief to BOK’s hawkish stance
South Koreans expect inflation to slow over the next 12 months, providing relief to the central bank’s hawkish stance that policy rates should...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s besieged mobile carriers grapple with OTT players’ rate hikes
South Korea’s telecommunications companies, besieged by the onslaught of foreign over-the-top (OTT) players such as Netflix and YouTube, are g...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha wins S.Korean military anti-drone system deals
South Korean aerospace and defense maker Hanwha Systems Co. is set to establish a military system to cope with small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
The Hyundai Seoul unveils Louis Vuitton store
The Hyundai Seoul, South Korea's largest department store in Yoido, on December 21 opened a Louis Vuitton women's store, marking a significant addit...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Anushka Sen, global celebs to ring in New Year in Seoul
Thousands of global celebrity infuencers, including Indian TV actress and model Anushka Sen, are set to ring in the New Year at a content festival i...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG unveils UltraGear gaming monitor 2024
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it unveiled the 2024 model of the UltraGear gaming monitor, optimized for resolution and refresh r...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Myeong-dong cements status as super-prime real estate in Korea
A 170-square-meter plot of land in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, where South Korean beauty brand Nature Republic’s flagship store is located, ha...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Warburg Pincus’ JV to invest in Korean prime warehouses
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC said on Tuesday it will establish a joint venture in South Korea via its Asia real estate fund to invest i...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Housing Finance Corp. opens New York office
Korea Housing Finance Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has opened a New York office to serve as a hub for its overseas fund procurement ac...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR promotes Keith Kim in Seoul office to partner
KKR & Co. Inc. has promoted Keith Kim (Kim Yang-han), managing director at the private equity giant’s Seoul office, to partner.Kim, who ma...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hyosung Advanced Materials’ credit outlook lowered to Stable
The credit rating outlook on Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. has been lowered one notch to Stable by South Korea’s two major credit rating ag...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
South Korea to launch $7.6 bn supply chain fund, make urea locally
South Korea plans to set up a supply chain stabilization fund of up to 10 trillion won ($7.6 billion) to effectively cope with sudden supply disrupt...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean newly married couples’ birth rate at record low
South Korea’s fertility rate among newly married couples, who account for most of the country’s newborns, hit a trough last year, adding...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul to add new aerial lifts to Namsan by 2025
Visitors to Seoul, the capital of South Korea, are expected to enjoy faster and easier exploration of the city’s famous Namsan Mountain in 202...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
South Korea to support urea purchases outside China, boost reserves
The South Korean government plans to offer financial support to domestic companies when they import urea, a substance used in diesel vehicles and fe...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Semiconductor export recovery powers S.Koreans’ income in Q3
A recovery in semiconductor exports led an increase in South Koreans’ income in the third quarter, although the earnings growth momentum may n...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Foreign streetwear brands flock to rich districts in Seoul
Palace Skateboards will likely join other foreign streetwear brands such as Noah, Supreme and Stussy, which have made their debut in South Korea, ta...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Hyundai Rotem set to finalize $6 bn K2 tank order from Poland
- 3 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 4 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 5 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess