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Investment banking
Goldman Sachs names Choi Seoul office chief
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs said on Monday that it has named managing director Choi Jae-joon as the new chief of its Seoul office.Choi lead...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Group’s AI academy to foster young talent bears fruit
On April 6, at LG Inwhawon, called LG Academy in English, in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, 99 college students and twenty-somethings were wrestling wit...
Apr 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung ups smaller OLED workforce to fend off Chinese rivals
Samsung Display Co., South Korea’s top screen maker, increased its workforce for smaller organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels used for p...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s Shinhan to invest $180 mn in India’s HDFC Credila
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is set to invest $180 million in HDFC Credila Financial Services Ltd., India’s largest education loan provide...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hanwha's holding firm to hive off non-core businesses
Hanwha Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, will hive off its wind power and offshore plant building...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
NPS sells shares in KT, making Hyundai the top shareholder
Hyundai Motor Group has become the top shareholder of South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT Corp., after the country’s National Pensio...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Korea’s Shinsegae replaces building unit chief amid property downturn
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group on Tuesday replaced the head of its construction unit amid the sluggish property market, adding to ...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric, Youlchon Chemical to develop recyclable plastic
South Korea's SK Geo Centric Co. and Youlchon Chemical Co. announced on Sunday that they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop re...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Avalve to export $1.5 mn smart farm solution to Vietnam
South Korea's smart farm startup Avalve announced on Friday that it signed a total of $1.5 million in memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Vietn...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities leads M&A of Trench Group
South Korea's Shinhan Securities announced on Friday that it participated as the lead underwriter in the merger and acquisition deal of Trench Group...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB halts KDB Life sale process to take full control
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has suspended the protracted sale process of KDB Life Insurance Co. to take full control of the insurer b...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Group earmarks $74 bn for 5-year investment in Korea
LG Group, South Korea’s No. 4 conglomerate, on Wednesday announced a plan to invest 100 trillion won ($74 billion) through 2028 in its future ...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung seeks to launch new super mobile banking app with a local bank
Samsung Financial Networks, a union of Samsung Group’s four financial affiliates, is seeking to launch a super mobile banking app in partnersh...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Weak property market cuts into Korean securities firms’ profits
dd South Korea’s securities firms suffered a 20% fall in overall net profit last year hurt by the weak property market, adding to bearish vie...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinhan to build landmark office tower for non-banking units
Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea's second-largest financial group, plans to build a new high-rise office tower in Seoul’s central busi...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart's credit rating drops on weak retail earnings
The credit rating of E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s top hypermarket chain operator, was downgraded to AA- by local agency NICE Information Service...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO new chief vows to keep fostering battery materials business
POSCO Holdings Inc.'s new Chairman Chang In-hwa on Thursday pledged to keep fostering its electric vehicle battery materials business, the group&rsq...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Lotte Group to give more authority to outside directors
Food-to-retail conglomerate Lotte will expand the authority of outside directors by separating the roles of chief executives and board chairs at its...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG injects $97 mn into Vista Equity’s fund for new tech investments
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, injected $97 million into a fund run by Vista Equity Partners Management LLC for investme...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin, Tuushin Group to co-work for logistics in Mongolia
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) wit...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung invests in BrickBio in US
Samsung Group announced on Tuesday that its Life Science Fund has invested in the US-based antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) and gene therapy technol...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung tops global soundbar market for 10th consecutive year
Samsung Electronics Co. has held its ground as the leader in the global soundbar market for ten consecutive years, from 2014 through 2023, according...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea business lobby group eyes tax reform in new parliament
The Korea Enterprises Federation will reinforce efforts to win lawmakers’ nod to its long-desired campaign to slash corporate taxes and inheri...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Samsung C&T defeats activist funds in proxy battle
Activist funds arm in arm to demand higher dividends from Samsung C&T Corp. got defeated in a proxy fight against the de facto holding firm of S...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Bank, Indodana co-work on digital finance
Shinhan Bank announced on Friday that its Indonesian subsidiary Shinhan Bank Indonesia signed a strategic business agreement with PT Artha Dana Tekn...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's Shinhan, Hana accelerate overseas push after record profits
South Korean major banks aim to accelerate their expansions in other countries as their overseas investments paid off with record profits last year ...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
DGB Financial launches overseas asset management
South Korea's DGB Financial Group announced on Thursday that it opened its first overseas subsidiary Hi Asset Management Asia (HiAMA) in Singapore.H...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung brings AI tech to its latest TV lineup to rival LG’s OLED TVs
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, said on Wednesday it is bringing artificial intelligence technology to its 2024 TV line...
Mar 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Yanolja, Interpark Triple, Modetour to team up for package travel
South Korea’s top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Co., its subsidiary Interpark Triple, and Modetour Network Inc. announced on Tuesd...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Tmax Group to draw more than $572 mn to buy back Tmaxsoft
South Korea's leading software company Tmax Group is set to draw at least 750 billion won ($572.3 million) and a maximum of 1 trillion won from Seou...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 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