BTS rewrites pop history as it goes mainstream in US

BTS rewrites pop history as it goes mainstream in US

“One day the world stopped, without any notice … people say that the world has changed ... but thankfully our relationship is still t...

Mirae Asset wins lawsuit against China’s Anbang over $5.8 bn US hotel deal

Mirae Asset wins lawsuit against China’s Anbang over $5.8 bn US hotel deal

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. will be able to recover a $580 million deposit it paid to Anbang Insurance Group for a $5.8 billion deal to buy 1...

Goldman Sachs’ $14 bn credit fund draws $260 mn from Korea

Goldman Sachs’ $14 bn credit fund draws $260 mn from Korea

South Korea’s Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) and financial services firms, including Samsung Securities Co., have committed $260 million...

SK Innovation opens 2nd China battery plant, eyes world’s top 3 spot

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...

Korean govt urged to hike diesel tax, ban fossil fuel cars by 2035

Korean govt urged to hike diesel tax, ban fossil fuel cars by 2035

South Korea should raise its tax on diesel to match the price of gasoline and phase out internal combustion engine cars by 2035 to tackle air pollutio...

Hankook Tire poised to supply for Tesla’s EV trucks

Hankook Tire poised to supply for Tesla’s EV trucks

South Korea’s three leading tire makers are seeking a greater share of the global electric vehicle (EV)-only tire market, which is expected to g...

Hyundai Motor, SP Group to expand EV battery business in Singapore

Hyundai Motor, SP Group to expand EV battery business in Singapore

Hyundai Motor Co. is seeking to expand its electrice vehicle battery business in Southeast Asia in cooperation with Singapore’s state-run utilit...

Korean teachers' fund names ex-education minister as CEO

Korean teachers' fund names ex-education minister as CEO

South Korea’s Ministry of Education has chosen Kim Sang-gon, formerly deputy prime minister and education minister, as the new chief executive f...

Shinhan arranges $120 mn loan for Cerberus US deal

Shinhan arranges $120 mn loan for Cerberus US deal

Shinhan Financial Group has arranged a $120 million loan to finance Cerberus Capital Management’s acquisition of operations in a leading US-base...

South Korean investors ramp up US stock purchases

South Korean investors ramp up US stock purchases

South Korean investors ramped up overseas stock purchases amid looming uncertainty surrounding the US Presidential Election during the first week of N...

Korea’s EV battery stocks surge on Europe sales, US vote

Korea’s EV battery stocks surge on Europe sales, US vote

Shares of South Korea’s three leading electric vehicle battery makers surged Tuesday, on strong electric car sales in Europe and expectations th...

NPS, KTCU commit $200 mn to US tech-focused PEF

NPS, KTCU commit $200 mn to US tech-focused PEF

The National Pension Service and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) have committed a combined $200 million to technology-focused Thoma Bra...

Samyang joins bid to acquire US-based chemical maker Emerald Kalama

Samyang joins bid to acquire US-based chemical maker Emerald Kalama

Samyang Holdings Corporation, a South Korean manufacturer of food and chemical products, has joined the bid to acquire US-based Emerald Kalama Chemica...

[ASK2020] The US middle market private credit opportunity

[ASK2020] The US middle market private credit opportunity

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 Ju...

[ASK2020] Direct Lending (or Private Credit) in Asia

[ASK2020] Direct Lending (or Private Credit) in Asia

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager operating integrated businesses across Credit, Privat...

[ASK2020] US Multifamily Opportunities

[ASK2020] US Multifamily Opportunities

LTL Investments was established in 1995 to handle foreign investments in US multifamily real estate. Sourcing and managing investments directly,...

Why Korea struggles to manage the US, China

Why Korea struggles to manage the US, China

As the United States and China fight like proverbial whales in the ocean, middle power dolphins like South Korea must strategize to avoid being crushe...

[ASK2020] The outlook for US Infrastructure Debt

[ASK2020] The outlook for US Infrastructure Debt

IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago with the aim to protect and grow the retirement savings of pension fund members. IFM manage...

[ASK2020] Direct Lending in Northern Europe through the credit cycle

[ASK2020] Direct Lending in Northern Europe through the credit cycle

CORDET is an alternative credit specialist focused on direct lending to smaller mid-market companies across Northern Europe. We seek to lend &eu...

[ASK2020] Evolution of corporate credit markets and how this recession is different than the GFC

[ASK2020] Evolution of corporate credit markets and how this recession is different than the GFC

PIMCO is one of the world’s premier investment managers. Since our launch in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO has grown to 17 offi...

Samsung Display, Asia's first to win Huawei supply permit

Samsung Display, Asia's first to win Huawei supply permit

Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display panel maker, has received a permit from the US to supply certain panels to Huawei Technologies Co....

Samsung heirs’ $9 bn tax bill may lead to share sale, weak control

Samsung heirs’ $9 bn tax bill may lead to share sale, weak control

The three children and the wife of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who died on Oct. 25 at the age of 78, is expected to face inheritance taxes of ...

Korean won hits 19-month high; all eyes on US election

Korean won hits 19-month high; all eyes on US election

The South Korean won is riding high against the dollar amid expectations of a new US stimulus package, as presidential candidate Joe Biden’s lik...

Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Motor, LG Chem get nod on EV battery recycling

Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Motor, LG Chem get nod on EV battery recycling

The South Korean government has eased regulations to allow local automakers and battery makers to collaborate on recycling used electric-vehicle batte...

US-China tensions push S. Korea to find middle way

US-China tensions push S. Korea to find middle way

The US and China trade disputes are unlikely to fade, whoever wins the Nov. 3 US presidential election, and South Korea needs to find a middle way bet...

Now Systems looks to metal detector market for EV batteries

Now Systems looks to metal detector market for EV batteries

Now Systems Co., a South Korean metal detector maker, is looking to enter the digital detection equipment market to check metals used in rechargeable ...

Credit Suisse says Korean stocks remain cheap

Credit Suisse says Korean stocks remain cheap

South Korean bourses may have been Asia’s top performers since global stock markets hit troughs in March, but the country remains Credit Suisse'...

Korea Post plans $87 mn US fixed income investment

Korea Post plans $87 mn US fixed income investment

Korea Post’s insurance arm is planning to select two asset management companies for around 100 billion won ($87.4 million) in US fixed-income in...

Hana to launch $38 mn retail fund for US property deal

 Hana to launch $38 mn retail fund for US property deal

Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. plans to raise 43 billion won ($38 million) from a retail fund for its investment in an office building in north...

Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform

Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform

The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has secured returns nearly four times its $37.6 million investment in the US cloud-based platform provider El...

South Korea’s Lee completes cabinet lineup with IT executive, lawmaker Hyundai Glovis charts new waters with world’s first AI-driven self-sailing car carrier fleet Korea’s game studios rebrand as AI tech firms, move into fashion, robotics, media Return of the K-pop queens: Blackpink, Twice power up YG, JYP Samsung to launch AI health coach beta in US by end-2025