United Nations Global Compact
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Asset management
Mirae Asset taps Goldman veteran O’Connor as Global X ETFs CEO
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. said on Wednesday it has appointed Ryan O’Connor, a Goldman Sachs veteran, as chief exe...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT to participate in MWC 2024 with five Korean startup partners
South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will participate in the world's largest mobile exhibition MWC 2024 to be held in Barcelona...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver enlists Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for US IPO of webtoon unit
South Korea’s leading online platform operator Naver Corp. plans to list shares of Los Angeles-based affiliate Webtoon Entertainment Inc. on t...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Global property market plunge hits Korean financial firms
South Korean financial service companies are seeing increased losses in global real estate amid the commercial property value plunge and concerns ar...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
S.Korean refiners’ competition in EV lubricants sector intensifies
Refiners in South Korea are in a race to expand their presence in the electric vehicle lubricants market through overseas production facilities and ...
Feb 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s corporate tax-to-GDP ratio hits record high
South Korean companies paid more corporate taxes than their rivals in developed countries in 2022, losing competitiveness, with the nation’s c...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Activist funds to wage proxy battle with Samsung C&T
Five activist funds have joined hands to wage a proxy battle with Samsung C&T Corp., demanding additional share buybacks and dividend increases....
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to deliver three treatments to Peru
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it will supply three treatments, including its blood cancer drug Truxima (rituximab) t...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business
South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Shinsegae E&C to sell leisure unit to reduce debt
South Korea’s Shinsegae Engineering & Construction Co. (Shinsegae E&C) announced on Wednesday that it will sell its leisure unit Jos...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba
South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Cuba, a close ally of North Korea, Seoul said on Wednesday. Cuba had long been the only count...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hypermarket chain E-Mart posts first annual loss in 2023
South Korea’s top supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. announced on Thursday that it provisionally recorded a consolidated operating loss of 46.9 bil...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Group’s Chey Tae-won heads to Europe, seeks AI partnerships at MWC
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will embark on a business trip to Europe next week as South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate seeks to streng...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha, Saudi gov't to cooperate in defense industry
Hanwha Aerospace Co. and Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Tuesday that they signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) for defense cooper...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong gets stem cell facility license in Indonesia
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Daewoong Biologics Indonesia has obtained a stem cell Lab Operational...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia Sportage reports best year in Europe, driven by hybrid models
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Tuesday the sale of its flagship compact sport utility vehicle Sportage reached a f...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work
In South Korea, coffee is not just something to drink. It’s a culture, in which people drink, play and work.Koreans’ love affair with co...
Feb 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF
Korea Exchange announced on Thursday that it will list Samsung Asset Management's "KODEX Global Obesity Treatment Top 2 Plus exchange-traded fund (E...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte to sell 7-Eleven’s ATM unit in Korea for around $38 mn
Lotte Group is set to sell the automated teller machine (ATM) business of Korea Seven Co., the operator of convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor mulls India unit IPO to raise $3 bn
Hyundai Motor India is in the early stages of talks to go public later this year to raise at least $3 billion, Reuters reported on Monday, as Hyunda...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung gets global carbon reduction certification for TV
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that its eight product series in 2024 Neo QLED 4K and 8K, OLED, and The Frame lineups have received th...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects
Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction unit and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. stood out with increased profits last year on overseas proj...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver expands Papago with Arabic translation, boosting global reach
South Korea's leading online portal Naver Corp. announced on Friday the addition of Arabic translation capabilities to its AI-driven translation ser...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Samsung’s fashion unit logs record profit again in 2023
Samsung Group’s fashion unit posted record profit and revenue for the second straight year in 2023. The fashion division, which logged deficit...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Dept. Store launches membership for foreigners
South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Group announced on Thursday that it launched H Point Global, a dedicated membership service for foreign cus...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat showcases hydrogen-powered forklift in S.Korea
Doosan Bobcat, the construction and agricultural machine manufacturer of South Korea’s Doosan Group, has commercialized hydrogen-powered forkl...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
UBS, Citigroup to handle sale of KKR’s JV with Korean builder
UBS Group AG and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are set to manage the sale of a joint venture between global private equity giant KKR Co. Inc. and ai...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report
Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, ...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products
South Korean convenience store chains are accelerating exports of food products under their private brands as the domestic market competition is int...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
No annual bonuses for Samsung chip unit due to loss
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, decided not to pay annual bonuses to staff of its semiconductor business due to the...
Jan 30, 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