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Business & Politics
Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has proposed regulatory changes that would allow non-profit organizations to purchase bad loans from individ...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Display to invest $500 mn to boost smaller OLED output
LG Display Co., the world’s No. 1 manufacturer of large-sized organic light-emitting display (OLED), will invest about 700 billion won ($500 m...
Jun 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KT&G seeks $200 mn acquisition of Nordic nicotine pouch maker
KT&G Corp. is in talks to acquire a leading nicotine pouch company in Northern Europe for about 300 billion won, or $200 million, investme...
Jun 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shinsegae, Ascent Equity Partners weigh acquisition of C&C International
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group is seeking to acquire local color cosmetics manufacturer C&C International Co. in partnership with pri...
May 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s Lunit installs breast cancer AI diagnostic tool at 200 US hospitals
Lunit Inc., a South Korean AI-powered cancer diagnostics company, said on Monday that more than 200 healthcare institutions across the US have now a...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hanwha acquires Ourhome for $622 million in push to revive food business
South Korea’s Hanwha Group has completed the acquisition of the country’s No. 2 food service and catering company Ourhome Ltd. for 869.5...
May 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung bets on data center HVAC with $1.7 bn FläktGroup acquisition
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced the acquisition of FläktGroup, a German manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditionin...
May 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Woori Financial wins approval for Tongyang, ABL Life acquisition
Woori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services provider, has received conditional approval from the country&rsquo...
May 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Innovation E&S, JB Financial team up for renewable energy loans
JB Financial Group Co., the parent company of Jeonbuk Bank and Gwangju Bank, will join hands with SK Innovation E&S Co. and InnerGen Co. to roll...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Bank partners with Hyundai Mobis for loan services to suppliers
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s top auto parts maker, has partnered with the country’s biggest lender Shinhan Bank to help its partners...
Mar 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Winia cancels acquisition deal with Seoul Private Equity
Winia Co., a South Korean home appliance manufacturer under court-led restructuring, has terminated its conditional acquisition agreement with Seoul...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
BNK's planned acquisition of Hyundai Motor Securities building falters
BNK Asset Management Co.'s bid to acquire the Hyundai Motor Securities building in central Seoul has hit a stumbling block as the main tenant, Hyund...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Naver to name new CFO as incumbent financial manager's term nears end
South Korea’s tech giant Naver Corp. is expected to soon announce a new chief financial officer as its current CFO Kim Nam-sun, credited for t...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea Investment & Securities aims to be Asia's top securities firm
Korea Investment & Securities Co. will step up its asset management business by launching innovative global investment products, aiming to surpa...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
TSMC’s potential deal with Intel keeps Samsung on edge
South Korea’s semiconductor industry is closely watching developments in talks between TSMC and Intel Corp. over the world’s largest con...
Feb 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hanwha Ocean swings to profit, seeks 6 US Navy MRO projects
Hanwha Ocean Co., a South Korean warship builder, said on Friday it swung to profit in 2024 for the first time in four years, driven by increased sa...
Jan 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
CVC poised to buy S.Korea’s top contact lens maker OLENS
CVC Capital Partners is in the final stage of talks to acquire OLENS, South Korea’s largest contact lens brand, for about 500 billion won ($34...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Lotte Card Card to launch loans for affiliates in Vietnam
South Korea's Lotte Card said on Monday it will launch loans for affiliates in Vietnam.Lotte Finance Vietnam, the Vietnamese corporation of Lotte Ca...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hanwha seeks acquisition of sibling feud-mired Korean catering firm Ourhome
South Korea’s Hanwha Group is seeking to acquire local catering service provider Ourhome, embroiled in the owner family's sibling disputes, fo...
Dec 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha completes acquisition $100 mn Philly Shipyard
South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group completed the acquisition of Philly Shipyard on Friday.The size of the deal was $100 mil...
Dec 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma acquires ABO Holding for $96 mn
South Korea’s GC Biopharma Corp. said on Thursday it acquired the US-based medical-grade source blood plasma company ABO Holding Inc. The...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s SK Siltron receives $544 mn loan from DOE for wafer investment
South Korea’s SK Siltron Co. has secured a $544 million loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to invest in a high-quality silicon carbid...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha Securities completes acquisition of Ciptadana in Indonesia
South Korea's Hanwha Investment & Securities said on Thursday that it completed the acquisition of Indonesia's Ciptadana Sekuritas.Ciptadana Sek...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset India surpasses 2 million retail client accounts
Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Thursday that the number of retail client accounts in its India operations has crossed the 2 million mark.This ma...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha Securities buys 5.4% stake in Edinburgh Airport
Hanwha Investment & Securities said on Monday that it acquired a stake in Edinburgh Airport in Scotland.Edinburgh Airport is jointly owned by Gl...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
S.Korea to offer incentives to attract foreign scientists
South Korea will offer incentives including a 50% income tax cut to attract foreign scientists to develop new growth drivers such as artificial inte...
Sep 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK ups Korea Zinc bid price as management feud intensifies
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd. has raised its bid price to take control of Korea Zinc Inc. by 13.6%, increasing the cost f...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KCGI buys control of Hanyang Securities for $166 mn
KCGI, a South Korean private equity firm, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Hanyang Securities Co. for 220.3 billion won ($166 million), slig...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Financial launches $75 mn PF restructuring support fund
South Korea's Woori Financial Group has launched a 100 billion won ($74.96 million) project financing (PF) restructuring support fund.This marks the...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s credit loans balloon as regulators cap mortgages
Credit loans are ballooning in South Korea as regulators tightened their grips on record-high mortgages to rein in the growth in household lend...
Sep 05, 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