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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi stands out with own drugs as Korean rivals sell imports
South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. generated sales of more than 1 trillion won ($812.3 million) from its own medicines last year on strong...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Ssangyong Motor sale likely a duel between KG Group, Ssangbangwool
The sale of troubled sport utility vehicle maker Ssangyong Motor Co. is likely to be a duel between chemicals conglomerate KG Group and SBW Group, a...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
E-Mart to join buyout of Korean meat importer
E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc.’s supermarket chain, is slated to participate in IGIS Investment Partner’s ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to build media value chain with $4.1 bn content sales by 2025
KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, on Thursday unveiled an ambitious goal to become the country’s leading media and co...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung sees record first-quarter sales; business outlook murky
Samsung Electronics Co. likely posted record revenue in the first quarter, driven by brisk sales of memory chips and smartphones. Its shares, howeve...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia rank fifth in global electric vehicle sales
South Korea’s two largest automakers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., ranked fifth in terms of electric vehicle sales, which posted triple-di...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Philippines LCS Group buys Korea’s special purpose vessel maker
The Philippines’ LCS Group of Companies bought a South Korean special purpose vessel maker as it aims to supply defense products to the Southe...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Mid-cap, small-cap outperform large-cap stocks in Q1 2022
South Korea’s mid-cap and small-cap shares outperformed large-cap stocks during the first quarter of 2022 as some glitzy initial public offe...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Innovation to list battery unit 2025 at earliest
South Korean SK Innovation Co. does not expect to list its battery subsidiary until at least 2025, the company’s chief executive said on Thurs...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea firms reconsider bond sale plans on surging yields
South Korean companies are hesitating to raise funds on surging corporate bond yields. More firms are repaying existing debt and have postponed new ...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm
SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solutions provider for da...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Kiturami Boiler bets on chip, battery facility systems
Choi Jin-min, founder and chairman of Kiturami Boiler Co., is one of the few living witnesses in South Korea's boiler history. At the age of 21, he ...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hanwha Solutions to raise $491 mn with materials unit split-off
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. is set to split off its advanced materials business and sell a stake in the unit to raise $491 million fo...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai files complaint against EU's veto of DSME merger
HD Hyundai, formerly known as Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., has filed a complaint against the European Commission, the executive body of th...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Ssangyong Motor sale collapses as Edison Motors fails to pay
The planned sale of Ssangyong Motor Co. to Edison Motors Co., a small South Korean electric bus maker, has broken down as Edison failed to make full...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK E&S buys EverCharge to enter US EV charging market
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. acquired US electric vehicle charging solution provider EverCharge Inc. to start the business in the world’...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kia plans new Korea plant first time in 25 years for purpose-built vehicles
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, will set up a new domestic factory for the first time in 25 years to produce purpose-built vehicles ...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung heirs sell Samsung Elec shares for $1.1 bn
The wife and two daughters of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee raised a combined 1.37 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in block sale of Samsun...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Entertainment shares shine as BTS, Twice return to stage
South Korean entertainment stocks rallied as K-pop stars such as BTS and Twice return to the stage amid global economic reopening with growing hopes...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK's $1.2 bn stake sale brings value on par with TPG
North Asia-focused MBK Partners has closed a $1.18 billion deal to sell its 12.5% stake to New York-based Dyal Capital at an equity valuation of nea...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display reclaims global top spot in Q4 2021
South Korea’s LG Display Co. regained the top spot in the global display market for TVs in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to tech indus...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, BAIC Motor to inject $942 mn in China JV for EVs
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to invest more in China to revive its business on the mainland through quality electric...
Mar 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korea to open temporary settlement lines for trade with Russia
South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help companies hit by multinationa...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
WeMade revises 2021 results to exclude crypto earnings
WeMade Co., a pioneer in South Korea's play-to-earn (P2E) game industry, revised its 2021 operating profit downward by 70% after excluding 220 billi...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s fashion OEM firms eye record sales
South Korea’s clothing original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are set to see a supercycle or a sustained period of expansion driven by robust ...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai eyes LNG ship-to-floating storage unit conversion market
The ongoing war in Ukraine and tougher emission standards are creating a new market for shipbuilders: converting aged liquefied natural gas (LNG) ca...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
China rules EV market with fleet sales; Hyundai targets retail
Chinese electric vehicle makers are expanding their shares in key markets such as the US and Europe through fleet sales, while South Korea’s H...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to build largest solid electrolyte plant for batteries
POSCO Group, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, said on March 14 it has started construction on a solid electrolyte manufacturing facilit...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea automakers fret over Yoon’s policy on combustion engine cars
South Korea’s automakers were on high alert as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to ban new registrations of internal combustion engine ca...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK units at risk of rating cuts on aggressive investments
South Korea’s SK Group units focusing on investments in new eco-friendly industries are facing risks of credit rating downgrades.Investors hav...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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