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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha, KAIST to co-launch space research center
Hanwha Group will launch space technology research and commercial projects together with South Korea’s top science and engineering university,...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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MICE business
COEX to run Vietnam’s No.2 convention center as MICE industry takes off
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and its exhibition operating unit, the Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX), will run Vietnam&...
Mar 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai, SK in hydrogen tie-up as part of $38 bn industry cooperation
South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor Group and energy conglomerate SK Group have agreed to tie up in hydrogen-related projects as part of an...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IT & Tech
Samsung creates big data center under direct CEO control
Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a Big Data Center in a move to improve the use of big data in the development, marketing and sales of smartphon...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
JR AMC tipped to buy Amazon logistics center in Ohio
South Korea’s JR AMC Co. has been named the preferred buyer of Amazon’s last-mile logistics center in central Ohio, for which the Seoul-...
Feb 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
US data centers-backed REIT seeks $90 mn Korean IPO in 2021
A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT), backed by data centers in North America, is preparing an initial public offering worth 100 billi...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG, Qualcomm to cooperate in 5G platforms for connected cars
LG Electronics Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. have agreed to cooperate in the development of 5G wireless platforms for next-generation connecte...
Jan 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis, Ulsan Port Authority to build logistics center in Ho Chi Minh City
South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. and a local port authority will build a logistic center in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to use it as a di...
Jan 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution, Indonesia sign MOU on battery cooperation
LG Energy Solution, the battery unit of LG Chem Ltd., has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian government’s investment aut...
Dec 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean investors buy Dutch logistics center using drones and smartphones
South Korea’s Kiwoom Securities Co. has acquired a new logistics center in the Netherlands for 180 billion won ($165 million) this year, relyi...
Dec 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Teachers' savings fund to invest $85 mn in Amazon logistics center in US
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will invest 100 billion won ($85 million) in a pre-completed logistics center leased to Amazon.com in D...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Mirae Asset named preferred negotiator for 3 Amazon-leased logistics centers in US
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. has been named the preferred negotiator to acquire three logistics centers in the US leased to American retail gian...
Sep 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
KB Securities buys Amazon’s Edinburgh logistics center for $86.5 mn: report
KB Securities Co. has reportedly acquired Amazon’s logistics center in Edinburgh, Scotland, for 102.5 billion won ($86.5 million), which the onl...
Aug 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Tiger Alternative near closing $247 mn Home Depot logistics center deal: report
Tiger Alternative Investors Co. Ltd. is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire a new distribution center in Texas for $247 million, now leased...
Aug 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korean logistics centers see high demand from untact businesses amid global pandemic
Logistics center operations in Korea have remained strong amid the global pandemic on account of e-commerce and third-party logistics' ...
Jul 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Motor
Hyundai, Hankook Tire may rebuild relations with new test-driving center
Hyundai Motor Group has reached a tentative agreement to build the country’s biggest test-driving center at a new tire testing facility of Hanko...
Jun 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Sovereign wealth funds to boost post-Covid-19 cooperation: KIC
Chief executives of sovereign wealth funds, including China Investment Corp. and Singapore’s GIC, and leading financial institutions have discus...
Apr 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Shinhan backs AMP Capital’s $763 mn US data center acquisition
Shinhan Investment Corp. has provided 194.1 billion won ($162 million) in financing for AMP Capital’s 911 billion-won ($763 million) acquisition...
Feb 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Samsung Sec buys Amazon logistics center in Czech for $160 mn: report
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. has bought Amazon’s only logistics center in Czech Republic for 186 billion won ($160 million), in its fourth acquis...
Oct 31, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Sec to cooperate with Canada pension fund for infrastructure deals
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. has signed a preliminary agreement with Canadian pension scheme La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to cooper...
Sep 06, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin, CIC to set up $1 bn Korea-China cooperation fund
Hana Financial Group will set up a joint fund with China Investment Corp. (CIC) to invest in companies seeking to penetrate each other’s markets, with...
Jul 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Credit Suisse-led fund buys Korean logistics centers for $104 mn
A fund led by Credit Suisse Asset Management’s real estate investment arm has acquired two logistics centers in South Korea for 120 billion won ($104 ...
Jul 01, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC, Korea Post to boost cooperation in global investment
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has reached a tentative agreement with Korea Post to strengthen cooperation in global investment as the sovereign w...
Feb 22, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Invesco to build $186 mn modern logistics center in Korea
Invesco will put 208 billion won ($186 million) into a modern logistics center development near Seoul, betting on the fast-growing online delivery mar...
Jan 15, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset buys Amazon-leased US distribution center for $78 mn
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has closed a $78 million acquisition of an Amazon-occupied new distribution center near Atlanta, funded partly by a senior...
Dec 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean credit cooperatives picks seasoned insurance asset manager as CIO
MG Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives, which manages $50 billion of assets, named Sang-hun Kim, a former managing director and head of...
Mar 28, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mirae Asset close to buying Carrefour-leased new logistics center in Poland
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd., a leading South Korean asset manager, is close to acquiring a new logistics center in Poland for an estimated...
Feb 23, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Malaysia pension fund buys Korean logistics center for $70 mn: report
Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has closed the acquisition of a logistics center near Seoul for around 75 billion won ($67 million) in its f...
Nov 03, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Deutsche Bank resells $60 mn Transtelco debt to Korean credit cooperative
Deutsche Bank has resold $60 million in senior secured debt of Transtelco Inc., a fiber optic services provider in the US and Mexico, to MG Korean Fed...
Oct 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blackstone, Kuwait fund among bidders for NPS’ Sony Center in Berlin: report
Blackstone, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and three property investment firms are vying for Sony Center in Berlin which South Korea’s National Pen...
Jul 19, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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