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Companies
Korean manufacturers brace for higher emission costs
The increase in the price of carbon emission rights is dealing another blow to South Korean companies reeling from soaring raw materials and logisti...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung Asset Mgmt. buys 20% stake in US ETF sponsor Amplify
South Korea’s Samsung Asset Management Co. invested in a US exchange-traded fund sponsor to expand its global presence in the market.Samsung s...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience seeks multi-billion-dollar M&As, eyes gene therapy sector
SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is seeking multi-billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions to expand it...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK sees most productive year ever, returning $5.3 bn to investors
MBK Partners will be bold in moving into more Asian markets this year, wrote the company's founder and chairman Michael ByungJu Kim, in his annual l...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
POSCO, Hancock partner for low-carbon steel materials production
South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Co. and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, a leading Australian mining firm, are slated to collaborate in low-car...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions wins France's solar farm project
Q Cells, a renewable energy division of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., has clinched a large-scale solar energy project in France, acceleratin...
Mar 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK sees most productive year ever, returning $5.3 bn to investors
MBK Partners will be bold in moving into more Asian markets this year, wrote the company's founder and chairman Michael ByungJu Kim, in his annual l...
Mar 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea shipbuilders aim for strong demand on tougher rules
South Korea’s shipbuilders targeted demand for new vessels and ship modification as tougher environmental regulations are scheduled to take ef...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group’s confectionery and food shares jump 5% on merger news
Shares of both Lotte Confectionery and Lotte Food rose more than 5% Thursday on expectations of synergy effects from their upcoming merger. A d...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to adopt multiple car assembly system at local plant from August
Hyundai Motor Co. is introducing a multiple vehicle assembly system at its main plant in South Korea to better respond to rising market demand for d...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Krafton signs MOU with Solana for blockchain-based games and services
South Korea’s leading game developer Krafton Inc. announced Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with San Francisco-based Solana ...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to invest $4 bn in Argentina battery materials project
South Korea’s POSCO Group is set to spend $4 billion for the capacity expansion of a new lithium hydroxide factory in Argentina and cathode ma...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to invest $245 mn more in capex
South Korea’s Samsung Electro-Mechanics will spend more on increasing its semiconductor package substrate production capacity in order to meet...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea rises as test bed for global luxury brands
South Korea is becoming a test bed for global high-end brands such as Balenciaga, Valentino, IWC and Breitling. The world's top luxury brands, pre...
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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Korean stock market
China's lockdown: Double effect to Korean tech stocks
The COVID-19 lockdown of Shenzhen, the city known as Silicon Valley of China, is increasing concerns over supply disruptions to South Korea’s ...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to run all-solid-state battery pilot line
Samsung SDI Co. is poised to become one of the few electric vehicle battery manufacturers in the world to run a pilot production line of all-solid-s...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Visual effects startup VA Corp joins ranks of unicorns
Visual effects production startup VA Corporation announced Monday it received 100 billion won ($80.4 million) from private equity fund Paratus Inv...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Goldman sees Samsung, SK Hynix shares up 50% over next 12 mths
The share prices of the world’s two largest memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. each have room to rise by about 50% ov...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won nears 2-year low, adds to inflation woes
The South Korean won currency tumbled to its lowest point in almost two years on Friday, adding to inflationary pressure in Asia’s fourth-larg...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Hyosung to expand carbon fiber production for hydrogen tanks
South Korea’s Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is expanding its carbon fiber production by adding a third line to meet the growing demand for ...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Smart factories drive Korea SMEs to reshore overseas plants
South Korea’s small and medium-sized enterprises adopted smart factories for survival as the digitalized facilities improve productivity and q...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai accelerates electrification strategy, targets 7% of EV market
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday set out its vision to become a top-tier eco-friendly auto brand by accelerating i...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korea corp. borrowing costs to rise further on Russia risks
South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai's first Saudi JV shipyard slated for 2023 completion
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is scheduled to construct a large-scale shipyard for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and a mar...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US chipmakers announce 10% hike in NAND flash prices
US semiconductor manufacturer Western Digital Corp. announced Tuesday it will raise the price of its NAND flash memory chips by 10%. Earlier ...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO Chem to expand low-expansion anode materials output
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. plans to fivefold production of low-expansion anode materials, high-value-added ingredients for electric vehi...
Feb 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KEPCO at record loss on fuel costs; wider losses seen in 2022
South Korean power utility KEPCO Co. reported its largest-ever operating loss of nearly 6 trillion won ($5 billion) in 2021, after it froze the elec...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korean firms on high alert as Russia invades Ukraine
Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and other South Korean companies are on high alert as Russia launched a military attack in Ukraine.They a...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
BOK sees inflation at 11-year high as oil tops $100 on Ukraine crisis
South Korea’s central bank expects consumer inflation to hit an 11-year high this year as oil prices jumped above the $100 a barrel level for ...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Latest News
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- 4 South Korea accelerates stablecoin framework in global race
- 5 Lee vows policy overhaul to spur dividend payouts