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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor reveals facelift of G80 sedan
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis released a facelift of its signature large sedan G80 on Tuesday. This car is the revamped third-generatio...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Ocean carrier HMM's share price gains put KDB in hot seat
On Nov. 20, HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier, issued new 200 million shares after its two largest shareholders -- Korea Development ...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Peter Thiel-backed D&D Pharmatech gets preliminary nod for IPO
South Korean clinical-stage biotech D&D Pharmatech Inc. has won approval from the Korea Exchange’s preliminary review for listing on the j...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR promotes Keith Kim in Seoul office to partner
KKR & Co. Inc. has promoted Keith Kim (Kim Yang-han), managing director at the private equity giant’s Seoul office, to partner.Kim, who ma...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hyosung Advanced Materials’ credit outlook lowered to Stable
The credit rating outlook on Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. has been lowered one notch to Stable by South Korea’s two major credit rating ag...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders shrug off concerns over lower new ship prices
South Korean shipbuilders shrugged off concerns of an industry peak-out boosted by the first fall of new vessel prices in 45 weeks and lower used sh...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea, Indonesia to facilitate bilateral trade in won, rupiah
The central banks of South Korea and Indonesia agreed to facilitate the settlement of bilateral trade in their currencies from next year as the elec...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, are set to export more than 2 million cars in 2023 for the first time i...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOWEPO inks $302 mn financing deal for Oman solar project
Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO) said on Thursday it signed a 400 billion won ($301.8 million) financing deal for a solar power generation project i...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Palliser Capital urges Samsung C&T reform for $25 bn value-up
London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital said on Wednesday that Samsung C&T Corp. is 63% intrinsically undervalued and could increase its value ...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders slide to 2nd place after China in November orders
South Korean shipbuilders slid to second place in new shipbuilding orders last month, yielding the top spot back to their Chinese rivals.According t...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE's value creation leads to $840 mn deal with BlackRock
When BlackRock bought a 30% stake in South Korean gas supplier AirFirst Co. for 1.1 trillion won ($842 million) from Seoul-based IMM Private Equit...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS logs 8.7% return in Q1-Q3 on stock boom, strong dollar
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea posted an 8.66% investment return from January to September of this year with assets under management ...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea puts brakes on Chanel, Hermes, Nike resale bans
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has put the brakes on what it calls unfair business practices whereby Chanel, Hermes and Nike ban customers f...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Supreme Court affirms Affinity, GIC's exit value on Kyobo Life
South Korea’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the ruling that would allow the Affinity Equity Partners-led consortium, including Singapore&r...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
EcoPro Materials' Kospi debut draws investors for short-term gains
Shares in EcoPro Materials Co., South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Group’s unit that went public on Nov. 17, are skyrocketing as reta...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea Inc.’s dividend repatriation soars on new tax breaks
Major companies in South Korea, such as affiliates of Samsung, LG and Hyundai Motor Group, are bringing larger amounts of capital back home from abr...
Nov 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
S.Korea's FNS Value to enter Malaysian fintech market
South Korea's FNS Value announced on Thursday a collaboration agreement with the Malaysian big data technology company Big Dataworks. The two compan...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus buys pet Airbnb-style startup to boost pet care services
LG Uplus Corp. has acquired a domestic dog space rental startup Along as the South Korean mobile carrier is zooming in on pet care services as its n...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK-backed social impact startups see higher corporate values
South Korean social impact startups backed by the country’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group enjoyed higher corporate values with two of t...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea seeks to sell 29% in game giant Nexon's holding firm
The South Korean government is planning to sell off a 29.3% stake in Tokyo-listed game giant Nexon Co.’s holding firm NXC Corp. via a public b...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korea Investment raises $400 mn to expand US assets
Seoul-based brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) has raised $400 million in new bonds to strengthen its investments in the US ...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korea Investment, Carlyle Group sign strategic partnership
Korea Investment & Securities Co. announced on Friday it has signed a strategic partnership with Carlyle Group, one of the world's leading priva...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Digital infrastructure as essential as water today: asset managers
Digital assets are important components of change in the infrastructure investment landscape today and are as essential as water and electricity, ex...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
POBA to increase long-term private credit investments
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will step up its private credit and bonds until next year as it expects high interes...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
NPS to expand listed REIT, private debt investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will increase investing in real estate debt and listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) next...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card's Kazakhstan arm secures $60 mn from IFC
Shinhan Finance, a subsidiary of South Korea's Shinhan Card in Kazakhstan, has attracted a $60 million investment from the International Finance Cor...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Group needs agility to survive disruptions: chairman
South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate SK Group needs agile responses to rapidly changing business circumstances amid global geopolitical crises, C...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor muscles into online used car market
Hyundai Motor Co. is slated to start selling certified used cars online from Oct. 24, three years after its announcement to enter the 30 trillion wo...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae Asset puts HI Investment headquarters on the market
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is seeking to sell off HI Investment & Securities Co. headquarters, the value of which is...
Oct 12, 2023 (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