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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor, Motional unveil IONIQ 5 self-driving robotaxi
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its US mobility joint venture Motional Inc. on Tuesday unveiled their first autonomous robot...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG delays decision on battery unit IPO to Q4
LG Chem Ltd.’s battery unit LG Energy Solution Ltd. will not be listed on Kospi within the third quarter. Investors are keeping close eyes on ...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global automakers' new battle field: small EVs
Global automakers stop producing smaller cars among internal combustion engine models. The industry is facing difficulties to make profits from thos...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble sells shares of Kakao units to raise $700 mn in August
South Korea’s Netmarble Corp. has earned 816.9 billion won ($703 million) so far in August alone by selling shares of KakaoBank Corp. and Kaka...
Aug 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
SM to absorb music production unit before founder's stake sale
SM Entertainment Co., a South Korean music powerhouse, will absorb a music production company wholly owned by its founder and chief producer Lee Soo...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha seeks to buy Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Wi-Fi module unit
Hanwha Solutions are seeking to buy Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Wi-Fi module unit in a move to enhance its wireless communication division, a k...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility takes first step toward 2022 IPO
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea's most popular taxi-hailing app, has taken its first step toward a stock market debut, which is expected to value ...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK E&S gears up for more US renewable energy investment'
SK E&S Co, South Korea’s top city gas supplier, is preparing for additional investment in the US renewable energy sector. The move is to e...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Battlegrounds Mobile India clocks 50 million downloads
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has clocked 50 million downloads on Google Play in about 1-1/2 months after the game’s launch, its deve...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
OTT startup Watcha expands into music distribution service
South Korea-based over-the-top (OTT) startup Watcha Inc. is ramping up efforts to transform into a comprehensive content data company as it expands ...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Overseas crypto exchanges end Korean services ahead of rule tightening
Overseas cryptocurrency exchanges are ending their Korean services, including language support as well as trading and payments in Korean won, as Sou...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae’s omnichannel strategy drives up share prices of key affiliates
South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s key affiliates are enjoying upward revaluation of share prices. Not only the market is faci...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korean telcos accelerate diversification amid strong Q2
South Korea’s two largest telecom companies, SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp., have both delivered strong second-quarter results driven by rapid gr...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is making big steps forward to transform itself as a platform business in the global shipbuilding sector. According t...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean refiners log $3.4 bn profit on non-refining business
South Korean refiners enjoyed a $3.4 billion profit in the first half thanks to strong performance of non-refining business, swinging from a $4.5 bi...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
SK Group expands foothold in Southeast Asia fintech sector
South Korea’s energy and telecom conglomerate SK Group is aggressively strengthening its foothold in the Southeast Asian fintech business.SK S...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy wins third offshore plant project in 2021
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s shipbuilding unit Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has landed its third large-scale offsh...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao to strengthen subscription services after Q2 results
Kakao Corp. this year has reported the highest second-quarter earnings in company history.Its regulatory filing on Aug. 6 posted an operating profit...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK's battery unit split-off drives polarized responses
The share price of South Korea's SK Innovation Co. has extended losses following its confirmation on Tuesday of the battery business splif-off plan,...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
LG Group to put facility management unit of S&I Corp. up for sale
South Korea’s LG Group will put the facility management division of its affiliate S&I Corp. up for sale amid talk that a sale of the unit ...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
SK Innovation to split battery unit in October, seeks IPO
South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co. decided to split off its battery business in October with a plan to list the new affiliate ...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
California to deploy 30 Hyundai hydrogen trucks for public projects
Hyundai Motor Co.’s XCIENT hydrogen fuel cell trucks will be running the roads of California as part of two publicly funded projects to improv...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
GS Energy to sell half of thermal power plant unit to IMM
GS Energy Corp., an intermediate holding company of South Korea's GS Group, is in the final stages of talks to sell a 50% stake in its wholly-owned ...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Woowa Brothers launches last-mile indoor food delivery robot in Seoul
Woowa Brothers Corp., South Korea’s top food delivery app operator, has launched a last-mile indoor robot food delivery service, as people inc...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS bets big on property development as asset prices soar
The National Pension Service (NPS) has been increasing its appetite for office buildings in the development stage as part of an effort to snatch up ...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Grocery delivery platform Oasis valuation tops $650 mn; eyes US expansion
South Korea-based grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp., referred to as Oasis Market, has attracted 50 billion won ($44 million) from global private...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KOGAS, Hyundai Motor Turkish unit issue foreign currency bonds at narrower spreads
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) and Hyundai Motor Co.’s Turkish unit sold foreign currency corporate bonds at narrower spreads than their initial targ...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem wins $296.5 mn electric train deal from Tanzania
Hyundai Rotem won a $296.5 million electric train deal from Tanzania as the South Korean railway system maker aims to expand business in Africa.Hyun...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Govt pension fund makes first foray into overseas infrastructure
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has awarded a combined $105 million mandates to Goldman Sachs, Macquarie and Paris-based A...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG invests $88 mn in Kakao Mobility as both seek new growth opportunities
LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, is investing 100 billion won ($88 million) in Kakao Mobil...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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