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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Uplus poised to acquire homegrown OTT platform Watcha
South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. is slated to acquire homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc., investment b...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Lotte Rental wins $30 mn Tower Export Award for selling used cars
Lotte Rental said on Tuesday that it was granted the "$30 Million Tower" Export Award at the "59th Korea Trade Day" award ceremony, thanks to ...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Taihan earns certification for extra-high voltage transmission cable
Taihan Cable & Solution said on Monday that it had completed the development of a 500-kV current cross-linked polyethylene extra-high voltage DC...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Kimchi exports to US reach record high of $27 million so far this year
Exports of kimchi to the United States increased steadily to reach a record high of $26.7 million worth of the fermented dish between January and No...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean restaurant startup GFFG raises $23 million in Series A round
South Korean lifestyle hospitality startup Good Food For Good (GFFG) announced Monday that it raised 30 billion won ($23.2 million) in Series A roun...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
LS Mtron supplys tractors to world's No. 2 agricultural machinery firm
LS Mtron, the industrial machinery and core component arm of Korea's LS Group, on Monday said it concluded a contract worth 500 billion won ($387.4 ...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Nearly half of Korean firms plan no domestic investment next year
Rising gloom over the business environment due to a financial market crunch and weak Korean won has led to nearly half of Korea's firms having no pl...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilder KSOE wins $308 million order for 2 ethane carriers
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, said ...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
HYBE and Kakao Games to be released from mandatory escrow this month
The Korea Securities Depository said on Wednesday that 225.5 million shares of a total of 58 listed stocks registered as mandatory escrow will be li...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang sells 3 million units of vegan food just 10 months after launch
The plant-based food brand PlantTable of Korean food and biotech giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. has seen three million units in cumulative sales since i...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Sandbox Network pursues corporate restructuring to dig out of red
Sandbox Network, Inc. announced on Sunday that it will go through corporate restructuring and encourage employees to voluntarily resign, hit by cont...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia sells 15 million units in Korea over past 60 years
Kia Corp. has sold its 15 million units on the domestic market since releasing its first vehicle six decades ago in 1962.The company on Monday said ...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Nexon named preferred bidder for 50% of office tower from KTCU
Gaming giant Nexon Co. is set to acquire a 50% stake in the Autoway Tower, an office building in Seoul's Gangnam business district, from the Korean ...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM Korea to shut one production line to focus on small cars
General Motors Co. plans to shut down a production line in South Korea as the US automaking giant aims to focus on manufacturing small cars in the c...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI raises $10 mn in Series A funding
Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI Inc. announced on Tuesday that it raised 14 billion won ($10.3 million) in a Series A round. Pavilion Ca...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KEB Hana secures 6% stake in Onmind, part of SK Square's porfolio
SK Square Co. announced on Monday that Onmind Inc., one of its portfolio companies, raised 2 billion won ($1.5 million) from KEB Hana Bank. The...
Nov 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's NPS to get partial tax refund on US real estate sales
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is set to receive a tax refund of 30 billion won ($22.4 million) from the US Internal Revenue Ser...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable wins $24 million deal to build power grid in California
Taihan Cable & Solution Co., a South Korean electric wire maker, said on Wednesday it has won a $24 million deal to build a power grid in the US...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea's Iljin Group halts sale of its display maker
South Korea’s Iljin Display Co. has suspended procedures of selling its 43.19% stake with management rights, the junior bourse Kosdaq-listed d...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Miniforce producer aims to become Asia's top children's platform with IPO
The South Korean producer of famous animated series such as Miniforce aims to become Asia’s top children's platform by way of an initial publi...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America
LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis signs $796 million shipping deal with global automaker
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday it has clinched a 1.05 trillion won ($796 million)...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Delivery startup VtoV raises $7.2 million from Series A round
South Korean logistics startup VtoV, the operator of optimized delivery service To-Day, raised 9.5 billion won ($7.2 million) from a Series A round....
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korean construction firms boost Saudi Arabia presence with megaprojects
RIYADH – South Korean firms are accelerating their efforts to win construction projects from Saudi Arabia as the Middle East’s largest e...
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Tel aims for $723 mn in subscription service transaction volume
SK Telecom Co. plans to reach 1 trillion won ($723 million) in transaction volume for subscription services such as its new T Universe. The Sou...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer
KT Corp., a South Korean telecommunications giant, plans to invest $2 million in Sonde Health Inc., a US voice biomarker developer, to enhance the c...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical completes world's largest cathode materials plant
POSCO Chemical will soon launch operations at its newly completed factory for cathode materials, the biggest of its kind in the world with an annual...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean retail brand F&F’s Chinese sales seen above $800 million
South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. is expected to post 1.1 trillion won ($807 million) in sales revenue in China this year, emerging...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang posts first profit in 8 years after adopting rapid delivery
South Korea's Coupang CEO Kim Bom-seok has kept his promise, with his online shopping giant posting its first surplus in eight years since introduci...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Celltrion's Q3 earnings boosted by Remsima sales in Europe
South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc. announced 654.6 billion won ($478.2 million) in revenue and 213.8 billion won in operating profi...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Coupang bids for Korean luxury market dominance with Farfetch
- 2 Hyundai Rotem set to finalize $6 bn K2 tank order from Poland
- 3 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 4 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 5 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess