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Electric vehicles
SK On signs deal to supply NCM battery cells to Sweden’s Polestar 5 EV
SK On Co., the battery-making affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, has signed a deal to supply nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cell modu...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Chong Kun Dang rallies on $1.3 bn deal with Novartis
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.'s shares zoomed more than 25% on Monday on news that the South Korean medicine developer has signed its biggest-...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shilla Duty Free partners with Line Pay to attract Asian tourists
South Korea's The Shilla Duty Free announced it partnered with Line Pay Taiwan to attract South Asian tourism on Thursday. Line Pay is the top mobil...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Engineering secures $349 mn bio plant deal
South Korea's Samsung Engineering secured a deal for the Songdo Bio Raw Material Plant construction project from the global life sciences and labora...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO International, Lotte Energy in $4.4 bn battery materials supply deal
POSCO International Corp. has signed a 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) deal to supply raw materials used to make copper foil, a battery component, to ...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HD Hyundai Oilbank secures bio-based material supply network
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank announced on Tuesday it signed contracts with Indonesia's Korindo Group and Korea's LX International for the purcha...
Oct 31, 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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Private debt
Whole loans offer funding solution for stretched borrowers: Savills IM
Despite the challenging economic environment, there are still plenty of opportunities for profit in commercial real estate, notably through debt i...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korean HD Hyundai inks $3.9 bn Qatar LNG tanker deal
DOHA -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard, has won a $3.9 billion deal to build 17 liquified natural gas ca...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
KKR expected to buy 100% stake in Taeyoung Industry
Global private equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. is expected to take over Taeyoung Industry Corp., a cash cow of South Korea’s medium-sized busi...
Oct 25, 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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ASK 2023
KIC eyes private debt, infrastructure in era of high interest rates
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) is eyeing infrastructure and private debt in the era of higher-for-longer interest rates, while m...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Home Shopping, Thai TACC in Bellygom character licensing deal
Lotte Home Shopping Inc. has signed a character licensing agreement with Thailand’s TAC Consumer Public Co. (TACC), a lifestyle product and be...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea’s antitrust body grants conditional OK to Broadcom-VMware deal
South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Monday granted conditional approval for US smartphone components maker Broadcom Inc.’s proposed pur...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Tesla supplier L&F to ink $15 bn materials deal in Europe
L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc., is set to sell products in Europe through an estimated $15 bi...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, PIF to invest $500 mn to build car plant in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH – Hyundai Motor Co. has agreed with the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund, to set up a joint venture to build...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI inks first battery supply deal with Hyundai
Samsung SDI Co. said on Monday it has signed its first supply agreement with Hyundai Motor Co. to become the South Korean carmaker’s third dom...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
China’s graphite export curbs deal blow to Korean battery sector
South Korean electric vehicle battery and battery component makers are fretting over the Chinese government’s impending restrictions on export...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Blackstone names Koramco preferred bidder for $553 mn landmark
Blackstone Inc. has tapped South Korea’s Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. as the preferred bidder for prime office building Arc Place, t...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia sign power chip supply, tech tie-up deal with Infineon
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group has formed a strategic partnership with German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG to secure a ...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Zuellig mulls acquiring S.Korea’s top drug distributor Geo-Young
Asia’s leading drug distributor Zuellig Pharma is considering the acquisition of Geo-Young Corp., the largest medicine wholesaler in South Kor...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea Inc.’s record short-term borrowing raises specter of debt overhang
South Korea’s short-term corporate loan growth is picking up at a fast pace, stirring concern among some analysts who see parallels to the 200...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield puts Conrad Seoul on market at over $370 mn
Brookfield Asset Management is seeking to sell off five-star hotel Conrad Seoul at more than 500 billion won ($369.5 million), tapping real estate i...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s household, business loans on upswing in September
South Korea’s household debt continued to rise for the sixth consecutive month in September despite stricter regulations on mortgages, while b...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, GS Caltex to build palm oil refinery in Indonesia
South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. and GS Caltex Corp. on Thursday signed a $210 million deal to build a bio feedstock refinery facility ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to supply cathode materials to Toyota's N.American plant
LG Chem Ltd. will supply cathode materials to Toyota Motor's North American battery plant, with the South Korean company concluding its second long-...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean bond market squeezed by maturing debt, new issues
South Korea’s corporate bond market is saddled with a massive amount of debt due later this year and a surge in banks' new bond issues, amid h...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom enters Japan's pet care market
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has entered the Japanese pet market using its innovative artificial intelligence (AI) under a tie-up with Japan&r...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant, Ascend Elements in $66 mn US battery recycling JV deal
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management firm, and its two overseas affiliates are launching a $65.8 million ba...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion signs largest-ever quarterly deal with global sales affiliate
Celltrion Inc., a South Korean biopharmaceutical giant, said Monday it will provide biosimilars worth 423.6 billion won ($323.6 million), its larges...
Sep 25, 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