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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Energy acquires ESS company in US from Japan's NEC
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has acquired US-based NEC Energy Solutions to expand its capabilities into the energy storage system (ESS) integration mar...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PI Advanced up for sale in deal estimated at $1 bn
Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity is putting a majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials Co., the world's largest polyimide (PI) film ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Defense giants eager to bolster satellite business
In the era of space privatization, satellites are the driving forces.South Korea’s main defense systems makers are turning away from arms expo...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
POBA taps former DB Insurance investment head as new CIO
Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea has named Huh Jang, former head of investment at DB Insurance Co. as its new chief inve...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, LG Chem deliver record results in 2021
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. and its parent company LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday delivered their largest-ever results in 2021, as the increased ...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to spend $1.7 bn to hike Michigan battery capacity fivefold
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. is spending $1.7 billion to expand its battery production ca...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s record trade deficit stirs capital outflow fears
South Korea reported the largest trade deficit on surging raw material prices in January, string worries that capital outflows from Asia’s fou...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia post record US car sales as Japanese firms struggle
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their combined auto sales in the US rise to their highest leve...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy: Will joining indices rescue stock from its plunge?
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, will gain quick entry to two MSCI indices in mid-February as well as join Ko...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says
The pandemic has brought logistical real estate and infrastructure into the spotlight driven by long-term underlying e-commerce trends. It is advant...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kospi melts as Fed, LG Energy spur foreign selling
South Korean stocks lost ground with the main index entering a bear market on Thursday as foreign investors intensified their selling after the US F...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC co-invests $80 mn in battery materials maker Nexeon
Chemical materials producer SKC Co. said on Jan. 26 its consortium has completed an $80 million investment in UK battery materials startup Nexeon ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Energy, GM to build $2.6 bn battery plant in Michigan
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co., plan to build the third US electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan with a $2.6 billion investment...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver recruits two AI scholars based in US
Naver Corp. is ramping up its recruitment of global talent in artificial intelligence. The South Korean tech giant announced Monday that it h...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Behind the eye-popping numbers of LG Energy's IPO
The initial public offering of South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. drew a record 11,500 trillion won ($9.65 trillion) in bids from institutional i...
Jan 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
One in 10 Koreans rushes for LG Energy shares ahead of $8.6 billion IPO
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, wit...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kospi in lethargic trade ahead of LG Energy debut
South Korea's benchmark stock index Kospi declined to its lowest closing level in one and a half months on Monday, moving in the opposite direction ...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hana jointly acquires Boston-based multifamily for $262 mn
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. and a US asset manager acquired a tower of luxury multifamily housing assets in Seaport Boulevard, Bost...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s defense exports to top $10 billion
South Korea’s defense exports hit a record last year as key local makers such as LIG Nex1 Co., Hanwha and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy IPO fever lifts Korea’s battery stocks
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery maker, attracted a record $9.65 trillion demand for South Korea’s largest-ever initia...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
2022 Mercedes EQS EV comes with LG's flexible OLED
The 2022 models of Mercedes-Benz AG's electric vehicle EQS will be equipped with infotainment systems co-developed with LG Electronics Inc., the Sou...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy sets new IPO record with $9.65 trillion investor demand
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, has set a new record for an initial public offering with demand for its sha...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
WeMade under fire for massive clandestine WEMIX cryptocurrency sale
WeMade Co., a South Korean video game developer, has come under criticism for the massive unnoticed selling of its cryptocurrency WEMIX, allegedly i...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy takes on CATL as it prepares for Korea’s largest-ever IPO
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has vowed to outrival the world’s top battery player CATL as the South Korean company is preparing for the country&rsq...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Kospi short sales hit $639 mn amid rate hike woes
Short selling on the Korean stock market is soaring rapidly on concerns over the US Fed Reserve’s interest rate hike. Particularly, a large ...
Jan 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Hyundai Motor to set up metaverse factory with Unity
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to establish a digital virtual factory in a metaverse space with Unity, a US-based real...
Jan 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Biotech firm EDGC embarks on metaverse journey
EONE-DIAGNOMICS Genome Center Co. ( EDGC ) announced this week it would participate in AI Human Metaverse Project consortium – along with seven ...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Samsung SRA taps former KIC infra head as CEO
Samsung SRA Asset Management Co. has named its former managing director (MD) and chief investment officer Chung-Keun Kim as its new chief executive,...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hana Alternative to sell NASA HQ acquired in 2017
Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. is looking for a buyer of Two Independence Square in Washington D.C., the NASA headquarters. Hana has selecte...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea mulls measures on Indonesia’s coal export ban
South Korea is preparing measures to secure coal as Indonesia, the world’s largest supplier of thermal coal, banned exports of the commodity t...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 S.Korea to have 1st civilian defense minister in decades, tap career technocrats
- 2 Fubon Bank expands Korea presence into banking
- 3 Hana Asset launches ultra-low-fee Nasdaq 100 ETF
- 4 Even barcodes copied: Counterfeits invasion threatens K-brands
- 5 Xiaomi to open first offline store in S.Korea with premium products