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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Hynix considers joint acquisition of UK chip designer Arm
South Korea's SK Hynix Inc. is considering forming a consortium with other strategic investors to buy Arm Ltd., a British semiconductor design compa...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches LTE-only Galaxy A23 to target low-end market
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday launched the 4G LTE Galaxy A23 smartphone, a cheaper version of its flagship Galaxy A series models, targeting the...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean online banks’ disruptive business model: Woo low-credit borrowers
South Korea’s three major digital banks are stepping up their credit loans to borrowers with low credit ratings, a disruptive business model s...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Naver launches conversational search engine service
South Korea’s internet juggernaut Naver Corp. announced Friday it has launched a conversational search engine service called Knowledge Interac...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault drops Samsung from brand name in Korea to end ties
Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., has dropped Samsung from its name as the French automaker moves to end 22 years...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korea automakers fret over Yoon’s policy on combustion engine cars
South Korea’s automakers were on high alert as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to ban new registrations of internal combustion engine ca...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Smart Monitor M8 available in S.Korea
The new Samsung Smart Monitor M8 is now available for sale in South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday.The product can stream serv...
Mar 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea’s Voronoi in talks with global firms on drug designs
South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. is in talks with global biomedical companies on drug designs as it aims to expand the busines...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Bank of Wine: High-end wine investment in the form of digital assets
South Korea is the world’s second-most attractive wine market, outranked by only the United States, according to London-based consumer researc...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai's first Saudi JV shipyard slated for 2023 completion
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is scheduled to construct a large-scale shipyard for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and a mar...
Mar 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 5, Kia EV6 rated top among electric cars in Germany
Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 and Kia Corp.'s EV6 have been recognized as the most competitive electric sport utility vehicles by Auto Zeitung, a high...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
New York third US state to recognize kimchi's Korean origin
Korean food is all about ingredients, which alongside various fermentation techniques, have made kimchi a global side dish enjoyed not just as centr...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
LS-Nikko Copper to sell $670 million JV stake to Korean PEFs
LS-Nikko Copper Co., the world’s second-largest electrolytic copper maker, is set to sell an 800 billion won ($670 million) stake in a joint v...
Feb 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S. Korea to track engineers' travel to control tech leaks
South Korea will create a roster of engineers in its core business sectors to monitor their travel in and out of the country. The decision aims to...
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG's AI designer debuts at New York Fashion Week
South Korean fashion label Greedilous showcased its 2022 Fall-Winter collection on the main stage of the New York Fashion Week on Monday local time....
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Ultra: Setting new smartphone standard
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced new additions to its Galaxy S series models as the world’s top smartphone maker by volume faces...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches robotaxi service in upscale Gangnam district
City governments, automakers, and tech giants are leading the adoption of robotaxis in major cities throughout South Korea. The Ministry of Lan...
Feb 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
All of Us Are Dead ends boost to related stocks
Netflix’s new original drama series All of Us Are Dead was another South Korean drama hit, but stocks related to the new zombie thriller have ...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches robotaxi service in upscale Gangnam district
City governments, automakers, and tech giants are leading the adoption of robotaxis in major cities throughout South Korea. The Ministry of L...
Feb 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung buys $2.3 bn Bioepis stake from Biogen to end partnership
Samsung Biologics Co. is acquiring a nearly 50% stake in a biosimilar joint venture with Biogen Inc. from the US biotechnology company for $2.3 bill...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Engineering drops IPO plan on stock market weakness
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, dropped a listing plan to raise up ...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Engineering CEO: To spend $1.3 bn on green projects with IPO
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, plans to spend as much as 1.5 trill...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Aju sells San Jose-based hotel at $63 mn after five years
Aju Hotels & Resorts Co., a hospitality firm under Korean conglomerate Aju Group, has sold its San Jose-based hotel to an affiliate of US hosp...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to invest more in US chip design startup SiFive
SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s major chipmaker, decided to make an additional investment in a US chip design startup SiFive in order to secure s...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Samho Heavy says no delay to 2022 IPO
South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. this week reaffirmed its plan to go public by the end of this year, as agreed with its pre-IPO inve...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Engineering’s new business keywords: Hydrogen, mini reactors
Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, is reorganizing its business struct...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Bank of Korea may hike rates this week to curb inflation, household debt
South Korea’s central bank is almost certain to raise interest rates on Friday to curb inflation and household debt as the US Federal Reserve ...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
AmazeVR receives $15 mn from Korean VCs
AmazeVR Inc. received a total of $15 million from leading South Korean venture capital firms. The virtual reality platform allows users to experie...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kakao co-CEO nominee resigns after stock option exercise
Alex Young-joon Ryu, a nominee for new co-CEO of South Korea's top mobile messenger app Kakao Corp., on Monday offered to step down, after his dispo...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO breaks ground on China automotive steel plant with HBIS
China’s HBIS Group Co., the world’s third-largest steelmaker, and South Korea’s POSCO Co., the No. 6 player, broke ground on an au...
Jan 07, 2022 (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