global botulinum toxin market
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Markets
Delta coronavirus variant hits global stock markets
Global stock markets lost ground on mounting fears over the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant. Record-breaking US shares riding on the hopes...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central banking
Fed’s Powell, BOK chief to meet during G20 gathering
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol will meet during a Group of 20 (G20) gathering of finance ministe...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Global Chemical to start plastic waste recycling business in Asia
SK Global Chemical (SKGC), a petrochemical subsidiary of SK Innovation Co., plans to build a plastic waste recycling plant in South Korea to extract...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Market Kurly makes U-turn to Korea Exchange IPO
Kurly Inc., the operator of South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has canceled a US listing plan to resume its domestic IPO pr...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s LED business makes big global rebound
Samsung Electronics Co.’s light-emitting diode (LED) business, which was almost on the verge of a shutdown due to its sluggish performance, is...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chemical to bolster EV presence with 60,000-ton cathode plant
POSCO Chemical Co. will invest 600 billion won ($523 million) from 2022 to build a cathode materials plant in Pohang city with an annual capacity of...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Spatial audio becomes keystone for metaverse; attracts content giants
Content giants are becoming increasingly interested in spatial audio technology, a keystone for the metaverse experience as it offers a 360-degree...
Jul 08, 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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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Innovation turns to PEFs to sell stake in SK Global
South Korea's SK Innovation Co. is tapping private equity firms to sell up to a 49% stake in SK Global Chemical Co. after the chemical raw materials...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
No.1 K-pop goods maker Copan Global eyes digital expansion
The world of K-pop is globally known for offering a truly wide selection of merchandise items for fans. While balloons were the only goods used by t...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Leeno Industrial hits 52-week high, eyes top 10 on Kosdaq
The stock price of South Korea’s Kosdaq-listed electronic testing components maker Leeno Industrial Inc., previously a small company whose mar...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, Hanwha Q Cells to offer IoT home energy solutions in US, EU
Samsung Electronics Co. and South Korea’s leading solar panel maker Hanwha Q Cells Co. have joined hands to provide smart home energy solution...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Smart logistics
LG CNS to launch Korea’s first drive-through micro-fulfillment center
Micro-fulfillment is on everyone’s lips these days, or so it seems, as retailers compete to drastically slash delivery times for online orders...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
SK Biopharm aims to make it to global top 10 healthcare firms by 2030
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. said on Friday it aspires to become one of the world’s top 10 healthcare companies by 2030 with ...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Fleet of Hyundai XCIENT hydrogen truck exceeds 1 million km benchmark
Hyundai Motor Co.’s fleet of fuel cell truck XCIENT has surpassed the benchmark one million kilometers of driving in 11 months of service in S...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Siltron to ramp up wafer production from 2022
SK Group’s silicon wafer affiliate SK Siltron Co. is planning to expand wafer production facilities amid growing demand from the global chip m...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC aims to boost alternatives to 25% by 2027
The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will gradually increase alternative investments such as venture capital, private equity and debt, and infrast...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean corporate bonds suffer from cooling investor sentiment
South Korean corporate bond markets are set to suffer from shrinking liquidity as institutional investors are turning cautious and refraining from m...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Coway keeps No.1 spot in Malaysia’s water purifier market for 10 years
South Korea’s home appliance rental service provider Coway Co. has maintained the top position in Malaysia’s water purifier rental marke...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG launches QNED TV to rival Samsung in premium TV market
LG Electronics Inc. has launched new flashy flagship TV models, with which the South Korean home electronics giant aims to compete with its bigger r...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Mid-sized Jungheung to buy Daewoo E&C as part of global expansion plan
South Korea’s construction firm Jungheung Construction Co., in a move to strengthen its global foothold, is buying its much larger-sized rival...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Impressivo to bridge fitness and healthcare industry via sensing technology
San Francisco-based startup Impressivo is seeking partnerships in the fitness and healthcare sector as the company aims to bridge the fitness and he...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Edge computing revolution to fuel Korea’s growth over the next decade
Korea’s leading firms across multiple industries, from consumer electronics to agricultural equipment, are widening the use of edge computing ...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
GS Group joins race to acquire Korea’s botox maker Hugel
A consortium led by South Korea’s GS Group is in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Hugel Inc., the country’s top maker of botulinu...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung Life eyes CPPIB-style stake purchases in GPs
Samsung Life Insurance Co. has drawn attention from South Korean pension and savings funds with its $90 million purchase last month of a stake in Sa...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s M&A market heats up with record deals in first half
South Korea’s merger and acquisition market is heating up as both big conglomerates and promising startups seek to buy out businesses with gro...
Jun 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tobacco
KT&G expands global foothold with 4,700 e-cigarette IP rights
The world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G Corporation is rapidly widening the global reach of its e-cigarette products, which have beco...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Korea’s leading e-book startups eye IPO in 2022
South Korea’s leading e-book platforms are targeting to go public next year. The country’s subscription-based e-book service provider Mi...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s super-rich: How their wealth ballooned during the pandemic
In South Korea, just like any other major economies, the stock market has been a mine of gold even for small investors, who enjoyed hefty gains from...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Cigna seeks to enter Korea's digital non-life insurance market
The US insurance group Cigna looks set to become the first foreign insurer on South Korea's digital non-life insurance platform, with an aim to crac...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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