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Private equity
Blackstone taps ex-Citibank Korea CEO as Seoul office head
The Blackstone Group has named Ha Yung-Ku, who had led Citibank Korea for nearly 14 years, as chairman of its South Korean operations as the US inve...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan to supply key SMR equipment to US NuScale Power
Doosan Enerbility Co., South Korea's major power plant builder, will participate in a nuclear power plant in the US as a key equipment supplier for ...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korean boiler manufacturers turn to overseas markets
Kyungdong Navien Co. revealed on Sunday that overseas sales account for more than 60% of its total sales on the back of strong exports to the United...
Apr 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air-Asiana deal girds for tough US challenge
The merger between South Korea's two largest air carriers – Korean Air Lines Co. Asiana Airlines Inc. – may face a tough challenge in th...
Apr 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy sells undelivered drillships to PEF
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has sold its four undelivered drillships to a domestic private equity fund for a combined 1.04 trillion w...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ steps up US exports with new instant rice bowls
South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on April 21 began shipment of its new Hetbahn instant rice products for US consumers from...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG Household acquires The Crème Shop for US expansion
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. has acquired a controlling stake in The Crème Shop Inc. as it seeks to expand its presence in the US beau...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Korea lawmakers confirm IMF veteran as new BOK chief
South Korea’s lawmakers gave the nod to the nomination of veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s ...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung Elec's ex-M&A head to extend clout in Samsung Group
Ahn Joonghyun, who led Samsung Electronics Co.'s high-profile M&A deals for nearly nine years, was promoted to a president-level position to hea...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK’s gas unit to sell production facility for $809 mn
South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s industrial gas-making unit is set to sell a local production facility for about 1 trillion won ($809 mill...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 anti-tank missile in spotlight amid Ukraine war
An anti-tank guided weapon produced by South Korean defense exporter LIG Nex1 Co. is in the spotlight as Ukraine said its forces destroyed Russian a...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
US and German startups funded by Mirae Asset join ranks of unicorns
Mirae Asset Venture Investment Co. is forecast to rake in more than 400 billion won ($325 million) for its investment in Moloco Inc. Mirae As...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air’s stock lags US peers' on slow demand recovery
Korean Air Lines Co.’s stock is underperforming those of its US rivals on concerns that South Korea’s top carrier is unlikely to immedia...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to build EVs at US plant; Electrified GV70 to roll out in Dec.
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. is spending $300 million to add an electric vehicle production line to its manufacturing plant in Alabama as the ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
FDA to review Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s Rolontis for marketing approval
The US Food and Drug Administration has begun reviewing a medicine developed by South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. for marketing authoriza...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Telecom stocks bullish as foreigners' net purchases increase
South Korea’s telecommunication stocks are getting a boost from foreign investors’ net purchases. Telecom shares, which are relatively...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to tackle EV rivals head on at New York auto show
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. are set to fully unveil their redesigned vehicles at the upcoming New York Auto Show ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Hanwha Solutions CEO meets with US blockchain VCs
President and co-CEO of Hanwha Solutions Corp. Kim Dong-kwan met with heads of major blockchain venture capital firms while visiting the United Stat...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hanmi stands out with own drugs as Korean rivals sell imports
South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. generated sales of more than 1 trillion won ($812.3 million) from its own medicines last year on strong...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
E-Mart to join buyout of Korean meat importer
E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc.’s supermarket chain, is slated to participate in IGIS Investment Partner’s ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
US hedge fund urges SK to focus on share buybacks
US hedge fund Dalton Investments LLC has urged SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, to focus more on share buybacks and can...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to scrap plans to sell Ambatovy mine stake
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol will scrap the outgoing government’s plan to sell off its stakes in loss-making overseas mines, including the Am...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
Mirae Asset Global REIT to raise $371 mn for US warehouses
Mirae Asset Global Real Estate Investment Trust Co., a South Korean listed REIT under Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., is set to raise around 450...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KTCU, CalSTRS to launch $505 mn JV for US warehouses
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, and The California State Teachers' Retireme...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean PE firm in exclusive talks to buy golf grip brand SuperStroke
South Korea's Daol Private Equity, formerly known as KTB Private Equity, is in exclusive talks to buy the entirety of SuperStroke, a US golf grips m...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia outperform competitors in US in Q1
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, logged a smaller decline in US car sales than their global competitors in ...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung Asset Mgmt. buys 20% stake in US ETF sponsor Amplify
South Korea’s Samsung Asset Management Co. invested in a US exchange-traded fund sponsor to expand its global presence in the market.Samsung s...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreigners sell net $4 bn of shares in March, second only to Aug. 2021
Foreign investors in March sold a net 4.84 trillion won ($3.97 billion) worth of shares on South Korea's main bourse Kospi, their highest-ever mon...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
EDGC enters US procurement market with medical supplies
Eone Diagnomics Genome Center Co. (EDGC), a South Korean healthcare firm specializing in genetic analysis technology, is set to enter the US governm...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm
SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solutions provider for da...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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