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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinsegae now Korea’s No.2 e-commerce player with eBay Korea buyout
Shinsegae Group pushed through to be the sole winner in the prolonged race to acquire control of eBay Korea, making it a close runner-up in South Ko...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor, Grab deepen partnership for EV adoption in Southeast Asia
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc. have agreed to strengthen their partnership in mobility services to accelerate the ad...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
LX Group’s Pantos to enter e-commerce market with fulfillment service
Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s newly established LX Group, is entering the global e-commerce market by launching a worldwide ...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai eyes smart mobility with Boston Dynamics acquisition
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Monday it is shifting its business focus toward smart mobility from brick-and-mortar carmaking following its acquisition l...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore wins $1 bn order to build 10 vessels
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won a 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to build 10 vessels, bringing its total ship c...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Santa Cruz to challenge Ford Maverick in US pickup market
Hyundai Motor Co.’s upcoming Santa Cruz pickup is challenging US truck giant Ford Motor Co.'s Maverick even before the South Korean automaker&...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai NEXO, Toyota Mirai to compete in fuel cell cars as Honda exits
Japan’s Honda Motor Co. has announced it is exiting the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle market, leaving Toyota Motor Corp. and South Korea’s ...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Seoul to host EV-only Formula E World Championship in 2022
South Korea’s capital Seoul will be finally hosting the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in August 2022, with BTS as the global ambassador...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis unveils new grille technology for EVs
South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis announced on June 17 that it has developed a new grille technology that allows drivers to...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia outrival Japanese carmakers in India, other emerging markets
India, one of the world’s fastest-growing auto markets, has for decades been dominated by Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp., which runs Maruti ...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor chairman sees future in self-driving, robot businesses
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun is in the United States seeking business opportunities in one of the South Korean automotive group’s...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shinsegae-Naver consortium one step closer to eBay Korea acquisition
Shinsegae is the likely winner of the eBay Korea acquisition, outplaying its rival Lotte in the prolonged race to buy the country’s third larg...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kakao becomes 3rd most valuable company in Korea
Kakao Corp. is now the third most valuable company in Korea, after Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc.Kakao’s market cap on June 15 surp...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung Electronics to market wearable robot for healthcare by year-end
Samsung Electronics Co. will commercialize a wearable robot for healthcare by the end of this year as the South Korean tech giant is delving into th...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Oilbank revives IPO push, expands blue hydrogen business
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is seeking to list its shares on the local bourse next year, according to its parent Hyundai Heavy Industri...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai to provide hydrogen fuel cell system for world’s first electric car race
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will provide its hydrogen fuel cell system to the world’s first touring race for electric vehicles, Hy...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shinsegae to raise $2 bn in secured loan for eBay Korea
South Korea's Shinsegae and Lotte groups, the two final contenders for eBay Korea, are hurrying to securitize their assets, even offering core real ...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai, SK, POSCO, Hyosung agree to launch Korea’s hydrogen council
Hyundai Motor Group and three other South Korean conglomerates have agreed to launch an industry-wide consultative body on hydrogen, underscoring an...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor chief Chung wins top accolade at 2021 Autocar Awards
Chung Euisun, chairman of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has won the 2021 Autocar Awards' top accolade, the Issigonis Trophy, for his cont...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia overtake Ford in US auto sales in May
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, in May sold more cars in the US than Ford Moto...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Kakao's fresh e-commerce strategy puts Naver, Coupang on guard
South Korea’s mobile platform Kakao Corp. is set to shake up the country's e-commerce market in the second half of the year with the launch of...
Jun 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Shopping app Ably raises another $55 mn
South Korea-based Ably Co., operator of the fashion app Ably, announced on Jun. 2 that it has raised 62 billion won ($55.7 million) in a Series B ex...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai tops Korean institutions' May buying list
Hyundai Motor became the key beneficiary of South Korean institutional investors' heavy buying on the local bourse this month as the global chip sho...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Luxury goods platform MUST'IT raises over $10 mn from VC firms
South Korea-based luxury goods platform MUST'IT has secured 13 billion won ($11.7 million) in a bridge round from venture capital firms Kakao Invest...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid outscores Toyota Highlander: Auto Bild ratings
Hyundai Motor Co.’s Santa Fe hybrid has earned higher ratings than Toyota Motor Corp.’s Highlander, one of its strongest rivals, in an e...
May 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor’s new XCIENT truck raises hydrogen game in Europe
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled an upgraded version of its fuel cell truck XCIENT, turning up the heat on rivals in...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Hyundai Motor chairman vows to go carbon neutral, stresses electrification
Chung Euisun, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, has vowed to go carbon neutral in the group's processes, from automaking to vehicle disposal, in a mo...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Singapore sovereign fund GIC to buy 30% of Starbucks Korea for $710 mn
Singapore’s sovereign growth fund GIC Private Ltd. plans to acquire a 30% stake in Starbucks Korea for about 800 billion won ($710 million) fr...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore wins $308 million order to build 6 vessels
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won a 348 billion won ($308 million) deal to build six vessels, bringing its total sh...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021 Interview
Long-term Treasurys still viable option: The D. E. Shaw Group
US Treasury bonds with longer maturities remain effective hedging instruments against inflation in the current low rate environment, according to Th...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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