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Korean startups
S.Korea's MGRV attracts $10mn Series B bridge investment
MGRV Community & Space, a South Korean startup that operates co-living facilities under the brand "Mangrove," announced on Wednesday it has attr...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Hanwha Hotels & Resorts to work with Vietnam's Lodgis to expand overseas network
South Korea's Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lodgis H...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's credit card approval volume hit all-time high last year
The annual card approval amount in South Korea exceeded 1,000 trillion won ($811.4 billion) for the first time ever. This is largely because of "ret...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix to halve investment after posting first quarterly loss in decade
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will significantly slash its investment for this year after p...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
DB HiTek to expand high value-added specialized image sensor business
South Korea's chip foundry DB HiTek Co. attained foundry process technology and is set to expand its high-value-added specialized image sensor busin...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KISA launches ASEAN Cyber Shield project for strengthening cyber security
The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on Monday has announced the launch of the "ASEAN Cyber Shield" project, a major international cooper...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung vows no chip output cut, eyes second-half demand recovery
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has no plans to cut semiconductor production even if it incurs temporary losses as the world’s larg...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Innotek gears up for FC-BGA substrate mass production
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. is preparing to mass produce flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) substrates from the fourth quarter of this year, ...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea's venture capital investment falls 12% last year amid downturn
South Korea's venture capital investment last year fell more than 10% from a year ago due to the economic downturn caused by a series of global rate...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korean refiners lift runs to 3-year high on record exports
Refiners in South Korea raised their operating rates to a three-year high in 2022 as petroleum product exports hit a record high in value.Refinery r...
Jan 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
A-Team Ventures succeeds in attracting $4.1 mn investment from LX
A-Team Ventures, which runs an online manufacturing platform "Capa," said on Friday that it has raised a Series B funding of 5 billion won ($4.1 mil...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank's Vietnam subsidiary reports record-high performance
Woori Bank Vietnam, South Korean lender Woori Bank's local subsidiary in Vietnam, had heydays last year, tiding over the aftermath of the COVID-19 o...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
South Korea fines US brokerage $9.6 million for high-frequency trading
South Korea has fined Citadel Securities over 10 billion won ($8.1 million) for disrupting market order through high-frequency trading in the countr...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai vows $8.5 billion investment after record 2022 sales, profit
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Thursday it will spend 10.5 trillion won ($8.5 billion) this year to ramp up facilities ...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' maker to create webtoon-based K-drama series
KT Skylife Co., a broadcasting unit within South Korean telecom behemoth KT Corp., is slated to boost its investment in intellectual property conten...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
NHN Cloud joins ranks of unicorns with $120 mn funding
NHN Cloud Co., a computer clouding service provider, has raised 150 billion won ($120 million) from South Korea-based IMM Investment, joining the ra...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hancom Carelink invests in bio big data venture 3bigs
South Korea's Hancom Carelink, a digital health care company under Hancom Group, on Wednesday said it bought an unspecified stake in the bio big dat...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Innotek, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Q4 profit disappoint
LG Innotek Co. and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., two major South Korean suppliers for Apple’s iPhone, on Wednesday reported more than a 60% p...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Korean tractor exports hit record high of $1.3 bn in 2022
Exports of South Korean tractors hit a fresh record high for the second consecutive year in 2022, according to Korea Customs Service on Jan. 24. Kor...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's waste recycler ReCo lands $11.8 million in investment
South Korea's startup ReCo, which runs the comprehensive waste collection and transportation service UpBox, on Wednesday said it attracted Series B ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Bank's retirement pension soars 15% to $107 bn last year
Retirement pensions at banks in the fourth quarter of last year emerged as a haven for money that tried to generate a stable return, shunning away f...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea to invest $367 million to nurture AI, metaverse, digital talent
South Korea plans to spend 453.7 billion won ($367 million) this year to nurture digital talent in the fast-growing business sectors, including the ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Danish wind turbine firm Vestas to invest $300 million in Korea
DAVOS, Switzerland – Danish wind turbine producer Vestas Wind Systems A/S has said it would invest $300 million in South Korea and positively ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK mulls business, financial stability this year while focusing on inflation
The Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong on Wednesday said, "We will focus on inflation this year but also closely consider tradeoffs to preserve ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung touts Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone as best of the best
Get ready for the best of the best, says Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile business chief days before its Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event, where it plans ...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
DL E&C, Doosan to invest $25 mn in SMR developer X-Energy
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. and Doosan Enerbility Co. will invest a combined $25 million in X-Energy Reactor Co., a US-based small modular re...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte to invest $55 mn in Indian ice cream subsidiary for 5 years
South Korea-based Lotte Confectionery Co. will invest 4.5 billion rupees ($55.1 million) in its Indian unit Havmor Ice Cream in the next five ...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Woori Financial to acquire VC firm Daol Investment
South Korea’s Woori Financial Group is set to acquire Daol Investment Co., a venture capital arm of the liquidity-strapped Daol Financial Grou...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Innovation-invested Amogy tests ammonia-powered heavy truck
Amogy Inc. has successfully tested its ammonia-hydrogen power system for large-size semi trucks – the first time that ammonia has been used as...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong accelerates investment in CDMO business
Daewoong, the holding company of South Korea's pharmaceutical-oriented Daewoong Group, is speeding up its pace to beef up its contract development a...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Micron set to supply SOCAMM chips to Nvidia ahead of Samsung, SK Hynix
- 2 POSCO Future M breaks with China in cathode supply chain
- 3 GIC resumes Seoul Finance Center sale in potential megadeal
- 4 South Korea’s Lee, China’s Xi agree on closer ties, peace on Korean Peninsula
- 5 Invesco, SK D&D likely to buy co-living building in Seoul