Korea Credit Data raises over $35 mn from Pavilion, GS, KB Bank

Korea Credit Data raises over $35 mn from Pavilion, GS, KB Bank

South Korea-based fintech firm Korea Credit Data (KCD) has raised around 40 billion won ($36 million) from Singapore-based private equity firm Pavil...

SK E&S seeks global IB to raise up to $3 bn in 2021

SK E&S seeks global IB to raise up to $3 bn in 2021

SK E&S Co. will hire a global investment bank to launch the process of raising 2 trillion-3 trillion won ($2 billion-$3 billion) in new capital ...

Korean content shares soar as platforms eye overseas expansion

Korean content shares soar as platforms eye overseas expansion

Shares of Korean content providers are flying high as platform operators such as Kakao Entertainment Corp. are looking to expand overseas to bask in...

Brokerage firms enjoy rising bets on global derivatives

Brokerage firms enjoy rising bets on global derivatives

South Korean brokerage houses enjoyed a bumper year in 2020 with a record fee income from global derivatives trading, driven by retail investors' ve...

Global infra boom revives S.Korea’s heavy equipment sector

Global infra boom revives S.Korea’s heavy equipment sector

South Korea’s heavy machinery manufacturers are making a strong start this year, reporting the highest first quarter revenue figures since 201...

Riiid makes list of world's 100 most promising AI firms

Riiid makes list of world's 100 most promising AI firms

South Korea-based startup Riiid Inc. has been named to the annual AI 100 list issued by global market research firm CB Insights. The AI 100 is a lis...

NHN joins race for top spot in global webtoon market

NHN joins race for top spot in global webtoon market

South Korean content platforms' appetite for webtoons remains strong as major players such as Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. further ramp up their webt...

Samsung Heavy sets new global record with $2.5 bn order

Samsung Heavy sets new global record with $2.5 bn order

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has landed an order to build 20 very large container ships (VLCS) at 2.8 trillion won ($2.5 billion), t...

BOK tells institutions to cut exposure in high carbon sectors

BOK tells institutions to cut exposure in high carbon sectors

The Bank of Korea has asked the country’s financial institutions to reduce exposure in economic sectors that generate high levels of carbon em...

Korea's global real estate fund investors brace for losses

Korea's global real estate fund investors brace for losses

The combined balance of overseas real estate investment funds sold in South Korea saw a drop in their net asset value below the original value by 40...

Shinsegae mulls 100% stake in Starbucks Korea

Shinsegae mulls 100% stake in Starbucks Korea

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae is reviewing ways to double its stake in Starbucks Korea from 50% to 100%, according to an industry sourc...

Global law firms in Korea hunt for talent amid growing outbound M&As

Global law firms in Korea hunt for talent amid growing outbound M&As

Leading international law firms with offices in South Korea are gearing up for growing legal service demand from local companies in their push for m...

S.Korean mold makers target global leadership with record exports

S.Korean mold makers target global leadership with record exports

South Korea’s die and mold industry reported another year of export growth last year, fueled by record-high volume to North America, and maint...

SK Group's financial story: Measure, divest and focus

SK Group's financial story: Measure, divest and focus

Last month, South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group agreed to sell its 21-year-old baseball club SK Wyverns to the country’s leading...

Qualcomm chip shortage may squeeze global smartphone production

Qualcomm chip shortage may squeeze global smartphone production

The global semiconductor shortage that has hit the automotive industry is also making its impact on major smartphone makers around the world.  ...

Naver picks underwriters for first global bond sale

Naver picks underwriters for first global bond sale

Naver Corp., South Koreans’ largest online portal, has picked Morgan Stanley and Mirae Asset Daewoo Securities Co. to underwrite its first glo...

Qualcomm chip shortage may squeeze global smartphone production

Qualcomm chip shortage may squeeze global smartphone production

The global semiconductor shortage that has hit the automotive industry is also making its impact on major smartphone makers around the world.  ...

Korea’s military fund looking for new financial division chief

Korea’s military fund looking for new financial division chief

South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) is looking for the successor of its financial division chief Kim Jae-dong, whose extended...

Hyundai Heavy, Aramco form global hydrogen partnership

Hyundai Heavy, Aramco form global hydrogen partnership

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. and Saudi Aramco have agreed to launch a hydrogen partnership in a step toward building a ...

Samsung launches QLED TVs, aims to retain global leadership for 16th year

Samsung launches QLED TVs, aims to retain global leadership for 16th year

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, has launched new flashy flagship TV models, with which the tech giant aims to retain it...

Graphene Square aims global with mass production of 'wonder material'

Graphene Square aims global with mass production of 'wonder material'

Graphene is often called a “wonder material” because of the extraordinary properties that come from its nano-scale structure. It is an e...

SK Group to sell stake in petrochemical arm; seeks global partnership

SK Group to sell stake in petrochemical arm; seeks global partnership

South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group is eyeing a joint venture with a global petrochemical firm as part of the group’s stra...

Korean insurers may write down $1.1 bn in global alternatives

Korean insurers may write down $1.1 bn in global alternatives

South Korea’s 36 insurance companies have invested a combined 70 trillion won ($63 billion) in overseas alternative investments as of the end ...

GEPS earmarks $135 mn for first global infra investment

GEPS earmarks $135 mn for first global infra investment

South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is planning to commit a combined 150 billion won ($135 million) to three global infrastr...

S.Korean internet-only bank seeks to raise $540 mn; attracts global PE firms

S.Korean internet-only bank seeks to raise $540 mn; attracts global PE firms

South Korea’s internet-only bank, K bank, is seeking to raise up to 600 billion won ($540 million) through a rights offering, attracting glo...

Natural disasters further tighten global chip supply

Natural disasters further tighten global chip supply

A severe cold snap in the US has taken another heavy toll on the global semiconductor industry, already reeling from tight supply exacerbated by a s...

Korea’s EV battery trio controls half of global market ex-China

Korea’s EV battery trio controls half of global market ex-China

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and two other major domestic electric vehicle battery makers have grown significantly, controlling more ...

Korean game firms target global market with IP portfolio

Korean game firms target global market with IP portfolio

The growth of South Korea's game industry this year is likely to be led by new titles created by cashing in on the intellectual property of popular ...

Global folding screen market to explode as Samsung set to supply to China

Global folding screen market to explode as Samsung set to supply to China

Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display panel maker, will supply foldable displays to select smartphone makers in China amid industry fo...

South Korea claims top spot in 2020 global shipbuilding orders

South Korea claims top spot in 2020 global shipbuilding orders

South Korean shipbuilders won the most shipbuilding orders worldwide in 2020, overtaking China and claiming the lead in the global shipbuilding indust...

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