NPS, KTCU commit $200 mn to US tech-focused PEF

The National Pension Service and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) have committed a combined $200 million to technology-focused Thoma Bra...

Samyang joins bid to acquire US-based chemical maker Emerald Kalama

Samyang Holdings Corporation, a South Korean manufacturer of food and chemical products, has joined the bid to acquire US-based Emerald Kalama Chemica...

[ASK2020] The US middle market private credit opportunity

Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA, is one of the world’s largest investment managers with over US$1 trillion in AUM as of 30 Ju...

[ASK2020] US Multifamily Opportunities

LTL Investments was established in 1995 to handle foreign investments in US multifamily real estate. Sourcing and managing investments directly,...

Why Korea struggles to manage the US, China

As the United States and China fight like proverbial whales in the ocean, middle power dolphins like South Korea must strategize to avoid being crushe...

[ASK2020] The outlook for US Infrastructure Debt

IFM Investors was established more than 25 years ago with the aim to protect and grow the retirement savings of pension fund members. IFM manage...

Samsung Display, Asia's first to win Huawei supply permit

Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display panel maker, has received a permit from the US to supply certain panels to Huawei Technologies Co....

Korean won hits 19-month high; all eyes on US election

The South Korean won is riding high against the dollar amid expectations of a new US stimulus package, as presidential candidate Joe Biden’s lik...

US-China tensions push S. Korea to find middle way

The US and China trade disputes are unlikely to fade, whoever wins the Nov. 3 US presidential election, and South Korea needs to find a middle way bet...

Korea Post plans $87 mn US fixed income investment

Korea Post’s insurance arm is planning to select two asset management companies for around 100 billion won ($87.4 million) in US fixed-income in...

Hana to launch $38 mn retail fund for US property deal

Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. plans to raise 43 billion won ($38 million) from a retail fund for its investment in an office building in north...

Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform

The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has secured returns nearly four times its $37.6 million investment in the US cloud-based platform provider El...

Robust SUV sales drive Korean carmakers’ US market share to 9-yr high

South Korean automakers’ share of the US passenger car market has risen to its highest level in nine years, boosted by brisk sales of sport util...

Samsung creeps up on Apple in US online smartphone sales

Samsung Electronics Co. has sharply narrowed its gap with Apple Inc. in the US online smartphone market during the second quarter of this year to arri...

Korean won rebounds to pre-pandemic level; more gains seen until US election

The South Korean won leapt to its highest close in eight months against the dollar on Sept. 18, powered by foreign investors’ week-long stock bu...

LG Chem says dual listing of battery subsidiary possible, rules out pre-IPO

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. may list its soon-to-be-launched battery subsidiary not just on the local bourse but also on overseas exchanges to ra...

Korean Air to lend $950 mn to US hotel unit for debt repayment

Korean Air Lines Co. will provide $950 million in loans to its fully owned US hotel operator which has $900 million in debt maturing this month, the c...

Korean chipmakers rewrite China business strategy amid US trade ban

South Korean chipmakers and display manufacturers will lose a major client in China when US trade sanctions targeting the technology giant Huawei Tech...

Korean display makers poised to suffer from US ban on Chinese app WeChat

Korea’s two largest display panel makers – Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. – are widely expected to suffer from the US ban on...

Teachers' savings fund to invest $85 mn in Amazon logistics center in US

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will invest 100 billion won ($85 million) in a pre-completed logistics center leased to Amazon.com in D...

Mirae Asset named preferred negotiator for 3 Amazon-leased logistics centers in US

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. has been named the preferred negotiator to acquire three logistics centers in the US leased to American retail gian...

KTCU to join in $700 mn US value-add residential project: report 

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will invest $50 million in a $700 million value-add residential project under which a group of investor...

Online portal Naver steps up Europe startup investment against US, China

South Korea’s largest internet portal Naver Corp. has committed 110.4 billion won ($93 million) to two Europe-focused startup funds since late l...

[Focus] Korean unicorns face reality check from US startups poised for IPOs

With a number of high-profile US startups in line for initial public offerings, investors in South Korean startups may be looking to Wall Street for c...

Korean retail investors attracted to US growth stocks, now 10th Tesla owners

South Korean retail investors, who turn their eyes overseas for higher returns, are heavily buying into US growth stocks amid growing fears of tech st...

Samsung, SK Hynix on toes as US tightens restrictions on Huawei

Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are on guard as the US Department of Commerce toughens its restrictions on Chinese tech co...

Hanwha eyes gains running hydrogen fueling stations for US startup

Hanwha Group may exercise its rights to operate more than 700 hydrogen fueling stations to be built across the US and Canada by US hydr...

SK Bioscience wins COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing order from US firm

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd. has secured a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) order for a new coronavirus vaccine candidate under development by the ...

SK Hynix joins in $60 mn funding for US chip design startup SiFive

SK Hynix Inc. has recently participated in a $60 million funding for the US semiconductor startup SiFive, SK Hynix said on August 12.Saudi Aramco and ...

Hanwha taps into ESS business by acquiring 100% stake in US-based Geli

Hanwha Q CELLS has acquired a 100% stake in the energy software company Growing Energy Labs, Inc (Geli) in a move to step up its energy business in th...