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Markets
Kospi to resume rally to fresh high in H1 2022
South Korean stocks are likely to resume rallies in the first half of 2022 with the main Kospi to hit a fresh record high although the local markets...
Oct 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM says it will recover $1.9 billion of Bolt-recall costs from LG
General Motors Co. said it would recover from supplier LG Electronics Inc. nearly all of the $2 billion cost of recalling Chevrolet B...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Chip shortage slams Korean carmakers’ new car rollouts
The unprecedented global chip shortage is thwarting automakers’ plans to roll out new vehicles, with some popular models set to be delivered t...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Samsung's cash reserves dwindle on increased R&D, other investments
Samsung Electronics Co. is well known for its ample cash reserves close to $100 billion, ready to spend where it deems necessary for growth.But the ...
Oct 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility: Unravelling Korea’s astounding growth in mobility sector
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that South Korea’s mobility sector has undergone a period of rebirth in 2015 when the country&rsqu...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
China power crisis, US tightening chill sentiment on Korea IT sector
Sentiment on the South Korean IT sector has deteriorated on rising US interest rates and a severe shortage of electricity in China. The 10-year US T...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy develops safer, long-lasting solid-state battery technology
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday the company and the University of California San Diego have jointly developed a next-gene...
Sep 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Philippines LCS Group to invest more in Korea tourism
The Philippines LCS Group of Companies plans to expand investment in South Korea’s tourism as the Northeast Asian country is expected to attra...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Permira targets growth firms in high valuation markets
London-based private equity firm Permira will maintain its focus on high-quality companies and sector leaders with strong growth potential as valuat...
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Lotte teams up with IMM PE to acquire furniture maker Hanssem
Lotte Group is seeking to acquire a stake in Hanssem Co., South Korea’s largest furniture and home furnishing company, with an investment of u...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
(HOLD) GS Group is shifting gears towards digital sectors
South Korea’s energy-to-construction conglomerate GS Group is investing big on fast-growing digital segments.According to the industry on Aug....
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea electronics, auto sectors hit by triple whammy
South Korea's electronics and auto industries, the two main pillars of Asia’s fourth-largest economy, are losing growth momentum. Demand is sl...
Aug 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Mobis to invest $1.1 bn to make hydrogen fuel cells
Hyundai Motor Group’s long-term ambition to create a full-fledged hydrogen value chain, from fuel cell production to hydrogen-powered logist...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG Chem to spend $2.2 billion to build 10 new eco-friendly factories
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Thursday it is spending 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) to strengthen its green busine...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kakao Group’s past, present and future as conglomerate
Kakao Corp., which a decade ago was merely a mobile messenger operator, has now grown into one of the largest business groups in South Korea. The in...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is making big steps forward to transform itself as a platform business in the global shipbuilding sector. According t...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
SK Group expands foothold in Southeast Asia fintech sector
South Korea’s energy and telecom conglomerate SK Group is aggressively strengthening its foothold in the Southeast Asian fintech business.SK S...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy gets approval for IPO
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. got approval for an initial public offering (IPO) from South Korea’s stock exchange. The country’s top ship...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Seoul to create K-beauty road as part of interactive tourism
South Korea’s capital city Seoul will set up a walking route full of beauty products, services and interactive programs for visiting tourists....
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korea manufacturers’ trillion won club to nearly triple
The number of the trillion won club of South Korean manufacturing sector is set to nearly triple this year even as a resurgence in the COVID-19 is...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s only shipyard under creditor protection to be sold this year
A sale of Daehan Shipbuilding Co., South Korea’s only shipbuilder under creditor protection, is to be completed within this year through a sta...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Green Cross' two Kosdaq-listed cell therapy arms to merge
South Korea's pharmaceutical group Green Cross Corp., or GC Pharma, will combine its two cell therapy developers listed on the junior Kosdaq market ...
Jul 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG Chem to invest $8.7 bn in battery material, renewable, bio sectors
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Wednesday it will invest 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) in the battery material, renew...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix joins Micron in 4th-gen 10nm DRAM production
SK Hynix Inc. has kicked off mass production of its 8 Gigabit (Gb) LPDDR4 mobile DRAM chips based on the 1a nanometer (1anm) node, according to the ...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai innovates EV manufacturing with smart factory system
South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. is making innovations in its electric vehicle manufacturing processes. The company on July 1 reve...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
GS Caltex marks Korea’s first company to buy carbon-neutral crude oil
GS Group has become South Korea’s first business group to purchase carbon-neutral crude oil, in a move to strengthen its ESG efforts.South Kor...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia, Uber form electric mobility partnership in Europe
South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. has forged a partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. to supply electric vehicles in Europe fo...
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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Healthcare
KT makes another step beyond telecom, enters digital therapy sector
The telecom companies in South Korea, one after another, are taking bold steps outside their traditional turf of mobile business. They are eng...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Kakao enters insurance sector for synergy with its online platforms
Kakao Corp.’s ambition to become an insurer is gradually becoming a reality. The platform giant’s application to start an insurance busi...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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