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Economy
South Korean state think tank cuts 2025 growth forecast, flags US tariff risk
South Korea’s state-run think tank has cut its growth forecast for the country this year, citing President Donald Trump’s trad...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
South Korean IPO market headed into winter after pitiful LG CNS debut
Companies in South Korea are expected to refrain from seeking initial public offerings for a while after the country’s much-anticipated new bl...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Glenwood Credit stresses role as reliable financial partner: CEO Lee
Many companies, big and small, sell or buy affiliated units to raise funds or narrow their focus during economic downturns, and to fund expansion or...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medical devices
Middle East: New land of opportunity for Korean medical devices
South Korea is making inroads into the Middle East's medical device market dominated by the US and Europe, aiming to leverage the region’s str...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
US Capital Group raises stake in South Korea’s LS Electric
Capital Group Companies Inc. has increased its stake in LS Electric Co., a South Korean supplier to Elon Musk’s X.AI Corp., as the US asset ma...
Feb 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung Biologics shares fly high to be Korea’s third most valuable firm
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, has become South Korea’s third most valuable stock on the country’s...
Feb 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK-led consortium to take over Japan’s FICT for $656 mn
MBK Partners, the largest private equity firm in North Asia, will acquire a controlling stake in FICT Ltd., a semiconductor printed circuit board (P...
Feb 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
LX Pantos enters US intermodal logistics market with Japan’s ONE
LX Pantos Co., South Korea’s largest logistics company under LX International Corp., has advanced into the US intermodal logistics market join...
Feb 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea’s beauty retailer CJ Olive Young to open first US offline outlet
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, said on Tuesday it has set up a US business entity in Los Angeles to enhance its p...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia enjoy record January US sales on eco-friendly cars
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. saw their US sales in January rise to record highs thanks to the gro...
Feb 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korean bakery giant SPC to build $160 mn US plant as tariff war escalates
SPC Group, the operator of South Korea’s largest bakery chain Paris Baguette as well as Paris Croissant, SPL, Dunkin and SPC GFS, is building ...
Feb 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hanwha Ocean swings to profit, seeks 6 US Navy MRO projects
Hanwha Ocean Co., a South Korean warship builder, said on Friday it swung to profit in 2024 for the first time in four years, driven by increased sa...
Jan 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI agent Gentoo poised to revolutionize online shopping
South Korean artificial intelligence startup Waddle Corp. is gearing up to reshape the online retail industry with artificial intelligence-powered i...
Jan 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On bags $1.8 billion EV battery deal with Nissan
Loss-making SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, has hit the jackpot with a $1.8 billion deal to supply electric vehicle batter...
Jan 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
HS Hyosung Advanced Materials seeks to sell tire steel cord business
South Korea’s HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is seeking to sell its tire steel cord business to secure funds for its new growth ventures ...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor logs record sales for two straight years on SUVs, hybrids
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday posted its largest-ever sales for a second consecutive year, driven by robust sales ...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to sell financial security unit for $59 mn for restructuring
South Korea’s KT Corp. is set to sell Initech Co., its Kosdaq-listed financial security unit, for 85 billion won ($59.1 million) as the leadin...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy S25 smartphone: 'Perfect AI assistant'
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Last year, Samsung Electronics Co. scored a first-mover advantage with consumers by introducing the Galaxy S24 as an AI sma...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Korean bonds heavily oversubscribed in January boom
South Korea’s debt market got off to a strong start this year, as several blue chip companies made a bold return to the bond market for new is...
Jan 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells sells two solar power plant projects in US
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar panel manufacturing arm of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Wednesday that it sold its two large-scale sola...
Jan 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific's Aestura to enter US market with Sephora
South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said on Wednesday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter the American market wi...
Jan 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, LG consider moving electronics plants to US from Mexico
South Korea’s leading electronics companies such as Samsung and LG are considering moving their plants in Mexico to the US to respond to Presi...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
South Korea to tighten delisting rules to remove ailing firms
South Korea will sharply raise the threshold for listed companies to remain trading on the domestic stock market to facilitate the delisting of fina...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Sales of K-Beauty surges in US e-commerce
The popularity of South Korean cosmetics in the US has increased, with sales of the products growing at four to five times the rate of the market ...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Allsale, K-beauty's leading ambassador to the US
Allsale Corporation, a South Korean startup operating an influencer marketing platform, is in talks with investors to further support Korean cosmeti...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Blackstone zooms in on hotels, warehouses in Korea
The global real estate market is poised for a recovery, led by industrial warehouses, residential facilities and data centers benefiting from declin...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hana Financial, Bain Capital to expand investment in S.Korea
South Korean Hana Financial Group and the US-based global well-known private equity fund (PEF) Bain Capital plan to strengthen their strategic par...
Jan 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai Electric to invest $274 mn in transformer output ramp-ups
HD Hyundai Electric Co., a South Korean electric power equipment maker, plans to invest about half of its 2024 operating profit, estimated at 720 bi...
Jan 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia starts to produce Syros SUV in India
Kia Corp. started mass production of the Syros, a versatile sports utility vehicle (SUV) specifically designed to meet the needs of customers in I...
Jan 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Celltrion seeks large-scale M&A in Q4, eyes 2027 Nasdaq debut
SAN FRANCISCO – South Korea’s leading biosimilar drug developer Celltrion Inc. seeks to acquire a domestic health food maker as early as...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy consumer bad loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet