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Earnings
Korea's big three trading firms log record profit in Q1
South Korea’s top three general trading companies, LX International Corp., POSCO International Corp. and Samsung C&T Corp. achieved record...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean golf course price likely to set new record per hole
The price of a public golf course in South Korea has surged 35% in one and a half years to set the highest per-hole selling price for a Korean golf ...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign ownership of Korean shares hits lowest level since 2010
Foreign investors’ holding rate in South Korea’s main bourse Kospi has plunged to the lowest level since 2010. The investors have dispos...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup accelerator Klim Ventures secures $4 mn in bridge capital
South Korea’s startup accelerator Klim Ventures announced Tuesday it has secured 5.5 billion won ($4 million) worth of bridge capital. ...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ steps up US exports with new instant rice bowls
South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on April 21 began shipment of its new Hetbahn instant rice products for US consumers from...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
CJ integrates AI infrastructure and data to launch CJ AI center
CJ Corp. launched an artificial intelligence center Wednesday, which it hopes will lead the conglomerate's digital innovation. The new CJ AI Cente...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Korea’s Yoon govt to raise nuclear power to 34% of energy source
South Korea’s incoming government plans to extend the service life of eight more nuclear power plants than originally planned as President-ele...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung takes 'health is wealth' to whole new level – space
South Korean biotech and pharmaceutical companies are expanding their footholds in the global space medicine market. Boryung, formerly Boryung Pharm...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Magna breaks ground for EV parts factory in Mexico
LG Magna e-Powertrain Co. broke ground on Tuesday for a factory to produce electric vehicle components in Mexico to meet the growing demand for eco-...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Korea lawmakers confirm IMF veteran as new BOK chief
South Korea’s lawmakers gave the nod to the nomination of veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s ...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korean firewater lures more young Japanese
South Korea’s distilled spirit soju is alluring more young drinkers in Japan, the home of its rival liquor shochu, as K-content such as drama ...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea, Lone Star brace for ruling on decade-long dispute
An international arbitrator is set to rule on a decade-long legal tussle between South Korea and Lone Star Funds as early as next month over the US ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On bidders weigh growing risks of battery makers
Some of the four shortlisted bidders for South Korea's SK On Co. recently went back to the drawing board to assess the value of the world's No. 5 el...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
CJ, Samsung to launch $600 million e-commerce logistics fund
CJ Logistics and an affiliate of Samsung Life Insurance have joined forces to launch a real estate investment fund worth 740 billion won ($600 milli...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia chooses Coupang as first partner for purpose-built vehicle rollout
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has chosen Coupang Inc. as its first partner for the production of a purpose-built vehicle ...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to hire two GPs for global infrastructure debt
Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 14 that its insurance arm will select two asset managers for a maxi...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to build EVs at US plant; Electrified GV70 to roll out in Dec.
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. is spending $300 million to add an electric vehicle production line to its manufacturing plant in Alabama as the ...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Shinhan Card makes strategic investment in car sales platform
South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group is intensifying its online car sales business through partnerships with online platforms. The group&rs...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to tackle EV rivals head on at New York auto show
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. are set to fully unveil their redesigned vehicles at the upcoming New York Auto Show ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Creator tech startup Awake Corp. attracts over $892,000 in seed funding
Awake Corp., a startup that operates platforms to assist online creators, recently attracted 1.1 billion won ($892,473) in seed capital. The total a...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Samsung Biologics to raise $2.6 bn in rights issue
Samsung Biologics Co., a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and a biotech division under the Samsung Group, is set ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor unveils new EV charging platform to take on Tesla
Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday unveiled a new electric vehicle charging service platform as the top South Korean automaker takes on global rival Tesla ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds
POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds w...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Dongwon Industries becomes new holding firm of seafood conglomerate
Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, will undergo corporate restructuring with Dongwon Industries Co. emer...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
SM Entertainment to find Saudi idols with Princess Haifa
South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. will develop Saudi idols with Princess Haifa bint Mohammed Al-Saud as the kingdom ai...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia rank fifth in global electric vehicle sales
South Korea’s two largest automakers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., ranked fifth in terms of electric vehicle sales, which posted triple-di...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon's new game beats Lineage to top app stores list
Nexon Co.'s Dungeon & Fighter Mobile has elbowed out NCSoft Corp.'s Lineage W to rank as the most popular Korean mobile game in the week since i...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Innovation to list battery unit 2025 at earliest
South Korean SK Innovation Co. does not expect to list its battery subsidiary until at least 2025, the company’s chief executive said on Thurs...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Activist fund wins over K-pop pioneer at SM Entertainment annual meeting
South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. is poised to have a new outside auditor – a measure expected to bring a much-a...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release
South Korea’s online game developers are intensifying their efforts to build and incorporate their own payment systems to wipe out hefty commi...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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