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Blockchain
Samsung Next ramps up investment in NFT ventures
Samsung Electronics Co. is betting big on non-fungible token (NFT) companies through its venture capital unit Samsung Next, headquartered in Mountai...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea's first-generation retail platform Interpark up for sale
South Korea-based Interpark Corp., one of the country’s first-generation online retail platforms, is up for sale. According to the invest...
Jul 12, 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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Personal debt
A generation indebted: Young Koreans struggle under record loans in Q1
Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out pe...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical to double LPG use as petchem makers diversify feedstock
South Korean Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to double liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) use for ethylene production by next year as the domestic industry ru...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Leeno Industrial hits 52-week high, eyes top 10 on Kosdaq
The stock price of South Korea’s Kosdaq-listed electronic testing components maker Leeno Industrial Inc., previously a small company whose mar...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Siltron to ramp up wafer production from 2022
SK Group’s silicon wafer affiliate SK Siltron Co. is planning to expand wafer production facilities amid growing demand from the global chip m...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Impressivo to bridge fitness and healthcare industry via sensing technology
San Francisco-based startup Impressivo is seeking partnerships in the fitness and healthcare sector as the company aims to bridge the fitness and he...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Edge computing revolution to fuel Korea’s growth over the next decade
Korea’s leading firms across multiple industries, from consumer electronics to agricultural equipment, are widening the use of edge computing ...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Synopsys buys S.Korean fab data tech company
Synopsys Inc., a US software developer, has signed an agreement to acquire full ownership of BISTel, South Korea's top-ranked smart manufacturing so...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyosung, Linde kick off building world’s largest liquid hydrogen plant
Hyosung Group has once again made a key step forward in achieving its long-term ambition to become South Korea’s corporate leader in the hydro...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Naver's Line makes remote working the new norm; who will be next?
South Korea-based Line Plus Corp. is set to become the country's first large business group to allow employees to work from home permanently. T...
Jun 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
PigUp targets MZ consumers with new meat culture
South Korea's island of Jeju is famous for its native citrus and pork. It's also where Shin Woo-sup, the founder of startup studio Futurera, came up...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea’s corporate HQ buildings are becoming clean power generators
ESG is one of the most frequently mentioned keywords in South Korea today. It stands for environmental, social and corporate governance, the three...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Heavy cost pressure set to drive up car prices
South Korea’s automakers are facing a drastic increase in manufacturing costs. Raw material prices are soaring and the global chip shortage re...
Jun 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SM Entertainment emerges as next flashpoint for Kakao, Naver rivalry
As SM Entertainment Co., the label behind the global K-pop phenomenon, is up for grabs in the M&A market, the battle heats up between the countr...
Jun 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank to invest $2 bn in Yanolja
Vision Fund, led by billionaire SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son, has decided to invest around $2 billion in South Korea's largest travel platform Yan...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao Japan secures over $500 mn from Anchor Equity; valuation tops $7 bn
Kakao Corp.’s Japanese unit is set to secure 600 billion won ($530 million) from South Korea-based private equity firm Anchor Equity Partners....
May 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
ASML joins K-Semiconductor Belt with $210 mn investment by 2025
The Netherlands-based ASML Holding N.V., the world’s leading supplier of semiconductor equipment, will be joining the South Korean government-...
May 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Corporate storytelling: S.Korean firms' next growth key
South Korea’s major companies are increasingly adopting corporate storytelling as a means of rebranding their identities.As the companies enjo...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Factory suspension
GM Korea to halt 2 main plants next week on automotive chip shortage
The South Korean unit of US auto giant General Motors Co. will halt two of its three plants next week in the latest sign of the worsening global aut...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea rolls out next-generation fighter jet KF-21 with local technology
South Korea on Friday unveiled a prototype of its homegrown fighter jet, the KF-21, two decades after it vowed to develop a next-generation superson...
Apr 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Samsung-backed semiconductor parts maker eyes IPO
MiCo Ceramics Ltd., a semiconductor equipment parts subsidiary of the industrial ceramics maker MiCo Co., is pushing forward with IPO preparations. ...
Apr 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Chinese PE firm pays $1.4 bn to take over Magnachip Semiconductor
South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. announced on Mar. 27 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by China-ba...
Mar 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bernard Moon on Korean Startups
The BTS of social media: The next Facebook will come from South Korea
South Korea is hitting its stride as an innovator, but it’s an overnight success story over 20 years in the making. Coupang’s $60B IPO t...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience’s $1.3 bn IPO generates $10 mn in underwriting fees
The initial public offering of SK Bioscience Co. was priced at the upper end of its price band of 65,000 won ($57.3) per share on Monday to raise 1....
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup foundation D.CAMP generates $6 bn in economic value
D.CAMP, South Korea's largest non-profit foundation for startups, has generated 6.7 trillion won ($6 billion) in economic value, including 32,523 ...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2021
LG Display unveils brighter next-generation OLED TV panel, to add models
LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, has unveiled a next-generation OLED TV panel that enables brighter and more vivid picture ...
Jan 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean PE firm acquires Achronix Semiconductor via SPAC merger
South Korea-based private equity firm Ace Equity Partners has acquired Achronix Semiconductor Corp., a US-based fabless company, through a special p...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S. Korean COVID-19 test kit maker eyes listing next year
SD Bio Sensor, Inc., a South Korea-based manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits, is pushing to go public early next year, drawing market attention as a st...
Nov 19, 2020 (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 bad consumer 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