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Korean stock market
Bulk of Korean IPOs since March 2021 below day one price
Fourteen out of the 17 South Korean companies that made a stock market debut between March 2021 and February of this year are trading below their cl...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
OLED materials makers set to shine as Samsung, Sony unveil new TVs
South Korea’s major OLED materials makers are becoming the market darlings with decent gains in their share prices, as global TV manufacturers...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korea to open temporary settlement lines for trade with Russia
South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help companies hit by multinationa...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to make IONIQ 5 in Indonesia, EV hub for ASEAN market
Hyundai Motor Co. has started mass producing its iconic all-electric crossover IONIQ 5 at its newly built plant in Indonesia, a country that the top...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Innocean to wholly own US media agency Canvas with 49% stake buy
Innocean Worldwide Holdings Inc., a South Korean marketing company, will wholly own US media agency joint venture Canvas Worldwide LLC by acquiring ...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte invests in Canada's edible insect food company
South Korea's Lotte Confectionery Co. has invested around 10 billion won ($8 million) in Canada’s edible insect protein producer Aspire Food G...
Mar 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
President-elect Yoon pledges drastic deregulation, with one exception
Conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected South Korea's next president on Wednesday, narrowly beating liberal contender Lee Jae-myung from th...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korea defense firms in spotlight amid Russia-Ukraine war
South Korea’s defense makers are in the spotlight as nations are expected to boost their military power amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Industry ...
Mar 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
SK Ecoplant raises over $800 mn from Korean PE firms
South Korea's SK Ecoplant Co. has raised a total of 1 trillion won ($830 million) from four domestic private equity firms, including 390 billion won...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea sets Nuri space rocket’s second launch for mid-June
South Korea will make a second attempt to launch its first domestically designed and developed space rocket Nuri in mid-June after an earlier attemp...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Chicken startup shakes up crowded market with robotic arms
Preparing fried chicken requires a simple, but laborious process: Placing pieces of chicken on dough and frying powder; putting them into an iron ba...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
With Samsung’s new Bespoke lineup, it’s home made perfect
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new lineup of its flagship Bespoke home appliances, including a newly introduced premium line of Besp...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix develops memory chip with computing capabilities
SK Hynix Inc. has developed a next-generation memory chip with computing capabilities, which the company says will provide solutions for data conges...
Feb 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Steel supplies high-strength steel for Genesis G80 EV, G90
Hyundai Steel Co. is supplying its newly developed ultra-high-strength steel sheets for car bodies to Hyundai Motor Co. for its electric vehicles an...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SoftPV thinks outside the box to make marble-like modules
The solar energy sector is enjoying renewed interest on the back of growing interest by investors in companies with good ESG (Environmental, Social,...
Feb 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Neck-and-neck contest for fintech assoc. chair narrows
For the first time ever, South Korea’s fintech industry association will see meaningful competition in electing its chair this month – r...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Charging
With the Genesis GV60, you can charge without a plug
Hyundai Motor Co. is rolling out a wireless charging system for its latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, amid intensifying competition among...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai, Daewoo race for ship orders after merger fails
The world’s two largest shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. are battling it out t...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Barbarians at the gate: fraud-hit Osstem wooed by bankers
South Korea's Osstem Implant Co., battered by the country's largest-ever embezzlement scandal for a listed company, is now being courted by investme...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to invest more in US chip design startup SiFive
SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s major chipmaker, decided to make an additional investment in a US chip design startup SiFive in order to secure s...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Plastics drive Korea's highest-ever exports in 2021
Plastics rise as Korean SMEs’ main export Many Korean small and medium enterprises performed exceptionally amid the economic recovery in 2021...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK's 5-year journey toward batteries, bio and chips
Back in January 2017, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won emphasized the need for “deep change," in his New Year message and presented the phrase a...
Jan 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
Korean pharma joins global race in RNA therapeutics development
The field of ribonucleic acid (RNA) therapeutics, once considered an unexplored area, is now the most coveted sector in the global biotech industry....
Jan 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
One in 10 Koreans rushes for LG Energy shares ahead of $8.6 billion IPO
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, wit...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Warehouse deals in greater Seoul area hit record high in Q4
The total deal volume of Seoul metropolitan area-based grade-A logistics centers hit a record high of 7.2 trillion won ($6.1 billion) last year. A g...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Vietnam gives traction to Korean banks' global push
South Korea's leading banks began to reap the rewards of their efforts to become regional players in Asia, with their aggressive investments in Viet...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
Hyundai to sell half of cars in US with eco-friendly models by 2030
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, aims to sell half of the cars in the US with eco-friendly models by 2030, increasing sales of ...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE bags $1.4 billion ship orders in first 2022 deals
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s intermediate holding company, has kicked off 2022 w...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang’s share price rebounds as market digests lockup release
Shares of Coupang Inc., widely seen as the South Korean version of global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, are staging a rebound as the market is grad...
Dec 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
HK inno.N’s K-CAB a blockbuster drug with $843 million exports
South Korea’s HK inno.N Corp. has signed a 640 billion won ($540 million) contract to license out its technology for K-CAB, a gastroesophageal...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lotte Chemical, HD Hyundai seek big deal via merger of naphtha cracking facilities
- 2 South Korea accelerates stablecoin framework in global race
- 3 Lee vows policy overhaul to spur dividend payouts
- 4 IFEZ to apply for designation of southern Gangwha as free economic zone
- 5 Jollibee to buy chicken chain Norang Tongdak amid global K-food frenzy