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Future mobility
Hyundai’s Chung charts vision as top-tier eco-friendly auto brand
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group on Monday set out its vision to be a top-tier eco-friendly auto brand with its focus on electr...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Hyundai to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90 in H2
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, aims to roll out mass-produced hands-free Level 3 self-driving cars, starting with the flagshi...
Jan 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Big 3 Korean shipbuilders win largest orders in 8 yrs
South Korea's three major shipbuilders in 2021 have received their largest amount of orders in eight years, surpassing their targets by 45%, accordi...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Year-end review
Pension funds sell net $21 bn worth of shares in 2021
South Korea’s pension funds sold a net 24.5 trillion won ($20.6 billion) worth of Kospi and Kosdaq stocks this year, the largest annual ne...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis opens firm in Chengdu for logistics to Europe
Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has founded an affiliate in Chengdu, the largest trade city in western China, for rai...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai Oilbank to sell fuels to Hawaii in first term deal with US
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. is set to export gasoline and diesel to Hawaii next year through its first term contract to sell petroleum ...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmeceuticals
Kolon resumes Invossa phase 3 clinical trials in US
Kolon TissueGene Inc., the cell therapies unit of South Korean pharmaceutical company Kolon Life Science Inc., said on Dec. 28 it has resumed admi...
Dec 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
SK Group’s Chey rebuts FTC charges of unfair business practice
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has imposed a fine of 1.6 billion won ($1.3 million) on SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and the conglomerat...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
KEPCO to develop subsea transmission for ADNOC
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) awarded a $3.6 billion contract to a consortium led by Kore...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Indian startups: Korean VCs' new target after China
South Korean venture capital firms and online giants are flocking to startups in India, a country with the world's second-largest population and low...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display OLED TV panel sales top 20 mn units on strong demand
South Korea’s major display panel maker LG Display Co. is estimated to have sold more than 20 million units of organic light-emitting diode (O...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Rechargeable battery shares slump to lowest level in a year
Rechargeable battery shares in Korea are continuing their slide, hit by global supply shortages. In addition to the companies that produce completed b...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Energy-saving chips emerge as new battleground
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements are expected to drive high-performance chip demand higher, in particular from data center op...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Vice Chair Chey Jae-won reinstated into leadership after eight-year hiatus
Chey Jae-won, the younger brother to SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, returned to the conglomerate’s leadership on Dec. 17, after an eight-year...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cosmax’s China arm targets late-2022 Kosdaq listing
Cosmax East, which owns and manages Cosmax’s business in China in its entirety, has announced plans to seek listing on the Korea Stock Exchang...
Dec 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Contrarian leader's bets drive Kumho Petrochem's record profits
At the end of last year, executives of Kumho Petrochemical Co. were in a heated debate on whether or not to expand the capacity of nitrile butadiene...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Dunamu boasts accumulated Q3 net profit of $1.7 bn, vows to go global
Dunamu Inc., the operator of Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has announced that its accumulated third-quarter net profit came i...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung’s mobile business renamed MX to highlight user experience
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday changed the name of its mobile communications business to MX, short for mobile experience, in line with its pursui...
Dec 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyundai Oilbank attracts $20 million from Palantir ahead of IPO
South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank Co. has attracted $20 million in investment from US data analytics firm Palantir Technologies Inc. ahead of its...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Korea sets up smart farm in UAE, envisions more projects in Middle East
South Korea is building a smart farm in the Middle East desert with technology enabling the growth of various crops while minimizing water consumpti...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Halla’s autonomous driving unit HL Klemove eyes $3.4 bn sales by 2030
Halla Group’s newly-launched autonomous driving solutions subsidiary HL Klemove targets 4 trillion won ($3.4 billion) in revenue by 2030 by ac...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Korea unit to manage Asia-Pacific markets
Hyundai Motor Co. is gearing up to manage the Asia-Pacific markets, excluding China and India, from its home office. South Korea's top carmaker aims...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea’s Midas Asset buys logistics center in Italy for €200 mn
South Korea’s Midas Asset Management Co. has bought a logistics center leased to Amazon, the world’s top online shopping mall, in Italy ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s Toss operator invests $5 mn in US startup fintech platform Republic
Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, is investing $5 million in Republic, a ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
NFT, metaverse shares face correction, hit by high valuations
Financial shares related to the metaverse and non-fungible tokens, which have been on a surge in recent weeks, are seeing a correction. With forei...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Dunamu evolves from outlier to qualified investor in Woori
"It caused quite a commotion in our industry." This was the common response by cryptocurrency exchange insiders to the news that Dunamu Inc., an ope...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's SK, LX, Daesang to invest $151 mn in eco-friendly plastics
South Korea’s conglomerates SK, LX and Daesang have joined hands on the eco-friendly plastics business, utilizing their respective strengths i...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung, Korea Post create $336 mn overseas alternative investment fund
South Korea's largest insurance company Samsung Life Insurance Co. and state-run postal savings and insurance agency Korea Post’s insurance ...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
LG Chem, GS Caltex to produce biodegradable plastic material
South Korea’s top petrochemical maker LG Chem Ltd. and the No. 2 refiner GS Caltex Corp. have agreed to jointly produce a biodegradable plasti...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean retailers scale back on Southeast Asian operations
South Korea's top three retail groups -- Lotte, Shinsegae and GS -- are struggling with increased losses in the Southeast Asian market, once believe...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Hyundai Rotem set to finalize $6 bn K2 tank order from Poland
- 3 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 4 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 5 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess