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Hydrogen economy
POSCO to lead global forum on next-generation steelmaking technology
POSCO will host an international forum next month with the world’s major steel and mining companies to develop greener steelmaking processes b...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, ARM chip design partner Gaonchips eyes IPO in 2022
South Korea’s leading semiconductor design house Gaonchips Co. has officially kicked off preparations to go public in the first half of 2022. ...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Beauty chain CJ Olive Young to embark on 2022 IPO process
CJ Olive Young, South Korea's largest beauty store chain, is moving ahead with its plan to go public next year, which will likely raise new capital ...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Processed rice goods emerge as dark horse in agri-food exports
Despite the global pandemic, exports of processed rice goods hit an all-time high at $137.6 million in 2020, up by 26.9% compared to the previous ...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
US, Korea approve nuclear fuel recycle technology
Authoritie of the United States and South Korea officially endorsed the results of a joint research on Pyro-SFR, a cutting-edge technology that re...
Sep 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Social casino game maker DoubleDown Interactive resumes US IPO process
DoubleDown Interactive LLC, a subsidiary of DoubleUGames Co., has resumed the process to go public on Nasdaq after more than a year has passed from ...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea fines Facebook, Netflix over privacy infringement
South Korea’s privacy regulator Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has fined major global platform companies for their infringe...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to invest $200 bn over next 3 yrs, including M&As
Samsung Group will invest a combined 240 trillion won ($206 billion) over the next three years in its core businesses such as semiconductor, display...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung to unload automaking business
Samsung Group is set to withdraw from the automaking business after 26 years in the industry since establishing Samsung Motors Inc. in 1995. The gro...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy Solution to speed up IPO process for October listing
LG Energy Solution Ltd. aims to accelerate the process for South Korea’s largest-ever initial public offering that is expected to raise more t...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy aims to raise about $1 bn in Sept IPO
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is aiming to raise up to 1.08 trillion won ($940 million) in a South Korean initial public offering next month to finan...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, TSMC in heated race for industry’s smallest 3 nm process node
The world’s two largest foundry chipmakers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics Co., are in a heated race fo...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hahn & Co’s $270 mn deal to buy Namyang Dairy at risk of collapse
South Korean private equity (PE) firm Hahn & Co.’s deal to acquire Namyang Dairy Products is at risk of collapse as the owner and his fami...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip supercycle view revives with DRAM, NAND prices at multi-year highs
The contract prices of memory chip prices are hovering around multi-year high levels, fanning the view that the global semiconductor market is enter...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Hynix sees robust chip demand for rest of year after strong Q2 sales
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, on Tuesday posted its highest quarterly profit and sales in nearly three years on ...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Memory chip supercycle cools as demand declines
A global memory chip supercycle is taking a breather with weakening growth in DRAM chip prices, halting bullish momentum in shares of Samsung Electr...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Mobile game developer Netmarble Neo kicks off IPO process
Following in the footsteps of its bigger rival Krafton Inc., South Korean mobile game developer Netmarble Neo has kicked off its initial public offe...
Jun 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Memory leader Samsung aims to strengthen system chips, foundry
Samsung Electronics Co. is forecast to keep its memory leadership amid growing competition, although the South Korean tech giant has some catching u...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Samsung Heavy launches $900 mn rights issue process
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has begun the process to raise 1 trillion won ($900 million) in a rights offering, in what is set to be its first share...
Jun 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental kicks off $360 mn IPO process, seeks $1.8 bn valuation
South Korea’s leading rental car company Lotte Rental Co. has kicked off an initial public offering process to raise some 400 billion won ($36...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Riding cargo boom, H-Line Shipping resumes IPO process
H-Line Shipping Co., South Korea's second-largest bulk transportation company, has resumed its initial public offering process after three years, as...
May 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix CEO bullish on memory outlook, eyes $12 billion profit
The chief executive of SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, aims to achieve as much as 13 trillion won ($12 billion) in...
Apr 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung widens lead over rivals with industry’s first advanced DDR5
Samsung Electronics Co. has extended its lead in memory chips over its rivals by unveiling the industry’s first 512 gigabyte DDR5 module based...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix at crossroads, challenged by underdogs
South Korea’s leading chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are at a crossroads, challenged by smaller rivals such as Micron Te...
Mar 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Memory chip shortage may drive SSD price hike in Q2
Chip shortages have hit the memory segment of the industry and are likely to have a price impact on solid-state drives (SSDs), storage devices typic...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS begins process to venture into multi-asset investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has begun a process to initiate multi-asset investment as part of an effort to create higher retu...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental resumes IPO process; seeks $1.8 bn valuation
South Korea’s leading rental car company Lotte Rental Co. has resumed its initial public offering process, despite having earlier postponed ...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to begin IPO process, eyes H2 listing on local bourse
LG Chem Ltd.’s battery unit, LG Energy Solution, is set to become this year’s initial public offering blockbuster with its plan to list ...
Jan 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
NAND competition heats up as SK Hynix unveils 176-layer flash memory
SK Hynix Inc. has developed 176-layer NAND flash memory, the industry’s highest-density chip, following in the footsteps of Micron Technology ...
Dec 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience begins listing process; enterprise value near $3 bn
South Korea’s SK Bioscience Co., set to enter clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidates, is expected to list on the Seoul main bours...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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