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The KED View
Who should be held accountable for BTS label's stock plunge?
K-pop sensation BTS’ decision to temporarily split up and launch solo careers was made known after a pre-recorded video came out Wednesday of ...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Hanwha to announce plans to enhance shareholder value in H2
South Korea’s Hanwha Corp. discussed on June 10 its ESG activities in the first half of this year and is set to announce plans for enhancing s...
Jun 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus to strengthen AI and data businesses with launch of voicebot
LG Uplus Corp., the mobile network arm of LG Corp., is poised to strengthen its business-to-business (B2B) operations by utilizing its artificial in...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
It's time to bet on high-yield bond funds: Barings
High-yield bonds generally create greater yields than other funds, but low-quality bonds are vulnerable to economic downturns and the firms’ c...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean firms increase share in domestic office market
The International Finance Center in Seoul (IFC Seoul) drew interest from only six bidders at the end of last year, and Singapore-based ARA Korea was...
Jun 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea May inflation tops 5% for first time since 2008-09 crisis
South Korea’s inflation accelerated further in May to the fastest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on surging energy and food pr...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Virtual humans expand territory in real world
Virtual humans are taking an active part in the real world, expanding their influence in various sectors such as advertising, music, commerce and ed...
May 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Arianespace to rival Space X with competitive quality and price
Arianespace SA, a global leading satellite launch company, uses its applications available from space, such as telecommunications, navigation and obse...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to slash Korean asset proportion, increase overseas stocks
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, has adjusted its five-year asset allocation plan to enh...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
North Korea fires three missiles after Biden ends Asia trip
TOKYO — North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday that flew only briefly before landing in the sea east o...
May 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire builds Asia’s largest proving ground for future car tires
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, said on Wednesday it has opened Asia’s largest proving ground to test t...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to raise yields with smart factory solutions
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK On Co., the world’s No. 2 and No. 5 electric vehicle battery makers, plan to adopt smart factory solutions to i...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korean real estate investors look to secure liquidity post-pandemic
South Korean real estate investors prefer liquidity and stable payback on investment, as well as investing in debts amid market uncertainty. The lim...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sharehoder value
KT Cloud targets $792 million with new stock issuance
KT Cloud is working to raise 1 trillion won ($792 million) by issuing new shares. The cloud arm of telecom juggernaut KT Corp. plans to use the...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Marine sees huge potential in global data centers
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. of South Korea is seeking investment opportunities for distressed and special situation strategies with a se...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Former NPS real estate chief named Allianz RE's Asia head
Kim Hyun-soo, a former real estate investment head of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), has been named Asia head of Allianz Real Estate,...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SwatchOn connects fabric wholesalers to overseas fashion designers
“We had the overseas market in mind from the get-go,” global fabric sale platform SwatchOn’s CEO Lee Woo-seok told The Korea Econo...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
KFCC to focus on ESG values in real asset investment
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC), a South Korean community bank managing 70 trillion won ($55.1 billion) in assets, is ...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Crypto investors threaten Terraform founders with class-action lawsuit
Cryptocurrency investors in South Korea have threatened to file a class action lawsuit against co-founders of the disgraced blockchain platform oper...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korea's key movie firm to push content production M&As
In recent years, the content creation industry in South Korea has been a key investment sector for local investment banks. Some major content produc...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's top real estate managers bulk up assets in COVID-19
Real estate funds in South Korea have increased by 27% to 130 trillion won ($101.4 billion) from 102 trillion won over the past two years, accordi...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang poised to turn to black after smallest loss in Q1
South Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. reported the smallest quarterly loss on strong product commerce business, raising hopes for a turn...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Time for Samsung to get another Fukuda Report
Eight years ago today, the late Samsung Group leader Lee Kun-hee collapsed at his home following a heart attack, a harbinger of doom six years later...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
POBA targets PE in tech, bio, healthcare in long term, CIO says
Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Leisure, airline stocks to shine as Japan sets to ease travel curbs
South Korea’s travel and airline stocks are expected to shine as Japan plans to ease its border controls in June. Korea’s Shinhan Inve...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Quantum computing firm IonQ hit by short seller report
IonQ Inc., a US-listed quantum computing firm, has become a new target of short selling-focused Scorpion Capital, taking a hit from the US hedge fun...
May 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Two unopened ways Samsung Elec. bolsters share prices
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s largest company by market capitalization, has tried to boost its recently battered share price -- espec...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis posts sales growth in US as other auto brands suffer
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday its premium Genesis brand saw its US car sales considerably grow in April when all other major carmakers reporte...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Innovation logs record profit in Q1 on strong refining biz
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top refiner, enjoyed the record quarterly earnings on strong crude prices and margins, joining the list of do...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS, KKR to found JV for real estate investment in Korea
US private equity investment giant KKR & Co. and IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate fund manager in South Korea, will set up a j...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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