S. Korean stock market posts record-high market cap; SK biopharm added to MSCI

S. Korean stock market posts record-high market cap; SK biopharm added to MSCI

South Korea's benchmark Kospi reached a two-year high closing at 2485.87 points on Nov. 11, posting an eight-session winning streak driven by imminent...

SK Hynix’s 2020 non-memory chip sales seen to hit record high

SK Hynix’s 2020 non-memory chip sales seen to hit record high

SK Hynix Inc. is on track to record its highest sales from its non-memory chip business this year after the world’s second-largest DRAM memory c...

SK Hynix vows to triple NAND sales in 5 years after strong Q3

SK Hynix vows to triple NAND sales in 5 years after strong Q3

SK Hynix Inc. has vowed to triple its NAND flash memory sales within five years, buoyed by its recent acquisition of Intel Corp.’s NAND memory a...

SK Hynix and other affiliates to become 100% powered by renewable energy

SK Hynix and other affiliates to become 100% powered by renewable energy

South Korea's SK Holdings Co., along with seven of its affiliates have submitted applications to join RE100, a global coalition of multinational compa...

SK Hynix’s $9 bn Intel NAND deal ‘not overvalued’: CEO

SK Hynix’s $9 bn Intel NAND deal ‘not overvalued’: CEO

SK Hynix Inc.’s $9 billion deal to acquire Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip business is not overvalued as the price tag reflects the US firm...

SK Holdings' board underpins new standard in Korea

SK Holdings' board underpins new standard in Korea

On Jul. 21, SK Holdings Co.'s board of directors rejected management's request to simplify the reporting procedure for investment proposals. Among the...

SK Telecom tackles 5G content business

SK Telecom tackles 5G content business

South Korea's largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to ramp up its 5G content business and foray into overseas markets to boost its presence in t...

SK Hynix to buy Intel’s NAND business in $9 bn cash deal

SK Hynix to buy Intel’s NAND business in $9 bn cash deal

SK Hynix Inc. has signed a 10.3 trillion won ($9 billion) all-cash deal to buy Intel Corp.’s NAND memory chip business that will propel the Sout...

SK, KTCU see gains from Chinese startup’s Nasdaq IPO

SK, KTCU see gains from Chinese startup’s Nasdaq IPO

SK Group and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) may walk away with handsome gains from their joint investment of 360 billion won ($314 mil...

SK Telecom to spin off mobility unit, launch JV with Uber

SK Telecom to spin off mobility unit, launch JV with Uber

SK Telecom Co. is spinning off its mobility platform business as a separate entity and also launching a joint venture with US ride-hailing company Ube...

SK Gas sets sights on liquid hydrogen as LPG market fizzles

SK Gas sets sights on liquid hydrogen as LPG market fizzles

SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s No. 1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producer, is preparing to enter the liquid hydrogen manufacturing market as part ...

SK Innovation’s battery arm secures $258 mn in pre-IPO placement

SK Innovation’s battery arm secures $258 mn in pre-IPO placement

SK Innovation Co.’s wholly owned subsidiary SK IE Technology Co. (SK IET) is set to fetch 300 billion won ($257.6 million) in a pre-IPO placemen...

SK sells 4.6% in Asian logistics property developer ESR for $408 million

SK sells 4.6% in Asian logistics property developer ESR for $408 million

South Korea’s SK Corp. has sold part of its stake in ESR Cayman Ltd., an Asian logistics real estate developer, for 480 billion won ($408 millio...

SK Hynix to issue $500 mn in dollar bonds to brace for protracted slowdown

SK Hynix to issue $500 mn in dollar bonds to brace for protracted slowdown

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. plans to raise $500 million by issuing dollar-denominated bonds in October to gird itself for a protracted industry ...

Chipmaker Kioxia to raise 85.3 bn yen in Japan IPO; SK Hynix to retain stake

Chipmaker Kioxia to raise 85.3 bn yen in Japan IPO; SK Hynix to retain stake

Global memory-chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corp., held by US private equity firm Bain Capital, is expected to raise 85.3 billion yen (953.6 billion won)...

Former Toshiba Memory eyes October IPO; will SK Hynix take profit?

Former Toshiba Memory eyes October IPO; will SK Hynix take profit?

Global memory-chip maker Kioxia Holdings Corporation is poised for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October, set to be Japan's biggest initial p...

Samsung, SK Hynix brace for chip price falls on upgrades

Samsung, SK Hynix brace for chip price falls on upgrades

Oversupply and higher inventories of memory chips have clouded the business outlook for chipmakers, including Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and SK Hyni...

SK Eng beats Goldman, Keppel in $846 mn bid for Korean waste treatment firm

SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. has beat Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure Holdings and two ...

Samsung, SK Hynix on toes as US tightens restrictions on Huawei

Samsung, SK Hynix on toes as US tightens restrictions on Huawei

Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are on guard as the US Department of Commerce toughens its restrictions on Chinese tech co...

SK Bioscience wins COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing order from US firm

SK Bioscience wins COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing order from US firm

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd. has secured a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) order for a new coronavirus vaccine candidate under development by the ...

SK Lubricants up for sale as parent firm bulks up EV battery business

SK Lubricants up for sale as parent firm bulks up EV battery business

SK Innovation Co. Ltd., the single shareholder of SK Lubricants Co. Ltd., has put the lube base oil supplier up for sale as the parent company seeks n...

SK Hynix joins in $60 mn funding for US chip design startup SiFive

SK Hynix joins in $60 mn funding for US chip design startup SiFive

SK Hynix Inc. has recently participated in a $60 million funding for the US semiconductor startup SiFive, SK Hynix said on August 12.Saudi Aramco and ...

Goldman, Keppel Infrastructure, SK Eng vying for top Korean waste disposal firm

Goldman, Keppel Infrastructure, SK Eng vying for top Korean waste disposal firm

South Korea’s largest waste treatment company EMC Holdings Co. Ltd. has drawn binding bids from Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) Gr...

SK to invest $300 million in ChinData Group by joining in pre-IPO share sale

SK to invest $300 million in ChinData Group by joining in pre-IPO share sale

SK Corp. is investing $300 million (360 billion won) in Chinese data center operator ChinData Group as the South Korean company seeks to benefit from ...

BTS’ label, SK Biopharm gearing up for billion-dollar IPOs in 2020

BTS’ label, SK Biopharm gearing up for billion-dollar IPOs in 2020

Big Hit Entertainment Co. Ltd., the label behind the K-pop boy band BTS and SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. are moving ahead with their planned initial...

NPS sets up $860 mn Vietnam investment fund with SK Group

NPS sets up $860 mn Vietnam investment fund with SK Group

The National Pension Service (NPS) has launched a 1 trillion won ($860 million) fund with SK Group to invest in Vietnamese companies, through which th...

SK Group, Hillhouse Capital to form $850 mn fund to invest in Chinese start-ups

SK Group, Hillhouse Capital to form $850 mn fund to invest in Chinese start-ups

SK Group will set up a 1 trillion won ($850 million) fund with China’s private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group to invest in Chinese start-up...

KTCU, SK Holdings to launch $1 bn fund for global co-investment

KTCU, SK Holdings to launch $1 bn fund for global co-investment

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will set up a $1 billion joint fund with South Korea’s SK Holdings Co. Ltd. to make cross-border investme...

Mirae Asset, SK Sec buy German property in share deal

Mirae Asset, SK Sec buy German property in share deal

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. and SK Securities Co. Ltd. have recently closed a purchase of an office building leased to a department of the German fede...

China Minsheng Investment to invest in SK Planet

China Minsheng Investment Group, China's largest private-sector investment firm, is mulling an investment of 1.3 trillion won (US$1.13 billion) in Kor...

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