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Mergers & Acquisitions
Top court rules in favor of Doosan Infracore; sale to Hyundai to proceed
The sale process for Doosan Infracore Co. is gaining traction after it won a legal dispute with financial investors over a case involving the top So...
Jan 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia rev up SUV sales in India amid pandemic lockdown
Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister firm Kia Motors Corp. are emerging as preferred sport-utility vehicle brands in India, as one in every two SUVs sol...
Jan 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rubber business disposal
Japan’s JSR reaches out to Lotte, LG for sale of synthetic rubber business
Japan’s JSR Corp. is reaching out to Korean chemical companies to dispose of its synthetic rubber business and focus instead on semiconductor ...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea Resources seeks sale of Australia coal mine to slash debt
Korea Resources Corp. is planning to sell its 82.25% stake in a coal mine in Australia, as part of efforts to cut its debt totaling 6.7 trillion won...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
E-commerce giant eBay kicks off $4.6 bn sale of eBay Korea
E-commerce giant eBay Inc. has officially kicked off the sale process of eBay Korea Co., valued up to 5 trillion won ($4.6 billion), with its sa...
Jan 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanjin Heavy set for sale to Dongbu-led consortium
A South Korean consortium led by construction firm Dongbu Corp. has been picked as the preferred negotiator to buy a controlling stake in cash-strap...
Dec 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders sailing toward order target; shares on uptick
Shares of South Korea’s shipbuilders have been neglected in the market, lagging growth and value stocks, as orders for new ships almost stalle...
Dec 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
J.P. Morgan lifts 2021 Kospi target to 3,200
Global investment firm J.P. Morgan projects South Korea’s benchmark Kospi will climb to 3,200 next year, up nearly 18% from the current 2,72...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sightseeing flights
S.Korean airlines turn to non-landing flights to tide over slump
South Korean airlines have set their sights on non-landing air travel services to draw in passengers in times of hardship, hoping to tide over the b...
Dec 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tax cuts, pandemic lift imported car sales in Korea
Imported car sales in South Korea are on track to post a record high this year, benefiting from consumption tax cuts aimed at stimulating personal s...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem launches battery unit LG Energy Solution, eyes 2024 sales of $27 bn
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has officially launched its battery affiliate, LG Energy Solution, to carve out a greater share of the increasingly c...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Trends
Wine sales in S.Korea surge amid COVID-19 lockdown
E-Mart Inc., one of South Korea’s largest retailers, saw its annual wine sales exceed 100 billion won ($90.3 million) for the first time as ...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Construction workers' fund targets stable-income alternatives
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association is chasing government-sponsored infrastructure and public private partnership (PPP) pr...
Nov 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
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...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Korea's most-repurchased mask maker up for sale
Wellkeeps Co., a South Korean mask manufacturer, has issued an information memorandum to potential buyers including financial investors and strategic ...
Nov 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao’s Q3 sales, operating profit soar on e-commerce, online ad gains
South Korea’s mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. said Thursday its operating profit and sales jumped to their all-time highs in the third quarter...
Nov 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's largest job portal JobKorea up for sale
South Korea-based private equity firm H&Q has begun the sale process for JobKorea, the country's largest job portal estimated to be worth up to $7...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
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...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s EV battery stocks surge on Europe sales, US vote
Shares of South Korea’s three leading electric vehicle battery makers surged Tuesday, on strong electric car sales in Europe and expectations th...
Nov 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics posts record-high Q3 sales, operating profit
LG Electronics Inc.’s quarterly operating profit and sales surged thanks to solid growth in its television and home appliance segments and small...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Pandemic lifts Naver's Q3 sales to all-time high, net profit triples
South Korea’s largest internet portal Naver Corp.’s third-quarter net profit nearly tripled, while its sales rose to a record high, driven...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Elec posts record-high quarterly sales, warns of Q4 profit decline
Samsung Electronics Co.’s third-quarter operating profit rose to its highest level in two years on firm demand in smartphones and memory chips, ...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental shelves share sale plan as IPO market cools
Lotte Group has indefinitely postponed its plan to list Lotte Rental Co., in the latest sign of a cooldown in the local initial public offering market...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Post Lee Kun-hee
Samsung heirs’ $9 bn tax bill may lead to share sale, weak control
The three children and the wife of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who died on Oct. 25 at the age of 78, is expected to face inheritance taxes of ...
Oct 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Electronics
LG Electronics expects record Q3 results on brisk home appliance, TV sales
LG Electronics Inc. expects its operating profit to rise to a quarterly record in the July-September period thanks to solid growth in its television a...
Oct 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO partners with ExxonMobil to target LNG storage tank materials market
POSCO, South Korea’s largest steel producer, will collaborate with US-based oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) t...
Oct 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Robust SUV sales drive Korean carmakers’ US market share to 9-yr high
South Korean automakers’ share of the US passenger car market has risen to its highest level in nine years, boosted by brisk sales of sport util...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyosung to accelerate asset sales, IPOs to spur growth in hydrogen, data businesses
Hyosung Group, a South Korean textile and chemicals conglomerate, is accelerating efforts to sell assets and list major subsidiaries on the local bour...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Heavy Industries
Korea’s Hanjin Heavy up for sale, preliminary bidding by Oct. 26
Creditors of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. will put the cash-strapped South Korean shipbuilder up for sale next month as the lenders ...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Samsung creeps up on Apple in US online smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics Co. has sharply narrowed its gap with Apple Inc. in the US online smartphone market during the second quarter of this year to arri...
Sep 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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