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Batteries
SK Innovation board says no costly settlement with LG
SK Innovation Inc.’s board members on Thursday advised the South Korean electric vehicle battery maker not to pay hefty compensation for a set...
Mar 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyosung TNC’s Love Seoul made of recycled PET bottles
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, has unveiled garments made of eco-friendly polyester yarn extracted from recycled PET bott...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Innovation divests of stakes in US shale oil fields
SK Innovation Co. has sold its entire ownership in its US shale oil fields and their relevant facilities, in line with its parent group's efforts to...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to unveil industry’s smallest pixel image sensor, eyes $24.9 bn market
Leading global chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. plans to unveil the industry’s smallest 0.7-micrometer pixel image sensor this year to enhance its pr...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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PEFs
Blackstone to open Seoul office for improved communication
The Blackstone Group is working to set up a Seoul office, seven years after the US investment firm closed it down, in response to growing calls from...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK Foundation awards scholarships to 14 Korean students
South Korea-based MBK Partners has selected 14 Korean students who are starting their first semester of college next month as this year's recipients...
Feb 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation’s Q4 EV battery business revenue hits record high
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. on Friday posted record sales revenue in its electric-vehicle battery business in the fourth quarter of 2020 a...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation to build 3rd EV battery plant in Hungary for $2.3 bn
SK Innovation Co. will build its third electric-vehicle battery plant in Hungary for $2.29 billion, aiming to grab a greater share of the fast-growi...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul office building transactions at record high in 2020
Brisk investment demand drove office building prices higher in Seoul and its southern neighboring area last year, with their combined transactio...
Jan 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Seoul to lower bar for M&As; easing rules over PEF deals
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is lowering the bar for mergers and acquisitions by including potential rivals, which have yet to en...
Jan 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation buys 13% stake in China’s EV battery-swap station operator
SK Innovation Co. has signed a deal to acquire a 13% stake in a Chinese electric vehicle battery-swap station operator, as the South Korean company ...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Keppel looking to exit two Seoul office towers for over $200 mn
Singapore-based Keppel Investment Management is preparing to sell two office buildings in Seoul, less than two years after it acquired them for arou...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2021
Amorepacific unveils AI-based cosmetics technology at CES 2021
South Korea-based Amorepacific Corp. has received the Innovation Award for its high-tech beauty technologies at the world's largest tech event, Cons...
Jan 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2021
K-startup products sweep CES 2021 innovation awards honors
A number of products and technologies of Korean startups have received Innovation Awards honors at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021, the wor...
Jan 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2021
Samsung, LG vie for top spot as premium TV players at CES 2021
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., the world’s two largest TV makers, are showcasing a series of new models at the world’s...
Jan 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Trade insurance
Seoul to offer $3 bn credit insurance on Saudi's megaprojects
Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-Sure) has agreed to provide $3 billion in trade credit insurance to Saudi Arabia to help South Korean companies win o...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
GS Caltex to showcase drone delivery, future gas stations at CES 2021
GS Caltex Corp., a South Korean oil refiner aiming to become a serious logistics player by navigating hard-to-access areas for delivery, is looking ...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
SK Innovation to raise $920 mn for US battery plant expansion
South Korea-based SK Innovation Co. is ramping up investment for its US-based electric vehicle battery business, with plans to raise up to 1 tri...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Seoul stock markets brimming with startup IPOs in Jan
Singapore-based biosimilar maker Prestige BioPharma and nine startups are set to make initial public offerings in Seoul to raise at least 640 billio...
Dec 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Autonomous driving startup 42dot plans Level 4 self-driving in Seoul
42dot, a South Korea-based autonomous driving startup, plans to launch a Level 4 self-driving service in some areas of Seoul next year.The company s...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Lotte World Tower
Sunset paints crimson sky over Seoul
Bravehearted visitors enjoy a scenic sunset view from Lotte World Tower's Sky Bridge, an 11-meter bridge connecting the two steel peaks of t...
Dec 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
SK Innovation partners with EVE to launch third battery plant in China
South Korea-based SK Innovation Co. has entered into a joint venture with Chinese battery maker EVE Energy Co. to set up a third battery plant in Ch...
Dec 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Seoul shares tipped to benefit from global indices' China exclusions
Global index providers' recent decisions to remove Chinese companies from their benchmarks are expected to draw additional global and institutional ...
Dec 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Seoul court clears way for Korean Air’s $1.6 bn Asiana deal
Korean Air Lines Co. will push ahead with its planned $1.6 billion acquisition of debt-laden Asiana Airlines Inc., the company said, after a Seoul d...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Saudi crown prince to be top shareholder of Seoul-listed gaming firm
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has agreed to buy 240 billion won ($217 million) worth of shares in the South Korea-listed game...
Nov 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation opens 2nd China battery plant, eyes world’s top 3 spot
SK Innovation Co. has begun operating its second electric vehicle battery plant in China as the South Korean company expands its presence in the wor...
Nov 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Seoul shares break through 2,600 to hit record close
Economically sensitive stocks such as chips, steel and shipbuilding pushed the South Korean stock market to its strongest close on Nov. 23, with gro...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Bluespace.ai to develop autonomous mass transit system in Seoul
Bluespace.ai, a San Jose-based autonomous driving startup, is looking to develop a software system for autonomous mass transit fleets in Seoul and its...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor begins Singapore innovation lab construction
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest automaker, has begun building an innovation lab in Singapore as part of its efforts to explore new mobi...
Oct 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPO
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...
Sep 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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