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Fintech
KakaoBank rallies after winning Thai virtual banking license
Shares in KakaoBank Corp. soared as much as 17% to hit their highest level in nearly three years on Friday after the South Korean internet-only bank...
Jun 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kolmar patriarch wants shares gifted to son back amid sibling rivalry
In a dramatic and unprecedented legal move that has shaken South Korea’s corporate landscape, Kolmar Group founder and Chairman Yoon Dong-han ...
Jun 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Tencent eyes 2nd-largest stake in Kakao Mobility amid broader Korea push
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. has emerged as a surprise contender in a race to acquire a roughly 40% stake in Kakao Mobility Corp., the o...
Jun 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea’s power transformer exports soar as global supply shortage bites
South Korean power equipment makers are riding a wave of export growth, with their transformers in high demand amid a global rush to reinforce power...
Jun 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy cracks China's cylindrical battery market with Chery deal
LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed a six-year contract with Chery Automobile Co. to supply 8 gigawatts per hour (GWh) of next-gene...
Jun 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung supplies HBM3E to AMD’s new accelerators
Samsung Electronics Co. has delivered the fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) to a major AI chip maker, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), ...
Jun 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Seoul agrees to reduce Jakarta’s KF-21 cost share by two thirds
South Korea has finally agreed to reduce Indonesia’s contribution to their joint KF-21 fighter jet development project by two thirds to 600 bi...
Jun 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Nexon Games shares rally on Tencent’s possible Nexon acquisition
Shares of Nexon Games Co., the game-developing studio under Nexon Co., surged on Friday morning after Bloomberg reported on Chinese IT giant Tencent...
Jun 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Jollibee to buy chicken chain Norang Tongdak amid global K-food frenzy
Jollibee Foods Corp., a household name in Southeast Asia’s food market, has been named the preferred buyer of Norang Tongdak, a South Korean f...
Jun 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Micron set to supply SOCAMM chips to Nvidia ahead of Samsung, SK Hynix
In a move that could reshape the global memory industry’s competitive dynamics, Nvidia Corp. has chosen US chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. as...
Jun 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Future M breaks with China in cathode supply chain
GWANGYANG, SOUTH JEOLLA – POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, has secured itself a China-free cathode mat...
Jun 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate by assets, should step up its efforts to foster future growth with promising technologies,...
Jun 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Baby Shark video creator files for Kosdaq IPO
The Pinkfong Company Inc., the creator of the billion-view video Baby Shark, has launched the process of an initial public offering on South Korea&r...
May 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to lift stock holdings to 55% by 2030, raising risk appetite
The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to raise its equity allocation to about 55% of its assets by 2030 from 40.4% as of the end of February, Sou...
May 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Tencent to become SM Entertainment's No. 2 shareholder via HYBE deal
Tencent Music Entertainment Group is set to become the second-largest shareholder of SM Entertainment Co. by acquiring HYBE Co.'s remaining shares i...
May 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2025
Rental housing gains appeal amid supply crunch: asset managers
The rental housing markets in the US, Europe and Australia present attractive investment opportunities as persistent supply shortages and rising urb...
May 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Celltrion shares rise after bonus issue announcement
Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s largest biosimilar developer, will issue bonus shares to bolster its stock performance, which has been in the do...
May 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics drives foreign lead in Korea’s biotech supply chain
A surge in orders from Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, has propelled South Korea to the forefront of global rev...
May 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Europe looms large as K-beauty brands look to blue ocean; shares rise
South Korea’s beauty industry has been reaping decent gains from traditionally strong markets such as China and the US – the world&rsquo...
May 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
NPS gobbles up Korea’s top 4 financial holding stocks
South Korea’s largest institutional investor, the National Pension Service (NPS), remains a strong backer of the country’s top four fina...
May 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR sells 9.5% stake in HD Hyundai Marine, recoups $450 million
Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc., formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., has sold a 9.5% stake in HD Hyundai Marine Solut...
May 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Carlyle CEO shares investment tips with Korean retail investors
The head of The Carlyle Group met with Korean retail investors in a rare session on Thursday, sharing insights on the US economy and global credit m...
May 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics poised to extend OLED TV market lead into 2025
LG Electronics Inc. is on track to retain its lead in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV market for the 13th consecutive year, bolstered by ...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LS moves closer to role as Hanjin KAL’s white knight vs Hoban
Hanjin KAL Corp., the largest shareholder of Korean Air Lines Co., is strengthening its alliance with LS Group, the parent of LS Cable & System ...
May 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
POSCO Future M to raise $771 million to bolster battery materials business
POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, is set to raise 1.1 trillion won ($771 million) through a rights offering a...
May 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Half of Seoul offices now over 30 years old amid limited new supply
About half of the office buildings in Seoul’s major business districts are over 30 years old, falling short of demand for modern and high-end ...
May 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCCs boost travel demand to global tourist hubs
South Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs), including Air Premia Inc. and Air Busan Co., have been expanding into underserved smaller cities, but also dr...
May 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
With Ulta deal, APR steps up US beauty push
Medicube, the beauty-tech brand under South Korea’s fast-growing beauty company APR Co., will sell its products through both online and offlin...
May 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s top cinema chains seek merger to counter box office slump
South Korea’s two leading multiplex operators Lotte Culture Works Co. and Contentree JoongAng Corp. have tentatively agreed to merge in a bid ...
May 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung steps up AR race with advanced microdisplay for smart glasses
Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a major push into next-generation microdisplays for augmented reality (AR) glasses as it aims to position itsel...
May 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Google to invest $100 mn in Gentle Monster in smart glasses push
- 2 Growth equity portfolio largely shielded from policy headwinds: Summit
- 3 Naver Financial seeks to acquire S. Korean real estate data platform Asil
- 4 KakaoBank shares surge on Thai virtual bank approval
- 5 Lotte Biologics signs antibody drug CMO deal with UK’s Ottimo Pharma