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Business & Politics
S.Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung on Monday had his first official telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shige...
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Business & Politics
Korea signs definitive $19 bn Czech nuclear plant deal after twists and turns
South Korea has secured its most significant nuclear export deal in over a decade, as a consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) cli...
Jun 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI seals $700 mn FA-50 fighter jet export deal with the Philippines
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Tuesday signed a $700 million contract to supply 12 FA-50 fighter jets to the Philippines, marking the larg...
Jun 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korea’s stablecoin trade at $42 bn; BOK balks at non-bank stablecoin deals
South Korea’s central bank is cautious about non-banks and fintech firms issuing and handling stablecoins amid a global cryptocurrency rally, ...
Jun 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility to build smart infrastructure for Saudi Diriyah project
Kakao Mobility Corp., which runs South Korea’s most popular ride-hailing app, Kakao T, has clinched a deal to build a future mobility infrastr...
Jun 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
DB Group eyes Hanyang Securities amid KCGI deal uncertainty
DB Group, which owns DB Securities Co. and DB Insurance Co., is considering acquiring Hanyang Securities Co., as a deal by South Korean private equi...
May 28, 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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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells eyes tandem cell mass production in 2027
Hanwha Q Cells Co., the solar panel manufacturing unit of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., is expected to commercialize tandem modules by 2027,...
May 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hamilton Lane invests in IMM infrastructure fund in secondary deal
Global private market investor Hamilton Lane Inc. has acquired a stake in Seoul-based alternative investment firm IMM Investment’s infrastruct...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul’s prime office transactions rise 6% in Q1 despite weak sentiment
Despite mounting economic headwinds and heightened investor caution, the prime office market in Seoul posted a modest recovery in the first quarter,...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Bain Capital sells 6% stake in Korea’s Classys via block deal for $163 million
Bain Capital LP has offloaded a 6% stake in South Korean medical aesthetics company Classys Inc. through a block trade, raising 228 billion won ($16...
May 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem lands $301 mn Taiwan driverless train deal
Hyundai Rotem Co. has won a 420 billion won ($301 million) order to build autonomous electric trains for Taiwan’s Taichung Metro, adding to a ...
May 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
South Korea’s Rznomics inks $1.3 bn out-licensing deal with Eli Lilly
Rznomics Inc., a South Korean RNA therapeutics developer, has signed an agreement worth more than $1.3 billion with US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lill...
May 16, 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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Korean chipmakers
South Korea asks US for tailored approach to chip tariffs
South Korea has officially requested that the US take a distinct approach in its ongoing probe into foreign semiconductor technology and related dow...
May 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio push
Harman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has acquired Masimo Corp.’s audio business for $350 million, a ...
May 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea confident of winning Czech nuclear plant deal despite court ruling
A landmark nuclear energy export deal between South Korea and the Czech Republic was postponed at the eleventh hour following a local court ruling, ...
May 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
KT&G eyes overseas M&A after rejecting activist fund's offer
KT&G Corp., South Korea’s dominant tobacco and ginseng producer, is seeking to acquire a Japanese ginseng company after dismissing a 1.9-t...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
South Korea nears Czech nuclear deal; Doosan, related stocks fly high
South Korea’s nuclear energy stocks surged this week as momentum builds around a landmark nuclear power project in the Czech Republic, with in...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On seals $2.8 bn battery deal with Bezos-backed US EV start-up Slate
SK On Co., the battery subsidiary of South Korea’s energy conglomerate SK Group, has signed a supply agreement worth an estimated 4 trillion w...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Seoul, Washington agree on July tariff deal framework in '2+2' trade talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea and the US have agreed to work together to craft a comprehensive tariff-liberalization package by July 8, marki...
Apr 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix makes strides in CXL technology, escalating rivalry
SK Hynix Inc., the leading global high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip provider, has moved faster than its rivals in the commercialization of the next-g...
Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea’s Incheon Airport to upgrade, operate Uzbek airfield in $140m deal
INCHEON – South Korea’s Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) is set to upgrade and operate an airfield in Uzbekistan to expand the...
Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
DB Insurance becomes Daol Investment’s No.2 shareholder
DB Insurance Co., a leading South Korean non-life insurance company, has become Daol Investment & Securities Co.'s second-largest shareholder af...
Apr 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen
Hylium to supply liquefied hydrogen storage tanks to AirFirst
Hylium Industries Inc., South Korea’s hydrogen liquefier manufacturer, has signed a deal to supply high-capacity liquefied hydrogen storage ta...
Apr 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution clinches multibillion-dollar ESS deals in Japan, Europe
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has secured a string of billion-dollar energy storage system (ESS) deals in Japan and Europe, outmaneuvering Chinese rivals ...
Apr 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS taps Samjong KPMG, Cushman & Wakefiel, NAI for sale of AP Tower
IGIS Asset Management Co., a leading South Korean real estate investment firm, has chosen a consortium of Samjong KPMG Accounting Corp., Cushman &am...
Apr 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Group in talks with Hahn & Co. to sell SK Siltron
SK Inc., the holding company of SK Group, is in talks with Hahn & Co., a South Korean buyout firm, to sell SK Siltron Co., the country’s s...
Apr 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
ABL Bio lands $2.8 billion license-out deal with GSK
ABL Bio Inc., a South Korean biotech company, will license out its proprietary blood-brain barrier shuttle platform, called the Grabody-B, to UK-bas...
Apr 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace signs $254 million deal to supply K9 howitzers to India
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Thursday it has signed a 370 billion won ($254 million) deal to supply K9 self...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet