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Pre-IPOs
Doosan begins pre-IPO funding round for US fuel cell unit HyAxiom
Doosan Corp., the holding company of South Korean plant-to-machinery conglomerate Doosan Group, is slated to attract $200 million for its hydrogen f...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean growth outlook dims on increased trade deficit
South Korea’s exports are on course to drop for the eighth consecutive month as they declined in the first 10 days of May, data showed on Thur...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Align Partners' shareholder activism? Think twice
The three-month saga over the control of the K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co. early this year was a painful lesson about activist funds: Don&rsquo...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities joins Singapore Exchange's trading membership
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities has made history as the first Korean financial investment firm to join the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) trading...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KITA hosts K-Product Trade Show & G-Fair in Tokyo
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) announced on Wednesday the opening of the "2023 K-Product Trade Show & G-Fair in Tokyo" at the ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Celltrion drops bid to acquire Baxter’s biopharm unit
Celltrion Inc. announced on Tuesday it has decided not to pursue the acquisition of the biopharmaceutical unit of U.S. medical device maker Baxter I...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon targets entertainment business in Japan
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, is targeting the entertainment sector in Japan as it aims to expand its intellect...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor drives software unit's Q1 sales higher
Record-setting earnings at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group have driven its vehicle software platform’s sales sharply higher and painte...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Chem in talks with Glenwood to sell off diagnostics unit
LG Chem Ltd. is slated for exclusive talks with Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity to sell off its in vitro diagnostics business, according to biop...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry backlogs top $74.6 bn for logic chip biz goal
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 2 foundry player, has secured contract semiconductor manufacturing order backlogs of more than 100 tr...
Apr 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's Kakao Pay to buy 51% of US financial firm Siebert
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., announced on Thursday it has signed an a...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec’s home appliance unit hits record-high profit in Q1
The home appliance division of LG Electronics Inc. posted its largest ever quarterly profit in the January-March period, exceeding the 1 trillion wo...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., reported a 30% on...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Chinese weak domestic demand causes S.Korean trade deficit: report
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) has urged South Korea to develop a strategy to strengthen exports to China based on its market situ...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Ponzi scheme suspected behind SocGen-triggered Korean stock havoc
The South Korean financial authorities will investigate whether unfair trading practices are behind leverage trading after massive margin call reque...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean E-Land unites fast fashion units for China biz growth
South Korea’s major retailer E-Land Group has consolidated one of its fast fashion brand's operations at home and in China to accelerate growt...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won near 5-month low despite weak dollar; outlook dark
The South Korean won fell to the weakest level in almost five months, underperforming other currencies despite a softer dollar, as sluggish fundamen...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea to adopt cornerstone investor system to vitalize IPOs
South Korea is set to introduce a system of cornerstone investors who agree in advance to subscribe to a forthcoming listing with conditions of lock...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis develops world’s first rollable vehicle display
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth largest automotive components supplier, has developed a rollable vehicle display, the first of its kind i...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LS Electric to display smart energy solutions in Germany
LS Electric Co., South Korean manufacturer of power and industrial automation equipment, announced on Monday that it will participate in the Hannove...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia surpass 100,000 global EV sales in Q1
Hyundai Motor Group's electric vehicle (EV) sales have exceeded 100,000 units in the first quarter of this year, driven by the strong sales of its f...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Group chairman’s eldest son to play key role at US unit PassKey
Chey In-geun, the eldest son of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, has moved to the South Korean conglomerate’s major US business operations amid...
Apr 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
GS Group's petrochem equipment unit eyes up to $154 mn via pre-IPO
GS Entec Corp., a South Korean equipment maker for petrochemical and power plants, is set to raise 150 billion to 200 billion won ($115 million-$154...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea, Boeing tie up for develop future advanced weapons
The Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) teams up with major US defense contractor Boeing to conduct research and development on...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG tops in market cap gain, beating Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor
The total market value of companies under South Korea’s fourth-largest business group LG increased the most in a year, beating out its bigger ...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Macquarie to buy Lotte’s S.Korean transportation card unit
Macquarie Asset Management, part of Australian investment bank Macquarie Group, is set to buy Loca Mobility Corp., Lotte Card Co.’s subsidiary...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Elec to invest $3.1 bn in S.Korean OLED plant
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, is set to spend 4.1 trillion won ($3.1 billion) on a new organic light-emitting...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha's takeover of DSME likely to get conditional approval
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday said it is discussing corrective measures with Hanwha Group over fears that the conglomerate's a...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply chips for Intel's self-driving tech unit Mobileye
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, has won a semiconductor production order from Israel-based Mobileye Global Inc., a le...
Apr 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean carbon trading company EcoEye seeks listing
South Korean carbon credit trading company EcoEye Co. is preparing for an initial public offering, poised to be the first listing of a firm in the s...
Mar 29, 2023 (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