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ESG
Hanwha Group secures $4.4 bn from KDB to finance ESG business
South Korea’s Hanwha Group has clinched a 5 trillion won ($4.4 billion) commitment from the state-run Korea Development Bank over the next fiv...
May 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
S.Korea: 11th in global export market for top-ranked items
South Korea ranks 11th in global export market shares with 69 top-ranked items -- reaching an all-time high In 2019, South Korean products ranked 1...
May 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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PEF divestments
PEFs knocking on door of Korean IPO market for profitable divestment
South Korean and overseas private equity firms are knocking on the door of the initial public offering market for profitable divestments, riding the...
May 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to jump into laptop processor market with Exynos chip in H2
With the global laptop computer market growing rapidly in the pandemic-caused work-and-learn from home era, Samsung Electronics Co. is working on a ...
May 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Doosan Group pushes painful restructuring, bears fruit in Q1
Established in 1896 as a small fabric store in downtown Seoul, Doosan Corp. is the oldest surviving company in South Korea. Throughout the 20th cent...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung sharpens DRAM marketing prowess vs Micron
During Samsung Electronics Co.'s first-quarter conference call with analysts on Apr. 26, UBS analyst Nicolas Gaudois asked about the South Korean ch...
May 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Freelancer market platform Kmong raises near $28mn in Series C round
South-Korea based freelancer market platform Kmong Inc. has successfully attracted 31.2 billion won ($27.8 million) in its latest Series C funding, ...
May 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Hong Ra-hee: Chief architect of Samsung Group’s art initiative
Samsung Group founder Lee Byung-chul was known to be one of the most avid collectors of Korean antiques. Among his vast collection of priceless cult...
Apr 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Templeton to pull out of Korean retail fund market
Franklin Templeton Investments' South Korean arm is in talks with a domestic asset management company to sell its retail operations, following Black...
Apr 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean-made small SUVs reach 50% share in US market
Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in South Korea have earned more than half the market share in the small-size SUV segment in the US.In the...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean-made small SUVs reach 50% share in US market
Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in South Korea have earned more than half the market share in the small-size SUV segment in the US.In the...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyosung Group
Hyosung Group’s year-to-date valuation almost doubles
Hyosung Group, founded in 1966, is a textile and chemicals conglomerate that currently stands as the 26th-largest business group in South Korea. Unt...
Apr 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK Group’s holding firm aims to become Korea’s Berkshire Hathaway
Jang Dong-hyun, chief executive of SK Inc., formerly known as SK Holdings Co. made a rare public remark during a March shareholder meeting, saying t...
Apr 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Samsung unveils mid-band 5G equipment to target $9.9 bn US market
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a range of fifth-generation wireless equipment solutions targeting the US mobile service market, expected to ac...
Apr 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Narrower price gap to LCD underpins OLED TV market
A rapid increase in liquid crystal display (LCD) panel prices has sharply narrowed the price gap between LCD panels and organic light-emitting diode...
Apr 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group forms TaaS division to be led by 42dot CEO
Hyundai Motor Group has created a new Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) division that will oversee the mobility businesses of Hyundai Motor Co. and...
Apr 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Citibank Korea's retail arm sale may fuel M&A market
Citigroup Inc.'s plan to exit from South Korea's retail banking market may invigorate the country's M&A market, with small-sized, non-banking fi...
Apr 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Engineering seeks Q3 IPO; seen as precursor to group revamp
Hyundai Engineering Co., an unlisted construction affiliate of the Hyundai Motor Group, is seeking an initial public offering on the Korean bourse, ...
Apr 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang to start first overseas operation in Singapore
South Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. is moving forward with its global expansion plans by entering the Singapore market. The New York ...
Apr 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreigners return to Korean market; Kosdaq at near 21-year high
Foreign investors, the dominant players on the Korean bourse, are returning as buyers of Samsung Electronics Co. and other blue chips, keeping the m...
Apr 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Iyuno-SDI Group raises $160 mn follow-on investment from SoftBank
Iyuno-SDI Group, a South Korean content localization firm, has received $160 million in funding from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, a follow-on investment ...
Apr 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Naver invests $150 million in Indonesia’s No.1 media group Emtek
South Korea’s online platform giant Naver Corp. has invested $150 million in Elang Mahkota Teknologi (Emtek), Indonesia’s largest techno...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
SK Group acquires 16.3% of Vietnam’s top retailer for $410 million
South Korea’s SK Group has acquired 16.3% of Vincommerce, Vietnam’s top retail business operator, for $410 million as part of a move to ...
Apr 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV batteries
SK Group eyes jackpot from investment in battery maker SES
South Korea’s SK Group is expected to pocket at least a tenfold return from its investment in electric vehicle battery startup SES as the batt...
Apr 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
NHN joins race for top spot in global webtoon market
South Korean content platforms' appetite for webtoons remains strong as major players such as Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. further ramp up their webt...
Apr 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
BlackRock sheds $620 mn Korean retail fund business
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, has sold its retail business in South Korea to a small domestic investment firm to concentr...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
SoftBank-backed Balance Hero raises $10 mn in debt funding from India
South Korean fintech startup Balance Hero has raised around $10 million in debt funding led by the India-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) ...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean value stocks outshine growth names in flat market
Over the past three months, domestic value stock funds in South Korea saw net outflows of 921.4 billion won ($814 million), with the benchmark Kospi...
Mar 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Market jitters grow over Korean battery shares after VW’s decision
Market jitters over South Korea’s battery makers are growing after Volkswagen AG’s announcement on Monday that it will make batteries in...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Allganize eyes $26.5 bn enterprise search market
“Companies that haven't adopted artificial intelligence may eventually cease to exist,” said Lee Chang-su, founder and chief executive o...
Mar 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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