ASK 2018 Global Private Debt
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Real estate
ESR KendallSquare REIT leads Korean logistics sector
ESR KendallSquare REIT, overseeing 18 advanced logistics centers across South Korea, adeptly handled challenges in the real estate sector this year....
Dec 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Anushka Sen, global celebs to ring in New Year in Seoul
Thousands of global celebrity infuencers, including Indian TV actress and model Anushka Sen, are set to ring in the New Year at a content festival i...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Campbell Lutyens taps ex-KIC PE chief as Korea head
Campbell Lutyens & Co. Ltd., a UK private equity advisory firm, has tapped sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) former PE he...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO named world's most competitive steelmaker
South Korea's POSCO was ranked number one as the world’s most competitive steelmakers for 14 straight years by the global steel analytics Worl...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang to launch Excycle Basak Chip in global market
South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that it introduced its Excycle Basak Chip, a snack born from their in-house ven...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae Gangnam stands out among department stores with $2.3 bn sales
Shinsegae Department Store, South Korea’s leading retail business operator, said on Thursday its flagship store in Gangnam, an upscale distric...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
DL E&C’s 1915 Çanakkale Bridge named Project of the Year
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in Türkiye, completed by the company, received th...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget
Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has listed its MBX token on the global...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom, Thales jointly strengthen 5G security
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it collaborated with global data security company Thales for 5G security.According to the com...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samyang buys specialty chemical maker Verdant for $257 mn
Samyang Specialty Solutions LLC, a leading chemical and food products maker in South Korea, has entered into an agreement to wholly acquire Texas-ba...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
New Samsung, LG laptops drive industry shift toward on-device AI
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are unveiling new artificial intelligence-powered laptops next month, joining an industry move to in...
Dec 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
MBK raises Hankook bid price, asks FSS to probe Cho's stock purchase
The sibling rivalry for control of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Techno...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to enhance global biz with new exec for US IPO
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, aims to ramp up its global business with the appointment of a new executive ahead...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Line Next attracts $140 mn to globally expand NFT platform
Line Next Corp., a digital asset affiliate of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has attracted $140 million in a funding round led by Cre...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
China's CICC enters S.Korea with its private equity fund
BEIJING – CICC Capital, a unit of China International Capital Corp. (CICC), has entered the South Korean market with the launch of a private e...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE ranks fifth in global tour revenue in 2023
The global tour revenue of HYBE Co., home to BTS and Seventeen, reached 250 billion won ($190 million) over the year.According to Hybe on Tuesday, t...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million
South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has acquired Sharekhan Ltd., India’s 10th-largest brokerage firm, to enh...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s GC Cell targets global cell therapy CDMO business
GC Cell Corp., an affiliate of South Korea’s major pharmaceutical company GC Biopharma Corp., is targeting the cell therapy contract developme...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LegoChem Bio mulls name change after defeat to Lego
South Korean biopharmaceutical company LegoChem Biosciences Inc. is seeking to change its name after it lost in a trademark infringement lawsuit fil...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
New 2024 E-Class soon to arrive in Korea, land of Mercedes-Benz
As with the launch of every new E-Class, the flagship model of luxury German car brand Mercedes-Benz, the phrase “evolution, not revolution&rd...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK Networks to accelerate AI-led, startup investments
SK Networks Co. will accelerate its transformation into an artificial intelligence-led investment company from a general trading firm, its President...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec joins governing body of SOAFEE
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it became the ninth member of the governing body of the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge ...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Lotte Group’s 3rd-generation son comes to the fore
Shin Yoo-yeol, the eldest son of Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-Bin, was promoted to lead the group’s new division to be launched within its h...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart opens 3rd store in Vietnam, spurs K-food marketing
South Korea’s E-Mart Inc. will open its new hypermarket in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 7, accelerating sales of its private label No Brand produc...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks enjoy robust earnings in Asian emerging markets
Four major banks in South Korea are enjoying healthy earnings from overseas businesses, particularly in Asian emerging markets.KEB Hana Bank posted ...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Global NAND chip sales up in Q3 amid Samsung output cut
Global sales of NAND flash chips slightly grew in the third quarter as industry leaders such as Samsung Electronics Co. cut output, a report showed ...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis builds new electrification research center
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis announced on Tuesday that it opened the Electrification Research Center in Euiwang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has called on his cousin to help in the management of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate as it faces the challeng...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul to build huge two-ring Ferris wheel for $700 mn
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday unveiled the design of a Ferris wheel, tentatively named Seoul Twin Eye, which it plans to complete by 2...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea, Japan seal 3-year $10 bn currency swap deal
South Korea and Japan on Friday revived their bilateral currency swap line to boost their dollar liquidity amid improved diplomatic relations.The tw...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hyundai, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership for self-driving vehicles
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- 3 Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore
- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
- 5 MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer