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Economy
South Korea moves to join CPTPP free trade pact as China fears ease
South Korea has officially declared its plan to join a mega Trans-Pacific free trade deal, called the CPTPP, following China’s application to ...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
End of No-Japanese boycott? Uniqlo Korea turns to black
Japanese companies operating in South Korea are making a comeback after being hit hard by a campaign that began in mid-2019 to boycott Japanese prod...
Dec 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Japan's Aeon proceeds with plan to sell Ministop Korea
Japan's Aeon Co. has received preliminary bids for its wholly-owned subsidiary of Ministop Korea, which is estimated at around 200 billion won ($170...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea’s Midas Asset buys logistics center in Italy for €200 mn
South Korea’s Midas Asset Management Co. has bought a logistics center leased to Amazon, the world’s top online shopping mall, in Italy ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung likely to announce US foundry investment plan this week
Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to announce an investment plan for its second US-based semiconductor foundry plant this week. As the South Kor...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Koreans log $5.7 bn loss in Q3 from overseas stock investments
South Korean investors suffered a $5.7 billion loss in the third quarter from overseas stock investments on weak foreign shares. Individual investor...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK sells Japan golf club to SoftBank's Fortress for $3.5 bn
MBK Partners has sold Japan's largest golf course operator Accordia Next Golf to SoftBank's Fortress Investment Group for 400 billion yen ($3.5 bill...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Amazon poised for Fire tablet launch in Korea next year
Amazon, the world’s largest online shopping mall, is set to release its own Fire tablets in South Korea from as early as next year, penetratin...
Nov 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai mulls reentry into Japan with EVs, FCEVs
Hyundai Motor Co. is considering a return to Japan with electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles after South Korea’s top carmaker r...
Nov 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BentallGreenOak
[ASK 2021] Japan - What Does the Current Investing Environment Look Like?
Japan: What Does the Current Investing Environment Look Like? Summary of Japan Real Estate “Work-from-Home” Tre...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to set up separator JV in Hungary with Toray of Japan
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, has agreed to set up a joint venture with Japan’s Toray Industries Inc. for the producti...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver launches Japan-focused e-commerce platform
South Korea's top online portal Naver Corp. launched its e-commerce platform dedicated to Japan last month, taking its first step toward a global on...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean OTT platform TVing to go abroad with Naver's LINE
South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform TVing Co. will make its inroads into Japan and Taiwan next year and into the US in 2023, tapping...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Amazon in talks to invest in SK Tel's spun-off unit
Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, is in negotiations with South Korea's SK Telecom Co. to invest in the mobile carrier's non-telecom ...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SoftBank-backed Riiid acquires Langoo, eyes Japan's edtech market
South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup Riiid is looking to boost its presence in Japan following the acquisition of its Japan-based distr...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Murata Manufacturing CEO
Japan's Murata redefines customers in game-changing era
KYOTO, Japan - Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's No. 1 producer of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and other electronic components, will e...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Has Already Inspired Thousands of Halloween Costumes
“Squid Game,” the South Korean dystopian thriller which debuted on Netflix on Sept. 17, is on track to be the platform’s...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
China, Japan, Korea race for wafer capacity expansion
China, Japan and South Korea are racing for expanding wafer production as surging chip demand and increase in semiconductor makers’ capacity t...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver bets on SoftBank's e-book company to reclaim lead in Japan
South Korea’s major portal operator Naver Corp. is looking to firm up its partnership with SoftBank Group Corp. and increase its presence in J...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Cookie Run developer enjoys 1126% year-to-date growth in stock price
Devsisters Corporation, the developer of the globally popular mobile game Cookie Run, has become a “ten bagger” stock with its price ris...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off its East Coast
SEOUL—North Korea launched two ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in Pyongyang&rs...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang’s business model put to test as shares fall below IPO price
Coupang Inc., widely seen as the South Korean version of global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, has closely followed the US company’s business mo...
Sep 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Amazon Global Store shakes up S.Korea’s e-commerce scene
Amazon Global Store posted a stellar first-week performance in South Korea. The service, launched at the end of August on SK Telecom Co.’s onl...
Sep 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Streaming platform Mahocast eyes listing on Japan's Mothers market
TOKYO -- Japan-based concert streaming platform Mahocast, dubbed as the Netflix for concerts in Japan, is gaining attention as a venue for both musi...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Burger King's Korea, Japan operations up for sale
Affinity Equity Partners is putting Burger King's operations in South Korea and Japan up for sale, after the US hamburger franchise overtook its big...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
NPIXEL emerges as fastest Korean game company to become unicorn
South Korea-based game developer NPIXEL Co. has become the country’s fastest game company to join the unicorn club after raising 100 billion w...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Sumitomo Chemical to build $90 million photoresist plant in S.Korea
Japan’s major chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co. will invest more than 10 billion yen ($91 million) in South Korea to manufacture photores...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Amazon teams up with SK’s 11Street to offer Global Store for Koreans
SK Telecom Co.’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. has teamed up with Amazon, the world’s largest online shopping mall, to offer the US c...
Aug 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Digital healthcare
Naver to enter healthcare business in Korea with investment in ezCaretech
South Korea’s online platform giant Naver Corp. is set to enter the big data-based healthcare industry by investing in ezCaretech Co., a domes...
Aug 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)