Bibigo K-Street Food
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Food & Beverage
Food triggers next phase of global K-culture craze
The ongoing global fever over South Korean music and entertainment content is driving the rapid growth of the country’s packaged food manufact...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Next K-wave in Asia: Convenience stores
When South Korean major convenience store chain CU opened its first branch in Malaysia on April 1, there was a queue of more than 100 meters to get ...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Police fund to appoint equities specialist as CIO
South Korea's Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has picked Han Jong-seok, a former chief investment officer of Meritz Asset Management Co. and eq...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative food
SK Inc, STIC invest $55 million in US alternative dairy maker Perfect Day
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, and private equity firm STIC Investment Inc., have invested a combined 65 billion...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
K-pop fan engagement platform DearU begins process for Nov IPO
How much will you pay to chat with your favorite K-pop groups such as TWICE every day? A South Korean startup generated 20 billion won ($16.9 millio...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Time to invest in luxury hotels in Korea: JLL executive
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on the hotel industry, exposing it as one of the most vulnerable to the crisis amid the global lock...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
KGC creates Ginseng Museum Cafe in New York
Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of KT&G Corporation, has set up its first interactive cafe in the global market where...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Processed rice goods emerge as dark horse in agri-food exports
Despite the global pandemic, exports of processed rice goods hit an all-time high at $137.6 million in 2020, up by 26.9% compared to the previous ...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone, Hahn & Co. to make $800 mn in two Korean IPOs
South Korea's largest used car seller K Car Co., wholly owned by Hahn & Co., will go public on the country's main stock exchange in October, whi...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
K Bank valued at $6.9 billion, needs to expand loans: Morgan Stanley
K Bank, the digital banking unit of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., is valued at 8 trillion won ($6.9 billion) and could further raise i...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Shinsegae's e-commerce arm SSG.COM seeks 2022 IPO
SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korea's retail titan Shinsegae Inc., has begun the process to go public next year, with its valuation estimat...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
CJ Cheiljedang posts record-high earnings in Q2
South Korea's food giant CJ Cheiljedang Corp. posted record-high earnings in the second quarter of this year, breaking its own record from the first...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop evolves far beyond Korean nationality and language
South Korean music, entertainment and content firms are undergoing a major transformation in their business model. No longer is their discovery of n...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Seoul to create K-beauty road as part of interactive tourism
South Korea’s capital city Seoul will set up a walking route full of beauty products, services and interactive programs for visiting tourists....
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Lessons learned from Blackpink label's M&A flops
South Korea-based YG Entertainment Inc., the label behind popular K-pop girl group Blackpink, is pushing to sell off its profitable golf business in...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Korea redefines dining experience with meal kits and delivery food
A good old-fashioned, home-cooked meal is becoming a thing of the past in Korean households, with a wide range of home meal replacements (HMRs) an...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food stories from a chef
Food Delivery in Korea 101
With the recent spike in daily new Covid-19 cases, it’s a good time to review the great delivery options that are available in Korea. Delivery...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ Bibigo challenges kimchi leadership in Korea
CJ Cheiljedang Corp. may overtake Daesang Corp.’s leadership in Korea’s packaged kimchi market for the first time in history. According ...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK, China's Joyvio to launch $90 mn alternative food fund
SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, will launch a 100 billion won ($90 million) fund jointly with Joyvio Group, a unit of Chinese...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Shinsegae-Naver alliance to sell local-themed meal kits as first collaboration
Shinsegae Group and Naver Corp. have jointly devised their first retail business model in about four months after their long-term business agreement...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Qraft's AI-powered ETFs wow Wall Street with winning stock picks
South Korea-based fintech startup Qraft Technologies Inc. captured the attention of Wall Street in May 2019, when it listed two artificial intellige...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Woowa Brothers launches last-mile indoor food delivery robot in Seoul
Woowa Brothers Corp., South Korea’s top food delivery app operator, has launched a last-mile indoor robot food delivery service, as people inc...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
No.1 K-pop goods maker Copan Global eyes digital expansion
The world of K-pop is globally known for offering a truly wide selection of merchandise items for fans. While balloons were the only goods used by t...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Malaysia becomes preferred destination for Korea’s convenience chains
South Korea’s major convenience store chains are rushing to enter the Malaysian market. E-Mart 24, the convenience chain operated by Shinsegae...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
DearU strives to catch up with leading K-pop fan platform Weverse
Imagine getting this text from your favorite K-pop group member: “Hey, what did you eat for lunch? Can’t wait to see you at the concert ...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Harrison Street taps Korean LPs for $1.5 bn life science property fund
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union has committed $100 million to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital's new flagship fund that is aiming to raise $1.5...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop fan engagement platform DearU eyes H2 listing
South Korea-based fan platform DearU Co. has filed a preliminary application to the Korea Exchange with plans for a trading debut on the country&rsq...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Toss Bank to compete with K Bank, Kakao Bank from September
Toss Bank in September will enter the race of internet-only banks in South Korea as the third player, competing against K Bank and Kakao Bank. Toss ...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Chips, autos set S.Korea’s May export growth at fastest pace in 32 years
South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rei...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
K-pop content platforms team up to take lead in community market
Platform operators targeting global K-pop fans are mired in fierce competition as companies team up to vie for the lead in the fan community platfor...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)