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UBS retains top position on Korea’s M&A advisor list after Ecorbit deal
UBS Group AG remained on the top of the South Korean merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory market as of the end of the third quarter after addin...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells sells 142 MW solar power plant in Washington
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a solar panel manufacturing arm of South Korea's Hanwha Solutions Corp., said on Wednesday that it sold a 142-megawatt solar pow...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, GSMA sign Open Gateway agreement
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Monday that it signed an agreement with the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) to parti...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor Group to develop tech to cut Chinese precursor imports
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest carmaker, has started developing electric vehicle battery technology to cut costs and reduce th...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 FE: Budget smartphone packed with AI functions
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE, the latest addition to its AI-enabled smartphones series, with which the South Korean ...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Korea Securities to expand its ultra-high net worth business
Korea Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arceon Group to strengthen its o...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Fed’s big rate cut spurs Korean firms to issue foreign bonds
South Korean companies rushed to issue foreign currency bonds after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in more than fo...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Display to build $1.8 billion OLED plant in Vietnam
Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display maker, will build a $1.8 billion organic light-emitting diode (OLED) line in Vietnam for small- ...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Daishin Securities lowers its price target for Nongshim
Daishin Securities Co. cut its price target on Nongshim Co.'s stock to 530,000 won ($397) from 550,000 won ($412) on Tuesday, saying the company's o...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s MeatBox to go public despite other failed grocery platform IPOs
MeatBox Global Inc., South Korea’s online livestock product sales platform operator, aims for an initial public offering valued at up to 28.5 ...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
South Korea's hy to export Helicobacter Project Will to China
South Korea's hy, formerly known as Korea Yakult and a leader in dairy products, said on Monday that it started exporting its fermented milk product...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities introduces AI assistant platform for its employees
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities said on Friday that it introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant platform to enhance company-wide op...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Koramco puts Hyundai Motor Securities building on market
Koramco Asset Management Co. has put the Hyundai Motor Securities building in Seoul's Yeouido business district (YBD) on the market. The deal is exp...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor Group becomes KT's largest shareholder
Hyundai Motor Group has officially become the largest shareholder of South Korea's major telecommunications company KT Corp., following a public int...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KCGI buys control of Hanyang Securities for $166 mn
KCGI, a South Korean private equity firm, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Hanyang Securities Co. for 220.3 billion won ($166 million), slig...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc teams up with brokerage firm to counter MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. Chair Choi Yun-birm has joined hands with a major local securities firm in a counterattack against MBK Partners Ltd. and the company...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Mirae Asset named as Best Securities House in S.Korea by Euromoney
Mirae Asset Securities announced on Thursday that it has been named “Best Securities House in South Korea” at the Euromoney Securities H...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Financial launches $75 mn PF restructuring support fund
South Korea's Woori Financial Group has launched a 100 billion won ($74.96 million) project financing (PF) restructuring support fund.This marks the...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI relinquishes polarizer film unit for $834 mn
Samsung SDI Co., the South Korean battery maker with the world’s sixth-largest market share, has decided to sell its polarizer film business t...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to boost mass market presence vs Chinese peers
BERLIN – LG Electronics Inc., the world's largest home appliances maker, will adjust its premium-oriented strategy to expand its mass market p...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
No Korean firms make it onto Korea’s top five mobile games list
No South Korean game titles developed by domestic game developers made it onto the list of the country’s top five mobile games last month, ind...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Daishin Securities shelves main office building sale to NH-Amundi
Daishin Securities Co. has called off a plan to sell its headquarters building in a central business district of Seoul to NH-Amundi Asset Management...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Gordon Ramsay accelerates moves for $63 mn IPO
TheBorn Korea Inc., a leading South Korean food and beverage group operated by TV celebrity and chef Paik Jong-won, has accelerated its moves for an...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Transys tops JD Power's car seat quality evaluation
South Korea's Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Wednesday that it ranked first for the first time in the...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check
South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping up their logistics capacities to counter aggressive forays into the count...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to invest in Tanzanian mine to cut Chinese graphite imports
POSCO Group, South Korea’s steel and battery material conglomerate, is set to invest in the world's second-largest graphite reserve, in Tanzan...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Suprema wins security projects in African countries
South Korea’s Suprema Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI)-based security company, said on Monday it won a contract to supply its fingerprint...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Activst fund KCGI struggles to fund Hanyang Securities deal
KCGI, a South Korean private equity firm, has been struggling to raise funds for its 244.9-billion-won ($183 million) purchase of a controlling stak...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korean travel retailers face downturn without Chinese big spenders
Before COVID-19 swept the world, South Korea’s top two travel retailers Lotte Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free Shop ascended to the world’...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Will Samsung take over Nokia’s mobile network assets?
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, has expressed interest in the mobile networks business of Nokia Oyj, a global telec...
Sep 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
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