Digital Healthcare Partners
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Petrochemicals
Hanwha, DL Chemical to split up two-decade-old YNCC joint venture
Yeochun NCC Co., a leading South Korean petrochemical producer, will split up after its two owners – Hanwha Group and DL Group – have ag...
Nov 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, EcoPro, China’s GEM to build battery materials plant in Indonesia
SK On Co., a South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, has joined forces with two energy materials companies to build a nickel intermediate ...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle promotes two Koreans to partner, MD
The Carlyle Group Inc. announced on Tuesday 32 new partners and 39 new managing directors, effective Jan. 1 of 2023, including two Koreans, Sean (So...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochemical to recycle plastic waste with French partner
Kumho Petrochemical on Tuesday said it has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French engineering service provider Technip Energies...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI raises $10 mn in Series A funding
Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI Inc. announced on Tuesday that it raised 14 billion won ($10.3 million) in a Series A round. Pavilion Ca...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
FTX implosion disrupts interest issuance by GOPAX product
The implosion of the Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX is causing ripple effects around the world, and South Korea is no exception.Seoul-based cry...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Geo Centric to build Asia's biggest advanced recycling plant with British partner
South Korea's SK Geo Centric, the green chemical subsidiary of SK Innovation, will build Asia's largest advanced recycling (pyrolysis) plant in the ...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Yanolja to expand overseas business with global partner
South Korea's tourism platform Yanolja is expanding its overseas air and travel operations.Yanolja Cloud, an artificial intelligence-based software ...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG CNS earns $2.3 billion in year's first 3 quarters
South Korea's information and communications technology (ICT) corporation LG CNS, which seeks an initial public offering (IPO), has set a company re...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai partners with Indonesia firm for stable aluminum supply
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, joined hands with an Indonesian miner to secure a stable aluminum supply as demand for the raw...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America
LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer
KT Corp., a South Korean telecommunications giant, plans to invest $2 million in Sonde Health Inc., a US voice biomarker developer, to enhance the c...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK Square chief expects significant investment gains from next year
SK Square Co., the investment management arm of South Korea’s SK Group, is looking to reap handsome gains from its investment and divestment a...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CJ CheilJedang to strengthen R&D for bio and healthcare businesses
CJ Corp. announced it will strengthen its research and development (R&D) efforts in the bio and healthcare sectors. CJ CheilJedang Corp. ...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea's SKT aims for $32 bn in corporate value via AI tech by 2026
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is aiming to quadruple its corporate value, currently around 11 trillion won ($7.9 billion), b...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
KT adds partner to expand Vietnam digital healthcare biz
KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, has teamed up with another local company to expand its digital healthcare business in Vietnam furth...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Electronics to support partners’ efforts to strengthen cybersecurity
LG Electronics Inc., one of South Korea’s leading home appliance makers, said on Monday it will help its business partners strengthen their cy...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung fast-forwards digital transformation of its chip business
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is accelerating its digital shift to better respond to the changi...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
EQT Partners to invest $1.4 bn in Korea's No. 2 physical security firm
Sweden’s EQT Partners AB is set to acquire a 36.87% stake in South Korean security services provider SK Shieldus Co. from a consortium led by ...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals to make CES debut in January
SK Biopharmaceuticals will take part in CES 2023, the world's largest trade show for IT and electronics held in Las Vegas, to unveil its medical dev...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
H Robotics enters the UAE market with rehabilitation robot Rebless
South Korean startup H Robotics will enter the Middle East with the rehabilitation robot Rebless, an FDA-registered robotic therapy device for both ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to boost US presence with $5.5 bn new Georgia EV plant
Hyundai Motor Co. broke ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday, as the top South Korean ...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
KFCC eyes recession-resistant sectors like healthcare, necessities
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) is eyeing certain sectors that create stable revenue streams such as healthcare, daily...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C, Holtec embark on detailed design of SMR-160 model
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. and its US nuclear reactor partner Holtec International have agreed to start working ...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Carlyle, KKR again compete for Korean dental scanner maker
US private equity giants The Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) are again competing to acquire the world’s third-larges...
Oct 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung launches upgraded digital wallet to take on Apple Pay
South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Friday it is launching its digital wallet platform in 13 more countries by year-end t...
Oct 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea, Chile to jointly develop key EV battery materials
South Korea has joined hands with Chile in a move to cope with the US’ Inflation Reduction Act, as well as strengthen the two countries' ties ...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Celltrion targets digital healthcare sector with app
Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s biopharmaceutical giant, made a foray into the digital healthcare sector for its future growth by launching a sm...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
K-pop giant SM up against Align Partner's shareholder activism
South Korea’s Align Partners Capital Management is intensifying its shareholder activism against K-pop music label giant SM Entertainment Co.,...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom joins race for Korean dental scanner maker
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has joined the race to acquire Medit Corp., the world’s third-largest 3D dental scanner ...
Sep 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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