GEPS growth funds
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Korean stock market
Defense, healthcare lure global funds in dull market
Defense, healthcare and semiconductor materials companies have been the main investment targets of global funds such as Fidelity and Morgan Stanley ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul advised to prepare exit plans for real estate funds
Global real estate investment funds managed by South Korean financial services firms have swelled by more than 14 times to 72 trillion won ($5.4 bil...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief says rate cut premature despite slower growth
South Korea’s central bank chief on Wednesday said it is too early to suggest starting to cut interest rates as inflation remains above its ta...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Korean activist fund mired in controversy over SM stock deals
A South Korean private equity firm leading shareholder activism against SM Entertainment Co. is mired in controversy as it has surfaced that it sold...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Simple, retro: Korean game sector’s new target for growth
Once-popular games for feature phones in the 2000s are seeing a revival in South Korea on the growing demand for simple and easy titles for smartpho...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean builders fare well in Q1 with overseas projects
South Korea’s leading construction companies, led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), posted modest operating pro...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to lead mobility platform innovation: CEO Cho
Hyundai Mobis Co. will take another leap forward to become a mobility platform provider for future mobility technologies and bolster its new growth ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience to invest $1.8 billion, seeks M&As for inorganic growth
SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, plans to spend 2.4 trillion won ($1.8 billion) over the next five years and...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s GEPS to begin investing in global buyout, growth funds
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is set to inject 100 billion won ($74.7 million) to make its first investments in gl...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., reported a 30% on...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s public spending on maternity, child care falls short of OECD average
South Korea’s government budget for tackling the nation's low birth rate has risen to 2.25% of GDP, but housing support accounts for a major p...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
KKR mulls investing $150 mn in Korean fashion platform Musinsa
Musinsa Co., South Korea’s leading online fashion platform, is in the final stage of attracting 200 billion won ($149.8 million) from US priva...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean auto parts makers’ earnings ride on electrification push
South Korea’s major automotive parts makers are expected to post decent growth in their first-quarter sales and earnings on the back of their ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean E-Land unites fast fashion units for China biz growth
South Korea’s major retailer E-Land Group has consolidated one of its fast fashion brand's operations at home and in China to accelerate growt...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Dongwon Group to establishe new corporation for auto parts logistics
South Korea's Dongwon Group announced on Monday that it will launch a new corporation called "Next Lo Co." on May 1 to strengthen the competitivenes...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Future M to issue $226 mn Korean green bonds
South Korea's battery component maker POSCO Future M Co. (formerly POSCO Chemical) announced on Friday that it will issue 300 billion won ($226 mill...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
POSCO Holdings opens new R&D center in Pohang
POSCO Holdings said on Thursday that it has opened a headquarters for POSCO N.EX.T Hub, which will lead the R&D efforts for the entire POSCO G...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean gov’t pledges additional $7.9 bn for startups amid fund squeeze
The South Korean government will spend an additional 10.5 trillion won ($7.9 billion) to shore up the country’s startups and venture capitalis...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK Partners to buy Belgian chocolate brand Pierre Marcolini
Private equity firm MBK Partners is set to acquire Pierre Marcolini, a Belgian chocolate brand called "Hermes of Chocolate."MBK bought the South Kor...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
China, India: Korean investors’ next stock investment targets
The US stock market has long been the prime investment destination for South Korean investors, lured by the dynamics of the global top economy.With ...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s first-generation bio companies set up support fund for new ventures
South Korea's first-generation bio companies and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) have created a bio investment fund to support ventures in the field ...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean economy unlikely to rebound in H2; BOK may keep rate
South Korea’s economy is unlikely to rebound in the second half as exports are expected to stay weak on the sluggish global semiconductor indu...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK to hold rate on Tuesday as inflation, growth ease
South Korea’s central bank was widely expected to leave its policy interest rate unchanged this week as inflation slows amid fears of a recess...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK, Samsung accelerate S.Korea’s CO2 capture biz growth
Samsung and SK, South Korea’s two largest conglomerates, are speeding up the growth in the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) busi...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Lotte Group secures $3.8 bn funding from four major Korean banks
Lotte Group announced on Friday that it has signed a financial support agreement worth 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) with four major South Korean ba...
Apr 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Shared growth with startups essential for GS Group: Chairman Huh
GS Group, a South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate, plans to aggressively invest in startups and venture companies with promising technology &nd...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
S. Korea's Orion sees brisk sales growth in Vietnam, Russia
South Korea's confectionary giant Orion Corp. has seen brisk sales growth this year, pushing out rival CJ CheilJedang Corp. to solidify its dominanc...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Kurly seeks fresh funding at half its peak valuation
Kurly Inc., South Korea’s leading food delivery platform, has embarked on a new funding round to raise 100 billion won ($76 million) at about ...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply chips for Intel's self-driving tech unit Mobileye
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, has won a semiconductor production order from Israel-based Mobileye Global Inc., a le...
Apr 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
VIP Asset’s new mutual fund to forgo operating fees if it posts losses
VIP Asset Management Co., a leading South Korean asset manager, said on Friday it is launching a new mutual fund, and its managers won’t take ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)