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IPOs
AI edtech startup Buzzvil readies for 2022 listing; hires IPO manager
South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup Buzzvil is preparing to make a trading debut on the country’s junior bourse Kosdaq in the th...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai tops Korean institutions' May buying list
Hyundai Motor became the key beneficiary of South Korean institutional investors' heavy buying on the local bourse this month as the global chip sho...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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OTT streaming
Kakao joins OTT race with INISOFT acquisition
Kakao Corp. is entering the over-the-top (OTT) streaming market. According to investment banking sources on May 27, Kakao’s entertainment and ...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Innovation in CO2 capture, storage technology project
SK Innovation Co. signed an agreement on May 26 to participate in South Korea's first government-led project to develop carbon capture and storage (...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai becomes India’s top SUV seller, wins Indian Car of the Year Award
Hyundai Motor Group’s small and compact sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are posting strong sales in fast-growing economies including India and R...
May 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Hyundai CE, Amazon develop AI-based equipment diagnosis technology
Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. (Hyundai CE), an affiliate of Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., said on May 17 that it has jointly developed...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Group to invest $106 mn in advanced AI tech development
South Korea’s LG Group will spend about 120 billion won ($106 million) over the next three years to establish a massive high-performance compu...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK IE Technology’s IPO price set at top end; record demand at bookbuilding
The initial public offering price of South Korea’s SK IE Technology Co. has been set at the top end of the proposed band, reflecting a recor...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea rolls out next-generation fighter jet KF-21 with local technology
South Korea on Friday unveiled a prototype of its homegrown fighter jet, the KF-21, two decades after it vowed to develop a next-generation superson...
Apr 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Stronghold Technology aims to become Tesla of coffee roasters
South Korea-based Stronghold Technology Inc. is the first startup to have applied artificial intelligence technology to coffee roasting machines. Th...
Apr 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK IE Technology’s IPO plan to get boost from ITC ruling
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), set to make a trading debut on Korea’s main bourse in May, is expected to get a favorable review in assessing it...
Apr 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
BOK tells institutions to cut exposure in high carbon sectors
The Bank of Korea has asked the country’s financial institutions to reduce exposure in economic sectors that generate high levels of carbon em...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor unveils AI-powered voice recognition technology
South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered voice recognition technology to be installed in mass-produced...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Vueron gets autonomous driving permit with lidar technology
Vueron Technology Co., a South Korean lidar perception software startup, said on Tuesday a self-driving vehicle made a successful run on an expressw...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2021
Amorepacific unveils AI-based cosmetics technology at CES 2021
South Korea-based Amorepacific Corp. has received the Innovation Award for its high-tech beauty technologies at the world's largest tech event, Cons...
Jan 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung to make new Qualcomm chips for 5G smartphones with 5nm technology
Samsung Electronics Co. has secured a deal to manufacture Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s new mobile application processor for 5G smartphones, the ...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KB Financial's $186 mn VC fund invests $42 mn in Indian startups
KB Financial Group's global venture capital fund, which raised 220 billion won ($185.6 million) last year, has wrapped up its investment of about 50 b...
Sep 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Singapore’s Vickers Venture tapping Korean institutions for $500 mn fund
Vickers Venture Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, is tapping South Korean institutional investors in the second round of fundraising t...
May 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Mirae Asset leads $23 mn funding for Indian food delivery startup
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has led a $23 million investment in Indian food delivery platform Swiggy by South Korean companies in their first investme...
Apr 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Stronghold Technology's smart roaster stirs up coffee market
It's part of our morning routine, an afternoon pick-me-up and a good complement to an evening get-together with friends. We're talking about coffee. I...
Feb 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Blockchain technology to cut property transaction cost: Bitcoin.com CEO
“The impact of blockchain technology will not be limited within financial markets. Blockchain technology will also impact real estate transactions, sm...
Jul 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions to invest $53 mn to buy Tesco-leased UK warehouse
A consortium of South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMAA) and MG Non-Life Insurance Co. Ltd. will invest 60 billion won ($53...
Oct 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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CCIM to Hold International Conference Jointly with KED Real Estate Research Institutes
The Certified Commercial Investment Member, an American association of international real estate investment analysts, will jointly host the Asia Real ...
Jul 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean asset firms strive to fund property deals as institutions step back
South Korean investment firms, which have recently snapped up prime office buildings and warehouses in the US and Europe, are struggling to raise capi...
Mar 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions partake in US fund’s buyout deal as financial investors: report
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and a federation of credit cooperative in South Korea have extended about 50 billion won ($44 million) of loan...
Mar 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions to invest $83 mn in mezzanine debt for Apple’s office campus
Four South Korean institutional investors, including KDB Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd., will invest $83 million in m...
Mar 13, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions to invest in Partners Group’s infra fund; POBA commits €40 mn
Partners Group, a Switzerland-based investment firm, is looking to raise a further €655 million ($689 million) in March for the final close of it...
Mar 03, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions to invest $600 mn in two US gas power plants
The recently-closed financing for two US natural gas-fired power plants under construction have attracted a group of South Korean institutional invest...
Jan 23, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions in scurry for Europe real estate away from US
South Korean institutional investors, one of aggressive cross-border buyers of US and European real estate in recent years, are quickly shifting towar...
Jan 16, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean institutions to fund Qantas Airway’s aircraft lease with $20 mn mezzanine loan
A South Korean brokerage firm is raising $20 million in mezzanine debt from two to three domestic institutional investors to finance Australia’s Qanta...
Nov 03, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)