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Eco-friendly material
LG Chem develops world's first biodegradable plastic alternative
LG Chem Ltd. has developed the world's first 100% biodegradable material that can replace plastic as the company moves to take the lead in the global ...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Roll-up TVs
LG Electronics to launch world’s first roll-up TV in October
LG Electronics Inc. plans to release the world’s first roll-up TV later this month as the South Korean consumer electronics giant aims to enhanc...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai exports hydrogen vehicles to world’s No. 1 oil producer Saudi Aramco
Hyundai Motor Co. has shipped four hydrogen-powered vehicles to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest oil producer, at a time when even the...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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LG Electronics
LG launches world's first rotatable T-shaped smartphone
LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its new smartphone LG Wing on Sept. 14 in an online event, the first product rolled out under the company’s Explore...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Air
Korean Air seals $835 mn in-flight business sale to private equity firm
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. signed a definitive agreement on August 25 to sell its in-flight duty-free and meal service business to South Korea’s ...
Aug 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy world's first in LNG-powered container launch
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has launched the world’s first Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) powered by liquefie...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor aims to launch world’s first commercial robotaxi
Hyundai Motor Co. is aiming to launch the world’s first commercial robotaxi, or Level 4 autonomous driving with no humans involved, as global au...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, Hahn & Company closer to finalizing $845 mn in-flight meal service deal
Korean Air Lines Co. and local private equity firm Hahn & Company may sign the share purchase agreement (SPA) for the flag carrier’s in-flig...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul apartments’ average selling price tops 1 billion won for first time
The average selling price of apartment units in Seoul has surpassed the psychologically important 1 billion won ($845,000) mark for the first time, al...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hanon Systems eyes top spot in world’s car thermal management system market
Hanon Systems Corp., a South Korean auto parts maker, said on Wednesday it aims to become the world’s top supplier of automotive thermal and ene...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, Asiana log earnings surprises on cargo flights as global rivals record losses
Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. have bucked the global trend of the devastating aviation industry and made rare quarterly profits, as th...
Aug 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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REIT
Korean REIT backed by Amazon’s Japan warehouse seeks Seoul IPO
A South Korean brokerage firm with a 50.1% stake in Amazon’s largest distribution center in Japan is seeking to list a real estate investment tr...
Jul 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Local activist fund KCGI opposes Korean Air's sale of in-flight businesses
Korea Corporate Governance Improvement (KCGI), a local activist private equity fund, is unhappy with Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd's decision to sell ...
Jul 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Air
Korean Air to sell in-flight business to Hahn & Company for about $840 mn
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. has tentatively agreed to sell its in-flight duty free and meal service units to the country's second-largest private equity...
Jul 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
KIC's moving out of Seoul gains momentum after April election
The South Korean government is expected to push ahead with the plan to move Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) and other public agencies to provincial...
Apr 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Two Europe-focused REITs seek $600 mn IPOs in Seoul
Two real estate investment trusts (REITs) backed by office buildings in Belgium and France are planning to raise a combined $600 million through initi...
Mar 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
KKR consortium buys Seoul office tower from NPS
A consortium of KKR & Co. and two South Korean companies have closed the acquisition of a Seoul office tower from the National Pension Service (NP...
Feb 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield completes $1.9 bn debt refinancing on IFC Seoul
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has borrowed an additional 475 billion won ($402 million) on International Finance Center in Seoul (IFC Seoul) in a 2...
Oct 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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PAG likely to buy Hyatt hotel in Seoul and nearby land for $400 mn
Hong Kong-based investment firm PAG has been named a preferred buyer of Grand Hyatt Seoul and its nearby residential land which are valued at abou...
Aug 22, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Brookfield seeks refinance of $1.5 bn debt on IFC Seoul
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is seeking to refinance 1.8 trillion won ($1.5 billion) of debts it borrowed on the International Finance Center in S...
Jul 24, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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PGIM to secure $60 mn from Seoul office sale to Keppel
PGIM Inc., the asset management arm of US-based Prudential Financial Inc., is set to pocket about 70 billion won ($60 million) in capital gains from i...
Apr 28, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Keppel Group unit set to net $250 mn from value-add deals in Seoul
Alpha Investment Partners, part of Singapore-based Keppel Capital, is set to secure over $250 million from selling two Seoul office buildings for arou...
Mar 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Keppel likely to buy three Seoul buildings in $400 mn package deal
The South Korean unit of Singapore-based asset manager Keppel Capital was picked as the preferred buyer for three Seoul office buildings in a package ...
Feb 28, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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French PE Ardian opens 4th Asian office in Seoul
Paris-based private equity house Ardian has opened a Seoul office as its fourth Asian base, as South Korean institutional investors such as pension fu...
Dec 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ascendas buys $69 mn Seoul hotel from KTCU-backed fund
Singapore’s Ascendas Hospitality Trust has acquired a hotel in downtown Seoul for 77.5 billion won ($69 million) from a South Korean real estate fund ...
Nov 30, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KKR, NPS to invest $700 mn in $1.9 bn Seoul real estate project
Private equity firm KKR & Co and South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will make an equity investment of 800 billion won ($704 million) in ...
Oct 10, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NH Investment named as preferred buyer of Seoul Square in $873 mn deal
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. was chosen as the preferred buyer for a landmark Seoul office building, according to the South Korean brokerag...
Sep 13, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alpha Investment in talks to sell Seoul building for over $850 mn
Singapore-based Alpha Investment Partners is in negotiations with Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. to sell a landmark office building across S...
Aug 16, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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ADIA seeks to exit Seoul office building as new supply fuels competition
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will put a 14-story office building in Seoul up for sale, in a deal expected to fetch between 550 billion and 60...
Aug 15, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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World’s first real estate blockchain expo to take place in Seoul
Real Estate Blockchain Expo 2018 (RBE 2018), the world’s first real estate blockchain expo, will be held in Seoul this coming September. The exp...
Jul 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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