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Entertainment
BTS drops Sony for Universal
The world’s biggest boy band is joining forces with the world’s largest music company.South Korea’s BTS has agreed to a ...
Oct 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kospi to resume rally to fresh high in H1 2022
South Korean stocks are likely to resume rallies in the first half of 2022 with the main Kospi to hit a fresh record high although the local markets...
Oct 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korea’s WeMade, ten bagger with play-to-earn game
When Vincent Gallarte was fired in July, the Manila IT analyst found an unusual financial lifeline – an online game that rewards players in cr...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Zero-carbon, self-driving still in distant future for top Kospi stocks
Shares in Samsung Engineering Co., a leading South Korean plant builder, have skyrocketed about 90% year to date, far outstripping the average rise ...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop copyright trading platform Musicow prepares for IPO
Musicow Inc., South Korea's first music copyright trading platform, has embarked on the process to go public on the back of its eye-catching growth ...
Oct 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Are Korean battery materials stocks too expensive?
South Korean battery materials shares have rallied with their market capitalization nearly doubling since early January thanks to strong growth in t...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Yet another Netflix hit lifts Korean content stocks even higher
South Korea’s major content production houses’ stocks rallied again on the success of yet another Netflix hit drama series, My Name.Shar...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
DearU: A K-pop fan engagement platform success story
No company would know better than DearU Inc. that powerful fandom can turn into fast money.The South Korean startup that started as a software devel...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
S.Koreans' global stock, bond holdings at record high
South Korean investors maintained their buying spree in overseas equities and bond markets, with the balance of their holdings in both securities re...
Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F shares: Further upside potential after tenfold gains
Shares of L&F Co., South Korea’s top battery materials maker, have risen tenfold in the past year and a half, but many analysts bet the st...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Samsung shares' underperformance deepens on growth concerns, won
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s largest stock on the main bourse, are significantly underperforming as analysts slash price t...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korean auto shares shine in gloomy stock market
South Korean car shares overcame slides in the country’s stock markets as the automotive chip shortage is showing some signs of easing.Global ...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Won hits 15-month low as global inflation woes spur equity outflow
The South Korean won weakened past the psychologically important 1,200 per dollar mark for the first time in 15 months as growing worries about glob...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCCs rush to stock market for fund on travel recovery hopes
Cash-strapped South Korean budget airlines are rushing to raise money in the local stock market on growing hopes for a travel recovery as government...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Yanolja, HanaTour team up to take lead in travel market
South Korea’s No. 1 accommodation booking platform Yanolja has joined forces with the country's leading travel agency HanaTour Service Inc. to...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Food triggers next phase of global K-culture craze
The ongoing global fever over South Korean music and entertainment content is driving the rapid growth of the country’s packaged food manufact...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Next K-wave in Asia: Convenience stores
When South Korean major convenience store chain CU opened its first branch in Malaysia on April 1, there was a queue of more than 100 meters to get ...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Police fund to appoint equities specialist as CIO
South Korea's Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA) has picked Han Jong-seok, a former chief investment officer of Meritz Asset Management Co. and eq...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
K-pop fan engagement platform DearU begins process for Nov IPO
How much will you pay to chat with your favorite K-pop groups such as TWICE every day? A South Korean startup generated 20 billion won ($16.9 millio...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea stocks, won tumble as foreigners dump $1 bn in equity futures
South Korean stocks and the won currency lost ground with the main Kospi ending below the 3,100 mark for the first time in five weeks as foreign inv...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Time to invest in luxury hotels in Korea: JLL executive
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on the hotel industry, exposing it as one of the most vulnerable to the crisis amid the global lock...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korean battery materials makers see stock prices surge
Shares of South Korean eco-friendly battery materials manufacturers have been soaring in September, with high expectations on big revenue jumps th...
Sep 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Cookie Run developer enjoys 1126% year-to-date growth in stock price
Devsisters Corporation, the developer of the globally popular mobile game Cookie Run, has become a “ten bagger” stock with its price ris...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Processed rice goods emerge as dark horse in agri-food exports
Despite the global pandemic, exports of processed rice goods hit an all-time high at $137.6 million in 2020, up by 26.9% compared to the previous ...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hydrogen yet to boost Hyundai, Kia stocks
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automakers, remained sluggish in the local stock market despite their hydrogen industry...
Sep 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hydrogen: Next big thing for stock investors in Korea
In 2009, battery makers were barely on the radar in South Korea when it comes to stock investment. Back then, the rechargeable battery industry was ...
Sep 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Steel stocks rally on iron ore price falls, Q3 outlook
Shares in South Korean steelmakers rose sharply in active trade on Tuesday, on the prospect that the declining iron ore price and Chinese rivals' ou...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Blackstone, Hahn & Co. to make $800 mn in two Korean IPOs
South Korea's largest used car seller K Car Co., wholly owned by Hahn & Co., will go public on the country's main stock exchange in October, whi...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
K Bank valued at $6.9 billion, needs to expand loans: Morgan Stanley
K Bank, the digital banking unit of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., is valued at 8 trillion won ($6.9 billion) and could further raise i...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean millennials rush on Nasdaq and NYSE amid sluggish Kospi
South Korean millennials in their 20s and 30s are rushing to Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) amid skyrocketing real estate prices in t...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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