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Tech, Media & Telecom
Snowflake’s entry into Korea to intensify cloud service competition
Snowflake Inc., a US big data cloud provider, on Wednesday announced its entry into the South Korean market with the opening of a local office, inte...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen maker to issue first bond
South Korea’s Samyang Foods Co., the maker of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, plans to issue its first corporate bonds ever as it is expanding b...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative Investments
Korea's major LPs to focus on core assets in US and Europe
The chief investment officers of 10 South Korean major limited partners (LPs), including pension funds, mutual aid associations and life insurance c...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Global supply crisis endangers S.Korea’s manufacturers
A South Korean electric equipment maker has decided not to seek any new orders as a spike in prices of commodities such as copper and supply disrupt...
Nov 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Korea scrambles to address DEF supply shortage
South Korea is stepping up efforts to secure diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) such as diversification of supply sources as the shortage of the liquid used...
Nov 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Netmarble Neo drops listing plan as sentiment sours
South Korea’s game developer Netmarble Neo decided to withdraw its initial public offering plan as sentiment in the primary market sours amid ...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Google allows alternate in-app payment options in South Korea, though familiar fees remain
SEOUL—Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to continue charging South Korean app developers a service fee for in-app purchases, even as users fo...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Deepening diesel exhaust fluid crisis puts Korea’s key industries at risk
The diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea stemming from China's suspension of urea exports is getting worse, as local DEF inventories a...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Jeju as Korea's new shopping mecca: Shinsegae's task ahead
Unlike Hawaii and Las Vegas, there is one thing missing on Jeju Island, South Korea's top tourist destination: premium outlets.The island hosted 15 ...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK's Lee listed among Forbes' power Asia businesswomen
MBK Partners' first female partner Lee In-kyung has made it to the list of Forbes Asia's 20 power businesswomen published in its November issue. For...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao becomes Korea’s top platform firm, besting archrival Naver
Kakao Corp., best known for South Korea’s top mobile messenger app KakaoTalk, has become the country’s top platform company in terms of ...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
North Korea can make more uranium for nuclear bombs than previously thought
SEOUL—North Korea has the capacity to make more base ingredients for nuclear bombs than previously believed, according to new research, sugg...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE, Korea cryptocurrency exchange operator to co-launch BTS NFTs
HYBE Co., the label behind BTS, is expected to launch non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for assets of the world’s top boy band alongside the operator...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Oaktree Capital Management
[ASK 2021] Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers
Embracing ESG: The Challenge for Multi-Asset Managers Discuss the complexities firms encounter when addressing ESG globally a...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Diesel exhaust fluid shortage threatens Korea’s supply chain
A diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea is feared to disrupt the supply chain in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The lack of the l...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korean politicians seek to delay crypto taxation as another bubble looms
South Korean politicians are seeking to delay taxes on gains from cryptocurrency trading by one year as they gear up for the upcoming presidential e...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
Sartorius to invest $300 mn in bio material, equipment plant in Korea
Sartorius AG, German laboratory equipment and raw material maker, is slated to invest $300 million in the next three years to build a plant in South...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Goldman promotes TMT banker to MD in Seoul
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Nov. 2 announced the promotions of two Korean executive directors in its Seoul office to managing directors (MDs), the b...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea to buy back treasury bonds to curb rising interest rates
South Korea plans to buy back 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) worth of government bonds in a move to stem a jump in market interest rates.The Ministry...
Nov 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interviews
Wooyoungmi emerges as 'new luxury' menswear brand
When South Korean menswear brand Wooyoungmi had the highest sales in the men’s fashion hall of Paris-based luxury department store Le Bon Marc...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's Genesis beats Lexus' selling price in US
The rising demand for high-end vehicles, despite dwindling production caused by semiconductor shortages, are driving new vehicle prices to record hi...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alderwood Capital
[ASK 2021] The Case for Investing in the Asset Management Industry through GP Stakes
Founded in 2020 Alderwood is an investor in asset management GP stakes. The team behind Alderwood has invested together for 20 years, making it ...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea MCN startup Treasure Hunter aims for leading K-content maker
Song Jae-yong, a leader of the new business taskforce team at South Korea’s CJ ENM Co. went to New York in 2013 to have business meetings for ...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Inflation in Korea nears decade high, fuels fears of more rate hikes
South Korea’s consumer inflation accelerated to a near-10-year high in October, while exports reported an eighth straight month of double-digi...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
KTB to launch REITs for logistics centers in Vietnam and housing in US
South Korean asset manager KTB Asset Management Co. plans to launch two overseas real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest in Vietnam-based lo...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean eyewear startup to again design China's top dept store hall
South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster is slated to design the luxury hall space of the Chengdu branch of SKP, China’s top department sto...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Foreign brokerages dominate S.Korea list of short sellers
Foreign brokerage companies have dominated the list of short sellers in South Korean stock markets since the short-selling ban was lifted on large-c...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future Mobility
Korea autonomous driving startup 42dot valued at $434 mn
South Korea’s autonomous driving startup 42dot drew strong interest from investors with its advanced artificial intelligence technology. Strat...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinhan Financial acquires BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance
Shinhan Financial Group has acquired BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance, the non-life insurance unit of French banking group BNP Paribas in a move...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea Aerospace Industries, Airbus to jointly enter satellite business
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. and Airbus SE, a European multinational aerospace company, are jointly entering the satellite business to capture ...
Oct 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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