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Venture capital
AI startup OnePredict gears up for $25 mn funding round
South Korean AI solutions provider OnePredict is set to begin a 30 billion won ($25 million) funding round. The Seoul-based startup provides in...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
All of Us Are Dead ends boost to related stocks
Netflix’s new original drama series All of Us Are Dead was another South Korean drama hit, but stocks related to the new zombie thriller have ...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK on eve of jackpot from NYSE debut of US battery maker SES
SK Inc., the investment-focused holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is set to pocket a sixfold return from its investment in SES Holdin...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
ABL Life co-invests in Everbright’s infra fund with 13% return
Korea’s ABL Life Insurance Co. has participated in Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund LP, a $460 million fund managed by Hon...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton invests $5.4 mn in India’s sports game studio
Krafton Inc. said it invested $5.4 million in India’s mobile game development studio Nautilus Mobile as the South Korean producer of PlayerUnk...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T to invest $70 mn in US nuclear fission tech provider
Samsung C&T Corp. is set to invest up to 85 billion won ($7 million) in US nuclear fission technology provider NuScale Power, LLC. NuScale Power...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Korea's Toss targets SE Asia, Japan with super app
South Korea's mobile financial platform Toss is evolving from a payment service app into a full-fledged financial service provider, or a super app, ...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s record trade deficit stirs capital outflow fears
South Korea reported the largest trade deficit on surging raw material prices in January, string worries that capital outflows from Asia’s fou...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia post record US car sales as Japanese firms struggle
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their combined auto sales in the US rise to their highest leve...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha inks $1.7 bn K9 howitzer deal to Egypt
Hanwha Defense Co. signed a contract to sell K9 self-propelled howitzers to Egypt on Tuesday in a deal worth over 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion.)Of t...
Feb 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Viva Republica poised to become Korea’s fourth decacorn
Viva Republica Inc., the operator of fintech platform Toss, is revving up for a pre-IPO. When finalized, the company will become South Korea’s...
Feb 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
IMM to invest $120 mn in SoftBank-backed subtitle firm
South Korea's IMM Investment Corp. has agreed to invest 140 billion won ($120 million) in Iyuno-SDI Group, valuing the world's largest dubbing and s...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver to invest $330 mn in content business expansion
Naver Corp., South Korea’s online portal giant, decided to make an additional investment in a web content unit to expand its global webtoon an...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI in talks with global automaker for battery joint venture
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. is in talks with a global automaker to launch a battery production joint venture following its partnership last ...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HDC Hyundai eyes over $800 mn in loans after fatal accident
South Korea's HDC Hyundai Development Co. plans to raise more than 1 trillion won ($832 million) in funding backed by its real estate holdings as th...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insider trading
Korea prosecutors probe alleged EcoPro BM insider trading
EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s top cathode material producer, is under probe by local prosecutors for allegations of insider trading, according ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKC co-invests $80 mn in battery materials maker Nexeon
Chemical materials producer SKC Co. said on Jan. 26 its consortium has completed an $80 million investment in UK battery materials startup Nexeon ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US survey findings on chip shortage rattle global chipmakers
The US government’s release on Tuesday of its findings on the reasons behind the global chip shortage is raising concerns among chipmakers, wi...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
LG Energy, GM to build $2.6 bn battery plant in Michigan
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co., plan to build the third US electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan with a $2.6 billion investment...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital seals 3rd beauty M&A deal in S.Korea
Bain Capital on Thursday agreed to buy a majority stake in South Korea's medical aesthetic device manufacturer Classys Inc. for 670 billion won ($56...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
LG Group invests $21 mn in vegan egg maker Eat Just
LG Group plans to invest 25 billion won ($21 million) in California-based plant-based food maker Eat Just, Inc. The news follows an announcement by ...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Barbarians at the gate: fraud-hit Osstem wooed by bankers
South Korea's Osstem Implant Co., battered by the country's largest-ever embezzlement scandal for a listed company, is now being courted by investme...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Aju sells San Jose-based hotel at $63 mn after five years
Aju Hotels & Resorts Co., a hospitality firm under Korean conglomerate Aju Group, has sold its San Jose-based hotel to an affiliate of US hosp...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor vows $7.7 billion investment after record 2021 revenue
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday it will spend a record 9.2 trillion won ($7.7 billion) this year to ramp up facilities for electric cars and other...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea to reform FX market to join MSCI developed markets
South Korea is set to reform the local currency market as the country aims to reach MSCI Inc.’s developed market status for its domestic stock...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S. Korea's economic growth jumps to 11-year high
South Korea recorded 4% economic growth in 2021 – its highest jump in 11 years – according to the country’s central bank. The Ban...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Corporates raise record-high $193 bn via stakes, bonds in 2021
Korean companies raised capital of 231.5 trillion won ($193.2 billion) through stock and bond issuance in the domestic market in 2021, according t...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s biotech startup Voronoi to go public in March
South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. plans an initial public offering in March to raise up to 130 billion won ($108.4 million).Vor...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver recruits two AI scholars based in US
Naver Corp. is ramping up its recruitment of global talent in artificial intelligence. The South Korean tech giant announced Monday that it h...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Bank of Korea to test CBDC on Samsung devices, not on iPhone
The Bank of Korea (BOK) will launch real-life, offline tests for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) project on Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy ...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Microsoft, KT join forces to propel Korea’s AI innovation
- 2 Hyundai's accumulated production reaches 100 mn units
- 3 Korea Investment lowers price target for Samsung Electro-Mechanics
- 4 Samsung Galaxy AI phones surpass 20 mn units in S. Korea
- 5 LG to invest $762 mn in webOS to transform into platform-based tech giant