Korean AI evaluation
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Leadership & Management
Korea's Hyundai Mobis CEO Cho elected ISO president
South Korean auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co.’s CEO Cho Sung-hwan has been elected as the next president of the International Organization f...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korean VCs look for next Grab, Gojek startups in Singapore
South Korea’s leading venture capital companies with at least 1 trillion won ($711 million) in assets under management are looking for promisi...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean warehouse project financing on brink of debt crisis
Warehouse development projects in South Korea, which boomed amid COVID-19, are facing challenges such as suspension of construction projects and ban...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery maker SK On sweetens $1.4 bn fundraising deal
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest rechargeable battery maker, has sweetened its deal to attract 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in new share ...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korean PM Han says EV tax credits may violate FTA rules
The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) appears to have violated the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the country and South Korea, Korean Prime Minis...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG fridges, TVs to leverage embedded AI to distinguish human voices
LG Electronics Inc., an industry frontrunner in applying artificial intelligence to home appliances, has unveiled a new speaker identification techn...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Only 3 Korean energy companies make it on 2022 Fortune Global 500 list
SK Inc., KEPCO Co. and GS Caltex Corp. are the only South Korean firms among the 77 energy companies listed on the 2022 Fortune Global 500, based on...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Korean fintech sector struggles amid liquidity drought
A three-year-old South Korean fintech company is having trouble raising money through a Series B funding round as investor sentiment on the sector h...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
NPS, KIC, other Korean LPs commit $551 mn to Cinven's fund
Global private equity firm Cinven Ltd. has attracted €550 million ($551.3 million) from South Korean institutional investors for its eighth fla...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s No. 1 bookstore Kyobo seeks to acquire OTT platform Watcha
The Kyobo Book Centre, South Korea’s largest bookstore chain, is seeking to acquire over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc. to expand its busi...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets
South Korea’s startup minister Lee Young vowed to support the country’s startup ecosystem on Sunday, during her tour to the United State...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI signs $3 bn fighter jet export contract with Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, has inked a formal deal worth $3 billion to export light ...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
NCSOFT publishes three AI academic papers at INTERSPEECH 2022
South Korea’s gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. will present three academic papers at INTERSPEECH 2022, the world’s largest and most comprehensi...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Growing Korean corporate VCs provide silver lining to startups
South Korean companies are rushing to set up their own venture capital units, so-called corporate venture capital firms, to seek new growth engines ...
Sep 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won rebounds on estimated $2 bn intervention
The South Korean won rebounded on Friday as the foreign exchange authorities were suspected of selling some $2 billion, showing its determination to...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO expects typhoon to reduce sales by $1.5 billion
POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, has predicted sales to fall by $1.5 billion as a typhoon disrupted one of its plants in South Kor...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's SG Private Equity to buy local industrial gas supplier
South Korea’s SG Private Equity is set to acquire local industrial gas supplier Hankook Special Gases Co. for a deal in the early 100 billion ...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Disney focuses on local content for global expansion
ANAHEIM, California -- The Walt Disney Co. is concentrating on local content to attract more viewers worldwide for its streaming services through do...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea may have spent over $700 mn to support ailing won
South Korea was estimated to have dumped more than $700 million on Thursday to support the ailing won currency as it risked breaking through the psy...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Tel CEO says low valuation tops list of his concerns
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. is undervalued relative to its robust earnings and steady dividend payouts and needs to boost new AI-driven growt...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
BofA names Korean American Mike Joo as head of North America GCIB
Bank of America Corp. has appointed Korean American Mike Joo as its new head of North America global corporate and investment banking (GCIB), accord...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Tumbling Korean won increases corporate debt burden
The South Korean won extended its losses to hit its weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on Wednesday, pressured by higher-than-e...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
EV materials maker EcoPro tops the buy list of Korean stocks
Shares in EcoPro BM Co., a cathode material maker used in electric vehicle batteries, topped the list of South Korean stocks, for which an increased...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Sanofi, Korean biotech Lemonex ink material transfer agreement
South Korean biotech Lemonex Inc. has signed a material transfer agreement (MTA) with global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi S.A. to use the Korean bi...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Biden’s move to beef up US bio industry poses threat to Korean firms
President Joe Biden’s plan to support the US biomanufacturing infrastructure aimed at containing China’s clout is posing a threat to Sou...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Energy, KT join KED’s top 30 Korean innovator list
KT Corp. and Studio Dragon Corp. have joined the ranks of South Korea’s most innovative companies thanks to their creation of cultural produ...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG AI center joins forces with Parsons School for creative AI development
South Korea’s LG Corp. announced it signed an academic collaboration agreement with the New York City-based Parsons School of Design on Monday...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Gucci to hold Alessandro Michele-directed show at Korean royal palace
Italian luxury fashion house Gucci will hold a fashion show choreographed by its famous creative director Alessandro Michele at a South Korean royal...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis starts IPO process
South Korea’s grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp. filed for preliminary IPO screening to Korea Exchange on Sept. 7. The firm is aiming to li...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DB HiTek develops automotive power semiconductor tech
DB HiTek Co., South Korea’s major foundry chipmaker, developed the automotive power semiconductor process technology to meet the increasing de...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hanwha’s Kim Dong-seon to raise his stake in Galleria to 19.86%
- 2 Liner ranks 9th in generative AI services selected by a16z
- 3 Korea’s Tmax Group takes back software developer at $612 mn
- 4 Lotte Fine Chemical, JEFA to collaborate on clean ammonia value chain
- 5 Genesis tops TXI for fourth consecutive year in US