Korean industrial AI
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Steel
S.Korean mold makers target global leadership with record exports
South Korea’s die and mold industry reported another year of export growth last year, fueled by record-high volume to North America, and maint...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix at crossroads, challenged by underdogs
South Korea’s leading chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are at a crossroads, challenged by smaller rivals such as Micron Te...
Mar 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang CEO: S.Korean e-commerce market 'isn't small,' offers robust growth potential
South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. had a successful trading debut in New York on Thursday as its shares soared by 41% in their first sessi...
Mar 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Carlyle ends negotiations to buy Korean bakery chain
The Carlyle Group has terminated three-month talks with South Korea’s CJ Group to buy the country’s No. 2 bakery chain Tous Les Jours, a...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean startups' combined valuation tops $150 billion
South Korean startups' combined valuation has topped 170 trillion won ($150 billion), accounting for nearly half of the country's junior bourse Kosd...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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MICE business
COEX to run Vietnam’s No.2 convention center as MICE industry takes off
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and its exhibition operating unit, the Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX), will run Vietnam&...
Mar 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix produces mobile DRAM with industry’s largest capacity
SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s second-largest chipmaker, has started mass production of 18 gigabyte (GB) mobile DRAM, which offers the industry&...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air raises $2.9 bn in largest-ever share issue by Korean firm
Korean Air Lines Co. has raised 3.32 trillion won ($2.9 billion) from a new share sale as planned in the the largest-ever rights offering by a domes...
Mar 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae to enter Korean beer market with Lets Fresh Today brand
South Korea’s Shinsegae Group is entering the local beer market under the Lets Fresh Today brand as the retail giant is expanding its presence...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to unveil industry’s smallest pixel image sensor, eyes $24.9 bn market
Leading global chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. plans to unveil the industry’s smallest 0.7-micrometer pixel image sensor this year to enhance its pr...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
China logistics firms yield decent returns for Korean investors
MBK Partners and two leading South Korean conglomerates – SK and CJ groups – have chalked up hefty returns from investments in Chinese l...
Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai, SK in hydrogen tie-up as part of $38 bn industry cooperation
South Korea’s auto giant Hyundai Motor Group and energy conglomerate SK Group have agreed to tie up in hydrogen-related projects as part of an...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS may shed extra $21 bn in Korean stocks to cut exposure
The National Pension Service remains overexposed to South Korean stocks even after its 42-day consecutive net selling, and the world's third-largest...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean firms rush to tap bond market ahead of rate hikes
New corporate bond issuance in South Korea is on course to hit 9.2 trillion won ($8.3 billion) in February of this year, the highest amount issued f...
Feb 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean insurers may write down $1.1 bn in global alternatives
South Korea’s 36 insurance companies have invested a combined 70 trillion won ($63 billion) in overseas alternative investments as of the end ...
Feb 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Korean Air kicks off biggest-ever rights offer to finance Asiana takeover
Korean Air Lines Co. has kicked off its 3.3 trillion won ($3 billion) rights offering, the biggest amount ever by any South Korean company, to help ...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Former Korean Wall Street sheriff joins US PEF board
New York-based EMP Belstar, of which about half of the top managers are of Korean origin, has recently hired as a non-executive director a former se...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Crude oil price rebound yet to spill over to Korean refiners
Crude oil prices have rebounded by more than 20% since the start of the year, but their recovering prices have not yet translated into margin improv...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
S.Korean internet-only bank seeks to raise $540 mn; attracts global PE firms
South Korea’s internet-only bank, K bank, is seeking to raise up to 600 billion won ($540 million) through a rights offering, attracting glo...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean govt pushes dual-class share structure amid Coupang US listing
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is set to pass a bill that will allow a dual-class share structure for unlisted companies next month amid grow...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor unveils AI-powered voice recognition technology
South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered voice recognition technology to be installed in mass-produced...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firm to reap hefty returns from US bio investment
Medivate Partners, South Korea’s life science-focused private equity firm, is set to secure more than 2.5 times its investment of around 60 bi...
Feb 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korean game firms target global market with IP portfolio
The growth of South Korea's game industry this year is likely to be led by new titles created by cashing in on the intellectual property of popular ...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean VC firm KTB Network aims for 2021 IPO
KTB Network Co., a South Korean venture capital firm, will renew its plans to go public this year, after its aggressive investments in both domestic...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean stock markets set for record-high IPOs in 2021
Initial public offerings in South Korea are expected to top 20 trillion won ($18 billion) in value this year, the largest amount for a single year i...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean fried chicken brand reports all-time high earnings in 2020
South Korea's No. 1 fried chicken brand Kyochon F&B reported all-time high earnings last year, with its franchise restaurant outlets pulling in ...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean REIT backed by Amazon’s Japan warehouse eyes $280 mn IPO
A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT) backed by Amazon’s largest logistics center in Japan and an office complex in Seoul is plan...
Feb 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Market Trend
Survival of the fittest for Korean firms in COVID-19 era
The global COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up South Korea's industry landscape, whereby in each of the country's core industries, such as airline, smar...
Feb 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean investors face $270 mn loss on Las Vegas hotel loans
South Korean investors in the Drew Las Vegas development project are at higher risk of losing their investment of 300 billion won ($271 million) in ...
Feb 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Match Group buys Korean video chat startup for $1.73 bn
Match Group, the operator of the world’s largest dating app Tinder, has agreed to buy 100% of South Korea’s leading video chat startup...
Feb 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Lotte chief bets on K-food boom for global expansion
- 3 South Korea signs MOU on Philippine nuclear safety checks, eyes plant deals
- 4 Samsung's Lee inspects MLCC plant in Philippines as it eyes turnaround
- 5 LG Energy to more than double sales to $50 bn by 2028