Korean investors in US Treasury
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korean PE VIG Partners soaks up shampoo brand Kundal’s growth
South Korean private equity firm VIG Partners is enjoying rapid growth of The Skinfactory Co., the maker of local shampoo and body wash brand Kundal...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group eyes record-breaking sales in UK
Hyundai Motor Group expects to achieve record-high sales performance in the UK this year. This is even more significant because the UK is well well-...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
S.Korean Keumsil Strawberries exports to SE Asia
"Keumsil," one of South Korea's representative strawberry varieties, has been exported to Southeast Asia. Jinju City in South Gyeongsang Province an...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility seeks to expand into Vietnam
South Korean automaker KG Mobility Corp. said on Friday it had sought to expand strategic cooperation, including entering the Vietnamese market, aft...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to be first automaker to sell cars on Amazon
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will be the first carmaker to sell cars on Amazon in the US while providing drivers with the g...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver-invested Bering Lab tops at Huawei startup contest
South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) legal technology startup Bering Lab, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), receiv...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Samsung Asset launches 1st Korea-listed ETF in US
Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, has launched an ETF in the US, the first of its kind t...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Investors roundtable: Watch out for a possible recession
Investors should carefully watch out for the probability of recession and how it will impact asset allocation strategies next year, experts said at ...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Wia to defend against illegal drones
South Korea's second-largest automotive parts supplier Hyundai Wia Corp. plans to develop an anti-drone system (ADS) technology tailored to the uniq...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha’s REC Silicon plant restarts as US-China tension eases
REC Silicon ASA, a US-based polysilicon maker, in which Hanwha Solutions Corp. and its affiliate have a 33% stake, has restarted operations after a ...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanyang, Air Products to co-work for green ammonia
South Korea's Hanyang Corporation announced on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US industrial gas company Air Product...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec to venture into US EV charger market in 2024
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is readying to enter the US electric vehicle charger market with the launch of EV chargers in the first half...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao Mobility seeks to buy European taxi platform FreeNow
Kakao Mobility Corp., a ride-hailing service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., is planning to acquire FreeNow, a European taxi platform o...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Windfall tax on Korean banks to create quintuple burden
Koreans are piqued by banks raking in extraordinarily handsome profits and handing out generous bonuses amid the high-interest rate environment that...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Kyung Dong Navien enters into US boiler market
South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. announced on Thursday it shipped its first "Condensing Hydro Furnace" to the US mar...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Fed rate likely to be 2-4% over next decade: Oaktree's Howard Marks
Investors are experiencing the third “sea change,” facing the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and its impact on economies and busines...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On, BASF tie up for EV battery materials business
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, and BASF SE, a major global cell materials producer, joined forces for th...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Alibaba continues eyeing S.Korean e-commerce M&A
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group is seeking to purchase a major online retail platform in South Korea, one of the world’s largest e-commerce m...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Diageo to open Asia’s first pop-up store in Seoul
London-based global alcoholic beverage company Diageo announced on Wednesday it will open a pop-up store in Garosu-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, S...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hyundai’s Chung: 1st Korean awarded top UK Order from King Charles
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for promoting economic and cultural co...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Upstage to develop math-specific LLM with Qanda
South Korean artificial intelligence tech startup Upstage will challenge global math solver AIs such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Ph...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
South Korean bio, pharma industry set to take leap
South Korea’s chemical maker LG Chem Ltd. is expected to reap more than 1 trillion won ($768.5 million) in sales this year from its new growth...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone expands US fresh noodles plant
South Korea's food company Pulmuone announced on Wednesday it expanded its production line of fresh noodles plant in Gilroy, California, the US.&nbs...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung bags $1 bn via ASML share sale for chip production
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has divested a 0.3% stake in Dutch chip equipment manufacturer ASML Holdings N....
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery makers’ broad restructuring hits US
SK On Co., South Korea’s No. 3 battery maker, has decided to furlough employees at one of its US battery factories in the state of Georgia to ...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK, Hyundai Motor's US JV, named Georgia's Deal of Year
South Korea’s battery maker SK On and Hyundai Motor Group's joint battery project in Georgia, the US, was awarded the "Deal of the Year 2023 i...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit gets FDA approval for AI cancer diagnosis solution
South Korean medical AI company Lunit said on Tuesday its Lunit Insight DBT, an AI imaging diagnosis solution aiding in breast cancer diagnosis, has...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Disgruntled investors accuse Fadu of blowing smoke
Fadu Inc., the first unicorn in the South Korean semiconductor sector, which had a triumphant market debut three months ago, is facing the backlash ...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
HD Hyundai Oilbank to supply petroleum products to Sunoco
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank said on Tuesday it has extended a contract with US fuel distributor Sunoco LP to supply petroleum products next yea...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
S.Korean webcomics inspire foreign screen adaptations
South Korea’s digital comics are reaching beyond borders with a boom of their adaptations into foreign movies and TV series thanks to glo...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)