Latin America Tech Seminar
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Biotech
SK invests $350 mn in US CDMO firm
SK Inc., the holding company of SK Group, announced Sunday that it invested $350 million into Pennsylvania-based Center for Breakthrough Medicines (...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Patent disputes
Samsung sued by ex-patent chief over IP infringement
A former vice president of Samsung Electronics Co., who led the South Korean tech giant's seven-year patent fight with Apple Inc., has sued his ex-e...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics to open its eco-friendly tech to competitors
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that it will make its eco-friendly technologies openly available to its competitors as part ...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
Samsung ushers in era of bespoke homes with AI butlers
Samsung Electronics Co. is showcasing an unprecedented immersive home electronics experience at CES 2022 (Jan. 5-8.) YOUR HOME AS A METAVERSE...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC eyes tech, healthcare, telecoms via PE and VC
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) aims to increase alternative investment to 25% of its total investment by 2025 as well as rank among the world's ...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display reveals 30% brighter OLED EX
LG Display Co. revealed a 30% brighter OLED panel during Wednesday’s press event. During the media event held in Seoul’s LG Science...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KFCC to increase alternative assets to 40% in three years
MG Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) will gradually increase its alternative investment proportion from the current early 30...
Dec 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s IPO market renews record highs
South Korea’s initial public offering market continues to rewrite history this year. More than 20 million people have participated in the...
Dec 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Foreigners sell net $22 bn main Kospi shares in 2021
Foreigners sold a net 25.9 trillion won ($21.8 billion) worth of South Korean stocks on the main Kospi from Jan. 1 to Dec. 23 of this year, marking ...
Dec 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek shares surge on anticipation of Apple Car, new iPhone
Shares of Korean companies supplying parts to Apple rose sharply on Thursday. The jump comes on the back of robust iPhone sales and buzz that the ...
Dec 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS acquires US multifamily property for $262 mn
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, has purchased a multifamily asset in Alexandria, Virginia, throu...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Motor to showcase gamut of mobility tech at CES 2022
Come January, Hyundai Motor Co. will showcase the whole gamut of mobility technology at CES 2022.On Thursday, the automaker released a teaser photo ...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Kosdaq Listed Companies Association announces top Kosdaq blue chips
The Kosdaq Listed Companies Association of South Korea announced its top Kosdaq blue chips during its 13th annual award conference held on Dec. 16...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to showcase autonomous ship at CES 2022
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, the world’s largest shipbuilder, is set to showcase its latest and next-generation mobility technology related...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
3D tech firm Koh Young wins highest ESG rating two years running
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean 3D image measurement tech company listed on the Kosdaq, has earned the highest AA rating from Sustinvest, ...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Motor reshuffles overseas units to deal with changing markets
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, has reorganized its overseas units, reducing the number of business sectors to five from nine,...
Dec 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung’s mobile business renamed MX to highlight user experience
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday changed the name of its mobile communications business to MX, short for mobile experience, in line with its pursui...
Dec 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Korea textiles reborn as eco-friendly, high-tech
South Korea’s textile sector is reviving as a high value-added growth business with advanced technology. The business, once a leading industry...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK Gas invests in Bill Gates-backed hydrogen tech startup
SK Gas Co., the top liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company in South Korea, has invested in Series B funding for C-Zero Inc., a California-based start...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Mirae Asset joins $260 mn funding for food delivery startup Jokr
Mirae Asset Global Investment Co., South Korea’s leading asset manager, has participated in a $260 million Series B funding for Jokr, a New ...
Dec 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea Post selects Ardian, Hamilton Lane for $100 mn co-investment
Korea Post’s savings arm has selected French private equity firm Ardian SA and US alternative investment manager Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC ...
Dec 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to secure $1.36 bn to raise US battery output
LG Energy Solution Ltd. is set to secure $1.36 billion to expand US battery output capacity, joining the fundraising race among South Korean battery...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung, Korea Post create $336 mn overseas alternative investment fund
South Korea's largest insurance company Samsung Life Insurance Co. and state-run postal savings and insurance agency Korea Post’s insurance ...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Koreans log $5.7 bn loss in Q3 from overseas stock investments
South Korean investors suffered a $5.7 billion loss in the third quarter from overseas stock investments on weak foreign shares. Individual investor...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Medical 3D tech startup Anymedi eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Anymedi Solution Co., South Korea's medical metaverse startup, has applied for a preliminary review of its initial public offering on the junior Kos...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung unveils 2.5D chip packaging tech for high-end products
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new chip packaging technology, called H-Cube, which stacks high-performance chips in mu...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
KIC to raise alternative investments to 25% by 2027
Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) plans to increase alternative investments to a quarter of its portfolio by 2027 from the current 16%, its CEO Jin Seoun...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
Top Korean LPs to discuss post-pandemic investments
The Korea Economic Daily is hosting Asia's biggest alternative investment forum in Seoul on Oct. 27, where chief executives of the National Pension ...
Oct 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Moderna co-founder
Giving away patents not in line with capitalist society
WASHINGTON D.C. -- US-based biotechnology company Moderna Inc. wasn’t a household name until the beginning of last year, when its fate changed...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem to build technical support centers in EU, US
LG Chem Ltd. will expand global clients’ accessibility to its technical support professionals. The chemical company said on Oct. 11 that it wi...
Oct 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)