New York Life Insurance
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Interview
Kyobo Life looks to invest in ESG bonds; calls for easing rules
South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is planning to invest several hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental, social and governance (ES...
Nov 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korean teachers' fund names ex-education minister as CEO
South Korea’s Ministry of Education has chosen Kim Sang-gon, formerly deputy prime minister and education minister, as the new chief executive f...
Nov 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Holdings' board underpins new standard in Korea
On Jul. 21, SK Holdings Co.'s board of directors rejected management's request to simplify the reporting procedure for investment proposals. Among the...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternatives
Korean insurers, Shinhan Alternative commit $130 mn in KKR CMBS fund
South Korea's insurers along with Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. have committed $130 million in the real estate stabilized credit (RES...
Oct 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cylindrical batteries
LG Chem gears up to supply new batteries to Tesla; shares surge
Shares of LG Chem Ltd. surged on Oct. 22 as investors snapped up the electric vehicle battery maker on Tesla Inc.’s record quarterly earnings, a...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Partnerships
LG Display and Disney partner to offer new viewing experiences
South Korea’s LG Display Co. and US-based StudioLAB have entered a three-year partnership that will combine the local display maker's innovative...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Star choreographer inspires in four-minute offerings
She's the choreographer of One Million Dance Studio with more than 20 million YouTube subscribers, choreographer of K-pop stars such as Hyo-ri Lee, Gi...
Oct 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Eco-friendly material
LG Chem develops world's first biodegradable plastic alternative
LG Chem Ltd. has developed the world's first 100% biodegradable material that can replace plastic as the company moves to take the lead in the global ...
Oct 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai’s hydrogen push gains steam under new leadership
Hyundai Motor Co. is taking the lead in the South Korean government drive to push the hydrogen economy as one of the country’s new growth engine...
Oct 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Blackstone leans into warehouse, life science properties
The Blackstone Group, which four years ago held the world’s largest hotel portfolio, has shed most of its hotel investments over the past few ye...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership change
New Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun sets sights on future mobility
Chung Euisun, executive vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Co., has assumed the chairmanship of Hyundai Motor Group, officially confirming his ascension t...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS ushers in new paradigm for online concerts
South Korea’s seven-member boy band BTS has had many firsts over the years. They were the first Korean band to perform at the legendary Wembley ...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Brookfield set to raise $610 mn for new infrastructure debt fund: report
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. will collect around 700 billion won ($610 million) from South Korean institutional investors for its second infrastru...
Oct 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung beats TSMC to win new Qualcomm order to make mobile chips
Samsung Electronics Co. has clinched a deal with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to manufacture 5G-capable mobile application processors designed for mid-r...
Oct 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Trendy space
Biophilic, planterior design emerge as new trends for millennials
The 1994 film “Leon," known as “The Professional” in the US, became an iconic film portraying an unlikely friendship betwe...
Sep 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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AXA General sale off to shaky start with Kyobo Life as sole bidder
The sale process of AXA General Insurance Co. got off to a shaky start with only Kyobo Life Insurance Co. making a preliminary bid on Sept. 18. S...
Sep 18, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Capital sells $2.5 bn dollar bond; Tongyang Life issues $300 mn perpetual bond
Hyundai Capital America, the US capital arm of Hyundai Motor Group, has issued $2.5 billion worth of global bonds, the largest amount for a local comp...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung to make new Qualcomm chips for 5G smartphones with 5nm technology
Samsung Electronics Co. has secured a deal to manufacture Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s new mobile application processor for 5G smartphones, the ...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Doosan Group
Doosan Heavy seeks new buyer for construction arm after deal falls through
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has begun fresh talks with potential buyers for construction affiliate Doosan Engineering & Constru...
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Renewable energy
Hanwha Solutions, affiliates’ shares soar on Green New Deal, defense
Share prices of Hanwha Solutions Corp. and other Hanwha Group units are being re-rated as the companies shift their business focus to the green energy...
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Restructuring
Doosan Heavy to wrap up first-round restructuring with $1.1 bn new share sale
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd., the debt-ridden South Korean power plant builder, is set to wrap up the first round of its debt r...
Sep 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Samsung Life shares rally as governance issue looms on likely stake sale
Shares of South Korea’s largest life insurer, Samsung Life Insurance Co., have rallied in recent sessions on expectations that the company will ...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Kim Yong-jin officially appointed as NPS’ new CEO, likely to drive decision over CIO status
Kim Yong-jin, the former second vice finance minister of President Moon Jae-in’s government between mid-2017 and 2018, has been chosen as the Na...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hanwha Life commits $400 mn to KKR’s new Asia buyout fund
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd., South Korea’s second-biggest life insurer, has committed around $400 million to KKR & Co.’s new Asia b...
Aug 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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FKI calls for further easing of new CVC rules to spur investment
The South Korean government, which recently decided to allow holding companies of conglomerates to run corporate venture capital (CVC) units, needs to...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Insurance giant AXA seeks buyers for a 100% stake in Korean AXA General
AXA, a French multinational insurance group, is keen to sell a 100% stake in its South Korean operation, AXA General Insurance Co., according to indus...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
Samsung Biologics to double bioreactor capacity with $1.5 bn new plant
Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd., the world’s largest contract manufacturing organization (CMO) in terms of capacity, will invest 1.74 trillion won ($...
Aug 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Foreign insurers’ Korean units likely up for sale on tougher rules, falling profits
Following in the footsteps of Prudential Financial Inc., foreign insurance companies are expected to put their Korean units up for sale to meet tighte...
Aug 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Joblessness rate
Korea’s July jobless claims hit $1 bn; insurance funds’ deficit to widen
South Korea's jobless claims payments topped 1 trillion won ($842 million) for the third consecutive month in July, threatening to widen the shortfall...
Aug 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
US insurer Cigna’s Korean unit says no decision yet on its possible sale
LINA Life Insurance Co., wholly owned by the US life insurance group Cigna, said on August 6 that its parent group has not made a decision to sell the...
Aug 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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