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ESG
LG Elec tops US sustainable brand rankings for HVAC, appliances
LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday it was named the most sustainable brand in the US for its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) so...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5: Pope Francis’ Popemobile in Singapore
Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up his 12-day visit to the Asia-Pacific region with a visit to Singapore, where less than 10% of the population ident...
Sep 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Kakao Pay to run Pangyo office with renewable energy
South Korea’s Kakao Pay Corp. said on Monday that it signed a green premium purchase agreement with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the So...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion gets FDA nod for Keytruda copy's phase 3 clinical trials
Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s biosimilar giant, will proceed with phase 3 trials for global blockbuster drug Keytruda’s copycat CT-P51, ...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean stocks log largest daily loss since pandemic
The South Korean stock market dropped more than 3% on Friday to breach the psychologically important barrier of 2,700 in almost two months, after we...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions to raise $1.5 bn amid mounting losses
Hanwha Solutions Corp., the flagship unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, is poised to raise as much as $1.5 ...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea approves HD KSOE-STX Heavy merger with conditions
South Korea’s antitrust body has given a conditional nod to leading domestic shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co.'s (...
Jul 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kospi on upward run; individual investors turn bearish
South Korean individual investors are strongly betting on a drop in domestic share prices, in contrast to foreign investors’ aggressive buying...
Jul 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS overweight in beauty, food; chases APR, Samwha higher
The National Pension Service (NPS) has raised its bets on South Korean beauty and food companies in the second quarter of this year on expectations ...
Jul 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK Innovation-backed Marine Innovation looks to enter US green market
Marine Innovation Co., a South Korean eco-friendly social venture company sponsored by the country’s top energy firm SK Innovation Co., is par...
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Uplus to enter renewable energy market through power brokerage
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's third-largest mobile carrier, announced on Thursday that it will enter the renewable energy supply business through po...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
SK, Geely join forces for EV battery, component production
SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, will join forces with Chinese auto giant Zhejiang Geely Holding Gro...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity fails in Lock&Lock tender offer; eyes equity swap
Hong Kong-based Affinity Equity Partners is planning for an equity swap between its new entity and South Korean food container maker Lock&Lock...
Jun 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dongkuk CM establishes European branch in Germany
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel business unit of South Korea's Dongkuk Steel Group, announced on Wednesday that it op...
May 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis adopts system to meet US' green policies on car carriers
Hyundai Glovis Co., the world’s third-largest car shipping company, is set to introduce an emission reduction system for its vehicle carriers ...
May 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Kolon Global inks Korea’s 1st private wind power supply deal
Kolon Global Corp., the leading South Korean wind farm developer, signed the country’s first private wind power supply deal with local compani...
May 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
World’s No.1 magnet wire maker SPSX mulls Korean IPO
Superior Essex Inc. (SPSX), the world’s top magnet wire provider under South Korea’s LS Group, is mulling an initial public offering in ...
May 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity extends tender offer for food container maker Lock&Lock
Hong Kong-based Affinity Equity Partners is set to extend its tender offer for South Korean food container maker Lock&Lock Co. shares, as the pr...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea Zinc to invest $146 mn in green business R&D hub
Korea Zinc Inc., South Korea’s and the world’s No. 1 lead and zinc smelter, will build its second research and development center, which...
May 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Korea Inc. ups dividend payouts despite falling net income
South Korean companies listed on the main bourse Kospi raised their dividend payouts between 2021 and 2023 despite falling net income in the same pe...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
HD Hyundai Marine Solution stock price doubles on Kospi debut
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co.'s debut on the Kospi, South Korea's largest initial public offering in more than two years, saw a near-doubling of st...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kospi 200 firms' values sharply below MSCI developed market rivals
South Korea’s listed firms are undervalued compared with companies in public markets of developed and emerging countries, according to the Kor...
May 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor, Matrix Renewables in solar deal to power Georgia EV plant
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has signed a 15-year power purchase contract with a US solar energy generati...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
STX to supply car CKD to Bangladeshi company
STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply the complete kno...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s EcoPro invests $11 mn in Indonesian nickel smelter
South Korea’s leading electric vehicle battery materials producer EcoPro Group is expanding its investment in Indonesia for stable procurement...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault to invest $523 mn to build green car hub in Korea
Renault Korea Motors Co., grappling with a protracted slump without new releases, plans to invest more than 700 billion won ($523 million) by 2027 t...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KEXIM, US DOE to support S.Korean green energy firms
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) said on Mar. 7 that it will support domestic firms that aim to enter the American green energy industry with...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CSCEC, SK Ecoplant in $1.9 bn Egypt renewable energy deal
China State Construction Engineering Corp. (CSCEC), the world’s largest builder, and South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. are set to team up on...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign investors net buyers of Korean stocks for 3rd straight month
Foreign investors bought more South Korean stocks and bonds in January, extending their buying spree to three months.The Financial Supervisory Servi...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF
Korea Exchange announced on Thursday that it will list Samsung Asset Management's "KODEX Global Obesity Treatment Top 2 Plus exchange-traded fund (E...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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