Shanghai Containerized Freight Index
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Batteries
Samsung SDI unveils super-gap battery tech aimed at Chinese market
South Korea's leading secondary battery maker Samsung SDI Co. is setting its sights on China's battery market with its super-gap solid-state battery...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches marketing offensive in China with N brand
Hyundai Motor Co. will launch its high-performance vehicle brand Hyundai N in China in the second half of the year as part of its offensive on the r...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia aim to expand in China through Shanghai Auto Show
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., both struggling in China, are aiming for a turnaround there by introducing over 30 new vehicles including those tai...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
South Korea's Kosdaq Global Index set to add more stocks
Financial investment sources on Wednesday said Korea Exchange on March 31 conducted a regular review on listing more companies on the Kosdaq Global ...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Falling freight rates set to boost LG, Hyundai’s earnings
The significant fall in seaborne freight rates of late is expected to boost earnings prospects for South Korea’s major companies, benefitting ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Brokerage firms in S.Korea log sharp falls in 2022 earnings
Brokerage firms in South Korea, led by Mirae Asset Securities Co., suffered a 50% plunge in net profit in 2022, as dwindling trading fees outweighed...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
HMM’s operating profit to fall 80% in 2023 on easing freight rates
South Korea’s sea flag carrier HMM Co. is expected to suffer an over-80% plunge in operating profit this year due to a downward spiral in cont...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao Pay joins MSCI Korea Index
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment arm of South Korean tech firm Kakao Corp., has been added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Kor...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Individual investors in S.Korea betting on stock market's decline
Despite South Korea's Kosdaq stock market growing this month following the "January rally," individual investors in the country are still betting on...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air reports strongest performance ever in 2022
Korean Air Lines Co. had its strongest performance ever in 2022, as it successfully cashed in on a thriving cargo business and a full recovery in pa...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
Kakao Pay and Hanwha Aerospace likely to be added to MSCI Korea Index
South Korea's Kakao Pay Corp. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. next month are expected to get newly incorporated into the MSCI Korean Index, which measures ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao Pay likely to be included in MSCI index next month
South Korean mobile payment services firm Kakao Pay Corp. will be newly incorporated into the MSCI index next month, inducing an influx of more than...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
S.Korea's DLS incurring losses due to stock slump exceed $800 billion
South Korea's derivatives-linked securities that entered the knock-in or loss period due to stock slumps at home and abroad exceeded 1 trillion won ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea ranks as 6th most powerful country, beating Japan
TOKYO - South Korea ranked the world’s sixth most powerful country, beating Japan, while the peninsular nation was far behind its neighbor in ...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Business Survey Index falls for 4th consecutive month
With both exports and domestic spending growing shakier amid the global economic downturn, South Korean business sentiment has taken a backward step...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Inc. gets highest AAA grade in MSCI's ESG rating
SK Inc., SK Group's investment arm, won the highest AAA ratings from both Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and the Dow Jones Sustainabili...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S. Korea foresees recession in falling freight prices, wages
Global ocean freight prices are falling amid a darkening outlook for South Korea, as Asia’s fourth-largest economy heavily depends on overseas...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea's CJ Logistics launches AI-based freight transportation platform
South Korea's CJ Logistics on Thursday said it launched The Unban, a freight transportation platform that directly connects senders and freight truc...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Corporate confidence in South Korea hits 23-month low
Business sentiment among South Korea's companies has fallen to its lowest level in 23 months, as worsening business conditions mainly in the non-man...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign stock buying on weaker won: Bucking the trend?
When a country’s currency weakens, foreign investors flee the local markets as a softer foreign-exchange rate usually means fragile economic f...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy surrenders No. 2 EV battery position to BYD
LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s leading battery maker, gave up its second-largest position in the global electric vehicle cell market...
Jul 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign ownership of S.Korean stocks at 13-year low
Foreign investors’ stockholdings in South Korea have plunged to their lowest level in nearly 13 years, dealing a heavy blow to the domestic st...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Hyundai Heavy likely to be added to MSCI Korea index
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, is the strongest candidate to be included in the MSCI Korea Index next week as part o...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign ownership of Korean shares hits lowest level since 2010
Foreign investors’ holding rate in South Korea’s main bourse Kospi has plunged to the lowest level since 2010. The investors have dispos...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
Korea firms’ Shanghai plants to remain disrupted long on lockdown
South Korean companies’ production in Shanghai is expected to remain disrupted long on the lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, raising co...
Apr 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
China's lockdown: Double effect to Korean tech stocks
The COVID-19 lockdown of Shenzhen, the city known as Silicon Valley of China, is increasing concerns over supply disruptions to South Korea’s ...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean bio ventures struggle with fundraising
Biopharmaceutical companies of South Korea are having a tough time fundraising of late. Bio ventures without specific public offering plans are pa...
Mar 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ETFs
The Korea Economic Daily's index set for ETF market debut
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been solidifying their position in the investment market of Korea for the past years. Individual investors in Sout...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
E-Land sells Shanghai warehouse for $2.2 bn to lower debt ratio
Retail conglomerate E-Land Group completed selling its first overseas logistics center in Shanghai for about 1.4 billion Chinese yuan ($2.2 billion)...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Year-end review
Kosdaq: Will January effect occur in 2022?
South Korea’s tech-heavy Kosdaq index tends to rise every January as many Korean retail investors rush to dump their stocks just before the ex...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)