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K-pop
JYP Entertainment stocks skyrocket 70% in three months
Shares of JYP Entertainment Inc. have been skyrocketing in recent months. The record label stocks jumped more than 70% from its lowest price point s...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
US hedge fund urges SK to focus on share buybacks
US hedge fund Dalton Investments LLC has urged SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, to focus more on share buybacks and can...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Dongwon Industries becomes new holding firm of seafood conglomerate
Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, will undergo corporate restructuring with Dongwon Industries Co. emer...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korea’s retail investors put record amount in overseas stocks
South Korea’s retail investors poured 22.9 trillion won ($18.8 billion) into purchasing overseas stocks last year, according to the country's ...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q1 profit beats forecast on strong demand, price hikes
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a lower-than-expected decline in quarterly profit...
Apr 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KG Group, Cactus PE to join race for Ssangyong Motor
South Korea’s KG Group, a chemicals conglomerate, and Cactus Private Equity, are joining the race for Ssangyong Motor Co., up for sale again n...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
IPOs see low offering prices and declining returns in Q1
South Korea’s initial public offerings are seeing lackluster investor interest in bookbuildings this year. Drops in some recent public offerin...
Apr 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Philippines LCS Group buys Korea’s special purpose vessel maker
The Philippines’ LCS Group of Companies bought a South Korean special purpose vessel maker as it aims to supply defense products to the Southe...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s battery trio cornered by Chinese rivals’ overseas advance
China’s leading battery makers are actively advancing into overseas markets with plans to build manufacturing factories close to their clients...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia outperform competitors in US in Q1
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, logged a smaller decline in US car sales than their global competitors in ...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreigners sell net $4 bn of shares in March, second only to Aug. 2021
Foreign investors in March sold a net 4.84 trillion won ($3.97 billion) worth of shares on South Korea's main bourse Kospi, their highest-ever mon...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Two SK Group arms unveil lower-than-expected IPO guidance
SK Shieldus Co. and One Store Co., two units of South Korea's SK Square Co., submitted their initial public offering applications on Thursday to rai...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Mid-cap, small-cap outperform large-cap stocks in Q1 2022
South Korea’s mid-cap and small-cap shares outperformed large-cap stocks during the first quarter of 2022 as some glitzy initial public offe...
Apr 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Hyundai Motor shares set to rebound after hitting trough
South Korean top automaker Hyundai Motor Co.'s shares are poised for a rebound. On March 30, the stock rose by 2.55% to 181,000 won ($149.46), 11.73...
Mar 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm
SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solutions provider for da...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
NongHyup Life to issue $493 mn in subordinated bonds
NongHyup Life Insurance Co. of South Korea is slated to issue 10-year-maturity subordinated bonds worth 600 billion won ($492.6 million) on March 31...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hanwha Solutions to raise $491 mn with materials unit split-off
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. is set to split off its advanced materials business and sell a stake in the unit to raise $491 million fo...
Mar 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmetics shares rally amid hopes of eased social distancing
Cosmetics and beauty shares are benefiting from president-elect Yoon Seok-yeol’s pledge to ease social distancing mandates. South Korean cosme...
Mar 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KTB rebrands with name change as Daol Financial Group
Daol Financial Group of South Korea, formerly known as KTB Financial Group, announced on March 25 the change in the company's name. Daol, a Korean w...
Mar 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG Household to lower reliance on Chinese market as shares slump
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. was one of the most coveted shares on the Korean bouse in the past couple of years as the company basked in the ...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Korea's major fashion firms rush to embrace content marketing
Major South Korean fashion companies are speeding up their investment in content startups. F&F Holdings, the distributor of the US outdoor brand...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group’s confectionery and food shares jump 5% on merger news
Shares of both Lotte Confectionery and Lotte Food rose more than 5% Thursday on expectations of synergy effects from their upcoming merger. A d...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK E&S buys EverCharge to enter US EV charging market
South Korea’s SK E&S Co. acquired US electric vehicle charging solution provider EverCharge Inc. to start the business in the world’...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
HMM shares weighed by overhang concerns despite soaring profit
South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. has seen its shares trapped in a boxed range over the past few months despite its spectacular ear...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kia plans new Korea plant first time in 25 years for purpose-built vehicles
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, will set up a new domestic factory for the first time in 25 years to produce purpose-built vehicles ...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung heirs sell Samsung Elec shares for $1.1 bn
The wife and two daughters of the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee raised a combined 1.37 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in block sale of Samsun...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
South Korea's 2021 outbound FDI at record-high $76 bn
South Korea's outbound direct investment in 2021 soared 32.8% from the year previous to a record-high $75.9 billion, led by financial investors and ...
Mar 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
SK tipped to be Korea's 1st group to issue digital coins
SK Square Co., the investment arm of SK Group, is working on issuing its own digital currency within the year, according to people with knowledge of...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Entertainment shares shine as BTS, Twice return to stage
South Korean entertainment stocks rallied as K-pop stars such as BTS and Twice return to the stage amid global economic reopening with growing hopes...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Chung Ki-sun joins KSOE boardroom, to take helm at Hyundai Heavy
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s heir apparent Chung Ki-sun has been appointed as a co-chief executive and a registered director of Korea Ship...
Mar 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)