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Korean startups
Korea's top online flea market startup value up to $2.6 bn
South Korea’s No. 1 online flea market operator Danggeun Market Inc. has increased its valuation to $2.6 billion as it raised $153 million fro...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery recycling: Carmakers, battery companies in new turf war
With electric vehicles increasingly going mainstream, the world’s major carmakers and battery companies face another type of turf war: battery...
Aug 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Shinsegae's e-commerce arm SSG.COM seeks 2022 IPO
SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korea's retail titan Shinsegae Inc., has begun the process to go public next year, with its valuation estimat...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Samsung Electro-Mechanics aims to take lead in MLCC market
South Korea-based electronic components maker Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is looking to take lead in the multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) mar...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Infracore expands Middle East market share with more orders
Doosan Infracore Co., a leading South Korean heavy machinery and construction equipment maker, secured more orders in the Middle East where rising c...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Korean chipmakers tumble, wipe out $13 billion in market capitalization
Shares of South Korea’s two largest chipmakers – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. – are slumping on a bearish industry ou...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korean companies’ race heats up in $2.8 tn global wind farm markets
The global offshore wind power generation equipment market is heating up with cut-throat competition among South Korean companies. The country&rsquo...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver Financial, SoftBank invest $25 mn in blockchain startup TBCASoft
South Korea-based Naver Financial, the fintech arm of online giant Naver Corp., has invested $20 million in a Series B funding round for the US-base...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Market Kurly's IPO plans dwarfed by SSG.COM's IPO talk
Kurly Inc., which runs South Korea's online grocery delivery service Market Kurly, has tentatively halted its IPO process, about a month after it an...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Netmarble bets $2.2 bn on global social casino game market
South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. decided to buy the world’s No. 3 social casino game publisher SpinX Games for $2.2 billion, bettin...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Mid-sized Korean groups pave way for PEFs' stalled exits
Hoban Group, started as a small residential rental company in Gwangju in 1989, has now emerged as a major player in South Korea's M&A market, in...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Hyundai Motor, LG Energy to build $1.1 bn EV battery plant in Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest $1.1 billion in an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell factory in Indonesia to capture As...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Investors revalue E-Mart after owning two-thirds of Starbucks Korea
Shares of E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s largest retailer, are rallying after the company bought an extra stake in Starbucks Korea to control two-...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
POBA commits $150 mn to Brookfield secondaries fund
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has ventured into the real estate secondaries market, committing $150 million to Brookfiel...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Shinsegae enters alternative meat market with own brand
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s food affiliate Shinsegae Food Inc. has entered the fast-growing alternative meat mar...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CS Wind buys Portugal's offshore wind energy firm
CS Wind Corp., the global leader in the wind tower market, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Portugal's largest wind tower manufacturer ASM Indu...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's sole AI chip designer takes on automotive chip market
South Korea-based semiconductor intellectual property provider Openedges Technology Inc. has come into the limelight with global automaker Hyundai M...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ Bibigo challenges kimchi leadership in Korea
CJ Cheiljedang Corp. may overtake Daesang Corp.’s leadership in Korea’s packaged kimchi market for the first time in history. According ...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch much-anticipated QD-OLED TV, expand MicroLED lines
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, will launch the much-anticipated QD-OLED TV in the first half of next year, while expan...
Jul 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Korea’s heavy machinery makers continue strong performance in Q2
Korean construction and heavy equipment manufacturers have posted strong results in the second quarter, maintaining the trend of recovery from the f...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
China, S.Korea top BofA's emerging markets list
South Korea was picked as one of the two most attractive emerging markets along with China thanks to the country's fast digitization and low vulnera...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean LCCs continue to face worst market conditions in 2021
Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) are projected to post another period of financial loss in the second quarter of 2021.According to analyst est...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Samsung Galaxy boosts YouTube Music’s market share in Korea
YouTube is quickly growing in South Korea’s music market, the world’s sixth-largest. The number of YouTube Music’s monthly active ...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung Heavy aims renewable energy markets with offshore wind floater
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. unveiled an offshore wind floater to branch out into renewable energy markets at home and abroad. ...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches upgraded commercial MicroLED display The Wall
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, is launching an upgraded model of The Wall, a large-size modular MicroLED display produ...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate Bonds
Korea’s cash-rich firms issue more bonds amid low interest environment
Some of the most cash-abundant firms across different industries in South Korea are issuing large amounts of bonds to raise even more funds amid a l...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
COVID-19 test kit supplier makes modest market debut
SD Biosensor Inc., the world's largest COVID-19 test kit seller, made a modest debut on the Korea Exchange on Friday, defying market expectations th...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Top industry talents launch AI chip startup; market takes note
South Korea-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Rebellions Inc. is drawing industry attention as AI chips become mainstays of the semiconduct...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Samsung Next ramps up investment in NFT ventures
Samsung Electronics Co. is betting big on non-fungible token (NFT) companies through its venture capital unit Samsung Next, headquartered in Mountai...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim to launch Shin Ramyun fried noodles
South Korea’s top instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. is adding another product range under its world-famous Shin Ramyun brand: fried noodles. N...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)