Suyi Kim Korean investment professional
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility enters Laos under biz strategy for Southeast Asia
South Korea's Kakao Mobility has entered Laos under a plan to use the country as a base for the transportation company's operations in Southeast Asi...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Elec eyes profit from EV powertrain, car lighting biz
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, aims to take profit from the electric vehicle powertrain and car lighting units...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Foreigners net sell S.Korean bonds for first time in four years
Foreign investors dumped South Korean bonds in Janaury, becoming net sellers of the securities for the first time in four years as they booked pro...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
One in 5 South Koreans claims Starbucks Rewards stars
Starbucks Korea saw members of its rewards program surpass 10 million this month, meaning that one in every five South Koreans is a registered membe...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Ybrain, Chong Kun Dang join forces for digital medicine distribution
South Korean electroceutical platform company Ybrain Inc. said on Tuesday it has entered into a joint promotion agreement with Chong Kun Dang Pharma...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to showcase customized home appliances at KBIS 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. will showcase its home appliance lineup that focuses on sustainability and personalized design at the 2023 Kitchen & Bat...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha kickstarts localization of 1,000-hp gas turbine engine components
A project to lengthen the lifecycle of 1,000-horsepower gas turbine engine core components and materials, which is led by Hanwha Aerospace Co. locat...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Mobis bags record $4.6 bn orders from global carmakers
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, a key affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, last year enjoyed its best year in orders received from abroad.The company on T...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KISA launches ASEAN Cyber Shield project for strengthening cyber security
The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on Monday has announced the launch of the "ASEAN Cyber Shield" project, a major international cooper...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung vows no chip output cut, eyes second-half demand recovery
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has no plans to cut semiconductor production even if it incurs temporary losses as the world’s larg...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Una Stella secures $4.4 mn pre-Series A funding
South Korean start-up Una Stella announced on Monday that it has secured 5.5 billion won ($4.4 million) in pre-Series A funding, led by Strong Ventu...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
T'way Air completes IOSA recertification process
South Korea's low-cost carrier T'way Air Co. said on Monday that it has completed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) recertification from the ...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Chem, Samsung SDI ink $33 bn EV battery material deal
POSCO Chemical Co., a battery material unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., and Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 ele...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM Korea to launch Trax, Cadillac EV; likely turn to profit this year
GM Korea Co. expects to turn to profit this year after years of losses as the South Korean subsidiary of the US auto giant plans to bring six new an...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
JW Pharma to put AI into new drug ingredient development
South Korea's drug developer JW Pharmaceutical is expanding the scope of its artificial intelligence (AI) uses from new drug research to the develop...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea's venture capital investment falls 12% last year amid downturn
South Korea's venture capital investment last year fell more than 10% from a year ago due to the economic downturn caused by a series of global rate...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung hires two ex-Ericsson executives to lead network business
South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has hired two former executives of Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson to boost its ne...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Foreign airlines fill hole left by Korean carriers
Foreign carriers such as Delta Air Lines and Vietnam’s VietJet Air are rapidly increasing flights to and from South Korea, filling the hole le...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korean refiners lift runs to 3-year high on record exports
Refiners in South Korea raised their operating rates to a three-year high in 2022 as petroleum product exports hit a record high in value.Refinery r...
Jan 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Biologics’ profit near doubles on strong orders
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s top contract drugmaker, said its profit almost doubled last year thanks to more orders as its sales surged ...
Jan 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to raise capex by 50% in bet on strong EV growth
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to ramp up capital expenditure by more than half thi...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
A-Team Ventures succeeds in attracting $4.1 mn investment from LX
A-Team Ventures, which runs an online manufacturing platform "Capa," said on Friday that it has raised a Series B funding of 5 billion won ($4.1 mil...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G refuses activist funds' call for ginseng biz spinoff
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, on Thursday refused activist funds' requests to spin off and list its ginseng unit wh...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korean proptech startup Sweet Spot attracts $7.7 mn Series B funding
South Korea's retail property technology startup Sweet Spot attracted a Series B investment of 9.5 billion won ($7.7 million) from venture capital a...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai vows $8.5 billion investment after record 2022 sales, profit
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Thursday it will spend 10.5 trillion won ($8.5 billion) this year to ramp up facilities ...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
DongKoo Bio signs MOU to move into SE Asian healthcare market
DongKoo Bio & Pharma Co. has built a bridgehead for expansion toward the world, including Southeast Asia by joining hands with LVMC Holdings, th...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' maker to create webtoon-based K-drama series
KT Skylife Co., a broadcasting unit within South Korean telecom behemoth KT Corp., is slated to boost its investment in intellectual property conten...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec targets indoor golf market with its ProBeam projector
LG Electronics Inc. is targeting the overseas indoor golf market with its premium commercial projector LG ProBeam.The company said on Thursday that ...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samkang M&T to supply offshore wind power substructure to Japan's NSE
Samkang M&T, a subsidiary of SK Ecoplant Co., has signed a contract to supply jacket foundations for offshore wind generators to a Japanese comp...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
NHN Cloud joins ranks of unicorns with $120 mn funding
NHN Cloud Co., a computer clouding service provider, has raised 150 billion won ($120 million) from South Korea-based IMM Investment, joining the ra...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)