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Steel
Hyundai Steel to shut down Incheon rebar plant in April
Hyundai Steel Co. is set to shut down its reinforced bar plant in Incheon in April to trim output as steel bar prices are hovering near a four-and-a...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s new American dream comes with new plant, more spending
ELLABELL, Georgia – When Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo opened the South Korean automaker’s first US plant in Alab...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB invests in Seoul office building for rental housing conversion
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and South Korean property developer MGRV have jointly acquired the headquarters of a domestic women...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor shares rally after US investment plan
Hyundai Motor’s shares gained ground after it unveiled a new U.S. investment plan to help avoid President Trump’s tariffs.The South Kore...
Mar 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor to invest $21 billion in US amid tariff concerns
South Korean auto behemoth Hyundai Motor Group will invest $21 billion to expand its manufacturing in the US, which could provide Hyundai and its ho...
Mar 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, GM near to unveiling EV, pickup truck sharing plan
Hyundai Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are expected to soon announce a vehicle-sharing deal about six months after they signed an agreement for th...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinhan REITs picked as sole bidder for BNK Digital Tower
Shinhan REITs Management is expected to acquire BNK Digital Tower, an office building in the affluent neighborhood of Gangnam in southern Seoul, aft...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics restarts home appliance plant in Russia
LG Electronics Inc. has resumed operations at its home appliance plant in Russia amid prospects of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, signaling...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to sell entire stake in Nippon Steel, ending equity ties
POSCO Holdings Inc. has decided to sell its entire stake in Nippon Steel Corp., according to industry sources on Wednesday, marking the end of their...
Mar 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hyundai chief Chung Euisun targets software-led car dominance by 2028
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has set an ambitious target to outpace Tesla Inc. in software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology by 2028, un...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Bank partners with Hyundai Mobis for loan services to suppliers
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s top auto parts maker, has partnered with the country’s biggest lender Shinhan Bank to help its partners...
Mar 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Winia cancels acquisition deal with Seoul Private Equity
Winia Co., a South Korean home appliance manufacturer under court-led restructuring, has terminated its conditional acquisition agreement with Seoul...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
BNK's planned acquisition of Hyundai Motor Securities building falters
BNK Asset Management Co.'s bid to acquire the Hyundai Motor Securities building in central Seoul has hit a stumbling block as the main tenant, Hyund...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai, TerraPower to commercialize next-gen SMR
South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., is deepening its partnership with TerraPower LLC, the US nuclear venture f...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to build fuel cell plant in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Co. will build a local fuel cell plant in South Korea, accelerating its bid to create an entire hydrogen fuel cell value chain in line...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai to invest $206 mn to develop SMR ship
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), an intermediary shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai Co., will invest up to 30...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Seoul to lift curbs on banks' investment in kimchi bonds
South Korea will lift restrictions on banks' purchase of domestically issued foreign currency bonds, dubbed “kimchi bonds," as part of policy ...
Mar 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Palantir chiefs discuss AI shipyard, defense technology
Chung Kisun, executive vice chairman of the world’s largest shipbuilder HD Hyundai Co., has met with Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies I...
Mar 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s IGIS Asset puts top Seoul tourist area hotel on market
IGIS Asset Management Co., one of Asia's largest real estate investment firms, is set to sell a four-star hotel in Myeong-dong, a popular spot for f...
Mar 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Avride join hands to develop autonomous robotaxis
Hyundai Motor Co. has agreed to partner with Avride, an autonomous driving technology startup, to develop driverless robotaxis based on all-electric...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Kumho Petrochemical's Seoul headquarters put on market
IGIS Asset Management Co., has put Kumho Petrochemical Group’s headquarters building, Signature Tower in central Seoul, up for sale – a ...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia ready to ramp up EV output in Europe, US
South Korea’s top two automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are expected to ramp up electric vehicle production in Europe and the US to b...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK-owned Homeplus files for corporate revamp with Seoul court
South Korea’s leading hypermarket operator Homeplus Co., wholly owned by North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners, on Tuesday filed...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Seoul Guarantee Insurance to raise $124 million from IPO
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Co. (SGI) will raise 181.5 billion won ($124.2 million) through an initial public offering later this month in its second ...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor spins off 4 in-house startups in energy, AI, mobility
South Korea’s auto behemoth Hyundai Motor Group has spun off its four in-house startups with innovative technologies in mobility, automation a...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire, Lamborghini strengthen ties as chairmen set to meet
Cho Hyun-bum, chairman of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., i...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai CEO Muñoz named MotorTrend Person of the Year
South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer José Muñoz was picked as the most powerful figure in the in...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dongkuk to file anti-dumping petition vs Chinese color steel imports
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. and SeAh Steel Corp. are set to file an anti-dumping complaint against Chinese rivals in March as the country plans to impo...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eyes March visit to Seoul
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is arranging a visit to South Korea next month to inspect shipyards and discuss cooperation on naval vessel constr...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem inks $1.5 bn Morocco train supply deal
South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem Co. said on Wednesday it has won a 2.2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) train order from Morocco, the biggest single de...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)