The Securities and Futures Commission
Scope
Date
~
-
Business & Politics
FKI to be more open, future-minded and international as part of reform
South Korea’s major business lobby group the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) will become a more open and future-oriented business group ...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Regulations
Korea seeks legal system for independent equity research firms
South Korea is set to establish a legal system for independent equity research providers this year to protect individual investors, who could be dam...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Energy
Mirae Asset Securities signs long-term REC purchase contract
Mirae Asset Securities signed a long-term purchase agreement for solar renewable energy certificates (RECs) with Sunset Energy on Tuesday. Sunset En...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Bio & Pharma
S.Korean biotech firm Genesystem to bring molecular testing to India
Genesystem, a South Korean biotech firm specializing in on-site molecular testing platforms, announced on Tuesday its entry into the Indian market t...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience gets info security management system certification
SK Bioscience Co. said on Tuesday that its Pangyo headquarters and its vaccine production facility L House in Andong, South Korea, have acquired ISO...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Tech, Media & Telecom
LS Electric receives int'l certification for R&D process security
LS Electric Co., a South Korean electric power and automation equipment maker, has achieved a major milestone by obtaining international standard ce...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Regulations
Korea to legalize security token for fractional investment
South Korea is set to allow all kinds of fractional investments next year through the legalization of a security token (ST), a digital form of tradi...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Earnings
Meritz Securities poised to become Korea’s No. 1 for first time
Meritz Securities Co., once a mid-tier securities firm in South Korea, is expected to command the local market as No. 1 after earning more than 1 tr...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Energy
S.Korea's science minister calls small modular reactors 'game changers'
Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho on Thursday pledged full support for the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), which he called a "ga...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Travel & Leisure
Hanwha Hotels & Resorts to work with Vietnam's Lodgis to expand overseas network
South Korea's Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lodgis H...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
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)
-
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)
-
Pension funds
NPS underperforms global peers by returns for Q1-Q3 2022
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, ranked 10th out of the global 42 state-owned investors by rate...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Future mobility
Mobile Living Space: Hyundai’s new future mobility concept
A self-driving vehicle taking a passenger home and then docking into the building so that they can enter the house without being exposed to the outs...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
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)
-
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)
-
Bio & Pharma
Nibec gets approval for its bone graft biomaterials in Colombia, Mexico
South Korea's bioactive peptide technology company Nibec Co. said on Friday that it has obtained product approval for the sale of two types of denta...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
ECM/DCM
South Korea fines US brokerage $9.6 million for high-frequency trading
South Korea has fined Citadel Securities over 10 billion won ($8.1 million) for disrupting market order through high-frequency trading in the countr...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Retail
Lotte's virtual human Lucy makes successful debut on live commerce
Lotte Home Shopping said on Thursday that its virtual model Lucy will appear in monthly live commerce broadcasts on its official YouTube channel.Luc...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Bio & Pharma
Celltrion increases its stake in British ADC developer Iksuda
Celltrion Inc. has secured an additional stake in the UK's antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developer Iksuda Therapeutics.According to Celltrion on Wed...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Automobiles
Hyundai AutoEver secures international safety, health certification
South Korea's mobility software provider Hyundai AutoEver said Wednesday that it has earned the international safety and health management system IS...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils industry’s fastest mobile DRAM chip LPDDR5T
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it has developed the world’s fastest mobile DRAM chip and ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Petrochemicals
Top petrochemical makers secure cash on economic slowdown woes
South Korea's top petrochemical firms raised 2.6 trillion won ($2.1 billion) via corporate bond sales and rights offering earlier this month to gird...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE wins orders for 7 LNG carriers in 1 week
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), a mid-level shipbuilding holding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., has landed successive orders for...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Automobiles
Kakao Mobility launches future mobility hardware think tank
South Korea's Kakao Mobility has launched a think tank to study next-generation mobility hardware under the company's bid to lead overall innovation...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Construction
Kolon Global secures patent for Kankan Smart Space technology
South Korea's construction engineering company Kolon Global Corp. said on Monday that it has obtained a technology patent for the multi-purpose syst...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
ECM/DCM
S.Korean brokerage lowers stock forecast for S-Oil over poor prospects
South Korea's Eugene Investment & Securities on Monday cut S-Oil Corp.'s target share price from 140,000 won ($113.5) to 133,000 won due to a lo...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung SDS calls attacks on cloud biggest threat to cyber security
Cloud protection is the top cyber security concern for companies this year, a study says.Samsung SDS Co. on Thursday said this in its report "Top Fi...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Pre-IPOs
PIF, GIC to invest $964 mn in Korea's Kakao Entertainment
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have agreed to invest a combined $964 million in K...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
-
Corporate strategy
SPC Group adopts integrated safety check system app for all biz sites
South Korea's SPC Group on Wednesday said it has developed an app for an integrated safety inspection system using information and communications te...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)