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Economy
Korea’s household, business loans on upswing in September
South Korea’s household debt continued to rise for the sixth consecutive month in September despite stricter regulations on mortgages, while b...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Networks completes acquisition of en-core
South Korean trading firm SK Networks Co. announced on Friday that it has completed the acquisition process of en-core, a leading data solutions and...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
KT provides digital document storage for Shinhan Bank
South Korea's KT Corp announced on Friday the launch of a new digital document storage service at Shinhan Bank, linking with a public electronic doc...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Dongwon founder vows to acquire Korea’s top container line HMM
Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, has vowed to acquire HMM Co., the country’s top container ship ...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC to acquire 12% stake in US chip packaging startup Chipletz
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Monday it will take part in a series B round of investment in Chipletz, a US fabless su...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
L'Oréal keeps door open for more K-beauty acquisitions
L'Oréal S.A., the leading global cosmetics maker, is considering more acquisitions and partnerships in the beauty sector of South Korea, the ...
Sep 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea's HMM bidders shortlisted to LX Group, Harim, Dongwon
Bidders for HMM Co., South Korea’s top shipping company, have been shortlisted to LX Group, Harim Co. and Dongwon Industries Co., according to...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
S.Korean lenders in New York luxury hotel likely to see losses
Some South Korean institutional investors may see significant losses on their investment in a hotel in the heart of New York as the developer has de...
Aug 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Tokio Marine seeks to sell SE Asia units to S.Korean companies
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. is seeking to sell its units in Southeast Asia for $1 billion to major South Korean companies looking fo...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
UBS names Credit Suisse Korea head as vice chair for Asia
UBS Group AG, a global investment bank, appointed Kyungin David Lee, chief of Credit Suisse Group AG’s Seoul branch, as vice chair for Asia an...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Dongwha Pharm to buy Vietnamese pharmacy chain at $30 mn
South Korea's Dongwha Pharm announced on Thursday that it signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in Trung Son Pharma, a leading pharmacy chain i...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition
Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Group puts savings bank on market, a clear succession path
Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, has put its non-core financial unit Hanwha Savings Bank up for sale, in a move ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s KFCC likely to see loss from London-based office investment
South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. is slated to sell off a London-based office tower as the property value has plunged due to rate...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
BlueOval SK secures $9.2 bn loan from US Department of Energy
BlueOval SK, the battery production joint venture between SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co., has provisionally secured up to $9.2 billion in policy suppo...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affirma Capital’s Korean MD Thomas Shim promoted to partner
Global private equity firm Affirma Capital has promoted Seoul-based Managing Director Min Hyun (Thomas) Shim to partner, investment banking sources ...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion puts Takeda’s assets up for sale after 3 years
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. has put its Japanese Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s primary care assets acquired in 2020 on sale as the biosimilar g...
Jun 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups opt for Konex, loans for survival during IPO winter
South Korea's anemic initial public offering market has forced the country’s startups to become more creative in raising funds as they shift t...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SKIET secures $300 mn green loan from IFC
SK IE Technology Co. (SKIET), a global top lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) player under South Korea’s energy and battery maker SK Innovat...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
S.Korean Hanwha to spend $1 bn on US acquisitions, business
South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to invest $1 billion in acquisitions of companies in the US and businesses ...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's loan delinquency rates soar; outlook to worsen in H2
South Korean banks are seeing loan delinquency rates surge due to the increase in lending during the pandemic and a series of rate hikes. The rates ...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
MLB apparel by Korea's F&F finds favor in China
F&F Co., a South Korean outdoor fashion retailer, has notched a success selling US Major League Baseball (MLB) apparel in China. This comes desp...
May 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air-Asiana merger hits roadblock in US, Europe
The proposed merger between South Korea’s two largest airlines hit a roadblock in the West as a media outlet reported that the US government i...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's i-Sens buys US glucose-measuring device maker for $27 mn
South Korean maker of diabetes-related devices i-Sens Inc. on Wednesday announced its planned acquisition of AgaMatrix, an American manufacturer of ...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to send $130 mn in aid for Ukraine’s reconstruction
South Korea will aid the reconstruction of Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, through loans worth $130 million from the Economic Development Coop...
May 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Private debt will offer both income and downside protection: ASK 2023
Global investors will find opportunities to increase positions in private debt markets amid high interest rates this year and need to strengthen their...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities acquires European ETF market maker GHCO
Mirae Asset Securities UK, the UK corporation of South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities, announced on Monday that it has acquired GHCO, a market-makin...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean app market One Store to raise $151 mn for Kiwoom's exit
One Store Co., a South Korean homegrown app store, is slated to attract more than 200 billion won ($151.3 million) as its 100 billion won loan, whic...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon targets entertainment business in Japan
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, is targeting the entertainment sector in Japan as it aims to expand its intellect...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul advised to prepare exit plans for real estate funds
Global real estate investment funds managed by South Korean financial services firms have swelled by more than 14 times to 72 trillion won ($5.4 bil...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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