bio strategy and investment division
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Blockchain
WeMade signs MOU with Ministry of Investment Saudi Arabia
South Korea's game publisher WeMade Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Investment ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CG Bio establishes US corporation to develop tissue products
South Korean bio-regenerative medical firm CG Bio has launched a new US corporation CG MedTech, to focus on the development and marketing of tissue ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
KKR mulls investing $150 mn in Korean fashion platform Musinsa
Musinsa Co., South Korea’s leading online fashion platform, is in the final stage of attracting 200 billion won ($149.8 million) from US priva...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace invests in Israeli startup with anti-jamming tech
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. has invested in an Israeli start-up possessing anti-jamming technology to prevent interference in global position...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea wary of tougher US anti-China moves for chipmakers
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday kicked off a six-day state visit to the US with a tough assignment: finding diplomatic solutions for ...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec to strengthen its direct-to-consumer sales strategy
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. is strengthening its direct-to-consumer (D2C) strategy and expanding its lineup of low- to mid-priced products to ...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Blockchain game startup Gomble gets seed round
South Korean blockchain gaming startup Gomble announced on Monday that it has successfully secured its first institutional investment. The seed fund...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests $11 mn in AI startup Scatter Lab
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Scatter Lab, the creator of the AI agent "Luda Lee," following a 15 bi...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte Biologics invests in S.Korean bio-venture Pinotbio
South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. said on Friday that it has made an equity investment in Pinotbio, Inc. for the development of antibody-drug ...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
S.Korean gov't unveils $424 mn strategy to boost software, AI industries
South Korean government has announced plans to invest about 563 billion won ($424 million) in bolstering the domestic software and artificial intell...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Indonesia's Green Rebel enters S.Korean alternative meat market
Indonesia-based food tech startup, Green Rebel Foods, made public its official entry into the Korean plant-based protein food market. Bryan Toh, Glo...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
POSCO Holdings opens new R&D center in Pohang
POSCO Holdings said on Thursday that it has opened a headquarters for POSCO N.EX.T Hub, which will lead the R&D efforts for the entire POSCO G...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO mulls $3.3 bn investment in industrial cluster by 2033
South Korean steel giant POSCO Group said on Wednesday it will consider investing 4.4 trillion won ($3.3 billion) in the state-run industrial comple...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK Partners to buy Belgian chocolate brand Pierre Marcolini
Private equity firm MBK Partners is set to acquire Pierre Marcolini, a Belgian chocolate brand called "Hermes of Chocolate."MBK bought the South Kor...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Financial Chairman to hold overseas IR in Japan
Shinhan Financial Group's Chairman Jin Ok-dong is set to embark on his first overseas business trip since taking office as chairman last month. From...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
China, India: Korean investors’ next stock investment targets
The US stock market has long been the prime investment destination for South Korean investors, lured by the dynamics of the global top economy.With ...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chairman to refine strategy for EV battery production
Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, visited a cathode plant on Monday to review supply chains for the batt...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte Biologics to invest additional $48 mn in US plant
South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. held a plaque ceremony on Monday to commemorate the acquisition of a pharmaceutical production plant from Br...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Orion’s Turtle Chips launches in Vietnam, India
South Korea's confectionary giant Orion Corp. is launching its popular snack "Kkobuk Chip" in Vietnam and India. Orion announced on Monday that it h...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Krafton, Naver Z to establish metaverse joint company
Krafton Inc., a leading game developer in South Korea, is establishing a joint company for a metaverse platform business with Naver Z Corp., a metav...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Specialty income by preferred securities, commercial MBS
With a hamstrung US Federal Reserve, the global outlook for 2023 is one of cautious optimism for fixed income. As the Fed is unable to readily rescu...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Vaxcell-bio's NK cell therapy wins therapeutic approval for liver cancer
South Korean anti-cancer immunotherapy company Vaxcell-Bio Therapeutics announced on Friday that its natural killer (NK) cell therapy, Vax-NK/HCC, h...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea’s Musinsa sees sales grow 54% in 2022 to $537 mn
South Korea’s online fashion platform Musinsa saw sales last year surge over 50% to break the 700 billion won ($537.7 million) mark, though op...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s first-generation bio companies set up support fund for new ventures
South Korea's first-generation bio companies and Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) have created a bio investment fund to support ventures in the field ...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem teams up with US company to expand bioplastic global business
LG Chem Ltd. has partnered with a US-based biofuel company Gevo to expand its bio-material-based plastic business.The company announced on Thursday ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Famed S.Korean pedometer app Cashwalk attracts first investment of $22 million
Nudge Healthcare, a startup that runs the South Korean health management app Cashwork, on Wednesday said it secured its first investment of 30 billi...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean GS, Daebo invest in domestic AI semiconductor firm
South Korea's Sapeon, artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor subsidiary of SK Telecom Co., said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals wins Red Dot award for 2 devices
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals on Tuesday said two of its self-developed wearable devices won the main prize in the health care category ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
NPS, Korea Investment to sell off stake in Brazilian miner CBMM
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and Korea Investment Private Equity Co. are set to sell off their stake in a Brazilian rare metal...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to spend $18 bn on EVs; Kia breaks ground on first PBV plant
South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its 2030 vision to become one of the world’s top three electric vehicle...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)