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Aerospace & Defense
KAI succeeds in localizing wing spar components for Israeli business jet
Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), a South Korean aerospace and defense company, announced on Friday that it held a commemorative event for the...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
LG Energy’s 1st bond issue draws record $3.6 bn in bids
LG Energy Solution Ltd.'s first bond issue was 10 times oversubscribed on Thursday, drawing a record 4.7 trillion won ($3.6 billion) in bids for a S...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Lotte affiliates’ credit ratings downgraded all at once
The ratings of Lotte's subsidiaries have been downgraded en masse. Lotte Chemical Corp., the group's cash cow, was cut to AA from AA+.NICE Investors...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Foreign buying of Korean stocks, bonds at record high, boosting won
Foreigners bought a record $11.43 billion in South Korean stocks and bonds in May, boosting the value of the won versus the dollar amid the greenbac...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS 10th anniversary stamps available at Korea Post from June 13
South Korea's state-run postal service agency Korea Post announced on Monday that BTS commemorative stamps will be available at post offices from Ju...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Hyundai Card issues $193 mn Korean green bonds
South Korea's Hyundai Card announced on Friday that it has issued a green bond worth 250 billion won ($193 million), becoming the first company in t...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to design proven type reactor of nuclear fusion power
South Korean government has initiated the design phase for a nuclear fusion power proven type reactor, taking a significant step toward harnessing n...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea's new hybrid car registrations in May exceed diesel's for first time
The number of newly registered hybrid cars in South Korea overtook that of diesel cars for the first time thanks to consumer focus on such models,...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion’s Remsima SC praised in Europe as preferred biosimilar
MILAN – South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. is known in Europe for its biosimilar products such as autoimmune disease treat...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea inflation at 19-mth low; casts doubts over rate hike
South Korea’s headline inflation fell for a fourth straight month in May to a 19-month low amid continuous signs of a slowdown in Asia’s...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' Pension to up global alternatives to 19% of AUM by 2027
Teachers’ Pension (TP), South Korea’s major pension fund for private school employees, will accelerate investment in domestic bonds whil...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS vows to raise alternative investment ratio, cut bond purchases
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest public pension fund, plans to raise the ratio of its alternative...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
S.Korean green bonds draw strong demand amid ESG fever
South Korean green bonds eligible for government support enjoyed robust demand despite lower yields, as investors upgraded environmental, social, ...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Multifamily emerges as Korean LPs’ top real estate pick for 2023
Multifamily housing has emerged as the most popular real estate segment for South Korean institutional investors, with senior secured loans picked as ...
May 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean retail investors net buy bonds at record $3.2 bn in April
South Korean individual investors flocked to the bond market with net purchases of 4.25 trillion won ($3.2 billion) in April, the highest record on ...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LGES to build pouch-type long-cell battery mother factory at $449 mn
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will add a new mother factory to its Ochang manufacturing complex, as part of its plan to turn the home manufacturing site i...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
POSCO Future M to issue $226 mn Korean green bonds
South Korea's battery component maker POSCO Future M Co. (formerly POSCO Chemical) announced on Friday that it will issue 300 billion won ($226 mill...
Apr 21, 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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Batteries
S.Korea’s EcoPro BM seeks to raise $385 mn through convertible bond sale
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. sought to raise up to 500 billion won ($385 million) through a convertible bond fo...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to raise $1.5 bn in exchangeable bonds
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Monday it would raise $1.5 billion through exchangeable bonds (EBs) in a p...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
VIP Asset’s new mutual fund to forgo operating fees if it posts losses
VIP Asset Management Co., a leading South Korean asset manager, said on Friday it is launching a new mutual fund, and its managers won’t take ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's exports of instant noodles exceed $800 mn mark in 2022
South Korea's exports of instant noodles such as ramen last year exceeded $800 million to break an all-time record.Export data released on Thursday ...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Clearstream acquires QFI status from S.Korea's National Tax Service
Korea Securities Depository announced on Wednesday that Clearstream, the operator of the International Central Securities Depository (ICSD), had obt...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Hyundai Capital issues green bonds under eco-friendly biz guidelines
South Korea's Hyundai Capital on Tuesday said it issued green bonds worth 600 billion won ($462.3 million) following K-Taxonomy, a series of governm...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai E&C, KAI to develop export-type package for defense industry
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) will jointly develop an export package for ...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Robotics signs medical robot MOU with Chinese company
Doosan Robotics Inc., a South Korean company affiliated with the Doosan Group, announced on Tuesday that it had signed an MOU with Guangxi Pinge, a ...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean ETP market doubles amid increasing distrust of fund managers
South Korea’s exchange-traded product (ETP) market has doubled in four years as more investors preferred their own trades to discretionary inv...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
S.Korea's individual investors buy bonds this year worth $5.3 billion
Individual investors in South Korea this year have made net bond purchases, or the difference between the buying and selling amounts, worth over 7 t...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HYBE wins 2nd battle against Kakao over SM Entertainment
A South Korean court on Friday ruled in favor of SM Entertainment Co. Founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man to block the company from sellin...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea's NPS likely to log 8.2% loss for 2022, record-low return
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is expected to post a negative return of 8.2% for 2022, according to its preliminary report on Th...
Mar 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)