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Automobiles
Genesis House New York: An oasis in Manhattan
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is opening Genesis House New York, a sophisticated showroom, in the trendy Meatpacking Distric...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS, Tishman form $1.5 bn JV to invest in US housing
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, and New York-based global real estate investment ...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor to debut IONIQ 7 concept in November LA auto show
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday revealed teaser images of SEVEN, an all-electric SUV concept that would be the IONIQ 7, its first large-size SUV under...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
CJ Group Chief unveils $8.5 billion investment plans for growth
South Korea’s CJ Group, which operates the country’s largest food and beverage company CJ Cheiljedang Corp. as well as entertainment gia...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interviews
Wooyoungmi emerges as 'new luxury' menswear brand
When South Korean menswear brand Wooyoungmi had the highest sales in the men’s fashion hall of Paris-based luxury department store Le Bon Marc...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
KTB to launch REITs for logistics centers in Vietnam and housing in US
South Korean asset manager KTB Asset Management Co. plans to launch two overseas real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest in Vietnam-based lo...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean eyewear startup to again design China's top dept store hall
South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster is slated to design the luxury hall space of the Chengdu branch of SKP, China’s top department sto...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Foreign brokerages dominate S.Korea list of short sellers
Foreign brokerage companies have dominated the list of short sellers in South Korean stock markets since the short-selling ban was lifted on large-c...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Infra and RE investment heads resign from NPS
The infrastructure investment head and real estate investment head at South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), are leaving the world&rs...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kurly, SSG.COM, Oasis plan for fast-track 2022 IPOs
Competition among South Korean e-commerce companies for initial public offerings is expected to get even fiercer next year. Kurly Inc., the oper...
Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Koramco puts $103 mn in funds for US university housing
Koramco Asset Management Co., one of the top asset managers in Korea and a 100% subsidiary of Koramco REITs Management & Trust Co., said on Oc...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics brings gardening indoors with plant cultivator Tiiun
LG Electronics Inc. is bringing gardening indoors by unveiling a plant growing appliance, which allows consumers to grow flowers, vegetables and her...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Blind pool funds eclipse project funds for Korean asset managers
A growing number of South Korean asset management firms are preparing to launch their own blind pool funds for global real estate investments, which...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, ARM chip design partner Gaonchips eyes IPO in 2022
South Korea’s leading semiconductor design house Gaonchips Co. has officially kicked off preparations to go public in the first half of 2022. ...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
S.Korean content shares surge with global success of Squid Game
South Korea’s major content production houses have made a big comeback in the local stock market on Sept. 27 after a period of downhill over t...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hyundai Heavy, Babcock join forces for Korea’s first aircraft carrier
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. teamed up with British engineering company Babcock International to develop South Korea’s first aircraft carrier....
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Heavy wins approval for ammonia-ready ship design
Samsung Heavy Industries obtained a certificate for its basic design to revamp a liquefied natural gas (LNG) or diesel-powered crude tanker into an ...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Samsung Electro-Mechanics aims to take lead in MLCC market
South Korea-based electronic components maker Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. is looking to take lead in the multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) mar...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's sole AI chip designer takes on automotive chip market
South Korea-based semiconductor intellectual property provider Openedges Technology Inc. has come into the limelight with global automaker Hyundai M...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Oshkosh-Hanwha consortium named bidder for design of US Army vehicle
A consortium led by Oshkosh Defense and Hanwha Defense Co. has been named a contender for the design of a US Army war vehicle that will replace...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Defense chosen as contender for design of US Army war vehicle
Hanwha Defense Co. has been named a contender for the design of a US Army war vehicle that will replace around 3,500 M2 Bradley vehicles that have b...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean housing prices soar to $5 tn in Moon admin with record growth
South Korean house prices have risen more during the President Moon Jae-in administration than any other as the current government has focused more ...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Personal debt
A generation indebted: Young Koreans struggle under record loans in Q1
Young South Koreans are drowning in debt.Korean youths in their 20s and 30s are reeling under growing personal debt as they aggressively take out pe...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor invests $100 mn in US battery startup SES
Hyundai Motor Co. is set to invest $100 million in US-based electric vehicle battery startup SolidEnergy Systems (SES) to obtain next-generation tec...
Jul 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POBA eyes life science buildings, student housing in Europe via SMA
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is targeting life science buildings, last-mile distribution centers and student housing fa...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
POBA commits over $200 mn to Europe-focused real estate SMA
South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) has committed 270 billion won ($240 million) to a separately managed account (SMA) focusin...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new 5G multi-chip combines DRAM, NAND into one package
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new multi-chip that integrates high-performance DRAM and NAND flash memory chips into a single compact packag...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Branding
LG unveils fresh-faced logo designs to firm up brand storytelling
South Korea-based electronics giant LG has revealed new designs of its logo, "Face of the Future," in a move to upgrade its brand storytelling. On J...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung walks tightrope on US investment; invited to White House talks
Samsung Electronics Co., the only South Korean company invited to a special White House meeting on the global semiconductor shortage, is likely to f...
Apr 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery shares tumble as VW gears up for in-house production
Shares of South Koreas’ major battery makers tumbled on Tuesday after Volkswagen AG announced it will gradually switch the type of batteries u...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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