digital construction management platform
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia winners in sagging European car market in September
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., the two automaking units of Hyundai Motor Group, saw their market share in Europe rise to a level never seen before...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
CalSTRS, POBA co-invest $317 mn in US debts in 2021
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) and South Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) have invested a combi...
Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean P2P lending platform 8Percent raises near $40 mn
South Korea-based online peer-to-peer lending platform 8Percent has secured 43.5 billion won ($38.3 million) in an investment round led by the Silic...
Oct 15, 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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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver's metaverse platform seeks over $40 mn in funding
Naver Z Corp., the operator of South Korea's metaverse platform Zepeto, is in the early stages of talks with investors to raise more than 50 billion...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shares in Woori Financial draw KT, builder and PEFs
South Korea's telecom giant KT Corp., mid-sized builder Hoban Construction Co. and about 10 private equity firms have submitted letters of intent to...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Murata Manufacturing CEO
Japan's Murata redefines customers in game-changing era
KYOTO, Japan - Murata Manufacturing Co., the world's No. 1 producer of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and other electronic components, will e...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Autodesk CEO
Digital transformation, a matter of life and death: Autodesk CEO
SILICON VALLEY – One of the things that have drastically changed the business environment in the pandemic era is the prevalence of companies t...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Yanolja, HanaTour team up to take lead in travel market
South Korea’s No. 1 accommodation booking platform Yanolja has joined forces with the country's leading travel agency HanaTour Service Inc. to...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Akuodigital digitizes scribbles into legible documents
South Korea-based Akuodigital Corp. is a startup that uses artificial intelligence technology to digitize all types of paper documents. And instead ...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea's first-generation platforms collapse, ringing in new e-commerce era
South Korea's first-generation e-commerce platforms, which have been around since the 1990s, are rushing to sell off their businesses as their valua...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Glovis launches ECOH brand for hydrogen, battery businesses
Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Monday it is launching a new brand to beef up its eco-friendly business, includ...
Oct 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Ardian wins $25 mn mandate from construction workers' fund
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) will commit $25 million to Paris-based private equity firm Ardian for infrast...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Motor’s construction unit seeks listing in Q1 2022
Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, started the process for an initial public offering (IPO) expected in the firs...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
K-pop fan engagement platform DearU begins process for Nov IPO
How much will you pay to chat with your favorite K-pop groups such as TWICE every day? A South Korean startup generated 20 billion won ($16.9 millio...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
With Hyundai’s Genesis GV60, your face is the key to unlock the door
If you own Hyundai Motor Co.'s latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, set for roll-out next month, you can just touch the handle and show your...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Capstone Partners: Korea's 'guardian angel' for early-stage startups
In 2018, a South Korean food startup GoPizza Co. was on the brink of shutting down. Lim Jae-won, GoPizza's founder, had launched the business with a...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
StockX enters Korea's resale market, poses threat to domestic platforms
The rapid growth of the resale scene in South Korea has driven the world’s No. 1 resale platform, StockX, to venture into the country, signali...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Digital stationery marketplace Webudding charms MZers
Stationery products such as planners, calendars and notepads have long been essential everyday items for busy people. And the stationery market has ...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Exclusive
Cosmetics startup Birdview readies for 2022 listing
South Korea-based Birdview, the operator of leading cosmetics platform Hwahae, is aiming to make a trading debut as early as the first half of nex...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Celltrion makes first step in streamlining governance structure
South Korea’s pharmaceutical conglomerate Celltrion Group has made its very first step in reforming corporate governance structure by merging ...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KB Fin, Shinhan invest in Sweden's wind farm via joint fund
South Korea's two banking giants -- KB Financial Group and Shinhan Financial Group -- have invested a combined 80 billion won ($68 million) in a win...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea content platform startup to buy Getty Images unit
A South Korean content platform startup OGQ Corp. is set to take over the world’s leading stock content company Getty Images Inc.’s unit...
Sep 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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App Developers’ Payments Dilemma: Easier With or Without Apple and Google?
SEOUL—South Korea’s app developers can soon sidestep the digital tollway mandated by Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Goog...
Sep 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Streaming platform Mahocast eyes listing on Japan's Mothers market
TOKYO -- Japan-based concert streaming platform Mahocast, dubbed as the Netflix for concerts in Japan, is gaining attention as a venue for both musi...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver’s market cap to top 100 trillion won, analysts say
South Korea’s market analysts projected that Naver Corp.’s market cap will surpass 100 trillion won ($86 billion), driven by the rapid g...
Sep 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO
SK Ecoplant Co., formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co., is in advanced stages of talks with a consortium of South Korea-based IUM ...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Blockbuster startup IPOs curb NPS' VC diversification
South Korean startups' blockbuster initial public offerings over the past year, including Krafton Inc. and HYBE Co., have left the National Pension ...
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Software giant Hancom joins space race with satellite launch
South Korean software and ICT conglomerate Hancom Group will be the first private company in the country to launch a micro-satellite, or a satellite...
Sep 02, 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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