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Electronics
Samsung Electronics creates global hit with new gaming monitor
Samsung Electronics Co. ’s new gaming monitor has received over 3,000 advance orders worldwide.The company on Monday said it began presale of ...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SKC acquires 45% stake in chip test firm ISC for $400 million
SKC Ltd., a South Korean chemical materials company, said on Friday it has acquired a 45% stake in semiconductor test equipment maker ISC Co., for 5...
Jul 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean mulls large investments in warship facilities
Hanwha Ocean Co., the world’s fourth-largest shipbuilder, is considering large investments in new facilities to manufacture warships as the co...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK Square, SK Hynix set up $77 million chip investment unit
SK Square Co. and SK Hynix Inc., together with two other South Korean companies, have launched a 100 billion won ($77 million) joint investment unit...
Jul 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS taps Macquarie, IMM, Hahn & Co. as private equity managers
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, said on Friday it has hired Macquarie Asset Managem...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s SK to buy US bio JV stake from Roivant for $48 mn
SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, is set to purchase the entire stake in a US bio joint venture held by its partner, as the...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int'l, CIP tie up for Korean offshore wind project
POSCO International, the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., has joined hands with C...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
S.Korean content biz event in Indonesia targets SE Asian consumers
An export conference for South Korean content this week in Jakarta, Indonesia, targeted the Southeast Asian market's population of 600 million.The I...
Jun 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, CNGR to build $1.2 bn battery materials plants in Korea
South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Group and China’s CNGR Advanced Material Co. have agreed to spend 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) on sec...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
CJ CGV seeks more fund from parent, stocks at 15-yr low
Shares of CJ CGV Co., South Korea’s top multiplex cinema chain, hit the lowest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on Wednesday as...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Tribunal partially accepts Elliott’s claims over Samsung merger
The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Tuesday ruled in favor of US-based hedge fund Elliott Investment Managemen...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor Way: New strategy to accelerate EV push
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday set out its vision to become a top-tier eco-friendly auto brand by accelerating its...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Pinkfong’s Bebefinn surpasses 10 million subscribers in 14 months
The Pinkfong Company's "Bebefinn" YouTube channel has surpassed 10 million subscribers. The Pinkfong Company, popularly known for its "Baby Shark" c...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Samsung SDS HQ sale set to mark Korea's biggest real estate deal of 2023
The sale of Seoul-based Samsung SDS Co. headquarters, which is likely to become South Korea's largest real estate market deal of 2023, is predicted ...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hanwha Solutions to form industrial complex for chips, auto parts
South Korea's energy service, petrochemical and real estate development company Hanwha Solutions Corp. will build H-Techno Valley, an industrial com...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
GEPS taps Apollo, EQT, Warburg for buyout, growth equity
South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) selected Apollo Global Management, Warburg Pincus and Sweden-based EQT Partners as i...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Market views turn bullish on Samsung as AI-led chip demand rises
Views on leading memory chipmaker Samsung Electronics Co. are becoming more bullish as the South Korean tech giant is expected to benefit from a ris...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hyundai Group chief calls on PE firm help to defend against Schindler
South Korea’s conglomerate Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun is seeking money from a local private equity firm to defend the management ...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Woori, ABL Life commit to Rubicon’s infrastructure debt fund
South Korea’s Woori Global Asset Management Co. and ABL Life Insurance Co. have committed a sizeable amount of capital to a first closing of a...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis exceeds $770 bn in R&D investment in 2023
South Korea's car parts maker Hyundai Mobis is turning into a software-oriented mobility company by investing over 1 trillion won ($772.3 million)...
Jun 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea's Jeju Dream Tower Casino exceeds $7.6 mn in net monthly sales
Jeju Dream Tower Casino, located on South Korea's top tourist island of Jeju and run by Lotte Tour Development Co., broke the 10 billion won ($7.6 m...
Jun 08, 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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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics to double production by 2032; eyes ADCs, M&As
BOSTON – Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s No. 1 contract drugmaker, plans to more than double its total annual production capacity to ...
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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Capital raising
HYBE in talks to raise $380 million to reach beyond K-pop: Bloomberg
HYBE Co., the South Korean entertainment powerhouse behind BTS, is said to be seeking to finance about 500 billion won ($380 million) to bring more ...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Fifty Fifty label seeks investment from Silicon Valley
The South Korean label behind K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty is looking to Silicon Valley for investment as the four-girl band, already with a l...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
12-color ‘Lakeside Recital’ held by 12 poets in Como, Italy
COMO, ITALY -- Como, a lakeside city with a glacial lake at the foot of the Alps in northern Italy. The 13th European International Poetry Festival &l...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Moody’s cuts credit view on KEPCO to lowest investment grade
Moody’s on Friday cut its view on KEPCO’s credit to the lowest investment grade, a move that could lead the rating agency to downgrade t...
May 26, 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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Airlines
Jin Air seeks to spread wings to Indonesia, Singapore
Jin Air Co., a low-cost carrier (LCC) under Korean Air Co., is seeking to expand its air routes to Indonesia and Singapore this year with the additi...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)