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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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Batteries
L&F shares: Further upside potential after tenfold gains
Shares of L&F Co., South Korea’s top battery materials maker, have risen tenfold in the past year and a half, but many analysts bet the st...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM says it will recover $1.9 billion of Bolt-recall costs from LG
General Motors Co. said it would recover from supplier LG Electronics Inc. nearly all of the $2 billion cost of recalling Chevrolet B...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Huawei, Ericsson or Nokia? Apple or Samsung? US or China? Who’s winning the 5G races?
Once a glimmer in the eyes of executives from Shenzhen to Silicon Valley, 5G now dominates a broad swath of the global supply chain—and the ...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Won hits 15-month low as global inflation woes spur equity outflow
The South Korean won weakened past the psychologically important 1,200 per dollar mark for the first time in 15 months as growing worries about glob...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Taxation
Samsung, SK Hynix to pay corporate taxes to foreign countries
South Korea’s chipmaking giants Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix are set to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate taxes to fore...
Oct 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Stonebridge Ventures, Capstone prepare for 2022 IPOs
Stonebridge Ventures, South Korea's most profitable venture capital firm, will submit its application for an initial public offering this month to l...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Merchant liner SM Line to list on Kosdaq in November
South Korea’s merchant liner SM Line Corp. is set to become a publicly-traded company in November. SM Line has submitted its securities regist...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Doosan Infracore wins orders for 62 excavators in Philippines
South Korea-based heavy machinery and construction equipment maker Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. has secured orders for 62 excavators in the Philippi...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Next K-wave in Asia: Convenience stores
When South Korean major convenience store chain CU opened its first branch in Malaysia on April 1, there was a queue of more than 100 meters to get ...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver bets on SoftBank's e-book company to reclaim lead in Japan
South Korea’s major portal operator Naver Corp. is looking to firm up its partnership with SoftBank Group Corp. and increase its presence in J...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation officially launches battery, E&P split-offs
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. on Friday officially launched its battery and petroleum exploration and production businesses as separate enti...
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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Foreign exchange
Korea stocks, won tumble as foreigners dump $1 bn in equity futures
South Korean stocks and the won currency lost ground with the main Kospi ending below the 3,100 mark for the first time in five weeks as foreign inv...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea property startup Kasa to launch exchange in Singapore
Kasa Korea Co., a property investment platform, is set to expand its services to help global users invest in real estate in the world by obtaining l...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business
Plastic recyclers have known for years that there is money to be made in plastic waste. And the stakes are high these days as the prices of recycled...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Elec to start automotive cybersecurity business
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is about to start automotive security business, expanding its car electronics technology portfolio by taking...
Sep 23, 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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Real estate
Brookfield to name Hahn & Co exec as Korean office head
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. will name Jun Park, a top manager of Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co., as the new head of its South K...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Hyundai Heavy IPO creates largest shipbuilder on Kospi
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. successfully went public on Sept. 17 by closing at almost double its IPO price. The stock price closed at 111,500 won (...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung C&T, S-Oil in hydrogen transport partnership
Samsung C&T Corp., the construction and trading arm of Samsung Group, has tentatively agreed with S-Oil Corp. to cooperate in securing overseas ...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
SoftBank sells part of Coupang shares for $1.7 bn
Vision Fund, led by SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son, has sold one-tenth of its shares in South Korea's e-commerce platform Coupang Inc. for $1....
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Industrial Bank of Korea to sell $500 mn bond at lower cost
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is slated to raise $500 million in dollar corporate bond at a lower-than-planned cost on strong demand.IBK decided to...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SIA analyzes satellite data for companies, government and ESG
There are about 2,000 satellites in space, orbiting the earth and generating countless images without being confined to geographical boundaries. And...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
IB firms enter tough race for SSG.COM IPO underwriting deal
The race to become the lead underwriter for the IPO of Shinsegae Group’s e-commerce brand SSG.COM is getting fierce. A total of nine instituti...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Automotive security in spotlight on growing EV market
The automotive security technology for automotive electronics is in the spotlight as the global electric vehicle market is growing. The information ...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity, GIC speed up exit efforts on Kyobo Life
Singapore's GIC, Affinity Equity Partners, Baring Private Equity and IMM Private Equity have taken the next step toward their long-delayed exit from...
Sep 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea postpones forex bond sale to October
South Korea’s government delayed a sale of foreign exchange stabilization fund bonds to next month, disrupting local companies’ plans to...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KT, Daishin PE acquire 100% stake in global data firm Epsilon
South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. is expanding investments in future growth areas outside the traditional mobile sector. KT said on...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharamaceuticals
Korea’s Genome & Company aims US CMO market
South Korea’s microbiome medicine developer Genome & Company geared up for entering the U.S. market to boost profits and make inroads into...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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