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Young, female, foreign: Hyundai Motor Group’s new BOD
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, under its new leader Chung Euisun, is seeking changes on its board of directors, the group's top business d...
Feb 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang applies for IPO on New York Stock Exchange
Coupang Corp., 37% owned by SoftBank Group, is set to become the first Korean company to list directly on the New York Stock Exchange, with its valu...
Feb 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Finhaven to launch world's first blockchain-powered exchange
Canada-based fintech startup Finhaven is set to launch Finhaven Private Markets, the world's first blockchain-powered securities exchange using digi...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Naver Webtoon taps foreign investors ahead of US listing
Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
HOLD Naver Webtoon taps foreign investors ahead of US listing
Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Retail investor buying, foreign selling hit fresh highs on Kospi
Foreign investors sold a record volume of shares on South Korea’s main bourse on Nov. 30, triggering a sharp fall in the main stock index, whi...
Nov 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S. Korea's foreign currency deposits hit record high on weaker dollar
Foreign currency deposits in South Korea have swelled to a record high in November on the back of a weaker dollar, boosting local banks' holdings to $...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
How the Biden win will affect the won-dollar exchange rate
The won-dollar exchange rate, which has been declining since the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic, is falling faster since Joe Biden was elected as...
Nov 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Samsung shares hit historic high as foreign investors scoop up net $2.3 bn
Samsung Electronics Co. shares have soared to a historic high, driven by foreign investors scooping up a total net 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion) wor...
Nov 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Foreign investors shift from growth stocks to net buy $3.5 bn in cyclicals
South Korea's stock market is seeing a shift in buying trends from foreign investors who are increasingly beefing up investments in cyclical stocks wh...
Nov 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S. Korea's FX reserves rise for 7th straight month to record-high $426.5 bn
South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rose for a seventh straight month to a fresh record high in October due to gains in non-dollar assets and incr...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business expansion
Shinhan closing in on HSBC to be top foreign bank in Vietnam
Shinhan Bank Vietnam Ltd., the Vietnamese subsidiary of Shinhan Bank, is close to becoming the top foreign bank in Vietnam thanks to its solid perform...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bond issues
Kakao's exchangeable bond issue lures global investors
South Korea’s mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. is raising the price of shares to be converted from its exchangeable bond issue in Singapore on ...
Oct 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Foreign cloud service providers led by Amazon, MS play big in Korea
Global cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) are taking a greater share of South Korea’s serverless computing market, where ...
Sep 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Sale of Korea’s bank debentures hits all-time high as capital reserves shrink
Bond issuance by South Korean banks has risen to a record high as banks move to secure adequate capital to ride out any short-term liquidity disruptio...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korean digital wallet operator raises $173 mn from foreign VC firms
Viva Republica Inc., the operator of South Korea's popular digital wallet Toss, has raised its largest single fundraising worth $173 million from...
Aug 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s money supply sees fastest growth in decade as foreigners return to stock market
South Korea’s money supply grew at a quicker pace in June than it has in a decade, as foreign investors, who shunned risky assets just following...
Aug 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Foreign insurers’ Korean units likely up for sale on tougher rules, falling profits
Following in the footsteps of Prudential Financial Inc., foreign insurance companies are expected to put their Korean units up for sale to meet tighte...
Aug 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real Estate
Foreigners’ Jan-May Korea apartment purchases top $1 bn on buying spree
Foreign investors have stepped up apartment purchases in South Korea in recent years, adding fuel to the already heated residential property market wh...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Foreign investors’ holding of South Korean bonds at record high of $115 bn
Foreign investors continued to buy South Korean bonds such as treasuries and monetary stabilization bonds for a fourth consecutive month in April, wit...
May 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea to ease capital reserve rules for insurers’ overseas infrastructure assets
South Korea’s top financial regulator will cut reserve requirements by half for insurance firms’ cross-border infrastructure assets from as early as J...
Mar 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] NPS eyes equity stakes in foreign infrastructure firms: CIO
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will chase equity stakes in foreign companies running power, harbor and road projects, as it is seeking t...
Oct 24, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korea police fund eyes EM debt; keen on networks with foreign funds: CIO
South Korea’s Police Mutual Aid Association (PMAA), a $2 billion savings fund, is interested in sovereign debt of emerging economies, and will put eff...
Oct 17, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ 2015 return beats key foreign pension funds; to take passive equities strategy
The National Pension Service’s (NPS) investment return dipped to 4.57% in 2015, but its performance outstripped those of other top five pension funds ...
Jul 04, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Korean Money Going Abroad] Korea insurers up overseas investments, eyeing foreign asset managers
South Korean insurance companies have been raising investments in overseas investments by more than 50% since the start of this year and also consider...
Jun 22, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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SK Hynix raises $1.5 bn in foreign bonds amid high demand
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has raised $1.5 billion in foreign currency bonds, with the debt offering four tim...
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