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Banking & Finance
Hana Financial, Bain Capital to expand investment in S.Korea
South Korean Hana Financial Group and the US-based global well-known private equity fund (PEF) Bain Capital plan to strengthen their strategic par...
Jan 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai Electric to invest $274 mn in transformer output ramp-ups
HD Hyundai Electric Co., a South Korean electric power equipment maker, plans to invest about half of its 2024 operating profit, estimated at 720 bi...
Jan 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea’s Hwasung Cosmetics shines with Affirma Capital’s Midas touch
Singapore-based private equity firm Affirma Capital has turned Hwasung Cosmetics into an emerging original design manufacturer (ODM) for global beau...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
KG Mobility, Phinia to co-work for hydrogen engine
South Korea's automaker KG Mobility Corp. said on Thursday it partnered with the global car aftermarket solutions company Phinia to develop hydrogen...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon invests in Japan's Number Nine
South Korea's Naver Webtoon said on Thursday that its Japanese service operator Line Digital Frontier invested in Number Nine, a webtoon studio in J...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Neubility, Samsung C&T offer robot delivery service
South Korea's autonomous robot startup Neubility and Samsung C&T Corp. said on Wednesday that they began to offer door-to-door delivery in apa...
Jan 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea Zinc to export antimony to US
South Korea’s largest zinc smelter, Korea Zinc Inc., plans to export antimony to the US. This rare metal is a flame retardant for batteries ...
Jan 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai eyes foray into US navy ship repair market in June
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s largest shipbuilder, is seeking to launch maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Real estate debt outshines corporate credit: Savills IM
Private credit has been among the top picks for alternative investors over the past few years. During the period of high interest rates, corporate l...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean petrochemical sector to sell corporate bonds amid downturn
South Korea’s petrochemical producers are set to issue corporate bonds to take advantage of ample liquidity at the beginning of the year amid ...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG mulls US plant expansion to deal with Trump 2.0 tariffs
CLARKSVILLE, TN -- South Korea’s appliance and electronics giants are actively looking into options to ramp up the production capacity of thei...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Biologics signs $1.4 bn CMO deal with European pharma
South Korea's Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, said on Tuesday it signed a $1.4 billion contract manufacturing o...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
KT&G establishes Uzbekistan corporation
South Korean tobacco maker KT&G Corp. said on Monday it established the Uzbekistan corporation, aiming to boost its tobacco brand awareness in...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Macquarie kicks off sale of DIG Airgas estimated at over $3.4 billion
Macquarie Asset Management has embarked on a process to sell off its 100% stake in South Korea’s third-largest industrial gas producer DIG Air...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai starts to construct Peruvian Navy warships
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. officially launched the Peruvian navy's four warship project on January 10. The Peru Warship Pr...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to produce all-solid-state batteries in 2026
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will unveil a sample of an ultra-compact all-solid-state battery within the year for mass production...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy logs 1st quarterly loss in over 3 years, outlook remains gloomy
LG Energy Solution Ltd. reported its first quarterly loss in more than three years on Thursday, adding to concerns that the world’s third-larg...
Jan 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Corstone, Q Capital in talks with foreign investors to sell K-chicken chain
Seoul-based private equity firms Corstone Asia and Q Capital Partners are in talks with foreign investors to sell a South Korean fried chicken chain...
Jan 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Eximbank issues $3 bn global bonds
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said on Wednesday it issued a total of $3 billion in global bonds, targeting worldwide investors.The matu...
Jan 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2025
LG Electronics, Microsoft sign strategic partnership on AI agents
LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s top home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. has signed a strategic partnership with US tech giant Micros...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
POSCO’s new bond sale seven times oversubscribed
South Korean steelmaker POSCO’s new bond issue for 500 billion won ($343 million) was seven times oversubscribed, which may encourage the comp...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Korean activist investors to routinize campaigns throughout year
South Korea’s activist investors are set to routinize campaigns all year long rather than launch fresh moves only before annual general meetin...
Jan 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE eyes $180.05 bn worth of orders in 2025
South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), said Friday it aims to win $180.05 billion ...
Jan 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s 2024 exports hit all-time high, driven by chips, shipments to China
South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, reached an all-time high in 2024, buoyed by strong semiconductor exports and a ...
Jan 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean pension funds raise bets on infrastructure, global stocks
South Korean pension funds are raising their bets on infrastructure and global stocks, while reducing exposure to the domestic stock market on a dow...
Jan 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Global investment banks see Korean won staying weak in 2025
The South Korean won is forecast to hover in the mid-1,400s level against the dollar through the third quarter of 2025, according to global investme...
Dec 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kospi to move in 2,350-3,200 range in 2025: brokerages
South Korean stocks are expected to bounce back in the new year as their extremely low valuation following investors’ massive sell-offs in 202...
Dec 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
K-food, fashion, beauty to up ante on global push in 2025
South Korean food, beauty and fashion companies, which have enjoyed robust demand for their products in overseas markets this year, will grow bolder...
Dec 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin expands GDC at Incheon Airport
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Monday it expanded its global distribution center (GDC) at Incheon International Airport to meet the dem...
Dec 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems to export K11's tactical control to Egypt
Hanwha Systems Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Monday it will export fire tactical control systems of K11 Fire Direction Center...
Dec 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)