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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is making big steps forward to transform itself as a platform business in the global shipbuilding sector. According t...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions acquires French renewable firm RES for $860 million
Hanwha Solutions Corp., the energy unit of chemicals-to-financial conglomerate Hanwha Group, is acquiring a 100% stake in RES Mediterranee SAS, a Fr...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop evolves far beyond Korean nationality and language
South Korean music, entertainment and content firms are undergoing a major transformation in their business model. No longer is their discovery of n...
Aug 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Wealth
Sixty pct of S.Koreans see their children poorer than parents
Six out of 10 South Koreans believe their children will be financially worse off than their parents, marking the highest number for the country sinc...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia US sales slower despite strong growth
Hyundai Motor Group reported a near 30% rise in US sales last month, but the growth is decelerating as the world’s second-largest automobile m...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung Electronics’ stock stages a rebound as outlook concerns ease
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. have risen above the psychologically important level as foreign and institutional investors returned amid easing c...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Seoul to create K-beauty road as part of interactive tourism
South Korea’s capital city Seoul will set up a walking route full of beauty products, services and interactive programs for visiting tourists....
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon Industries posts strong Q2 results with growth in all key areas
Kolon Group’s industrial materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. saw a quarterly operating profit over 100 billion won ($87 million) for the fir...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon founder resigns in top management reshuffle
South Korean game company Nexon’s founder Kim Jung-ju has resigned from the chief executive position at NXC Corp., the holding company of Nexo...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung works on industry’s first 200-layer NAND as its Q2 profit jumps
Samsung Electronics Co. has made significant progress in developing a 200-layer vertical or V-NAND flash memory –the industry’s first &n...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea’s steel stocks make big rebound with rosy H2 outlook
The share prices of South Korea’s major steelmakers, which observed a period of a downturn over the last two months, is making a rebound amid ...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
Surging battery material costs put roadblock to EV growth
Prices of core raw materials such as lithium and cobalt for electric vehicle (EV) batteries jumped to threaten the global auto industry’s key ...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Strong Korea Q2 growth keeps rate hike stance despite COVID-19 risks
South Korea's economy reported strong growth on healthy private consumption in the second quarter, keeping expectations of an interest rate hike lat...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Surging global used car demand brightens Hankook Tire outlook
The global tire industry is enjoying a boom driven by fast-growing used car demand in the world. Hankook Tire & Technology is seen as a key bene...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean housing prices soar to $5 tn in Moon admin with record growth
South Korean house prices have risen more during the President Moon Jae-in administration than any other as the current government has focused more ...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor, Kia post strong Q2 profits; Chip shortage dims outlook
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, on Thursday posted strong second-quarter earnings, driven by pricey spo...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Materials’ shares fly high on rosy business outlook
Shares of SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group, are hovering around all-time high levels ami...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Soaring metaverse stocks face mixed outlook in Korea
The share prices of South Korean metaverse companies have skyrocketed throughout this year, in an environment where fan meetings, press conferences ...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Is the KakaoBank IPO too expensive?
Debate is heating up over KakaoBank Corp.’s new share value ahead of an initial public offering of the mobile banking unit of South Korea&rsqu...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Korea Inc. rush to sell property, new shares to fund new business
South Korea’s major companies are rushing to secure cash to fund new business. Some have sold or securitized property, while others issued n...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Investors give warm welcome to Korean firms' capex hike for future growth
Capital raising through new share sales and debt to expand facilities wasn’t good news for investors as the move often led to a fall in share ...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG Chem to invest $8.7 bn in battery material, renewable, bio sectors
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, said on Wednesday it will invest 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) in the battery material, renew...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Korea's automobile exports log double-digit growth between Jan and May
Automobile exports log double-digit growth for five straight months In May 2021, exports of automobiles nearly doubled compared to the year-earlier...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO returns from pandemic blues with record quarterly profit
South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO is emerging stronger from the pandemic-caused economic slowdown, with a record quarterly profit on robu...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics sees decent growth in US home appliance business
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. expects to post significant revenue growth in its home appliance business in the second quarter, driven by p...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG invests $88 mn in Kakao Mobility as both seek new growth opportunities
LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, is investing 100 billion won ($88 million) in Kakao Mobil...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia report record-high H1 sales in US
Hyundai Motor Group’s auto units posted all-time high sales in the first half of 2021 in the US market. According to the industry on July 2, H...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Edge computing revolution to fuel Korea’s growth over the next decade
Korea’s leading firms across multiple industries, from consumer electronics to agricultural equipment, are widening the use of edge computing ...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Arts
Korea’s art sales set for triple-digit growth in 2021
South Korea’s art market is projected to double or even triple in size this year, thanks to the widening of the customer base across all gener...
Jun 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
LG Chem to issue up to $1bn ESG bonds; Moody’s raises outlook to positive
South Korea’s largest chemical producer LG Chem Ltd. plans to issue up to $1 billion in dollar-denominated green bonds to raise funds for its ...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)