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Treasury bonds
Korea bond yields near four-year highs on extra budget
South Korea’s government bond yields jumped to their highs in almost four years as lawmakers sought to raise a supplementary budget to up to $...
Feb 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Heavy's KSOE posts $1.1 bn loss in 2021
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), under Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, on Monday reported a bigger-than-expected operating ...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to debut IONIQ 6 in July to rival Tesla Model 3
Hyundai Motor Co. will unveil the much-anticipated IONIQ 6, its first all-electric sedan on an exclusive EV platform, in July, to compete with the l...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' Pension posts record-high 12% return in 2021
Korea Teachers’ Pension (KTP) has said the rate of return from its investment management in 2021 reached 12%, the highest ever since its inc...
Feb 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Grade-A office deals in Seoul hit record-high $14 bn in 2021: JLL
Grade-A office transactions in Seoul hit a record high of 17.1 trillion won ($14.2 billion) in 2021, breaking the 16.6 trillion won record set in 20...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s record trade deficit stirs capital outflow fears
South Korea reported the largest trade deficit on surging raw material prices in January, string worries that capital outflows from Asia’s fou...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM to buy Samsung Life stake once owned by Jay Y. Lee's sister
IMM Private Equity is set to acquire a 1.73 percent stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co., according to investment banking sources on Jan. 27. The sta...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S. Korea's economic growth jumps to 11-year high
South Korea recorded 4% economic growth in 2021 – its highest jump in 11 years – according to the country’s central bank. The Ban...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Corporates raise record-high $193 bn via stakes, bonds in 2021
Korean companies raised capital of 231.5 trillion won ($193.2 billion) through stock and bond issuance in the domestic market in 2021, according t...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Joint ventures
Doosan to build Saudi Arabia's largest steel casting plant
Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co., South Korea's power plant components supplier, signed a preliminary agreement on Wednesday to build Sa...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Warehouse deals in greater Seoul area hit record high in Q4
The total deal volume of Seoul metropolitan area-based grade-A logistics centers hit a record high of 7.2 trillion won ($6.1 billion) last year. A g...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO to revive India steel mill construction plan
POSCO Co. plans to build a steel mill jointly with India's Adani Group in western India, the South Korean steelmaker said on Thursday, after its pre...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO logs record profit on steel supercycle in 2021
POSCO Co., the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, reported record earnings in 2021, adding to the bullish outlook, as China sustained a policy ...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hylium, KRISO, POSCO receive initial approval for liquid hydrogen storage tanks
Hylium Industries Inc. announced Wednesday that it has been granted an approval in principle (AIP) by the Korean Register for two types of jointly d...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO breaks ground on China automotive steel plant with HBIS
China’s HBIS Group Co., the world’s third-largest steelmaker, and South Korea’s POSCO Co., the No. 6 player, broke ground on an au...
Jan 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea 2021 steel output set to top 70 mn tons on supercycle
South Korea’s steel output last year was estimated to have topped 70 million tons as the industry enjoyed a steel supercycle for the first tim...
Jan 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea 2021 exports hit record on strong sales of key products
South Korea’s exports last year hit a record on strong sales of key products such as semiconductors, automobiles and petrochemicals.Exports su...
Jan 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Year-end review
Kosdaq: Will January effect occur in 2022?
South Korea’s tech-heavy Kosdaq index tends to rise every January as many Korean retail investors rush to dump their stocks just before the ex...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022
South Korea’s initial public offering market is expected to set a record in 2022, heating up from the start of the year as LG Energy Solution ...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Korea’s SK Geo Centric, Japan’s Tokuyama to set up IPA JV
South Korea’s leading petrochemical company SK Geo Centric Co. and Japan’s chemicals producer Tokuyama Corp. plan to found a joint ventu...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
POSCO mothballs Korea’s oldest blast furnace for carbon neutrality
Park Tae-joon, the late honorary chairman of POSCO Co., and other key founding members of the global steel giant celebrated on June 9, 1973, when So...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s IPO market renews record highs
South Korea’s initial public offering market continues to rewrite history this year. More than 20 million people have participated in the...
Dec 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
POSCO puts stability above reform in management overhaul
South Korea’s steel giant POSCO has chosen stability over reform in its latest management overhaul, retaining most chief executives at group a...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korean steel mills rush to secure metal scrap from abroad
South Korean steelmakers, led by POSCO Co., are rolling up their sleeves to secure metal scrap as they are shifting into less carbon-intensive steel...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s No. 2 art auction house to go public in Jan
K Auction, South Korea’s No. 2 art auction house, is set to go public in January 2022 as it aims to court the domestic leader Seoul Auction Co...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air to fly high on China’s cargo conversion ban
Korean Air Lines Co. is expected to benefit from China’s ban on conversion of airliners into freighters since the measure is likely to further...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Kimchi on track for first trade surplus in 12 years
Kimchi exports hit record high Kimchi, Korea’s traditional fermented food, is raising its status in the global food market. Korea exported $1...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Korea textiles reborn as eco-friendly, high-tech
South Korea’s textile sector is reviving as a high value-added growth business with advanced technology. The business, once a leading industry...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Korea sets up smart farm in UAE, envisions more projects in Middle East
South Korea is building a smart farm in the Middle East desert with technology enabling the growth of various crops while minimizing water consumpti...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea's Oct c/a surplus down 40% on oil price rises
South Korea's current account surplus in October narrowed by 40% from a year earlier, with the rapid rise in crude oil and raw material prices offse...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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