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Energy storage system
Korean ESS companies ramp up overseas business eyeing 40% revenue hikes
South Korean tech heavyweights Samsung SDI Co. and LG Chem Ltd. are expected to expand their market share as they secure hefty energy storage system (...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Bank of Korea sees 2020 GDP contract 1.3%; keeps base rate on hold
The Bank of Korea revised down its 2020 growth forecast for the South Korean economy to a negative 1.3% from the previous 0.2% contraction on August 2...
Aug 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Line-Yahoo Japan JV christened A Holdings; Naver founder Lee picked as chair
A joint venture between Japan’s top messaging app provider Line Corp. and internet portal Yahoo Japan Corp. has been christened A Holdings and L...
Aug 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, Hahn & Company closer to finalizing $845 mn in-flight meal service deal
Korean Air Lines Co. and local private equity firm Hahn & Company may sign the share purchase agreement (SPA) for the flag carrier’s in-flig...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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sneaker resale market
Companies eye $2 bn sneaker resale market to lure next generation
Korea’s sneaker resale market is gaining traction as it becomes increasingly lucrative for buyers and sellers. The $2 billion sneaker resale mar...
Aug 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Local activist fund announces tender offer for 1.2 million warrants in Korean Air's parent company
A Korean activist fund that failed to oust Hanjin KAL's current management during a shareholder meeting in March is trying to increase its stake ...
Jul 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Air
Korean Air to sell in-flight business to Hahn & Company for about $840 mn
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. has tentatively agreed to sell its in-flight duty free and meal service units to the country's second-largest private equity...
Jul 06, 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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Airlines
Korean developer puts on hold $2.1 bn Asiana Airlines deal with no timeline
HDC Hyundai Development Co. has postponed its 2.5 trillion won ($2.1 billion) acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. with no clear timeline for the deal ...
Apr 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Pension funds eye bargains in equities and bonds; alternatives on hold
A number of South Korean pension funds are looking to hunt for bargains in the battered equity and bond markets, while postponing investment in infras...
Mar 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Korean funds hold off new midstream project investments
Pension funds, insurance companies and asset managers in South Korea have indefinitely halted new investments in North America’s midstream asset...
Mar 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
TPG buys Korean health supplement company for about $250 mn
Private equity firm TPG has acquired a small-sized South Korean dietary supplement manufacturer for around $250 million, in its first Korean buyout de...
Dec 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU, SK Holdings to launch $1 bn fund for global co-investment
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) will set up a $1 billion joint fund with South Korea’s SK Holdings Co. Ltd. to make cross-border investme...
Sep 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hana Fin to buy stake in French car park company from Ardian
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy a 15% stake in France’s leading car park operator Indigo Group from Ardian through a co-investmen...
Apr 25, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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CCIM to Hold International Conference Jointly with KED Real Estate Research Institutes
The Certified Commercial Investment Member, an American association of international real estate investment analysts, will jointly host the Asia Real ...
Jul 18, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean firm holds off on buying NASA building after Trump election shock
A South Korean asset manager has temporarily put on hold an acquisition of the NASA headquarters building in Washington D.C., after rising interest ra...
Nov 21, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea firms hold off UK property deals; demand seen reviving after price drops – reports
Three to four South Korean institutions, including asset management firm Hyundai Investments, have put on hold a planned joint purchase of an office b...
Jul 09, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Korea teachers’ fund CIO: interested in equity stake in asset managers’ holding firms
Korea Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), which manages 22 trillion won (about $18 billion) of assets, is considering an equity investment in holding compa...
May 31, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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HOLD (DRAFT)
Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co., the world’s biggest shipbuilderThe shipbuilding group, touted as the strongest candidate, formed a consor...
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Game maker's holding firms renews bets on pet food market
NXC Corp., the holding company of South Korea's game developer Nexon Co., has acquired an Italian pet food maker for 27.8 billion won ($ ) CerereAgras...
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Business & Politics
HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect vows heavy govt spending
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending such as cas...
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Business & Politics
HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect Lee vows cash handouts
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending including c...
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HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect vows heavy govt spending
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending such as cash ...
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HOLD: S.Korea's president-elect Lee vows cash handouts
The ruling Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday was elected as South Korea's next president, pledging heavy government spending including cas...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Hynix introduces Gauss Labs-developed AI solution to semicon process (edited)
SK Hynix said on Tuesday that it has started to improve production efficiency and yield by introducing an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to...
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LG Electronics collaborates with German Playmobil for figurines
LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its collaboration with the famous German toy brand Playmobil on Thursday, creating home appliance figurines. South Korean...
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities leads M&A financing for Trench Group acquisition (edited)
Shinhan Securities Co. announced on Monday that it participated as the lead arranger in the merger and acquisition (M&A) financing of Trench Gro...
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Korean food
Lotte Wellfood to collaborate with Topper Guild for Pepero Day promotion
South Korea’s Lotte Wellfood Co. said on Monday it will partner with US YouTuber Topper Guild to promote Pepero Day on Nov. 11,...
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