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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy sets new global record with $2.5 bn order
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has landed an order to build 20 very large container ships (VLCS) at 2.8 trillion won ($2.5 billion), t...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Daedong makes S.Korea’s first self-driving tractor
South Korea’s top tractor and farm machinery maker Daedong Industrial Co. has achieved the country’s first mass-production of self-drivi...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea's global real estate fund investors brace for losses
The combined balance of overseas real estate investment funds sold in South Korea saw a drop in their net asset value below the original value by 40...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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MBK girds for eBay Korea deal as competition heats up
MBK Partners is the only financial bidder for eBay Korea, the wholly-owned unit of the US online retailer, which has drawn top Korean retailers, the...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte buys S.Korea’s top secondhand e-commerce platform
South Korea’s retail giant Lotte is expanding its presence in the e-commerce sector with the acquisition of Joonggonara, the country’s l...
Mar 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae mulls 100% stake in Starbucks Korea
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae is reviewing ways to double its stake in Starbucks Korea from 50% to 100%, according to an industry sourc...
Mar 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Lawyers on move
Global law firms in Korea hunt for talent amid growing outbound M&As
Leading international law firms with offices in South Korea are gearing up for growing legal service demand from local companies in their push for m...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Korea VC FoF seeks offshore VC funds to commit $66 mn
The Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC), which manages funds of venture capital funding vehicles, will pick offshore VC funds to commit around 75 ...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BofA replaces Korea IB head, country manager
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) has named managing director Cho Chanhee as its South Korean investment banking head to replace Park SeungGu who...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bernard Moon on Korean Startups
The BTS of social media: The next Facebook will come from South Korea
South Korea is hitting its stride as an innovator, but it’s an overnight success story over 20 years in the making. Coupang’s $60B IPO t...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Online fashion platform Musinsa raises $115 mn from VC firms
South Korea’s top online fashion retailer Musinsa has raised another 130 billion won ($115 million) from Sequoia Capital and IMM Investment, g...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
eBay Korea draws SK Tel, Shinsegae and MBK
The sale of eBay Korea Inc., the country's third-largest online shopping platform, has attracted preliminary bids from leading Korean companies incl...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero kicks off sale of S.Korea's No.2 delivery app Yogiyo
Germany-based online food delivery service Delivery Hero SE has kicked off the sale process of South Korea's second-largest food delivery app, Yogiy...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
S.Korean mold makers target global leadership with record exports
South Korea’s die and mold industry reported another year of export growth last year, fueled by record-high volume to North America, and maint...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Retail trading surge continues in S.Korea with 40 mn active accounts
The daily schedule of this 26-year-old South Korean university student, identified by his surname Ahn, is not too different from that of a typical...
Mar 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
S.Korea’s top flexible PCB maker wins big in 5G and EVs
BH Co. is South Korea’s leading manufacturer of flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), an essential component of smartphones, from camera to O...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asian content
Korea’s Minari, other Asian content sweep Hollywood
In the US and European film markets, where movies directed by Westerners or non-Asian filmmakers have long dominated the industry, Asians are finall...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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MICE business
COEX to run Vietnam’s No.2 convention center as MICE industry takes off
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and its exhibition operating unit, the Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX), will run Vietnam&...
Mar 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
eBay Korea set to fuel rivalry between retail, online giants
The planned sale of eBay Inc.’s South Korean operations is gathering steam ahead of Coupang Corp.'s US stock market listing this week, with th...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Qualcomm chip shortage may squeeze global smartphone production
The global semiconductor shortage that has hit the automotive industry is also making its impact on major smartphone makers around the world. ...
Mar 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air raises $2.9 bn in largest-ever share issue by Korean firm
Korean Air Lines Co. has raised 3.32 trillion won ($2.9 billion) from a new share sale as planned in the the largest-ever rights offering by a domes...
Mar 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Naver picks underwriters for first global bond sale
Naver Corp., South Koreans’ largest online portal, has picked Morgan Stanley and Mirae Asset Daewoo Securities Co. to underwrite its first glo...
Mar 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea Ratings forays into online due diligence for alternatives
South Korea’s leading credit rating and business valuation services provider, Korea Ratings, has stepped into the online due diligence service...
Mar 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Semiconductor shortage
Qualcomm chip shortage may squeeze global smartphone production
The global semiconductor shortage that has hit the automotive industry is also making its impact on major smartphone makers around the world. ...
Mar 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Offshore fund registration delays put asset managers in bind
South Korea's top financial regulator has been taking longer than the usual three months to review applications of offshore funds, dealing a heavy b...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s military fund looking for new financial division chief
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) is looking for the successor of its financial division chief Kim Jae-dong, whose extended...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Affinity Equity set to acquire Korea’s top recruitment portal JobKorea
Affinity Equity Partners, a global private equity firm, is set to acquire the entire stake of South Korea’s top recruitment portal JobKorea &n...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Heavy, Aramco form global hydrogen partnership
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. and Saudi Aramco have agreed to launch a hydrogen partnership in a step toward building a ...
Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Premium TVs
Samsung launches QLED TVs, aims to retain global leadership for 16th year
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest TV maker, has launched new flashy flagship TV models, with which the tech giant aims to retain it...
Mar 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Graphene Square aims global with mass production of 'wonder material'
Graphene is often called a “wonder material” because of the extraordinary properties that come from its nano-scale structure. It is an e...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Latest News
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- 2 Korea’s reshoring companies pale amid lack of support, incentives, tax breaks
- 3 Hyundai, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership for self-driving vehicles
- 4 AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A
- 5 Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore