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Batteries
Korea’s EV battery trio controls half of global market ex-China
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and two other major domestic electric vehicle battery makers have grown significantly, controlling more ...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver Webtoon targets US listing by year-end
Naver Webtoon Ltd. has begun preparations to make its trading debut in the US by year-end, according to the investment banking industry on Feb. 17.S...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Korea’s InfoPLUS sees growth potential in Vietnam’s fintech platform
Mirroring the other fast-growing economies in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is rapidly transitioning into a cashless society, with financial transactions ...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s Optrontec eyes growth in optical lens sales as EVs take off
Optrontec Inc., a small South Korean manufacturer and provider of optical filters, lenses and three-dimensional sensing technology, has been ramping...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean REIT backed by Amazon’s Japan warehouse eyes $280 mn IPO
A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT) backed by Amazon’s largest logistics center in Japan and an office complex in Seoul is plan...
Feb 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean investors face $270 mn loss on Las Vegas hotel loans
South Korean investors in the Drew Las Vegas development project are at higher risk of losing their investment of 300 billion won ($271 million) in ...
Feb 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
South Korea claims top spot in 2020 global shipbuilding orders
South Korean shipbuilders won the most shipbuilding orders worldwide in 2020, overtaking China and claiming the lead in the global shipbuilding indust...
Feb 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Korea Post names new CIOs of savings, insurance arms
Korea Post has appointed new chief investments officers of both its savings and insurance units, in an internal reshuffle of senior managers at the ...
Feb 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault vows action if Korean unit fails to improve productivity, cut costs
French auto giant Groupe Renault has warned of stern action against its struggling South Korean unit, urging it to improve productivity and cut cost...
Feb 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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GM Korea to cut production; carmakers call for govt action
The South Korean arm of General Motors Co. has become the country’s first automaker forced to cut production due to the global semiconductor c...
Feb 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hana Alternative acquires US office building for $201 mn
South Korea’s Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. has acquired an office building in Charlotte, North Carolina, for $201 million. Wells Far...
Feb 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea to lift short-selling ban on large stocks; retail investors resist
South Korea’s financial regulator has decided to allow the short selling of large-cap stocks from May 3 despite opposition from retail investo...
Feb 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Kia post strong US sales on SUV, Genesis
Hyundai Motor Co. and sister firm Kia Corp. posted strong January sales in the US, where the South Korean companies are working to refine their prof...
Feb 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Retail investors test Celltrion, HLB shares as Korea’s GameStop
Celltrion Inc. and HLB Inc., two leading South Korean biopharmaceutical shares, shot up on Monday as the main bourse’s key index climbed back ...
Feb 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s top online flea market set to raise $180 mn in funding
Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market operator, is poised to raise up to 200 billion won ($180 million) in fresh fund...
Feb 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
S.Korea's short-selling ban may face second extension; longest to date
South Korea’s financial authorities and the ruling Democratic Party are likely to extend the country's ban on short selling for another three ...
Feb 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
US auto startup set to buy 51% of Ssangyong Motor for $250 mn
HAAH Automotive Holdings Inc., a US automobile distributor, is planning to inject $250 million into South Korea's Ssangyong Motor Co. to take a 51% ...
Jan 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
US data centers-backed REIT seeks $90 mn Korean IPO in 2021
A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT), backed by data centers in North America, is preparing an initial public offering worth 100 billi...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
IMF official warns against S.Korea’s short-sale ban
A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday warned against the extended ban on stock short selling in South Korea, saying...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung says fully ready for M&As; silent on US foundry plant
Samsung Electronics Co. is well-geared up to chase M&A deals and expand its facilities over the next three years to make full use of its cash ho...
Jan 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea posts worst economic contraction since 1998; down 1%
South Korea’s economic growth rate dropped by 1 percent last year, its worst performance since the 1998 Asian financial crisis when the coun...
Jan 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
SM Line eyes H2 IPO on Korean bourse, aims to expand US trade
South Korea’s SM Group, formerly known as Samla Midas Group, is pushing for an initial public offering of its merchant liner, SM Line Corp., o...
Jan 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung remains tight-lipped on new US chip plant reports
Samsung Electronics Co. was reported to be considering investing over $10 billion to build a new chip plant in the US. But the world’s top mem...
Jan 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
GM Korea to curb production as global chip shortages worsen
GM Korea Co., a subsidiary of US auto giant General Motors Co., is slashing production rates due to a component supply disruption, the latest sign t...
Jan 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's online fashion platform eyes global expansion
Online fashion platform Musinsa Co., a familiar name among Gen Zers and millennials in South Korea, is ready to go global. This month, the Korean co...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK's US battery arm sells $1 bn green bonds at lower rates
The $1 billion green bond sale by SK Battery America Inc., a US unit of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., was nine times oversubscribed at $9 b...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Internet portal Naver in negotiations to buy Korea’s Jeju Bank
Naver Corp., South Korea’s top online portal, is interested in buying Jeju Bank, named for and based on the country's largest island, to secur...
Jan 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Delivery Hero could face up to $1.4 bn in fines if it fails to sell Yogiyo
Food delivery giant Delivery Hero SE is facing some time pressure to sell South Korea’s No. 2 food delivery app Yogiyo, estimated at 2 trillio...
Jan 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Meritz Alternative commits $150 mn to US multifamily fund
South Korea’s Meritz Alternative Investment Management Co. has committed $150 million to a new US multifamily residential fund managed by Fair...
Jan 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Total, Hanwha to set up JV for $1.8 bn US solar expansion
French refiner Total SE and South Korea’s Hanwha Energy Corp. have agreed to set up a joint venture to build solar power plants and storage ce...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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