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Alternative investments
ABL Life co-invests in Everbright’s infra fund with 13% return
Korea’s ABL Life Insurance Co. has participated in Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund LP, a $460 million fund managed by Hon...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says
The pandemic has brought logistical real estate and infrastructure into the spotlight driven by long-term underlying e-commerce trends. It is advant...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG overtakes Whirlpool as top appliance maker with record 2021 sales
LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top manufacturer of home, kitchen and laundry appliances after posting record...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Koh Young’s medical robot conducts 100 brain surgeries a year
Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean 3D imagery tech company listed on the Kosdaq, announced on Tuesday that its medical robot Kymero has condu...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Robotics eyes $10 bn cobot market
A robot with a humanoid arm is busy at work transporting parts inside Doosan Robotics’ manufacturing plant in Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province.&n...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Mesh to raise up to $253 mn to become logistics unicorn
Logistics service provider Mesh Korea Co. plans to raise 200 billion to 300 billion won ($168.6 million to $253 million) in its upcoming rights is...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Baillie Gifford, Allianz increase holdings in 3D tech firm Koh Young
Global asset managers are increasing shareholdings in Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading 3D image measurement tech firm listed ...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
E-Land sells Shanghai warehouse for $2.2 bn to lower debt ratio
Retail conglomerate E-Land Group completed selling its first overseas logistics center in Shanghai for about 1.4 billion Chinese yuan ($2.2 billion)...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Coupang to shake up Korea’s logistics industry landscape
South Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. is looking to tap into the country’s logistics industry, shaking up the sector, while market...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai looks beyond cars to link real, virtual worlds in metamobility
LAS VEGAS – Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled its grand ambitions to pioneer the use of robotics in both the real world and the virtual sphere, c...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial Intelligence
IGIS invests in Kakao Enterprise for AI-embedded real estate
IGIS Asset Management Co. and its venture capital affiliate are slated to invest 10 billion won ($8.3 million) in Kakao Enterprise Corp., an artific...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
Convergence, metaverse, green: Korea Inc.’s themes at CES 2022
South Korea’s major companies are showcasing robots, mobility and the metaverse rather than cutting-edge models of their conventional products...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis opens firm in Chengdu for logistics to Europe
Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has founded an affiliate in Chengdu, the largest trade city in western China, for rai...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Motor to showcase gamut of mobility tech at CES 2022
Come January, Hyundai Motor Co. will showcase the whole gamut of mobility technology at CES 2022.On Thursday, the automaker released a teaser photo ...
Dec 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Robotics shares climb on back of Samsung interest
Shares of Korean robot makers jumped this week following a tech giant’s decision to extend resources on its robotics department. Invest...
Dec 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung launches merged set division as DX; robotics new growth driver
Samsung Electronics Co. has officially launched its new set division, which combines its mobile and consumer electronics businesses into a single un...
Dec 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea’s Midas Asset buys logistics center in Italy for €200 mn
South Korea’s Midas Asset Management Co. has bought a logistics center leased to Amazon, the world’s top online shopping mall, in Italy ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Robots, AI replace human workers at Kia’s EV6 manufacturing factory
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has unveiled the automated manufacturing process at its smart factory for the EV6, its firs...
Nov 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Medical 3D tech startup Anymedi eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO
Anymedi Solution Co., South Korea's medical metaverse startup, has applied for a preliminary review of its initial public offering on the junior Kos...
Nov 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Deepening diesel exhaust fluid crisis puts Korea’s key industries at risk
The diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea stemming from China's suspension of urea exports is getting worse, as local DEF inventories a...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
KTB to launch REITs for logistics centers in Vietnam and housing in US
South Korean asset manager KTB Asset Management Co. plans to launch two overseas real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest in Vietnam-based lo...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
KIC to raise alternative investments to 25% by 2027
Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) plans to increase alternative investments to a quarter of its portfolio by 2027 from the current 16%, its CEO Jin Seoun...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Office investment falls 15% in Q3 2021, CBRE says
The real estate investment market size in South Korea during the third quarter of this year reached 3.7 trillion won ($3.2 billion), showing a small...
Oct 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate debt
M&G picks logistics, residential property for 2022
London-based M&G Investments expects the logistics and residential real estate markets in most parts of Europe to continue to offer attractive r...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Glovis launches ECOH brand for hydrogen, battery businesses
Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Monday it is launching a new brand to beef up its eco-friendly business, includ...
Oct 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
KT, Samsung Medical Center extend ties in building robot-driven hospitals
KT Corp. and Samsung Group’s medical facility Samsung Medical Center (SMC) have made another step forward in creating a next-generation hospit...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai mulls robot dog Spot for facility inspector job
South Korea's largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group is considering employing Spot, the four-legged robot developed by Boston Dynamics Inc., in its ...
Sep 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis inks gas shipping deal with Trafigura
South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. has inked a deal with global commodities trader Trafigura to transport gas and ammonia as part of its longer-...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Coffeebanhada, known for robot barista, seeks investment for expansion
Coffeebanhada, a South Korean budget coffee chain operator, is seeking to attract investment from private equity funds and strategic investors.Accor...
Aug 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
SK gas stations to become CJ Logistics micro-fulfillment centers
South Korea’s leading logistics company CJ Logistics Corp. teamed up with SK Energy to aim the domestic quick commerce market, utilizing gas s...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)