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K-pop
Disney+ to run two BTS shows in HYBE's 1st global content collaboration
HYBE Co., the K-pop label best known for BTS, signed an agreement with Walt Disney Company in its first collaboration with an international content ...
Jul 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Blackpink to hold K-pop’s first in-game concert on PUBG mobile game
Blackpink, the female K-pop idol group, will hold an in-game concert, the first such event by Korean pop artists, in collaboration with Krafton Inc....
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to rev up Korean food sales in Europe
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is set to accelerate the expansion of its Korean food business in Europe. It aims to increase annual fo...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte Chemical, Bain Capital among bidders for Korea’s Iljin Materials
The much-touted sale of a controlling stake in Iljin Materials Co., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, is flagging as big spenders are ...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Online lender K Bank revs up for IPO in Nov on surging net profit
K Bank submitted a preliminary assessment request to the Korea Stock Exchange on Thursday, the first step to an initial public offering. The on...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups rely on word-of-mouth marketing for overseas penetration
Thanks to what some economists dub a borderless economy, more South Korean startups than ever before are looking beyond the peninsula. Seoul-ba...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
K-beauty sales see sharp drop at China's major shopping event
South Korean cosmetics giants failed to win over Chinese consumers at the 618 Shopping Festival, one of the largest online annual shopping events in...
Jun 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte seeks to sell Pakistan arm for over 10 times return
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has decided to put its entire stake in Pakistan-based LCPL up for sale, which may sell for up to 210 billio...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Tour sees turnaround on higher property value
South Korea's Lotte Tour Development Co. has decided to book 568 billion won ($440 million) in valuation gains from its stake ownership of the land ...
Jun 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
K-beauty makers focus on US as China business slows
South Korea’s major cosmetics makers are trying to lure more customers in North America as the K-beauty boom has been weakening in China, the ...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte plans to expand bio capacity in Korea and US
Lotte Group is preparing to kickstart its biopharmaceutical business as a contract development and manufacturing company (CDMO) by building a new pl...
Jun 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free to close COEX store in central Seoul
Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, is closing one of its flagship stores in Seoul in the wake of the COVID-19...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Food giants vie for biggest splice of vegan pie
Veganism, or the practice of abstaining from any animal or animal byproducts, is taking the food and beverage (F&B) industry by storm. Even...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK Gas, Lotte Chemical to launch JV for hydrogen power generation
SK Gas Co., a South Korean major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) provider, and Korean chemicals firm Lotte Chemical Corp. are slated to set up a joint...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Why Samsung didn't join race for S.Korea's air taxi project
Samsung, a name seen everywhere in South Korea from apartment complexes to home appliances, is missing on the list of bidders for the country’...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
CJ to beef up content, K-food sector with $9.7 billion investment
South Korea’s CJ Group, which operates the country’s largest food and beverage company CJ Cheiljedang Corp. and entertainment giant CJ E...
May 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Bio, mobility to top Lotte's $30 bn spending list by 2026
South Korea’s Lotte Group will spend a total of 37 trillion won ($29 billion) on its businesses over the next five years, a chunk of which wil...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Tous les Jours, the next K-bakery to lure US customers
Tous les Jours, South Korea’s second-largest bakery franchise, is rapidly expanding its US business by attracting customers with greater varie...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Hotel Yangon: Pain for POSCO International, Hotel Lotte
South Korea’s POSCO International Corp. and Hotel Lotte Co. have been suffering from sluggish earnings of their five-star hotel in Yangon, Mya...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
E-Mart, Lotte Shopping hit by US retailers' earnings shocks
Shares in E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s largest supermarket chain, have been hovering near their lowest level in almost two years, on the back of...
May 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Mart's conundrum over changing shopping habits
For middle-class families in South Korea, it has become a morning ritual to bring the boxes of fresh produce and daily necessities delivered overnig...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea electronics retailers face headwind from e-commerce, dept. stores
South Korea’s major electronics retailers such as Lotte Himart are facing a headwind as more customers are buying home appliances online and d...
May 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK puts home decor firm Modern House on market
MBK Partners has added South Korea's top home decor company Modern House to the list of assets it plans to exit this year, as domestic retail giants...
May 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korea's key movie firm to push content production M&As
In recent years, the content creation industry in South Korea has been a key investment sector for local investment banks. Some major content produc...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical raises stake in Fine Chemical amid merger talk
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has raised its stake in affiliate Lotte Fine Chemical Co. amid speculation that the two companies may merge...
May 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lotte to buy BMS' biologics plant in Syracuse for $160 mn
South Korea's Lotte Group has agreed to buy Bristol Myers Squibb's (BMS) biologics plant in Syracuse in the state of New York for $160 million, the ...
May 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free to open downtown store in Sydney
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free Co. is slated to open a downtown store in Sydney on May 5, after Australia reopened its international borders to forei...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Office deals in Seoul, Bundang surge 45% on-year in Q1
The office building deals in Seoul and neighboring Bundang Business District (BBD) reached 3.1 trillion won ($2.5 billion) during the first quarte...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Chemical, Soelect in $200 million JV for advanced batteries
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is advancing into the electric vehicle battery market by forming a $200 million joint venture with US batte...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ steps up US exports with new instant rice bowls
South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on April 21 began shipment of its new Hetbahn instant rice products for US consumers from...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)