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Corporate restructuring
Hanwha Solutions seeks spinoffs of Galleria, advanced materials divisions
Hanwha Solutions Corp., the energy and petrochemical arm of the Hanwha Group, is revving up for wide-ranging corporate restructuring to strengthen i...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Hynix board strengthens role for greater say
SK Hynix Inc.’s board of directors is actively involved in the South Korean chipmaker’s management from the stages of strategy formulati...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Why South Korean companies don't get tender offers
Elon Musk’s successful bid to buy out the social media platform Twitter for around $44 billion is a kind of deal unlikely to happen in South K...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group sweeps board at IIHS safety awards
The Hyundai Motor Group once again received more safety awards than any of its counterparts from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy, DSME merger set for collapse on expected EU veto
The European Union’s expected objection to the combination of the world’s two largest shipbuilders – Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. ...
Dec 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
KakaoPay chief tapped as co-CEO in Kakao management shakeup
Young-joon Ryu and Min-soo Yeo, slated as Kakao Corp. co-CEOs come March Korea’s largest mobile messenger provider Kakao Corp. is slated ...
Nov 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Group to reform governance structure with stronger board of directors
SK Group will undergo a major governance reform with significant empowerment of the board of directors in making key management decisions. The group...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
New FSC chief nominee tough on household debt, against cryptocurrencies
South Korea’s incoming financial regulatory chief says his policy priority is on limiting economic and financial risks stemming from higher ho...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon founder resigns in top management reshuffle
South Korean game company Nexon’s founder Kim Jung-ju has resigned from the chief executive position at NXC Corp., the holding company of Nexo...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Doosan taps PEFs to sell copper clad board division
Doosan Co., the holding company of South Korea's Doosan Group, is in contact with several private equity firms to sell its in-house electronic mater...
Apr 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation board says no costly settlement with LG
SK Innovation Inc.’s board members on Thursday advised the South Korean electric vehicle battery maker not to pay hefty compensation for a set...
Mar 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Former Korean Wall Street sheriff joins US PEF board
New York-based EMP Belstar, of which about half of the top managers are of Korean origin, has recently hired as a non-executive director a former se...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
ESG becomes name of the game on Korean corporate boards
South Korea’s big companies, such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, are increasingly embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards ...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Holdings' board underpins new standard in Korea
On Jul. 21, SK Holdings Co.'s board of directors rejected management's request to simplify the reporting procedure for investment proposals. Among the...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)