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Corporate bonds
Korea Investment raises $600 mn in first foreign currency bond issue
Korea Investment & Securities Co. raised $600 million in its first foreign currency bonds at lower-than-planned interest rates on strong demand....
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
SAMG animation hits No.1 in China, LatAm; eyes 2022 IPO
South Korea-based 3D animation company SAMG Entertainment Co. is enjoying great success in China and Latin America thanks to its animation series' p...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery SMEs rush for money to expand capacity
South Korean rechargeable battery-related companies are jumping into capital markets to raise money for capacity expansion as the fast-growing ele...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Govt pension fund makes first foray into overseas infrastructure
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has awarded a combined $105 million mandates to Goldman Sachs, Macquarie and Paris-based A...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver says it's constructing world’s first robot-friendly building
The world’s first “robot-friendly” building will complete construction in the second half of this year by South Korea’s tech...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy Industries charters drillship to Italy’s Saipem
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has signed a contract to lease a newbuild drillship to Italian oilfield services company Saipem S.p...
Jun 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore wins $1 bn order to build 10 vessels
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won a 1.1 trillion won ($1 billion) deal to build 10 vessels, bringing its total ship c...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Santa Cruz to challenge Ford Maverick in US pickup market
Hyundai Motor Co.’s upcoming Santa Cruz pickup is challenging US truck giant Ford Motor Co.'s Maverick even before the South Korean automaker&...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop fan engagement platform DearU eyes H2 listing
South Korea-based fan platform DearU Co. has filed a preliminary application to the Korea Exchange with plans for a trading debut on the country&rsq...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Failed M&As in Korea now draw excess of candidates with better outlook
South Korea’s M&A market is heating up as the outlook for the global economic recovery is becoming more comfortable this year.The M&A ...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LG Electronics expands overseas appliance plants as it exits phone business
LG Electronics Inc. is expanding its overseas production facilities as the South Korean home appliance giant is shifting gears toward new growth dri...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
How India is becoming 'heaven' for Korean startups
India is becoming an attractive destination for South Korean startups that are eyeing overseas expansion, given the country's vast population and di...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Hanwha Aerospace in $320 mn deal to supply aircraft engine parts to GE
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, has won a $320 million deal to supply aircraft engine parts to General Elect...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore wins $308 million order to build 6 vessels
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won a 348 billion won ($308 million) deal to build six vessels, bringing its total sh...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Innovation eyes strong battery orders after returning to Q1 profit
SK Innovation Co., a major South Korean oil refiner and battery maker, has returned to an operating profit in the first quarter, boosted by gains in...
May 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Infracore to build 15,000 forklift engines for China’s Linde
Doosan Infracore Co., a leading South Korean heavy machinery and construction equipment maker, has won an order to build 15,000 forklift engines fro...
Apr 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean content shares soar as platforms eye overseas expansion
Shares of Korean content providers are flying high as platform operators such as Kakao Entertainment Corp. are looking to expand overseas to bask in...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang to start first overseas operation in Singapore
South Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. is moving forward with its global expansion plans by entering the Singapore market. The New York ...
Apr 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy wins $202 mn shipbuilding order
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has won an order worth 227 billion won ($202 million) to build three liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers, said its...
Apr 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Automobiles
Mando wins $1.2 bn suspension parts order from Volkswagen
South Korean auto parts maker Mando Corp. will supply 1.4 trillion won ($1.2 billion) worth of suspension system components to Volkswagen AG over th...
Mar 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy adds $724 mn order, reaching 29.5% of 2021 target
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has won new orders worth 823 billion won ($724 million) to build a total of 10 vessels for four global clients in Afr...
Mar 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 5 pulls in record pre-orders
Hyundai Motor Co.'s latest all-electric vehicle is making headlines in Europe, with over 10,000 users signing up for the 3,000 units of the limited ...
Mar 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS inks over $20 bn in overseas alternative investments via partnerships
The National Pension Service (NPS) signed new contracts worth around 23 trillion won ($20.1 billion) abroad in alternative investments last year, de...
Feb 25, 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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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix completes construction of its largest $3.14 bn chip plant
SK Hynix Inc. has completed the construction of its largest chip plant, which will use cutting-edge technology to produce memory semiconductors to m...
Feb 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung wins Intel foundry order; TSMC takes GPU deal
Samsung Electronics Co. has clinched its first order from Intel Corp. to manufacture Intel-designed chips, as the world’s top memory chipmaker...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG bonds
Hyundai Steel receives $1.9 bn in orders for green bonds
South Korea-based Hyundai Steel Co. received around 2 trillion won ($1.9 billion) worth of orders in Monday's bookbuilding for its green bond issue,...
Jan 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai inks deal to build first overseas hydrogen fuel cell plant in China
Hyundai Motor Co. has signed a contract to build its first overseas hydrogen fuel cell systems plant in China as the South Korean company aims to en...
Jan 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, other foundry players at full capacity as chip orders surge
Samsung Electronics Co. and other global foundry players are running their plants at full capacity as makers of cars and electronic devices compete ...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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