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Korean games
Pearl Abyss releases mobile game Black Desert in China in April
South Korean game developer and publisher Pearl Abyss set a China release date of April 27 for its cross-platform MMORPG Black Desert on the App Sto...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Smart factories drive Korea SMEs to reshore overseas plants
South Korea’s small and medium-sized enterprises adopted smart factories for survival as the digitalized facilities improve productivity and q...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS hires Millennium, Starboard, Systematica for hedge fund investing
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it selected Millennium Management LLC, Starboard Value LP and Systematica Investment...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Adams Street, Benefit Street, Clearlake join NPS' PE managers
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea announced on Feb. 28 it selected Adams Street Partners LLC, Benefit Street Partners LLC and Clearlak...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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POSCO Chem to expand low-expansion anode materials output
South Korea’s POSCO Chemical Co. plans to fivefold production of low-expansion anode materials, high-value-added ingredients for electric vehi...
Feb 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Kakao’s incoming CEO to launch two metaverse platforms
‘Beyond Korea’ is South Korean tech juggernaut Kakao Corp.’s new vision for the future. Kakao’s new CEO nominee Namkoon...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC boosts hedge fund investing with Seoul Guarantee Insurance
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) signed an agreement on Feb. 24 with Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company (SGI) to co-invest in overseas hedge fund...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Energy acquires ESS company in US from Japan's NEC
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has acquired US-based NEC Energy Solutions to expand its capabilities into the energy storage system (ESS) integration mar...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korean VCs bet big on pet care startups
Startups in the pet industry are gaining traction on the back of a rising number of pet owners in South Korea. Industry insiders say several pe...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to invest in overseas data centers and warehouses
Korea Post will increase its alternative investment from 13.6 trillion won ($11.3 billion) at the end-2021 to 16.7 trillion won ($13.9 billion) in 2...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Seoul launches investment promotion agency for FDI expansion
The city of Seoul launched Invest Seoul on Feb. 7, an investment promotion agency (IPA) to attract foreign investment and overseas companies. The ca...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Saudi sovereign wealth fund buys 5% stake in Nexon
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) has bought a 5% stake in online game developer Nexon Co., the gaming...
Feb 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Teachers' Pension posts record-high 12% return in 2021
Korea Teachers’ Pension (KTP) has said the rate of return from its investment management in 2021 reached 12%, the highest ever since its inc...
Feb 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Korea's Toss targets SE Asia, Japan with super app
South Korea's mobile financial platform Toss is evolving from a payment service app into a full-fledged financial service provider, or a super app, ...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha inks $1.7 bn K9 howitzer deal to Egypt
Hanwha Defense Co. signed a contract to sell K9 self-propelled howitzers to Egypt on Tuesday in a deal worth over 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion.)Of t...
Feb 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver to invest $330 mn in content business expansion
Naver Corp., South Korea’s online portal giant, decided to make an additional investment in a web content unit to expand its global webtoon an...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Netmarble vows aggressive expansion in blockchain, metaverse
Netmarble Corp. unveiled detailed plans for a hawkish entry into the blockchain and metaverse industries on Thursday. The mobile game developer...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographics
Plastics drive Korea's highest-ever exports in 2021
Plastics rise as Korean SMEs’ main export Many Korean small and medium enterprises performed exceptionally amid the economic recovery in 2021...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Zuckerberg-backed family office bets on Korean golf platform
ICONIQ Capital, a US family office backed by Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has invested 50 billion won ($42 million) in Smartscore, a South ...
Jan 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Vegan foodmaker Organica attracts funding from China's CITIC
Plant-based food company Organica Corp. has attracted investment from China’s alternative investment firm CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd. This mar...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KTCU names financial investment head as new CIO
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has named its former Financial Investment Department head Park Man-soo as its new chief investment officer,...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
KT, Shinhan form $370 mn digital alliance
South Korea's leading telecom operator KT Corp. has entered into a strategic alliance with the country's No. 2 lender Shinhan Bank, involving a $370...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korean AI startups blaze trails in overseas markets
Artificial intelligence-powered image analysis company Alchera Inc. is working with PG&E (The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in t...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
SoftBank invests $146 mn in AI startup Qraft
SoftBank Group Corp. is investing $146 million in South Korea’s artificial intelligence company Qraft Technologies, Inc. The investment includ...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharamaceuticals
Korea’s CHA Biotech to triple US CDMO capacity
CHA Biotech, South Korea’s stem cell therapeutics developer, is set to expand its biomaterials contract development and manufacturing organiza...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS posts 7.6% return as of October 2021
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) posted a 7.6% rate of return as of October 2021, according to a preliminary data report by its in...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Year-end review
Korea’s Ants dump single-day record $2.7 bn shares, turn eyes overseas
South Korea’s retail investors on Tuesday dumped 3.16 trillion won ($2.7 billion) worth of shares on the country’s two main stock market...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korean steel mills rush to secure metal scrap from abroad
South Korean steelmakers, led by POSCO Co., are rolling up their sleeves to secure metal scrap as they are shifting into less carbon-intensive steel...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hyundai Motor reshuffles overseas units to deal with changing markets
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, has reorganized its overseas units, reducing the number of business sectors to five from nine,...
Dec 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Contrarian leader's bets drive Kumho Petrochem's record profits
At the end of last year, executives of Kumho Petrochemical Co. were in a heated debate on whether or not to expand the capacity of nitrile butadiene...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)