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Economy
S.Korean companies stockpile record-level dollar holdings
South Korean companies have built up their dollar holdings to record levels, following record-breaking shipment growth this year, as rising raw mate...
Oct 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
S.Koreans' global stock, bond holdings at record high
South Korean investors maintained their buying spree in overseas equities and bond markets, with the balance of their holdings in both securities re...
Oct 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO emerges from pandemic blues with record third-quarter profit
South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO is returning even stronger from the pandemic-caused economic slowdown, with an all-time high quarterly ...
Oct 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Electronics Q3 profit halves on GM recalls, sales at record-high
LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it expects its third-quarter operating profit to plunge as heavy costs for General Motors Co.’s recall of ...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea private debt growth at record high of $98 bn in Q2
South Korea’s private sector debt jumped near $100 billion in the April-June period, a record high of quarterly growth, amid an overheating pr...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Q3 operating profit at 3-year high on chips, Galaxy
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, reported its highest operating profit in three years with record ...
Oct 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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S.Korea's potential growth rate drops to record low
The COVID-19 pandemic has dampened South Korea's growth potential between this year and the next by 0.2 percentage points to its historic low of 2.0...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Blockbuster startup IPOs curb NPS' VC diversification
South Korean startups' blockbuster initial public offerings over the past year, including Krafton Inc. and HYBE Co., have left the National Pension ...
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea proposes record budget for 2022 to speed up recovery
South Korea’s government proposed a record high spending for 2022 to reinforce a recovery in Asia’s fourth-largest economy despite a wid...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to benefit as COVID-19 slams competitors
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Japan’s Aeon plans to sell off struggling Ministop Korea
South Korea’s fifth-largest convenience store chain Ministop Korea Co. is up for sale by its owner, the Aeon Group of Japan. Ministop Korea is...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Rising copper prices help Poongsan, hit LS-Nikko
Rising copper prices on a global economic recovery helped a South Korean non-ferrous metal product maker Poongsan Corporation improve its earnings, ...
Aug 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant
Shares in global carmakers such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are tumbling. The automotive chip shortage is expected to deteriorate fu...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Koreans foreign stock holdings jump to record $545.4 bn
South Koreans’ foreign stock holdings jumped 50% to an all-time high as retail investors sought high returns from US shares whose gains ramped...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Record ‘Sell Korea’ knocks down stocks, won
Fears are growing over ‘Sell Korea’ as foreign investors dumped the country’s stocks at a record high, pushing down the won curren...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Yellow Umbrella sets sights on warehouses, secondaries
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $14 billion savings arm of South Korean small business owners, is planning to further reduce the proportion o...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
CJ Cheiljedang posts record-high earnings in Q2
South Korea's food giant CJ Cheiljedang Corp. posted record-high earnings in the second quarter of this year, breaking its own record from the first...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups raise record-high Series A funding in H1
South Korea's startup ecosystem has been booming with companies raising over 1 trillion won ($870 million) in the first half of this year -- an all-...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea July exports hit record on strong chip, auto demand
South Korea’s exports hit a record high in July on strong shipments of both main products such as cars and chips, as well as new growth ones i...
Aug 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG enjoys record half-year earnings on TV, appliance in H1
LG Electronics Inc. posted record-high operating profit and revenue in the first half thanks to stella performance in TV and home appliance business...
Jul 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
HK inno.N’s IPO price set at top end with record demand for Kosdaq listing
HK inno.N Corp. (inno.N), a pharmaceuticals unit of South Korea's Kolmar Korea, set the initial public offering price at the top end of the proposed...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea’s steel stocks make big rebound with rosy H2 outlook
The share prices of South Korea’s major steelmakers, which observed a period of a downturn over the last two months, is making a rebound amid ...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
COVID treatment deals drive Samsung Bio’s record quarterly earnings
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. posted its highest quarterly revenue and operating profit, thanks largely to a number of long-term manufac...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s major banking groups post record-high earnings in H1
South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...
Jul 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean housing prices soar to $5 tn in Moon admin with record growth
South Korean house prices have risen more during the President Moon Jae-in administration than any other as the current government has focused more ...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PEFs' 2020 investments, exits at record highs
Private equity firms registered in South Korea posted their largest-ever amount of both investments and divestments in 2020 which were almost balanc...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Korean SMEs post record-high exports in H1
Korea’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have posted their highest-ever first-half exports this year. The Ministry of SMEs and Start...
Jul 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nintendo Korea logs record-high revenue despite boycott of Japanese goods
Japanese video game giant Nintendo Co. posted an all-time high revenue in South Korea last year despite consumers boycotting Japanese products. The ...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Korea Inc. rush to sell property, new shares to fund new business
South Korea’s major companies are rushing to secure cash to fund new business. Some have sold or securitized property, while others issued n...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
KT to raise $300 mn in dollar bond at record-low rates
KT Corp., a South Korea's telecom company, is set to raise $300 million in a dollar corporate bond at the lowest interest rate for its foreign curre...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)