renewable energy investments
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha agrees to buy Daewoo Shipbuilding for $1.4 billion
South Korea's leading weapons manufacturer Hanwha Group agreed on Monday to buy a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering ...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Gaonchips rally on market talk of Samsung's investment in ARM
Shares in South Korea’s semiconductor chip design house Gaonchips Co. extended their rally for a second day on Friday on growing market talk t...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy in cobalt, lithium deals with three Canadian suppliers
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Friday it has signed battery materials supply deals with three Canadian minerals companies &ndas...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK's Chey, Zambian president discuss EV battery material deal
South Korea’s SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has met with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to discuss potential mineral deals in core mate...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea to raise tax credits on OTT content for future growth
Studio Dragon Corp., South Korea’s leading drama production house, spent 26 billion won ($18.5 million) on Vincenzo, aired in 2021, and receiv...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Bosung attracts $2 bn investment from TGK for Korea's largest data center
South Korea’s Bosung Group has attracted $2 billion from TGK Inc., a US infrastructure company, for its planned construction of Korea’s ...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung’s Lee, SoftBank’s Son to discuss partnership on ARM
Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee will meet with Japan’s SoftBank Group Chairman Masayoshi Son next month to discuss a deal reg...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Was South Korea’s FX intervention too late?
The South Korean won on Sept. 14 opened 1.4% lower in the domestic currency session after shocking US inflation data rattled global financial market...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Only 3 Korean energy companies make it on 2022 Fortune Global 500 list
SK Inc., KEPCO Co. and GS Caltex Corp. are the only South Korean firms among the 77 energy companies listed on the 2022 Fortune Global 500, based on...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford CEO heads to Korea to discuss EV tax credit with LG Energy, SK On
Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Parley will visit South Korea early next week to meet with chief executives of its battery suppliers LG Energy So...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea vows favorable taxation for US, foreign firms
South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) held a meeting on Sept. 16 to discuss favorable ta...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
EMP Belstar launches $300 mn Korea logistics fund
Energy and infrastructure-focused private equity firm EMP Belstar has launched its second logistics fund targeting cold storage facilities in South ...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Samsung goes green as it eyes clean tech supremacy across supply chain
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone and memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it is aiming to power its entire operations wit...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
BofA names Korean American Mike Joo as head of North America GCIB
Bank of America Corp. has appointed Korean American Mike Joo as its new head of North America global corporate and investment banking (GCIB), accord...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai faces growing rivalry with China’s BYD in Southeast Asia
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s announcement last week that it will build its first overseas EV plant in Thailand is setting off alarm be...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Biden’s move to beef up US bio industry poses threat to Korean firms
President Joe Biden’s plan to support the US biomanufacturing infrastructure aimed at containing China’s clout is posing a threat to Sou...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Energy, KT join KED’s top 30 Korean innovator list
KT Corp. and Studio Dragon Corp. have joined the ranks of South Korea’s most innovative companies thanks to their creation of cultural produ...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions, GS Energy to produce sheets for solar power
South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp., Hanwha Group’s energy services arm, is entering into a sizeable co-investment to strengthen its so...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CalSTRS, Korea's KTCU consider launching 2nd real estate JV
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, and the California State Teachers' Retire...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix bets on 2025 memory upturn with $11 billion new plant
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, will spend 15 trillion won ($11 billion) over the next five years to build a new m...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Delta Air increases stake in Hanjin KAL to back Chairman Cho
Delta Air Lines Inc., a friendly shareholder of Hanjin KAL Co., has bought an additional 1.7% stake in the company, which operates Korea’s lar...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project
Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to invest $900 million in Vietnam to establish a smart city as it aims to accele...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea PE firms to buy FCCL maker NexFlex at $463 mn
South Korean private equity firms are set to take over NexFlex Co., the country’s largest manufacturer of flexible copper-clad laminates (FCCL...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Business magnates' startup investment fraternity V-Society going strong
Back in August 2000, a fraternity of domestic business magnates’ children and startup entrepreneurs named V-Society was founded. The frat...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant bets on US battery recycling firm Ascend Elements
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co., formerly SK Engineering & Construction Co., signed a stock purchase agreement (SPA) on Aug. 31 to invest $5...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s record trade deficit adds to downturn concerns
South Korea logged a record monthly trade deficit in August with the longest spree of shortfalls in more than 14 years, while domestic consumption, ...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korea to raise nuclear power to one third of energy supply
South Korea plans to increase its proportion of nuclear power to 33% of the country’s energy generation by 2030, while slashing its proportion...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's NPS posts 8% loss from investment in H1 2022
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea had an 8% negative return during the first half of 2022, its investment management arm announced on Au...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Energy, Honda to form JV for EV battery production in the US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced on Monday that it reached an agreement with Honda Motor Co. to establish a joint venture company to produce lithiu...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to hasten US battery plant groundbreaking
Samsung SDI Co., the world's sixth-largest battery maker, is set to push forward the start of its plant construction in the US by two months in resp...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)