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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia EV sales on a roll in US due to better style, pricing
Hyundai Motor Co. and its sibling Kia Corp. sold 6,627 units of electric vehicles together in the US last month, 51% more than a year ago as their d...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s 2024 exports get off to strong start on China, semiconductors
South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, got off to a robust start in January, buoyed by a rebound in semiconductor ship...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean convenience stores push exports of own brand products
South Korean convenience store chains are accelerating exports of food products under their private brands as the domestic market competition is int...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean battery makers fret over Tesla’s cost-cutting plans
The South Korean battery industry is bracing for a grim market this year as Tesla Inc. is seeking every possible means to reduce costs to combat&nbs...
Jan 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung flexes AI chip muscles ahead of Altman visit
Samsung Electronics Co. will go all out to win the AI chip race with its most advanced AI memory chip products, its semiconductor business head said...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEs exit Korean assets at average 2.5 times purchase price
Global private equity firms, which recover their principal investment in South Korea, sell their assets for 2.5 times the purchase price on average,...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Mirae Asset Securities raises $600 mn in foreign bonds
Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Monday issued $600 million worth of foreign currency bonds, marking the first foreign bond sale by a South Korean brok...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korean steelmakers mull anti-dumping suit vs Chinese, Japanese firms
Under growing pressure from increased imports of cheap Chinese and Japanese steel products, South Korean steelmakers are considering filing an anti-...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Semiconductors power Korea’s tech exports to 15-month high
South Korea’s tech products exports rose for a second straight month to a 15-month high in December 2023 as overseas sales of semiconductors e...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia offer up to $7,500 discounts for EVs in US
Hyundai Motor Group., the No. 2 electric vehicle brand in the US, is offering discounts of up to $7,500 for their EVs in the country — the max...
Jan 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea to probe Chinese batteries' alleged patent violations
South Korea will investigate alleged patent infringement by Chinese makers of smartphone batteries and high-nickel cathodes upon requests by LG Chem...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul kicks off Korea Grand Sale 2024 to double foreign tourists
South Korea on Thursday kicked off a push to nearly double the number of foreign tourists visiting the country this year to 20 million by hosting a ...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DRAM prices to rise up to 18% in Q1 2024: report
Memory chip prices are poised for a significant jump in the first quarter of 2024, with mobile DRAM spearheading the increase, according to research...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Scrap steel price poised to rebound on lower inventories
Scrap steel prices in South Korea are poised to bounce back after hitting an annual low in the last month of 2023 amid declining scrap metal invento...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean semiconductor startups shine in venture downturn
South Korean startups in the semiconductor, eco-friendly and electric vehicle battery sectors succeeded in attracting investors in the second half o...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung eyes $8.8 billion 2024 chip profit: sources
Samsung Electronics Co. seeks to rake in 11.5 trillion won ($8.8 billion) in operating profit from its semiconductor business this year, swiveling f...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s consumer inflation reaches 3.6% in 2023 on high utilities
South Korea’s consumer prices rose 3.6% this year, driven by the biggest jump in utility bills since 2010 and high inflation in agricultural p...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao Mobility's talks to acquire FreeNow in deadlock
Kakao Mobility Corp.’s ambition to go global has hit a roadbock after its parent group Kakao Corp. rejected its draft bid to buy Germany-based...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Ocean carrier HMM's share price gains put KDB in hot seat
On Nov. 20, HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier, issued new 200 million shares after its two largest shareholders -- Korea Development ...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
DNA testing kit maker Celemics eyes foray into US, India
Celemics Inc., a South Korean diagnostic reagent producer, is gearing up for its foray into the US and India next year in its first step toward glob...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to sell Russian car plants at about $100 for exit
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top carmaker, has decided to sell its plants in Russia for only about $100 to a local company although it has...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display plans $1 bn rights offering for smaller OLED biz
LG Display Co., the world’s top manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Monday it plans to raise 1.36 t...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SUVs: Name of the game in 2023 South Korean auto market
Back in the 1970s, when simply having a car was a status symbol in South Korea, a four-door passenger sedan was the car of choice. And Hyundai Motor...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
MBK raises Hankook bid price, asks FSS to probe Cho's stock purchase
The sibling rivalry for control of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Techno...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hankook prepared to defend MBK Partners’ takeover bid: Chairman Cho
Cho Hyun-bum, chairman of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s top tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said ...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LS Materials’ share price quadruples on Kosdaq debut
The share price of LS Materials Co., a South Korean energy storage device maker, quadrupled on its Kosdaq market debut Wednesday given its rosy earn...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Cho Yang-rai to fight back in MBK Partners’ bid to acquire Hankook Tire
Cho Yang-rai, honorary chairman of Hankook & Company Co., has vowed to fight MBK Partners Ltd.’s bid to take over the holding company of S...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders shrug off concerns over lower new ship prices
South Korean shipbuilders shrugged off concerns of an industry peak-out boosted by the first fall of new vessel prices in 45 weeks and lower used sh...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samyang launches industrial water treatment products
South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. announced on Monday that it released new industrial water treatment materials Triraite Reverse ...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Palliser Capital urges Samsung C&T reform for $25 bn value-up
London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital said on Wednesday that Samsung C&T Corp. is 63% intrinsically undervalued and could increase its value ...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)