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Electronics
LG Display reclaims global top spot in Q4 2021
South Korea’s LG Display Co. regained the top spot in the global display market for TVs in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to tech indus...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea rises as test bed for global luxury brands
South Korea is becoming a test bed for global high-end brands such as Balenciaga, Valentino, IWC and Breitling. The world's top luxury brands, pre...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Goldman exits Korean beauty startup without profit
Goldman Sachs has divested of its stake worth 75 billion won ($62 million) in South Korea's cosmetics startup GP Club Co. without a profit due to de...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Nongshim aims for top instant noodle spot in the US
Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker is aiming for the top noodle spot in the US. The Korean food company will begin ope...
Mar 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Renault drops Samsung from brand name in Korea to end ties
Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit of Renault S.A., has dropped Samsung from its name as the French automaker moves to end 22 years...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to make IONIQ 5 in Indonesia, EV hub for ASEAN market
Hyundai Motor Co. has started mass producing its iconic all-electric crossover IONIQ 5 at its newly built plant in Indonesia, a country that the top...
Mar 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
K Car's evolution into top Korean used car sales platform
When Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. acquired K Car Co. from SK Group in 2018, the No. 1 used car retailer in South Korea controlled ...
Mar 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
IONIQ 5, Niro February sales beat global EVs in Europe
Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle sales in Europe are rapidly rising. Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5, launched in Norway in May 2021, topped...
Mar 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korean LPs name their 36 favorite alternative asset managers
KKR was chosen as the best private equity firm by South Korean institutional investors, a survey shows. Blackstone, Macquarie Asset Management and Are...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korean inflation fears grow amid Ukraine crisis
Fears are growing over accelerating inflation in South Korea as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boosted energy and raw materials prices. The cris...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Korea Investment in $4.4 bn lending group for Tropicana deal
Korea Investment & Securities Co. will arrange senior and mezzanine loans for Paris-based PAI Partners to fund its acquisition of Tropicana an...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 5, Kia EV6 rated top among electric cars in Germany
Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 and Kia Corp.'s EV6 have been recognized as the most competitive electric sport utility vehicles by Auto Zeitung, a high...
Feb 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis aims to top global car transport market
Hyundai Glovis Co., the world’s second-largest car shipping company, aims to top the industry with an expansion of its fleet, specializing in ...
Feb 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group sweeps board at IIHS safety awards
The Hyundai Motor Group once again received more safety awards than any of its counterparts from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)...
Feb 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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War in Ukraine
Korean firms on high alert as Russia invades Ukraine
Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co. and other South Korean companies are on high alert as Russia launched a military attack in Ukraine.They a...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
BOK sees inflation at 11-year high as oil tops $100 on Ukraine crisis
South Korea’s central bank expects consumer inflation to hit an 11-year high this year as oil prices jumped above the $100 a barrel level for ...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
K-beauty vegan rebel Dear Dahlia in Paris' Galeries Lafayette
South Korean cosmetics brand Dear Dahlia successfully opened a boutique in Europe’s largest department store in 2019 – just two years ...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT to join MBK, IMM in Megazone Cloud's $400 mn funding
KT Corp., South Korea's No. 2 telecom operator, has decided to invest 130 billion won ($110 million) in Megazone Cloud Corp., the country's largest ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PI Advanced up for sale in deal estimated at $1 bn
Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity is putting a majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials Co., the world's largest polyimide (PI) film ...
Feb 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
GS ups spending to take control of botox maker Hugel
South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group has increased its spending to become the largest shareholder in Hugel Inc., the country's...
Feb 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia: New king in J.D. Power’s most reliable auto brand rankings
Kia Corp. is the top-ranked automaker in J.D. Power’s 2022 US Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) ahead of General Motor Co.’s Buick as we...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung regains top spot in SE Asia smartphone market
Samsung Electronics Co. outpaced Chinese rival Oppo last year to regain the top spot in the smartphone market in four major Southeast Asian countrie...
Feb 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
ABL Life co-invests in Everbright’s infra fund with 13% return
Korea’s ABL Life Insurance Co. has participated in Everbright Overseas Infrastructure Investment Fund LP, a $460 million fund managed by Hon...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG overtakes Whirlpool as top appliance maker with record 2021 sales
LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top manufacturer of home, kitchen and laundry appliances after posting record...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Barbarians at the gate: fraud-hit Osstem wooed by bankers
South Korea's Osstem Implant Co., battered by the country's largest-ever embezzlement scandal for a listed company, is now being courted by investme...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia lead rivals in 2022 US best car awards
Hyundai Motor Group’s major auto brands have won a record number of best car awards by the U.S. News & World Report in recognition of thei...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Time to buy Korean entertainment stocks?
Hopes for a rebound in South Korea’s entertainment shares emerged as their earnings are expected to improve on new businesses and their valuat...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Proxy advisors recommend NPS vote for POSCO split-off
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the largest shareholder of POSCO Co., was recommended by all its four proxy advisors to vote for the s...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
EcoPro BM beats Kosdaq's top market cap Celltrion
EcoPro BM Co., a leading manufacturer of cathode material for secondary batteries, topped the market capitalization for Kosdaq-listed firms on Jan...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea’s defense exports to top $10 billion
South Korea’s defense exports hit a record last year as key local makers such as LIG Nex1 Co., Hanwha and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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