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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus buys pet Airbnb-style startup to boost pet care services
LG Uplus Corp. has acquired a domestic dog space rental startup Along as the South Korean mobile carrier is zooming in on pet care services as its n...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK-backed social impact startups see higher corporate values
South Korean social impact startups backed by the country’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group enjoyed higher corporate values with two of t...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea seeks to sell 29% in game giant Nexon's holding firm
The South Korean government is planning to sell off a 29.3% stake in Tokyo-listed game giant Nexon Co.’s holding firm NXC Corp. via a public b...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Digital infrastructure as essential as water today: asset managers
Digital assets are important components of change in the infrastructure investment landscape today and are as essential as water and electricity, ex...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
NPS to expand listed REIT, private debt investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will increase investing in real estate debt and listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) next...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
SK Group needs agility to survive disruptions: chairman
South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate SK Group needs agile responses to rapidly changing business circumstances amid global geopolitical crises, C...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor muscles into online used car market
Hyundai Motor Co. is slated to start selling certified used cars online from Oct. 24, three years after its announcement to enter the 30 trillion wo...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae Asset puts HI Investment headquarters on the market
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is seeking to sell off HI Investment & Securities Co. headquarters, the value of which is...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Lotte Chemical sells JV stakes in China, eyes other profitable markets
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has sold its entire stakes in joint ventures with Chinese partners as the Korean company faces a supply glu...
Oct 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Kia to form private-public partnership for EV battery recycling
South Korea's Kia Corp. revealed a plan for the first domestic private-public partnership and initiating a pilot project to create a recycling ecosy...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Networks completes acquisition of en-core
South Korean trading firm SK Networks Co. announced on Friday that it has completed the acquisition process of en-core, a leading data solutions and...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
LG Electronics boosts 'Life's Good' campaign in Tennessee
South Korea's electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. has commenced various community support initiatives in Tennessee, one of its key production hubs...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
S.Korea's golf industry market exceeds $15 bn in value: report
The value of South Korea's golf industry market last year exceeded 20 trillion won ($15 billion).A report by the Daejeon-based Yuwon Golf Foundation...
Sep 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
POSCO, Hyundai unveil hydrogen value chains at H2 MEET 2023
Hydrogen-fueled cars, drones and energy systems were unveiled on Wednesday during South Korea’s largest hydrogen industry exhibition H2 MEET, ...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Enpulse to sell off chip processing units in China
SK Enpulse Co., a South Korean semiconductor part and equipment maker, said on Wednesday it will sell off its chip pre-manufacturing processing unit...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Synthetic diamonds with ESG value lure Korean shoppers
Lab-grown diamonds, cultured in laboratories wth advanced technologies, are garnering attention from South Korean consumers as they are produced mor...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
S.Korea’s web novel sector hits $750 mn in value: Study
South Korea's rising web novel industry, which has seen popular works like "Reborn Rich" and "The Red Sleeve" made into TV series, has exceeded 1 tr...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK eyes $1 bn gains from Chinese copper foil firm exit
SK Inc. has embarked on the process to sell its 30% stake in Londian Wason Energy Tech, the owner of the world’s largest copper foil maker, in...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Sapeon completes $45 mn series A funding
Sapeon, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company, announced on Wednesday that it has concluded a Series A funding round, ra...
Aug 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea Credit Data raises $75.7 million from Morgan Stanley
Korea Credit Data (KCD), a South Korean fintech startup focusing on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised 100 billion won ($75.7 mi...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’ Galaxy Tab selected as top tablet in Australia
Samsung Electronics Co.'s tablet Galaxy Tab has secured the top spot in consumer satisfaction in Australia.According to Samsung Electronics on Monda...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Nomura says new shipbuilding orders peaked; Korean firms refute
Nomura Securities recently said global new shipbuilding orders likely peaked in 2022, slashing its stock recommendation rating on industry leader HD...
Aug 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Samsung lukewarm on Arm IPO, questioning valuation
Samsung Electronics Co. is not keen to invest in SoftBank’s British chip design unit Arm, the valuation of which seems too high, according to ...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Lotte Chemical posts fifth straight quarterly operating loss in Q2
South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has posted an operating loss for a fifth straight quarter due to sluggish petrochemical demand.The co...
Aug 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE wins order for 2 LNG carriers
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) on Thursday said it landed a deal to build two liquefied natural gas (L...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis seeks to buy Biogen biosimilar unit
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical research and development unit under South Korea’s Samsung Group, seeks to buy a biosimilar business d...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s KFCC likely to see loss from London-based office investment
South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. is slated to sell off a London-based office tower as the property value has plunged due to rate...
Jul 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Heerim wins additional contract for Phnom Penh New Airport
South Korea’s Heerim Architects & Planners announced on Friday that it has been awarded a project management consultant (PMC) contract wor...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Alibaba launches express ships to S.Korea as orders surge
Alibaba.com, China’s largest online marketplace, launched an express cargo ship service between South Korea and China this week to meet a surg...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KKR leads $190 mn Series C funding of fashion platform Musinsa
South Korea’s leading fashion platform Musinsa said on Wednesday it has attracted 240 billion won ($189.7 million) in its Series C funding rou...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hyundai, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership for self-driving vehicles
- 2 AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A
- 3 Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore
- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
- 5 MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer