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Energy
OCI to expand polysilicon line, buy back shares to boost corporate value
OCI Co., a leading South Korean chemical and green energy company, plans to significantly increase the size of its upcoming share buyback and cancel...
Mar 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea's BGF Retail to cut power use with smart devices
BGF Retail, the operator of South Korea’s largest convenience store chain CU, said on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understandin...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
EQT sees huge potential in security services for S.Korean SMEs
The digital security market is rapidly growing in South Korea, one of the world’s fastest-aging countries and amid its soaring labor costs.&nb...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics, IGAWorks team up to boost data value
CJ Logistics, a South Korean logistics company, said on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with IGAWorks Co., a big data platform comp...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
H2O Hospitality rebrands itself as it eyes Middle East expansion
H2O Hospitality, a hospitality tech company that provides digital solutions for the hotel and tourism industry, said on Tuesday that it has rebrande...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport
South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B is spreading its wings in Malaysia, where it has recently opened a new store at the bustling Kuala...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s Shinsegae to bolster convenience store business
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group is set to boost its business in the rapidly growing convenience store sector as its supermarket cha...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
S.Korea's MZers consider income, working time most when job hunting: Survey
Members of South Korea's Generation MZ, or people born in the early 1980s to early 2000s, prioritize income and working time when looking for a job ...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Binance’s new NFT platform accused of copying Korean startup’s Chatcasso
Binance has been accused of copying a South Korean startup’s ideas and design of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered non-fungible token (...
Mar 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s L&F in $2.9 billion deal to supply battery material to Tesla
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker L&F Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a $2.91 billion deal to supply cathode, a key electric...
Feb 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean firms scurry to expand nickel, lithium supply chains
South Korea’s leading companies such as SK, POSCO, LG and LX are scurrying to expand their supply chains for lithium and nickel, key raw mater...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International, Pertamina win gas exploration rights off Indonesia
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Thursday ...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Car-sharing platform Humax Mobility begins IPO process
Humax Mobility, a South Korean car-sharing and parking platform operator, is aiming to become the second mobility service firm to go public in the c...
Feb 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G potential target of aggressive activist shareholder
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, is likely to face a tougher battle against activist shareholders as an aggressive hed...
Feb 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha expects high-stakes US solar projects to pay off
South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group expects its high-stakes solar energy business to pay off amid industry forec...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Fried chicken chain bhc opens first US store in LA
South Korea’s No. 2 fried chicken brand bhc Group on Monday said it opened its first store in North America on Friday at the Original Farmers ...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem invests $75 million in Piedmont Lithium, signs supply deal
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Friday it is acquiring a 6% stake in Piedmont Lithium Inc., a US mining company, ...
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Lotte Hotel forms new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines
On Wednesday, Lotte Hotels & Resorts announced its new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines, marking the hotel group's first international ...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
S.Korea, Mongolia discuss stabilization of mineral supply chains
The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on Tuesday held a business forum o...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
S.Korean listed companies' cancelled shares reach $8.6 bn over past 3 years
South Korea's listed companies have cancelled 11 trillion won ($8.6 billion) worth of shares over the past three years.The Korea Exchange said on Su...
Feb 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea's growing ETF market sees net assets jump $5.9 billion in Jan
The net assets and trading volume of South Korea's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this year have seen major growth.The Korea Exchange on Monday said t...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's online K Bank withdraws plan for Kospi listing
South Korea's K Bank has withdrawn its highly anticipated plan to hold an IPO this year in the judgement of a lower corporate value due to the slugg...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Financial Group holds investment conference via metaverse
South Korea's KB Financial Group on Tuesday presented its investment philosophy to individual and institutional customers in the metaverse, a three-...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
S.Korea's Samkang M&T undergoes relaunch with new name SK oceanplant
South Korea's Samkang M&T Co., a specialist in offshore wind plants and shipbuilding, has been renamed SK oceanplant under a strategy to raise t...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia launches 2024 Niro model with enhanced features
Kia Corp. announced on Wednesday the launch of the 2024 Niro, a compact crossover SUV hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) models, which will be availab...
Feb 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Bluecove buys Grand Hyatt Seoul for over $565 million
South Korean real estate firm Bluecove Investment has signed an agreement to acquire five-star hotel Grand Hyatt Seoul for more than 700 billion won...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
DB HiTek to expand high value-added specialized image sensor business
South Korea's chip foundry DB HiTek Co. attained foundry process technology and is set to expand its high-value-added specialized image sensor busin...
Jan 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung earns ISO 22301 certification for business continuity
Samsung Electronics Co.'s device solutions division has achieved ISO 22301 certification, the international business continuity management system (B...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Carrier’s Korea JV aims to raise sales with cold chain biz
Carrier Global Corp.’s joint venture in South Korea aims to ramp up sales with the cold chain business, the series of actions and equipment ap...
Jan 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong accelerates investment in CDMO business
Daewoong, the holding company of South Korea's pharmaceutical-oriented Daewoong Group, is speeding up its pace to beef up its contract development a...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)