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Korean chipmakers
Samsung sets up HBM team to up AI chip production yields

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 1 memory chipmaker, has recently set up a high bandwidth memory (HBM) team within the memory chip division to increase production yields as it is developing a sixth-generation AI memory HBM4 and AI accelerator Mach-1.The new team is

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Travel & Leisure
Kangwon Land to revive casino business with $1.9 bn spending

Kangwon Land Inc., the operator of South Korea’s only casino open to locals, has long been struggling with declining visitors.Located in a remote area in the mountainous region of Gangwon Province, over 200 km northeast of Seoul, Korean and foreign casino players have often

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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE, Infineon team up for ship electrification

South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) joined hands with German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG for ship electrification to accelerate the development of eco-friendly vessels amid tougher marine emissions regulat

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Hyundai Heavy wins record $463 mn warship deal in Peru
Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy wins record $463 mn warship deal in Peru

South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said on Friday it has won a $463 million contract to build four warships for Peru’s Navy – Hyundai Heavy’s and Korea’s largest-ever warship export deal to Latin America.Hyundai Heavy said it has also secured exclusive rights to work with the Peruvian Navy for over a decade, opening the door for additional shipbuilding deals worth billions of dollars.Hyunda

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  • Avalve to export $1.5 mn smart farm solution to Vietnam
    AgTech
    Avalve to export $1.5 mn smart farm solution to Vietnam

    South Korea's smart farm startup Avalve announced on Friday that it signed a total of $1.5 million in memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Vietnam's Antech and Appa Group. One of the Vietnamese companies Anstech specializes in smart solutions and

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  • Shinhan Securities leads M&A of Trench Group
    Banking & Finance
    Shinhan Securities leads M&A of Trench Group

    South Korea's Shinhan Securities announced on Friday that it participated as the lead underwriter in the merger and acquisition deal of Trench Group, the world's leading manufacturer of high-voltage transmission network components based in Germany, a

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  • NH Investment gets APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules
    Banking & Finance
    NH Investment gets APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules

    South Korea's NH Investment & Securities announced Friday that it obtained the global personal information protection certification APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (APEC CBPR).The company said it is the first South Korean securities firm to attai

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  • Taihan Cable wins $81 mn power network replacement order in US
    Energy
    Taihan Cable wins $81 mn power network replacement order in US

    South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on Friday that it secured a project of 110 billion won ($81.5 million) to replace aging power networks in the US. This marks its largest US project to date.With this project, Taihan Cable &

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2024 an intriguing year for Japan: Savills IM
Real estate
2024 an intriguing year for Japan: Savills IM

The Japanese real estate market holds a prominent status in the global investment landscape, buoyed by robust fundamentals that have made it a sought-after destination for investors. Amidst a risk-off shift in the global environment, Japan’s re

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Corporate governance
JB investors urged to oppose Align's call for board overhaul

Global proxy advisors International Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. have expressed their opinion that there is no need for South Korea’s JB Financial Group to accept Align Partners Capital Management Inc.’s deman

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Corporate governance
NPS to vote in favor of KT&G CEO candidate Bang

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is slated to vote in favor of the KT&G Corp. board’s nomination of Bang Kyung-man as the next chief executive officer, investment banking sour

Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Real estate
Samsung Fire headquarters up for sale at about $746 mn

The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. headquarters building in Seoul is on the market at a valuation of more than 1 trillion won ($746 million), investment banking sources said on Wednesday.The property owner Koramco REITs Management and Trust

Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Real estate
Daishin to sell its headquarters at $493 mn to NH-Amundi

South Korea’s Daishin Securities Co. is set to sell its headquarters office to NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. for 660 billion won ($492.6 million) to spur the brokerage house’s investment banking and corporate finance businesses, sources

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  • Economy
    Korea’s factory output rebounds in Feb on chip recovery

    South Korea’s factory activity last month bounced back in three months thanks to strong recovery in the country’s semiconductor sector but consumption dwindled with people still tightening their belts amid stubborn inflation, which could complicate the recovery of Asia’s No. 4 economy. According to data released on Friday by Stati

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  • Sovereign bonds
    Korea yet to join global bond index for capital inflows

    South Korea has so far failed to be included on a global major bond index, denting hopes for capital inflows into Asia’s fourth-largest economy, although the government pledged to keep improving systems for possible inclusion this year.FTSE Russell, the global index subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group, said on Wednesday it is keeping So

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  • Sovereign bonds
    Euroclear to trade Korean treasuries via omnibus account

    The National Tax Service (NTS) of South Korea said on Tuesday that Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A., two major clearing houses for securities traded in Europe, will trade Korean treasuries for foreigners via their omnibus accounts at Korea Securities Depository (KSD) from June.NTS said on March 26 that it has approved Brussels-base

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BTS, Blackpink economy: Korea’s IP rights trade at record surplus
Economy
BTS, Blackpink economy: Korea’s IP rights trade at record surplus

While the economic impact of US singer Taylor Swift is so powerful that pundits coined words like “the Taylor Swift economy,” no less strong is the economic power of South Korean pop artists such as BTS, Blackpink and Twice.According to the Bank of Korea (BOK) on Wednesday, the country’s intellectual property (IP) rights trade pos

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