Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to aggressively expand its hybrid vehicle lineup to subcompact SUVs amid slower-than-expected electric vehicle uptake worldwide.As part of the plan, Kia, the sister firm of Hyundai Motor Co., will manufacture a hybrid
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South Korea’s promising vision AI platform developer Superb AI Inc., which has recently added generative AI to its business portfolio, is seeking to go public in the first half of 2026, the company announced on Thursday. It said Samsung Securities Co. has been chosen as the
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Executives at all Samsung Group units will work six days a week from as early as this week in a shift to emergency mode. The move comes as the won's sharp depreciation, rising oil prices and high borrowing costs aggravate business uncertainties after some of the group's mainstay
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HD Hyundai Electric Co., Alteogen Inc. and Enchem Co. are expected to be invited to join Morgan Stanley Capital International’s Korea Index when the global stock index provider conducts regular index rebalancing next month, according to Samsung Securities Co. The probability of the trio’s inclusion in the MSCI Korea Index in May is 90%, based on their closing stock prices as of Wednesday, Kim Dong-young, an analyst at Samsung Securiti
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Bio & PharmaCelltrion releases Remsima SC in Denmark
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it released its autoimmune disease treatment Remsima SC (infliximab) in Denmark. Remsima SC is a subcutaneous (SC) formulation of the autoimmune disease treatment Remsima, containing the ingred
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Banking & FinanceHyundai Capital to set up units in Indonesia, Australia
Hyundai Capital Services Inc., the consumer finance unit of the world’s third-largest automaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish subsidiaries in Indonesia and Australia to expand its overseas business.South Korea’s Hyundai Capital
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Future mobilityHyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials
Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Japan's Toray Industries Inc. to jointly develop carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) and other materials used to enhance the performance and safety of elect
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Food & BeverageParis Baguette opens first store in Philippines
SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia branch, located on the 1st floor of SM Mall of Asia Arena, the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and a
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KOREAN INVESTORS
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners is eyeing shares of South Korean enterprise software developer Tmaxsoft Co. around two years after the PE house failed in its takeover bid, banking sources said on Thursday. MBK executives have rec
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Singapore’s Keppel REIT Management Ltd. is set to divest of its Seoul-based prime office building T Tower near Seoul Station.Real estate managers Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and Colliers, the lead managers for the sale, said on Tuesday they will s
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The number of high-net-worth individuals allocating capital to private markets is increasing fast. These are wealthy individuals who own at least $1 million of liquid financial assets and seek steady returns on alternative investments.The global priv
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Secondaries have become one of the most sought-after assets amid market uncertainty as they provide early exit opportunities and portfolio diversification. In last year's high-rate environment, investors flooded into the infrastructure market and sec
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The US commercial real estate market is undervalued relative to other sectors amid elevated interest rates, while Big Tech stocks could take a breather after record-setting rallies, said David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Gro
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M&A
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Private equityAffinity to buy SK Rent-a-Car at $572 mn, more deals eyed
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Food & BeverageCJ CheilJedang to sell feed, livestock unit for $1.4 bn
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Mergers & AcquisitionsSamsung’s key M&A man returns; big deals in the offing
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Mergers & AcquisitionsKorea's M&A market poised to bounce back after bleak Q1
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Private equityAffinity eyes full control of food container maker Lock & Lock
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ECM/DCMLG Electronics seeks to sell global bonds, 1st time in 12 yrs
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Tech, Media & TelecomNPS sells shares in KT; Hyundai becomes top shareholder
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EconomyRising South Korean food prices: Now it’s dried seaweed's turn
First, it was groceries. Then came fried chicken and hamburgers. Now, it’s seasoned seaweed products, chocolate and ice creams.As in other countries, food prices in South Korea keep going up -- with everyone biting their nails, hoping for moderating prices of everyday food and goods soon.Chances are slim, however, as price hikes are not just
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Foreign exchangeKorean won at 17-month low on Middle East woes, Fed rate view
The South Korean won currency on Tuesday fell to its weakest level in 17 months, briefly touching the psychologically important 1,400 per dollar level, as foreign investors sold the country’s assets on the growing concerns over a wider Middle East conflict and expectations of the US Federal Reserve’s slower interest rate cut.The won los
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Corporate bondsBrokerage firms' bonds draw investors amid rate cut hopes
South Korean brokerage firms are ramping up sales of long-term bonds to refinance their loans by repaying short-term debts in hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.KB Securities Co. held bookbuilding on Monday to sell 200 billion won ($143 million) worth of bonds rated AA+. The bond issue breaks down into 50 billion won in bonds with an 18-
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Fried chicken and hamburger franchises in South Korea have sharply bumped up their food prices following the parliamentary elections last week as the ruling party's crushing defeat raised expectations the government might loosen its grip over consumer prices.Goobne Chicken, a roasted chicken franchise company, raised the prices of its nine menu ite
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CULTURE & TRENDS
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Food & BeverageWhopper's end, Burger King’s belated April Fool’s prank?
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ArtsHyundai Card, MoMA to support young talented artists, curators
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The KED ViewLabor reform urged in Korea with higher wages than Japan
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The KED ViewDefy convention with long-run plans to upvalue Korean stocks
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