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Investment bankingMirae Asset step closer to full-fledged investment bank
Mirae Asset Securities Co. has become South Korea's first brokerage company to boost its equity capital to 10 trillion won ($9 b...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19Korean govt to spend $1.9 billion to become world’s leading vaccine maker
The South Korean government will invest 2.2 trillion won ($1.9 billion) by 2025 to become a top five vaccine producer in the wor...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EnergyKorean companies’ race heats up in $2.8 tn global wind farm markets
The global offshore wind power generation equipment market is heating up with cut-throat competition among South Korean companie...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & LeisureYanolja CIO says its AI vision played key role in SoftBank investment
Korean travel startup Yanolja’s Chief Investment Officer said that artificial intelligence (AI) was the keyword that playe...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investmentsTourism, aircraft take bulk of 2020 alternatives loss
South Korea's eight leading brokerage companies, including Mirae Asset Securities Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co., are est...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economyHyundai Motor to make equity investment in Germany’s H2 Mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. is investing in H2 Mobility Deutschland GmbH & Co., a German operator of hydrogen fueling stations, as the...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsF&F may pay $350 mn for TaylorMade without Korean sales license
South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. may not be able to sell apparel of TaylorMade Golf Co. in the country even af...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOsKrafton locks up two-thirds of IPO shares amid price concerns
Krafton Inc. has locked up more than 80% of its IPO shares allocated to institutional investors, in a move to prevent mass selli...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep DiveGrowing pains: Korea’s smaller crypto exchanges face shutdown
In mid-July, a small obscure South Korean cryptocurrency exchange posted a notice on its website at midnight, saying it is suspe...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startupsNaver Financial, SoftBank invest $25 mn in blockchain startup TBCASoft
South Korea-based Naver Financial, the fintech arm of online giant Naver Corp., has invested $20 million in a Series B funding r...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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MarketsKorean love for foreign stocks tops 100 tn won mark
South Koreans’ appetite for foreign stocks continued to grow with holdings of overseas shares by retail investors exceedin...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19War for bio talent intensifies as S.Korea works on mRNA vaccines
As concerns rise over a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war for talent in South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry i...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19Celltrion to enter clinical trials of new COVID-19 treatment
South Korean biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. will launch the first-phase clinical trials of its new COVID-19 treatment candidate...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)