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  • Leadership & Management
    POSCO taps ex-President Chang In-hwa as its next group chairman

    POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO, has nominated former President Chang In-hwa as ...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • IPOs
    S.Korean companies line up for IPOs as market recovers

    South Korean companies are gearing up for listings targeting billions of dollars in market capitalization as the local initial p...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean stock market
    Hyundai Department stocks down on cheap dividend policy

    Hyundai Department Store Group, a South Korean major retail conglomerate, has unveiled the group companies’ dividend payou...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Asset management
    Mirae Asset's Nasdaq-listed chip ETF soars amid AI craze

    Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, said on Thursday that its exchange-traded ...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
    Not a penny for Samsung Sec in failed HMM deal, and little sympathy

    After the planned $5 billion sale of HMM Co., South Korea’s largest container shipper, to poultry processor Harim Co. fell...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    LG launches new 14-person dishwasher

    LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it released the 14-person LG Dios Objet Collection Dishwasher," which enhances sp...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean Investors
    Samsung Asset to launch S.Korea's first obesity treatment ETF

    Korea Exchange announced on Thursday that it will list Samsung Asset Management's "KODEX Global Obesity Treatment Top 2 Plus exc...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    Samsung to release pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s 8K video

    Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will release the worldwide famous pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s live per...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Earnings
    KT’s 2023 sales rise to all-time yearly high on wireless, internet business

    South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. on Thursday posted record annual sales revenue for 2023, buoyed ...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Energy
    SK Earthon sells Peru LNG stake for $257 mn to MidOcean

    SK Earthon Co., the resources development subsidiary of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., sold a stake i...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Corporate bonds
    LG Energy's 2nd bond issue hits record $4.2 bn in bids

    LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest rechargeable battery maker, drew a record 5.61 trillion won ($4.2 bill...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    Genesis partners with racing legend Jackie Ickx

    Hyundai Motor Co. 's premium brand Genesis announced on Thursday that the worldwide racing legend Jacky Ickx will join its offic...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Earnings
    Netmarble bets on new games for turnaround in 2024

    Netmarble Corp. expects a turnaround this year driven by new games after successfully snapping its seven consecutive quarter los...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Earnings
    KB Financial posts record-high profit on loan growth

    KB Financial Group and Kakao Bank, top players in South Korea’s offline and mobile banking sector, respectively, achieved ...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    Lotte Rental, KB Capital to co-work for car rental

    Lotte Rental Co., South Korea's largest car rental firm, has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the dom...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Tech, Media & Telecom
    Doosan to form $75 mn fund for new techs

    Doosan Investment, the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of South Korea's Doosan Group, has formed a 100 billion won ($75 mi...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Alternative investments
    S.Korean investors name their 42 favorite alternative asset managers

    Apollo Asset Management, Warburg Pincus and Lexington Partners are South Korean institutional investors’ most preferred...

    Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)