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Mergers & AcquisitionsKorean EV startup makes highest bid for Ssangyong Motor
South Korea's electric vehicle and battery startup EL B&T has offered the highest price of around 500 billion won ($430 mill...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bondsIndustrial Bank of Korea to sell $500 mn bond at lower cost
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is slated to raise $500 million in dollar corporate bond at a lower-than-planned cost on strong d...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BatteriesHyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant
Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have begun construction of a $1.1 billion battery cell plant in Indonesia as the t...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CopperLS-Nikko to boost profit by 4-6% with smart factory
LS-Nikko Copper Inc., the world’s second-largest electrolytic copper maker, is beginning to reap the rewards of its smart ...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startupsSIA analyzes satellite data for companies, government and ESG
There are about 2,000 satellites in space, orbiting the earth and generating countless images without being confined to geograph...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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PharmaceuticalsHigh-priced drugs add to pressure for Korea's healthcare reform
A number of new rare disease treatments, approved in South Korea over the past year, are still unaffordable for the public becau...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off its East Coast
SEOUL—North Korea launched two ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials s...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asia’s Covid-19 Success Stories Warily Ponder Post-Vaccination Moves
Earlier this month, Singapore reached a Covid-19 milestone: The fully vaccinated portion of the population crossed 80%. But instea...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BiotechJW Bioscience in pancreatic cancer biomarker deal with Immunovia
JW Bioscience Co., a subsidiary of South Korea’s JW Life Science Co., has signed a non-exclusive agreement to transfer its...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOsIB firms enter tough race for SSG.COM IPO underwriting deal
The race to become the lead underwriter for the IPO of Shinsegae Group’s e-commerce brand SSG.COM is getting fierce. A tot...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomKakao says to shift toward co-existing business model
Kakao Corp. will be abandoning its growth model that has transformed once a mere mobile messenger operator into one of South Kor...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV BatteriesNPS to veto SK Innovation’s battery unit split-off
South Korea’s pension fund is set to veto SK Innovation Co. 's plan to split off its battery unit as the move could underm...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Monthly trade infographicsProcessed rice goods emerge as dark horse in agri-food exports
Despite the global pandemic, exports of processed rice goods hit an all-time high at $137.6 million in 2020, up by 26.9% compa...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)