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  • Bernard Moon on Korean startups
    South Korea, The Oracle of Global Trends

    Back in early 2004, my friend and I met with Bill Gurley and Mark Evans from Benchmark Capital, who were visiting Seoul from S...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

  • ASK Summit 2020
    KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

    The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean i...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Interview
    Now Systems looks to metal detector market for EV batteries

    Now Systems Co., a South Korean metal detector maker, is looking to enter the digital detection equipment market to check metals u...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Chinese startups
    SK, KTCU see gains from Chinese startup’s Nasdaq IPO

    SK Group and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) may walk away with handsome gains from their joint investment of 360 b...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Proxy adviser
    Top proxy adviser ISS approves of LG Chem’s battery spin-off

    LG Chem Ltd.’s plan to spin off its promising battery business has won support from the world’s top proxy adviser Inst...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

  • IPOs
    Korean IPOs lose steam as Big Hit shares plummet

    Big Hit Entertainment Co., the South Korean entertainment agency behind global sensation BTS, saw its shares drop by as much as 22...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Interview
    KIC CEO to step up startup, ESG investments

    Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will step up investment in startups and environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed inves...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Unemployment rate
    COVID-19 pandemic slams Korea’s job market; elderly workers rise

    Hit hard by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea lost about 392,000 jobs in September, with the number of employed...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Future mobility
    SK Telecom to spin off mobility unit, launch JV with Uber

    SK Telecom Co. is spinning off its mobility platform business as a separate entity and also launching a joint venture with US ride...

    Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)