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Mergers & AcquisitionsKyobo Life poised to buy Japan’s SBI Group-owned savings bank
Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is in the final stages of negotiation with Japanese financial group SBI Holdings Inc. to buy about a 50...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerceJD.com opens Korean logistics centers, preluding C-commerce invasion
JD.com, often dubbed China’s answer to Amazon.com, has opened its own logistics centers in South Korea, becoming the first...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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EconomyKorea’s Q1 economic contraction adds to stimulus expectations
South Korea's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter as exports and consumption fell amid a political crisis and f...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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EarningsHyundai Motor posts solid Q1; rough road ahead on Trump's auto tariffs
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. defied mounting global trade headwinds and a fresh round of US import tariff...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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EarningsKB Financial logs 61% profit growth, rebounding from ELS fiasco
KB Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported a 61% jump in first-quarter profit, led by a nearly threefold rise in earnings at i...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOsLG Electronics eyes India IPO delay, says plan in flux
LG Electronics Inc. is mulling putting off an initial public offering of its wholly owned subsidiary in India amid growing volat...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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EarningsSK Hynix’s Q1 profit soars on HBM chips, beats Samsung’s overall earnings
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, reported a dramatic surge in first-quarter profits on Thursday...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & DefenseSouth Korea’s renewed stock market darlings: Weapons makers
South Korea’s defense industry is once again capturing investor attention, as exports of tanks, armored vehicles and other...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)