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  • IPOs
    Jeju Beer gets the nod for H1 Kosdaq listing

    South Korea’s leading craft beer maker Jeju Beer Co. is set to go public in the first half of this year, following the Kor...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Leadership & Management
    Hanwha Group leader Kim Seung-youn returns to management

    Hanwha Group leader Kim Seung-youn is returning to management seven years after he was banned from business activities following...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • PEFs
    Blackstone to open Seoul office for improved communication

    The Blackstone Group is working to set up a Seoul office, seven years after the US investment firm closed it down, in response t...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Corporate restructuring
    Ssangyong Motor gets extended grace period before court-led revamp

    Ssangyong Motor Co. has received court approval to extend the two-month suspension of its debt obligations and find a new invest...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Pension funds
    NPS begins process to venture into multi-asset investments

    South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has begun a process to initiate multi-asset investment as part of an effort t...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • IPOs
    Blackstone-backed handbag maker Simone readies for IPO

    South Korea-based luxury handbag maker Simone Acc. Collection Ltd. is pushing for an initial public offering this year, paving t...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Sovereign wealth funds
    KIC sees pre-pandemic level economic recovery as early as H2

    A senior investment manager of the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Thursday that the global economy may return to pre...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean stock market
    Kakao to split stock 5-for-1 after share price hits record high

    Kakao Corp. will split its stock on a five-for-one basis in April, which the South Korean mobile messaging app giant said would ...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Food stories from a chef
    Korea’s Own 'Mother Sauces'

    Korean food is all about ingredients. Not just fresh ingredients but ingredients that have been carefully preserved to last. Whi...

    Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)