Corporate investment
Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette opens 600th overseas store in Canada for global expansion
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea’s KCC Glass to invest $525 mn more in Indonesian plant
KCC Glass Corp., a major South Korean construction materials manufacturer, is set to invest an additional 700 billion won ($524.8 million) in its Ind...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc teams up with brokerage firm to counter MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. Chair Choi Yun-birm has joined hands with a major local securities firm in a counterattack against MBK Partners Ltd. and the company&...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LVMH, OpenAI, LG deepen ties with S. Korean startups
South Korean startups and established corporations are seeking to deepen their partnerships to ensure win-win outcomes, by tapping into funds and oth...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO to invest in Tanzanian mine to cut Chinese graphite imports
POSCO Group, South Korea’s steel and battery material conglomerate, is set to invest in the world's second-largest graphite reserve, in Tanzani...
Sep 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha’s heir apparent to unearth new drivers, tighten grip
Hanwha Group has appointed the eldest son of Chairman Kim Seung-youn to lead the investment division of the group’s eco-friendly energy unit in...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea Investment, most generous venture capitalist in H1
Korea Investment Partners Co. spent the most on local startups among venture capitalists in the first half, while South Korean game developer Smilega...
Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US to award SK Hynix up to $450 mn for Indiana chip complex
The US government said on Tuesday it plans to provide SK Hynix Inc., the world’s leading high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chipmaker, up to $450 mill...
Aug 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Samsung invests in US AI security startup Protect AI
Samsung Venture Investment Corp., Samsung Electronics Co.'s venture capital firm, has invested in Protect AI Inc., a US startup offering a security p...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s Inflation reaccelerates in July
South Korea’s headline inflation picked up at a stronger-than-expected pace in July, reaccelerating due to higher prices for agricultural and o...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte India, Havmor to merge to raise $722.4 mn in sales
South Korean confectionery giant Lotte Wellfood Co. will merge its Indian subsidiaries — Lotte India Co. and Havmor Ice Cream Pvt — to bo...
Jul 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s Economy Slowed Sharply in Second Quarter
South Korea’s economy slowed at a sharper-than-expected pace in the second quarter on sluggish private consumption and weak business investment...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Elec invests in US bio startup Element Biosciences
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, said on Friday it has invested in US biotech startup Element Biosciences Inc. to exp...
Jul 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax mulls building cosmetics factory in Latin America
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's biggest cosmetics original development and design manufacturer (ODM), is considering building a new offshore plant in Lati...
Jul 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Time to revive innovator spirit: LG Energy Solution CEO
South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., also the world’s No. 3, must accelerate innovation and prop up fundamentals to b...
Jul 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korean fashion platform Ably to raise $144 mn from Alibaba, others
Ably Corp., South Korea’s top online fashion platform operator, is set to raise 200 billion won ($144 million) from foreign investors such as C...
Jul 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK Group, led by SK Hynix, to invest $77 billion in AI, chips
SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, is investing 106.4 trillion won ($77 billion) in artificial intelligence and...
Jul 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Uniqconn raises $7 mn in Series A round
South Korea's system semiconductor startup Uniqconn announced on Tuesday that it attracted 10 billion won ($7.24 million) in Series A roundThe fundi...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Ineos, Hanwha mull joint US low-carbon ammonia project
Global chemical company Ineos Group Ltd. and South Korea’s Hanwha Group have teamed up to assess building a low-carbon ammonia facility in the ...
May 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK seeks to sell 13.3% stake in Chinese food firm Joyvio
SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s second-largest business group SK, is in talks with Joyvio Group to sell its entire 13.3% stake in...
May 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Record $259 bn yet to find investment targets in South Korea
South Koreans parked a record 350 trillion won ($259 billion) in cash-equivalents such as money market funds (MMFs) as they failed to find investment...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea Zinc to invest $146 mn in green business R&D hub
Korea Zinc Inc., South Korea’s and the world’s No. 1 lead and zinc smelter, will build its second research and development center, which ...
May 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Shinhan, POSCO invest $20 mn in Australian hydrogen startup Hysata
South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. and banking conglomerate Shinhan Financial Group have invested a combined US$20 million in Australian gr...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Etech System attracts $130 mn investment
South Korea's integrated IT solution consulting company Etech System attracted an investment of 180 billion won ($130 million) from private equity fi...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Innovation reshuffles units to raise value
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, is reorganizing its subsidiaries to boost their individual values through independent mana...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korean companies’ 2024 facility investment doubles to $39.4 billion
South Korea’s major companies invest heavily in facilities to seek new growth engines and drive up their corporate value amid tough business co...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s Shinhan to invest $180 mn in India’s HDFC Credila
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is set to invest $180 million in HDFC Credila Financial Services Ltd., India’s largest education loan provider...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
BGF to vigorously expand convenience stores in Kazakhstan
BGF Retail Co., South Korea’s biggest convenience store chain operator, will expand aggressively in Kazakhstan, creating the potential to crank...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO new chief vows to keep fostering battery materials business
POSCO Holdings Inc.'s new Chairman Chang In-hwa on Thursday pledged to keep fostering its electric vehicle battery materials business, the group&rsqu...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG injects $97 mn into Vista Equity’s fund for new tech investments
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, injected $97 million into a fund run by Vista Equity Partners Management LLC for investmen...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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