Europe
Chemical Industry
SK to build $480 mn recycling plant in France with partners
Feb 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea to allow offshore investors to directly trade won
South Korea is set to allow offshore investors to directly trade the won and extend the operating hours of the local currency market from July next y...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy inks $3.3 bn ECV battery deal for N.America, Europe
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest secondary battery maker, has inked a supply deal estimated up to $3.3 billion for North Amer...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to raise capex by 50% in bet on strong EV growth
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to ramp up capital expenditure by more than half this...
Jan 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KT Submarine to buy cable laying barge from key shareholder
South Korea’s undersea cable company KT Submarine Co. plans to buy a cable laying barge from LS Cable & System Ltd., its major shareholder,...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Silicon Valley, Korean startups’ choice for global business
Silicon Valley was the favorite place for South Korean startups for their global business as more of them were established in other countries for the...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai IONIQ 6 honored as safest family car in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co.'s first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the safest family car in Europe.Hyundai Motor on Friday said the European New ...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant
Ford Motor Co. is in talks with LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, to build a cell factory in ...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea's SK On scraps $3.2 bn Turkey EV battery factory plan
SK On Co., the world’s No. 5 electric vehicle battery maker, dropped a plan to build a 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) plant in Turkey as higher ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia US sales up 32% in Nov; eco-friendly cars jump
South Kora’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group enjoyed strong demand in the US last month as the improving automotive chip supply situation bol...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Miniforce producer aims to become Asia's top children's platform with IPO
The South Korean producer of famous animated series such as Miniforce aims to become Asia’s top children's platform by way of an initial public...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung SDI beats CATL in EV battery operating margin
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a higher operating margin than that of the global leader Ch...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Fed may allow recession to stem inflation: Ex-Boston Fed chief
NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve will not be able to stem rampant inflation in the US without an economic recession, former Boston Fed President Eric ...
Oct 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Falling won yet to cool Koreans’ fever for overseas travel
The South Korean won has continued its decline to hit lows not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on sustained concerns of an economic do...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea may have spent over $700 mn to support ailing won
South Korea was estimated to have dumped more than $700 million on Thursday to support the ailing won currency as it risked breaking through the psyc...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Rising utility bills add to Korea’s inflationary pressure
South Korea may raise utility bills after scheduled hikes in the coming months, adding to inflationary pressure in Asia’s fourth-largest econom...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card ties up with FiscalNote for global data biz
Shinhan Card Co. has joined forces with US legal data and analytics company FiscalNote Holdings Inc. to expand its data business into the global mark...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai IONIQ 6 logs record pre-orders in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, announced on Tuesday that its first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 is enjoying record pre-orders ...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT delays key game launches, darkening H2 outlook
NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s leading games developer, postponed the releases of key games that could attract new users, clouding its business ou...
Aug 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Celltrion logs strong Q2 earnings powered by biosimilars
South Korea’s biopharmaceutical maker Celltrion Inc. on Friday reported strong quarterly earnings thanks to healthy demand for its biosimilar p...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Co. to ship 27 hydrogen Xcient trucks to 7 firms in Germany
Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to ship 27 of its Xcient Fuel Cell hydrogen trucks to seven German companies by the year’s end, following a similar...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Beijing Hyundai to launch two EVs only for China for revival
Hyundai Motor Co.'s joint venture in China plans to launch two electric vehicle models dedicated to the mainland next year to revive its ailing busin...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Won may head to 1,400 against the dollar for 1st time since 2008-09 crisis
The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rsq...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK delivers first-ever 50-bp hike to curb inflation
South Korea’s central bank on Wednesday took the most aggressive measure with a 50-basis-point policy interest rate hike for the first time in ...
Jul 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK likely to take 50-bp big step hike to curb inflation
South Korea’s central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) on Wednesday for the first time in history to cool down...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor raises N.America workforce, cuts China staff
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, ramped up its workforce in North America by more than 50% last year where its presence is growi...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won forecast to weaken further after hitting 13-year low
The South Korean won is expected to further depreciate after touching its lowest level since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, on concerns that ...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom gears up for global launch of metaverse platform
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. took steps to launch its metaverse platform in other countries as it aims to seek a future grow...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Magna to spend $78 mn on China capacity expansion
LG Magna e-Powertrain Co. will invest $78 million in its Chinese plant of electric vehicle parts to meet growing demand in the world’s largest ...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Residential, urban logistics in Europe are attractive: Patrizia
Despite a number of global market uncertainties, there is value in real assets where rental income grows faster than inflation, Mahdi Mokrane, head o...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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