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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai may nearly double shipbuilding capacity in Vietnam
Oct 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai to launch Euro 7-compliant car in Europe next year
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to introduce a tougher emissions standards-compliant model in Europe next year ahead of ...
Oct 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea’s SK Networks partners with Malaysia’s Sunway on AI
South Korean trading company SK Networks Co. has joined forces with Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group to work together on future growth sectors suc...
Oct 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s Economy Picks Up But Still Disappoints
South Korea’s economy was weaker than expected in the third quarter, weighed by lackluster exports, though it improved from the previous quarte...
Oct 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea’s POSCO, India’s JSW team up to build steel plant in Odisha
South Korea’s POSCO Group joined hands with India’s JSW Group to set up an integrated steel plant in the South Asian country with an esti...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia debuts Tasman to target $333 bn global pickup truck market
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Tuesday premiered the Tasman, its first pickup truck to target th...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's Hana Bank to promote foreigners as managers in overseas units
South Korean banks are set to reshuffle overseas units by promoting local staff to management positions, in a bid to boost the sluggish profitability...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q3 profit more than doubles on higher sales; shares jump
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, said its quarterly operating profit more than doubled from the previous three...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK’s Korea Zinc takeover attempt to spur search for white knights
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd.’s attempt to take control of Korea Zinc Inc. and the country’s plan to require t...
Oct 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s LG CNS, DN Solutions seek billions of dollars via Jan IPOs
LG CNS Co., DN Solutions Co. and other South Korean companies aim to raise billions of dollars through domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in Ja...
Oct 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte to liquidate rubber JV in Malaysia, sell overseas assets for $1 bn
South Korea’s No. 2 petrochemical manufacturer Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to liquidate its rubber joint venture in Malaysia to scale back its b...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Financial to use excess capital for share buybacks, dividends
KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s largest financial holding group, is set to use its excess capital for share buybacks and dividends next ...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s economy sees slower-than-expected rebound in Q3
South Korea’s economy rebounded slower than central bank expectations in the third quarter on sluggish exports, adding to predictions that the ...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Stellantis’ EV battery JV in Canada mass-produces modules
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, said on Wednesday its joint venture in Canada with mu...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc takes control of key shareholder in management feud with MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. succeeded in taking control of Young Poong Precision Corp., a key player in the management battle against North Asia-focused private ...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Heavy inheritance, gift taxes spur rich Koreans to emigrate to Singapore
A South Korean co-CEO of a blockchain investment firm with hundreds of millions of dollars in assets moved to Singapore last year to avoid the Northe...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T consortium wins $1.6 bn Turkish highway project
A consortium of Samsung C&T Corp., South Korean state-run firms and a Turkish builder won a $1.6 billion project to build and run a highway in th...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Doosan to resume Bobcat, Robotics merger with new ratio
South Korea’s plant and machinery powerhouse Doosan Group will resume the merger of Doosan Bobcat Inc. and Doosan Robotics Inc. using a new mer...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Koramco to open office next to NPS for property investment partnership
Koramco Asset Management Co. will open a liaison office next to South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) to bolster cooperation with the wo...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung mobile chief to talk with Qualcomm on Galaxy S25 chips
Global smartphone leader Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile business chief is expected to hold talks with senior executives of Qualcomm Inc. about sup...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
Twenty-something female away team fans lead Korean baseball craze
South Korea’s professional baseball league games enjoyed record-high attendance of more than 10 million this year thanks to the growing number ...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem targets functional cosmetics market with bio-materials
LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, is targeting the functional cosmetics market with bio-materials derived from v...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia production may be disrupted by subsidiary labor strike
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest carmakers, are likely to face disruptions in local production as their auto parts su...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis to invest $257 mn in EV parts plants in Slovakia
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, agreed to invest some 350 billion won ($256.9 million) in building electric vehi...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to supply batteries for Ford's electric commercial vehicles
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to supply battery cells and modules to US Ford...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette opens 600th overseas store in Canada for global expansion
Paris Baguette opened its 600th overseas store in Toronto, Ontario, as the leading South Korean bakery brand is rapidly expanding its global business...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK wins enough stake in tender offer to control Korea Zinc
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd. has secured a large enough stake in Korea Zinc Inc. through a tender offer to take control o...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s Hyundai E&C likely to join UK SMR race with Holtec
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), in partnership with US-based Holtec International Corp. is likely t...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea’s Dongkuk develops world’s 1st biodegradable film for steel plates
Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel unit of South Korean steel conglomerate Dongkuk Holdings Co., on Friday unveiled the wor...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc ups share buyback price, volume to counter MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. said on Friday it will buy back more shares at a higher price than originally planned to counter North Asia-focused private equity fi...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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