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Real estate
Mirae Asset to be named Korea Post’s core real estate fund operator
Apr 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae, Koramco, Hana shortlisted for Korea Post’s core real estate fund
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. and Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. were shortlisted for the mandate...
Apr 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LX Pantos IPO delayed as Mirae Asset sells stake
South Korea’s leading brokerage firm Mirae Asset Securities Co. is poised to sell its stake in LX Pantos Co., adding to expectations of more de...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korean logistics companies expand overseas businesses
South Korea’s logistics companies such as local industry leader CJ Logistics Corp. are expanding their overseas operations to take advantage of...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis to build logistics complex in Korea’s top port city
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of the world’s third-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group, plans to establish a logistics complex in Bus...
Nov 13, 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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Korean startups
Colosseum poised for next leap with global expansion drive
Colosseum Corporation Inc., a fulfillment startup based in South Korea, has set its sights on global conquest with its nationwide and international n...
Jul 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Glovis expects better 2024 after beating market in Q1
Hyundai Glovis Co. expects an improvement in earnings this year from last year after reporting better-than-expected sales and operating profit in the...
Apr 25, 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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IPOs
S.Korean companies line up for IPOs as market recovers
South Korean companies are gearing up for listings targeting billions of dollars in market capitalization as the local initial public offering (IPO) ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s LG telecom unit to launch logistics platform service
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, is poised to launch a platform service that will digitally transform the local logistics se...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to build 2nd purpose-built vehicle plant in Korea
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to build another purpose-built vehicle (PBV) factory in the country, despite the risk ...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Mobility to build mobility-customized GenAI platform
South Korea's Kakao Mobility has announced a vision to build an evolved platform with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) specialized for mobi...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK Energy, SK REIT to establish complex energy platforms
South Korea's SK Energy announced on Wednesday its partnership with Clean Energy REIT, a real estate subsidiary of SK REIT, to embark on the SK Eco-f...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai Mobis to use self-running robots at Ulsan plant
Hyundai Mobis on Sunday said it will develop mobile robots usable at manufacturing sites and logistics hubs as well as a related logistics system ba...
Nov 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB reaches out to Hyundai, POSCO, CJ, LX on HMM stake sale
State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has contacted major conglomerates including Hyundai Motor Group about the sale of its stake in HMM Co., the co...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec. profit down on costs; automotive biz back in the black
LG Electronics Inc., the global home appliance maker, suffered a lower profit in the second quarter on the back of rising commodity and logistics cos...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS launches AI robot subscription service for warehouse operators
LG CNS unveiled a cloud-based logistics robot subscription service on Tuesday, which could save warehouse operators a significant amount in upfront c...
Jun 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis forms Thailand JV to expand SE Asia biz
South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. set up a logistics joint venture in Thailand to expand its business in Southeast Asia.The logistics unit of So...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
CJ, Samsung to launch $600 million e-commerce logistics fund
CJ Logistics and an affiliate of Samsung Life Insurance have joined forces to launch a real estate investment fund worth 740 billion won ($600 millio...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
Mirae Asset Global REIT to raise $371 mn for US warehouses
Mirae Asset Global Real Estate Investment Trust Co., a South Korean listed REIT under Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., is set to raise around 450 ...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
KTCU, CalSTRS to launch $505 mn JV for US warehouses
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), a retirement fund for South Korean teachers and employees, and The California State Teachers' Retirement...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea's new asset managers survive with competitive edge
Most new asset management firms in South Korea end up lagging the competition due to their smaller sizes. They suffer from operating losses and eve...
Mar 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says
The pandemic has brought logistical real estate and infrastructure into the spotlight driven by long-term underlying e-commerce trends. It is advanta...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS, Shinhan post 70% return a year from Amazon warehouse sale
A Korean consortium led by IGIS Asset Management Co. and Shinhan Global Investment Banking (GIB) has signed a contract with a US asset manager to sel...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Warehouse deals in greater Seoul area hit record high in Q4
The total deal volume of Seoul metropolitan area-based grade-A logistics centers hit a record high of 7.2 trillion won ($6.1 billion) last year. A gr...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Lotte Group beats Shinsegae to acquire Ministop Korea
Lotte Group beat its retail rival Shinsegae Group in a competition to buy South Korea’s fifth-largest convenience store chain Ministop Korea. T...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Mesh to raise up to $253 mn to become logistics unicorn
Logistics service provider Mesh Korea Co. plans to raise 200 billion to 300 billion won ($168.6 million to $253 million) in its upcoming rights issu...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
E-Land sells Shanghai warehouse for $2.2 bn to lower debt ratio
Retail conglomerate E-Land Group completed selling its first overseas logistics center in Shanghai for about 1.4 billion Chinese yuan ($2.2 billion) ...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
IGIS pre-purchases Amazon, FedEx warehouses
IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, has made a forward funding deal of three logistics centers under d...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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