Companies
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F&B
Dongwon aims to rise from canned tuna maker to F&B giant
Dongwon's premium tuna gift set For many South Koreans, particularly among the older generation, Dongwon is the name of the company that makes ca...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobility
SK's car-sharing service SoCar Malaysia sees valuation top $210 mn
Car-sharing platform SoCar Mobility Malaysia has raised around 65 billion won ($55.6 million) from South Korean private equity firm EastBridge P...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Agricultural equipment
Korean tractors plough more US soils
Daedong’s dealers in North America. If you google tractors or mowers in the US, you may see products of Kioti by Daedong-USA, Inc., a subsi...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kakao to strengthen overseas operations amid growing criticism
Kakao's global expansion will be spearheaded by Tapas Media and Radish Fiction. Kakao Corp. will accelerate its overseas expansion as part of its...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV batteries
GS E&C to build EV battery recycling plant near POSCO
GS E&C's groundbreaking ceremony for lithium-ion battery recycling plant on Sept. 15 GS Engineering & Construction Co. (GS E&C) has l...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Korean EV startup makes highest bid for Ssangyong Motor
South Korea's electric vehicle and battery startup EL B&T has offered the highest price of around 500 billion won ($430 million) for debt-la...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV batteries
Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) speaks at the Hyundai-LG battery plant groundbreaking ceremony Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution L...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
SIA analyzes satellite data for companies, government and ESG
SIA Chief Executive Jeon Tae-gyun. There are about 2,000 satellites in space, orbiting the earth and generating countless images without being co...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
High-priced drugs add to pressure for Korea's healthcare reform
Novartis' Zolgensma is the most expensive drug in the world A number of new rare disease treatments, approved in South Korea over the past year, ...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech
JW Bioscience in pancreatic cancer biomarker deal with Immunovia
JW Bioscience CEO Hahm Eun-kyung (left) signs a licensing deal with Immunovia CEO Patrik Dahlen JW Bioscience Co., a subsidiary of South Korea&rs...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
IB firms enter tough race for SSG.COM IPO underwriting deal
SSG.COM's distribution center for online-ordered products, Shinsegae NEO 003. The race to become the lead underwriter for the IPO of Shinsegae Gr...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Kakao says to shift toward co-existing business model
Kakao Corp. founder and Chairman Kim Beom-su (right) Kakao Corp. will be abandoning its growth model that has transformed once a mere mobile mess...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV Batteries
NPS to veto SK Innovation’s battery unit split-off
SK Innovation Chief Executive Kim Jun South Korea’s pension fund is set to veto SK Innovation Co. 's plan to split off its battery unit as ...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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EV materials
SK, Group14 Technologies to build $726 mn battery material plant
SK Materials headquarters SK Materials Co., the industrial gas manufacturing affiliate of SK Group, said on Tuesday it is jointly investing 850 b...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemicals
LG Chem, ADM to build JV in US to produce bioplastics made from corn
LG Chem CEO Shin Hak-cheol (right) and ADM CEO Juan Luciano sign an initial deal on bioplastic JV South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Tuesda...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Volvo unveils new XC60 with SKT in-vehicle infotainment
The Volvo new XC60's cockpit equipped with SK Telecom's in-vehicle infotainment (Courtesy of Volvo) An artificial intelligence personal assista...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Regulatory moves delay Kakao Group’s IPO plans
Toughening regulations on big tech firms in South Korea are impacting the IPO timeline of Kakao Pay Corp. and Kakao Mobility Corp. According to ...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
S.Korea fines Google $180 mn for operating system market abuse
Hankyung DB South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday imposed a fine of 207.4 billion won ($180 million) on Google, alongside a correc...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Daewoo Shipbuilding tops 2021 order target
LNG carrier built by Daewoo Shipbuilding (Courtesy of Daewoo Shipbuilding) Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. exceeded its order ta...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
KDB chairman urges FTC to approve merger of Korean Air, Asiana
KDB Chairman Lee Dong-gull at a media briefing A speedy approval by South Korea’s top antitrust regulator of the proposed merger of Korean ...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Luxury goods
Millennials now S.Korea’s largest buyer of luxury goods
Male consumers shop at a major department store in Seoul The millennials have become the largest spenders on luxury goods at department stores in...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automotive Security
Automotive security in spotlight on growing EV market
The cockpit of Hyundai Motor's all-electric IONIQ5 The automotive security technology for automotive electronics is in the spotlight as the globa...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Management
Hyosung Group Chairman Cho seeks growth opportunities in US market
Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-joon (right), Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty (second from right) at Hyosung's US plant South Korea’s Hyosung Group i...
Sep 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Coal price surge puts S.Korean petrochemical firms ahead of Chinese rivals
Rising coal prices in China will likely benefit South Korean petrochemical companies such as Lotte Fine Chemical and Hanwha Solutions, by streng...
Sep 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hydrogen yet to boost Hyundai, Kia stocks
Hyundai Motor’s booth at the 2021 Hydrogen Mobility Show in South Korea Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automa...
Sep 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Refineries
Korea refiners' recovery accelerates on strong margins
SK Energy’s refining complex in Ulsan, South Korea has a capacity of 840,000 barrels a day. South Korean refiners are gathering recovery ...
Sep 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hydrogen: Next big thing for stock investors in Korea
Korean conglomerates bet big on hydrogen In 2009, battery makers were barely on the radar in South Korea when it comes to stock investment. Back ...
Sep 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Korea content platform startup to buy Getty Images unit
OGQ Market website A South Korean content platform startup OGQ Corp. is set to take over the world’s leading stock content company Getty Im...
Sep 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
DL Chem to spend $2 bn on petrochemical expansion
DL Chemical's polybutene plant in South Korea DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korea's DL Group, will spend 2 trillion won ($1.7 b...
Sep 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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