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Artificial intelligence
S.Korea kicks off AI strategy talks with Naver, Kakao, Samsung, telcos
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Apple Likely Has More App Store Deals to Make
PHOTO: ANGELA WEISS/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES As Apple Inc. works to negotiate its way out of its App Store troubles, one ...
Sep 08, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds
LG Display's manufacturing plants in Paju, Gyeonggi Province LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issue...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
Streaming platform Mahocast eyes listing on Japan's Mothers market
STONE.B CEOs Kim Woo-jae (left) and Cho Yoon-sang TOKYO -- Japan-based concert streaming platform Mahocast, dubbed as the Netflix for concerts in...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor’s Chung Euisun: Vision 2040 for hydrogen society
▲ Hydrogen Wave | Hydrogen For Everyone, Everything, Everywhere South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has set out its vision for a hydrogen soc...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Steel stocks rally on iron ore price falls, Q3 outlook
Shares in South Korean steelmakers rose sharply in active trade on Tuesday, on the prospect that the declining iron ore price and Chinese rivals...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Naver’s market cap to top 100 trillion won, analysts say
Gucci's collaboration with Naver on its Zepeto metaverse platform. South Korea’s market analysts projected that Naver Corp.’s market ...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO, GS join hands to expand battery, hydrogen business
POSCO Chairman Choi Jeong-woo (left) and GS Group Chairman Huh Tae-soo shake hands at a meeting of the companies' top executives (Courtesy of POSCO)...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
GIC, PEFs face further delays to Kyobo exit after ruling
Singapore’s GIC, Canada's Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan (OTPP) and private equity firms, including Affinity Equity Partners, may need to ...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
LG Chem unveils new cover window technology for foldable devices
LG Chem's new cover window for foldable devices LG Chem Ltd., the chemical unit of South Korea’s LG Group, said on Tuesday it has developed...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] Travel & Leisure
Philippines LCS Group to invest more in Korea tourism
LCS Group Chairman Louis Chavit Singson The Philippines LCS Group of Companies plans to expand investment in South Korea’s tourism as the N...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor vows carbon neutrality by 2045
Hyundai Motor is showcasing its first autonomous robotaxi based on Hyundai’s latest all-electric SUV, the IONIQ5, and the Prophecy concept tha...
Sep 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Strategic buyers line up for IMM-led $1.3 bn Hanssem deal
LX Hausys Ltd., South Korea's leading building materials maker, on Monday announced a plan to join Seoul-based IMM Private Equity in acquiring a...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Semiconductors
LG Innotek, Samsung Electro-Mechanics benefit from wafer shortage
Semiconductor substrate South Korea’s semiconductor substrate producers including LG Innotek and Samsung Electro-Mechanics are benefiting...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Exclusive] M&As
SK Ecoplant to sell plant building business before IPO
SK Ecoplant Co., formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co., is in advanced stages of talks with a consortium of South Korea-based ...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
TikTok owner ByteDance in talks to invest $43 mn in Korea’s KidariStudio
Delitoon offers Korean webtoons translated into French and German South Korea’s online content platform KidariStudio Inc. will likely attra...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startups
Korea's plus-size fashion mall 09Women readies for 2022 IPO
The successful initial public offering of California-based plus-size fashion company Torrid Holdings Inc. has drawn attention to 09Women Co., a ...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Burger King's Korea, Japan operations up for sale
(Courtesy of Burger King) Affinity Equity Partners is putting Burger King's operations in South Korea and Japan up for sale, after the US hamburg...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis inks gas shipping deal with Trafigura
Very large gas carrier (VLGC) sized at 86,000 cubic meters South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. has inked a deal with global commodities trader...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOGAS, Hanwha-led group to build Vietnam LNG power plant
A blueprint of a LNG power plant in Hai Lang District, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) and Hanwha Energy Corp.-led group was ...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Samsung sells $1.3 bn stake in China’s BYD, keeps watchers puzzled
Samsung headquarters building in Seoul Samsung Electronics Co. has sold a 1.6% stake worth 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in Chinese electric ve...
Sep 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Non-ferrous metals
Korea Zinc emerges winner despite sharp decline in treatment fees
Korea Zinc is the world's largest lead and zinc smelter. Just like many other manufacturers around the world, 2020 was a turbulent year for Korea...
Sep 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korea VC firms reap big rewards for investing in early-stage startups
Venture capitalists are making big money from investing in early-stage startups When KNet Investment Partners LLC, a South Korean venture capital...
Sep 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT to commercialize hyperscale AI model by H1 2022
AI One Team announce plans to jointly develop a hyperscale AI model South Korea’s major mobile carrier KT Corp. and the AI One Team coaliti...
Sep 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Home appliances
Samsung, LG see largest surge in TV prices in decade
An LG Electronics’ salesperson discusses products with customers at one of LGE's home appliance shops in Seoul Lee Ji-eun, a 30-year-old ...
Sep 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean proptech startup RSquare enters Southeast Asia
(Courtesy of RSquare) South Korea’s online property platform RSquare aims Southeast Asian commercial real estate markets starting from Viet...
Sep 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech
Samsung Elec unveils world’s 1st 200-megapixel mobile image sensor
Samsung Electronics' ISOCELL HP1 and ISOCELL GN5 Samsung Electronics Co. has become the first company to launch a 200-megapixel mobile image sens...
Sep 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace
Software giant Hancom joins space race with satellite launch
Hancom InSpace's satellite video analytics platform InStation South Korean software and ICT conglomerate Hancom Group will be the first private c...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push
▲ [LIVESTREAM] FUTURING GENESIS South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled its vision for a sustainable future, in ...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Korea Post nets nearly $1 bn from KakaoBank block sale
Korea Post has netted slightly over 1 trillion won ($861 million) from the block sale of its shares in South Korea's largest internet-only lende...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
Hidden Champions
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Point Mobile
Published: Sep 14, 2021
Last updated: Sep 29, 2021
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Jong Ie Nara
Published: May 26, 2021
Last updated: May 28, 2021
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Buhmwoo Group
Published: Apr 21, 2021
Last updated: Jul 15, 2021
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T-Robotics
Published: Mar 25, 2021
Last updated: Jul 08, 2021
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3G Technologies
Published: Sep 25, 2020
Last updated: Jul 06, 2021
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Koh Young Technology Inc
Published: Sep 21, 2020
Last updated: Sep 28, 2021
Future Unicorns
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RIDI
Published: Sep 28, 2021
Last updated: Oct 01, 2021
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Grip
Published: Apr 19, 2021
Last updated: Apr 30, 2021
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Sandbox Network
Published: Mar 22, 2021
Last updated: Jul 23, 2021
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Spoon Radio
Published: Feb 02, 2021
Last updated: Mar 19, 2021
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AIOBIO
Published: Oct 07, 2020
Last updated: Jun 08, 2021
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Wisely
Published: Sep 20, 2020
Last updated: May 26, 2021
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