Amorepacific succession
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IPOs
Mobile game developer Netmarble Neo kicks off IPO process
Following in the footsteps of its bigger rival Krafton Inc., South Korean mobile game developer Netmarble Neo has kicked off its initial public offe...
Jun 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tobacco
KT&G expands global foothold with 4,700 e-cigarette IP rights
The world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker KT&G Corporation is rapidly widening the global reach of its e-cigarette products, which have beco...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro's fruit-flavored soju becomes huge hit among Russian MZers
South Korea's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. has been enjoying great success in Russia thanks to strong demand for fruit-flavored soju from local ...
Jun 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPO funding
Market Kurly raises another $200 mn at a $2 bn valuation
The valuation of Kurly Inc. has now surpassed 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion). The operator of South Korea’s online grocery and gourmet fo...
Jun 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19 vaccines
Samsung Bio plans to manufacture mRNA drug substance from 2022
Samsung Biologics will be entering the drug substance segment of the COVID-19 vaccine contract manufacturing business. According to industry sources...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental kicks off $360 mn IPO process, seeks $1.8 bn valuation
South Korea’s leading rental car company Lotte Rental Co. has kicked off an initial public offering process to raise some 400 billion won ($36...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific posts 191.1% growth in Q1 profit, recovers in China
South Korea’s cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group reported a sharp turnaround in revenue and operating profit for the first quarter of 2021.The...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS label cites fan-tailored innovation as key to success
Fan-tailored innovation is the crux of the success behind K-pop sensation BTS' label, according to Lenzo (Seok-jun) Yoon, chief executive of Big Hit...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean e-book operator eyes unicorn status via successful foray into US
E-book platform operator RIDI Corp. has successfully tapped into the US market, fueling anticipation over the possibility of it becoming South Korea...
Mar 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience attracts NPS, GIC in successful bookbuilding
South Korea-based SK Bioscience Co. has successfully concluded the bookbuilding for its initial public offering, attracting institutional investors ...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific, Shopee ink partnership for Southeast Asian market
Amorepacific Corp., the South Korean beauty giant, has signed a partnership agreement with Shopee, a Singaporean e-commerce platform, to expand it...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Amorepacific, Off-White unveil beauty collaboration for COVID-19 era
South Korea-based cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. has unveiled its beauty collaboration with Off-White, an Italian premium fashion brand, as the ...
Jan 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-content shares rise as OTTs bask in success of dramatized webtoons
Korean content providers' shares are emerging as some of the best to buy as competition heats up among global over-the-top (OTT) services such as Ne...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2021
Amorepacific unveils AI-based cosmetics technology at CES 2021
South Korea-based Amorepacific Corp. has received the Innovation Award for its high-tech beauty technologies at the world's largest tech event, Cons...
Jan 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Amorepacific poised for rebound on channel restructuring
From the early 2010s until the first half of 2016, China's consumption behavior was the driving force behind South Korea's stock market. In those year...
Nov 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Why Lee Kun-hee wouldn't rest, despite global success
This is the final piece of a four-part series that will delve into Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s New Management initiative that charted Samsung's cours...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Local activist fund acquires additional 1.48% in Hanjin KAL through successful public tender
Activist fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement (KCGI) and mid-sized builder Bando Engineering & Construction have succeeded in their pu...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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US to send Its biggest sub to Korean Peninsula in message to North and South
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