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Pension funds
NPS bets on Samsung Electro-Mechanics, sells POSCO stocks in Q4
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, saw the amount of listed local shares it owns rise...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Taeyoung becomes 1st Korean builder in debt workout in decade
The vast majority of creditors to Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. (Taeyoung E&C) have agreed to start debt restructuring for the tro...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung heirs tap $2.1 bn block sale for inheritance taxes
The heirs of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee are seeking to sell their shares in Samsung Electronics Co. and other Samsung affiliates worth ...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
POSCO International to step up global expansion after hefty profits
POSCO International Corp. will step up global expansion in 2024 with a focus on electric vehicle components, eco-friendly energy exploration and gra...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem out-licenses obesity drug candidate to US firm
LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to license out a rare genetic obesity drug candidate in phase 2 clinical trials to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US biotech...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics unveils 2024 QNED TV
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it will unveil the 2024 QNED TV (Quantum nano-emitting diode) equipped with the artificial intelligen...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae Gangnam stands out among department stores with $2.3 bn sales
Shinsegae Department Store, South Korea’s leading retail business operator, said on Thursday its flagship store in Gangnam, an upscale distric...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Icure wins $2.85 mn lidocaine cataplasm order from Guatemala
South Korea's Icure Pharmaceutical Incorporation announced on Tuesday that it signed a supply contract for the specialized local anesthetic lidoca...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean overseas direct investment at 2 1/2-year low in Q3
South Korea’s direct investment in other countries fell for a fourth straight quarter to its smallest level in two and a half years, despite a...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE wins deal for 3 ultra-large ethane carriers at $500 mn
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), an intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai, announced on Friday that it has secured a co...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
S.Korea to spend $2.3 bn to quadruple robot market by 2030
South Korea’s public and private sectors will together invest more than 3 trillion won ($2.3 billion) by 2030 to nearly quadruple the domestic...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SeAH Wind bags $1.1 bn wind turbine monopile order in UK
South Korean steelmaker SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. said on Thursday its UK subsidiary SeAH Wind Ltd. has won a £900 million ($1.1 billion) orde...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korea’s top dollar store chain Daiso buys out Japanese shareholder
South Korea’s AsungHMP Co. has bought a 34.2% stake in Asungdaiso Corp., which operates the country’s top dollar store chain Daiso, from...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Ecoplant completes battery recycling plant in China
South Korea’s SK Ecoplant announced on Wednesday that it completed a battery recycling plant in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Develo...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience start to deliver Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Tuesday that it started to deliver the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine against XBB.1.5 variant.According to No...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Samyang launches industrial water treatment products
South Korean chemical and food company Samyang Corp. announced on Monday that it released new industrial water treatment materials Triraite Reverse ...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, are set to export more than 2 million cars in 2023 for the first time i...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha clinches $2.4 bn Australian armored vehicle deal
Hanwha Aerospace Co. has won a $2.4 billion armored vehicle supply deal to Australia, adding to expectations that the South Korean defense industry ...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Generational shift in SK leadership with chairman’s cousin on front line
SK Group is setting out for a new era, tapping younger leaders in their 40s and 50s to lead South Korea’s second-largest group in its mission ...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Global NAND chip sales up in Q3 amid Samsung output cut
Global sales of NAND flash chips slightly grew in the third quarter as industry leaders such as Samsung Electronics Co. cut output, a report showed ...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace to export more K9 howitzer to Poland
Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Monday that it signed a $2.6 billion executive contract with the Polish State Armament Agency to export additional...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI inks deal with SpaceX to launch mid-sized satellites in 2025
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Friday that it has signed a deal with the US space firm SpaceX to launch South Korea's next-gener...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Kyung Dong Navien enters into US boiler market
South Korea's heating systems manufacturer Kyung Dong Navien Co. announced on Thursday it shipped its first "Condensing Hydro Furnace" to the US mar...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Fed rate likely to be 2-4% over next decade: Oaktree's Howard Marks
Investors are experiencing the third “sea change,” facing the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and its impact on economies and busines...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches 8TB portable SSD T5 EVO
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled the T5 EVO portable SSD, a lightweight portable Solid-State Drive (SSD) that provides up to 8 terabyte...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s semiconductor exports rebound in 1st 10 days of November
South Korea’s semiconductor exports rose in the first 10 days of November, reversing their 13-month downward trend, data show, raising the pro...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK-backed social impact startups see higher corporate values
South Korean social impact startups backed by the country’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group enjoyed higher corporate values with two of t...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
SK E&S, K-water to jointly develop homegrown green hydrogen facilities
South Korea's SK E&S announced on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Plug Power, K-water, and SK Plug Hyverse to expand ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
STX starts exploration drilling at Indonesian nickel mine
South Korea’s general trading company STX Corp. has started works to probe the contents of known ore deposits at an Indonesian nickel mine it ...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai joins $14 mn offshore wind power project
HD Hyundai Electric Co., the electrical equipment and energy solution company under South Korea’s shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Co., has joine...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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