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Electronics
Samsung Electronics brings AI heat pump EHS to US HVAC market
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is unveiling an AI-powered home heat pump system at the upcoming CES 2025 event as it strives to boo...
Dec 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea to relax FX rules by December to boost dollar selling
South Korea will raise the limits on forward dollar purchases and expand the foreign exchange swap line between the National Pension Service (NPS) a...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea Inc. to face refunding risks with record corporate bond maturities
South Korean companies are expected to face refunding risks thanks to record corporate bond maturities in the first half of 2025, as fundraising con...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
POSCO to raise up to $691 million as next year’s 1st corporate bond issuer
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group plans to raise up to 1 trillion won ($691 million) in the country’s fi...
Dec 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to invest record $1.4 billion in Korean property market in 2025
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) plans to invest 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in the domestic real estate market next year to gai...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Doosan Bobcat unveils massive corporate value-up plans
Doosan Bobcat Inc., a global construction machinery maker owned by South Korea’s Doosan Group, has unveiled massive corporate value-up measure...
Dec 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion’s 4 new biosimilars win EU approval recommendation
Celltrion Inc. is one step closer to commercializing its four new biosimilars in Europe after a committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) rec...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
CLO Virtual Fashion raises $35 mn
South Korea's 3D digital fashion solution startup CLO Virtual Fashion said on Monday it raised 50 billion won ($35 million).Atinum Investment Co. an...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Koreans' yen savings fall on profit-taking despite BOJ rate hike views
Yen-denominated deposits in South Korea fell in November, dragging down overall foreign-currency savings, as investors took profits from the Japanes...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Leonardo's Coulter named Hanwha Aerospace’s 1st foreign global chief
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, said on Monday it has hired Michael Coulter, a former senior executive at US-based Ita...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Musinsa, Zozo to support S.Korean fashion brands
South Korea's online fashion platform Musinsa said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan's Zozo, the operator of online...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea to hold IR session to unveil market-boosting steps
South Korea's government will host an overseas investor relations session to explain the country’s economic conditions and unveil market-boost...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea’s sovereign credit rating stable: S&P, Moody's, Fitch
South Korea’s sovereign ratings remain stable despite the political turmoil caused by the short-lived martial law declaration of President Yoo...
Dec 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung, Lotus Pharma signs CDMO deal on anticancer injection
South Korea's Boryung Corp. said on Thursday it signed a contract with Lotus Pharmaceutical, a Taiwanese oncology firm, for contract development and...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea’s commercial vehicle sales tumble on economic slowdown
South Korea’s commercial vehicle sales are plunging on sluggish domestic demand amid a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.Local s...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung E&A enters SAF EPC market with $955 mn Malaysian bioplant deal
Samsung E&A Co., the construction and engineering unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, said on Wednesday it has clinched ...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
Korean firms halt bond, share issues despite tighter liquidity
South Korean companies are postponing bond issues and initial public offerings on chilled investor sentiment in the aftermath of President Yoon Suk ...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
China’s Mingyang to foray into Korean wind turbine market with Unison
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy, one of the top five global wind turbine suppliers, is gearing up for its advance into South Korea’s wind ...
Dec 11, 2024 (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 d...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon to release The First Berserker: Khazan in China
South Korea’s online game developer Nexon Korea Corp. said on Monday it signed a deal with China's Tencent Games to publish its new action rol...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean economic policy chiefs play down martial law impact
South Korea’s Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said on Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law attempt will have a very l...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s credit fundamentals remain firm amid political crisis: Fitch
South Korea’s credit rating remained unscathed by the political turmoil caused by the short-lived martial law declaration of President Yoon Su...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H’s sales surge 156% on Amazon Black Friday
South Korea’s LG H&H Co. said on Thursday its sales on Amazon Black Friday this year surged 156% year over year.The Face Shop's Rice Water...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S&P downplays martial law impact on S.Korean economy
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said on Thursday "the introduction and swift revocation of martial law in South Korea ...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Sono International seeks IPO in 2025 with $2.1 billion in corporate value
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. is seeking an initial public offering of its shares on the Korean market next year, r...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
BOK to buy repos to counter martial law-driven market tantrum
South Korea’s central bank will provide "unlimited" liquidity to the country’s financial markets by purchasing repurchase agreements, or...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Kia vows to drastically raise shareholder returns, hike EV, hybrid sales
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to drastically raise its shareholder return rates to bolster shareholder value. The c...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean companies’ cash reserves swell to record high
Cash holdings at South Korean companies have soared to a record-high level, data showed on Monday. Companies are stepping up efforts to raise cash t...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Rebellions · Sapeon Korea merger, the first domestic AI chip unicorn
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, officially merged with Sapeon Korea to form the first domestic AI chi...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s export growth at 14-month low, adds to BOK rate cut views
South Korea’s export growth fell to a 14-month low in November with shipments to the world’s two biggest markets the US and China down, ...
Dec 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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