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Leadership & Management
POSCO taps ex-President Chang In-hwa as its next group chairman
POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO, has nominated former President Chang In-hwa as its next group chair...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Hyundai Department stocks down on cheap dividend policy
Hyundai Department Store Group, a South Korean major retail conglomerate, has unveiled the group companies’ dividend payout plans for the mid ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to release pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s 8K video
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will release the worldwide famous pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s live performance video in 8K...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Doosan to form $75 mn fund for new techs
Doosan Investment, the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of South Korea's Doosan Group, has formed a 100 billion won ($75 million) fund, focusin...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
S.Korean investors name their 42 favorite alternative asset managers
Apollo Asset Management, Warburg Pincus and Lexington Partners are South Korean institutional investors’ most preferred private equity firm...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Hanwha Group extends RSU to all affiliates
South Korea’s Hanwha Group announced on Wednesday that it will extend the restricted stock unit (RSU) to its all affiliates. Next year, RSU ...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Warren Buffett’s IMC to invest $98 million in Daegu for chip materials plant
DAEGU – The IMC Group, owned by Warrant Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will invest 130 billion won ($98 million) to build a semicond...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store attracts $50 mn investment from Digital Turbine
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a $50 million investment from the Nasdaq-listed US-based mobile platform company Digi...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Cosmax opens integrated R&D center for bio-material
Cosmax Group, South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it has la...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea needs sustainable ecosystem for startup accelerators
South Korea needs to create a “sustainable ecosystem” to nurture influential startup accelerators like US tech startup accelerator Y Com...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO Int’l to invest $760 mn in energy business in 2024
POSCO International Corp., a South Korean general trading and energy exploration company, will invest 1 trillion won ($760 million) in its energy bu...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to build US chip packaging plant in Indiana: FT
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chip producer, is reported to have picked Indiana as the site for its advanced chip packaging...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean LPs stick to private debt amid market uncertainties
South Korean limited partners will tap private debt as their most preferred asset class in 2024 to secure stable income amid geopolitical conflicts an...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hana Bank at record profit; office bets hit Hana Securities
South Korea’s Hana Financial Group on Wednesday reported a dip in net profit in 2023, with record earnings at its flagship Hana Bank offset by...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
SK Networks ties up with US-based Bow Capital for investments
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading company, joined hands with Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Bow Capital for investment cooperation,...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Amorepacific's profit halves on weak sales in China; shares drop
South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group's stock closed at 3,400 won ($2.6) on Wednesday, down 12.1% after the group announced disappointing ...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report
Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, ...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Fashion Group Hyungji's profit surges 145% in 2023
South Korea's Fashion Group Hyungji reported on Tuesday a preliminary 30 billion won ($22.5 million) in earnings for 2023, a staggering 145% jump fr...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts
South Korean financial group chiefs will no longer enjoy automatic term extensions as the government is stepping up pressure on the groups to improv...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Korea’s KIC opens Mumbai office to spur emerging market investment
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Monday it has launched its Mumbai office, establishing the state-run fund’s f...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao to replace K-pop pioneer SM execs over poor governance
Kakao Corp. is set to replace executives of SM Entertainment Co., who ousted its founder Lee Soo-man when the South Korean mobile giant acquired the...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s next tech wave in music to mushroom culture
Investors on the hunt for the next big thing in South Korea explored the country’s next wave of technology at this year’s first demo day...
Jan 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao inspects SM Entertainment’s management
Kakao Corp. has embarked on a special inspection of SM Entertainment Co.'s financial reporting for the first time since the South Korean internet gi...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Orion, VNUA to team up for potato production
South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. announced on Friday that it signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Institut...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Peak views: What lies ahead in 2024?
With 2023 at a close, financial markets are at an important junction. Major developed market central banks have paused their rate rises and there ...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to invest in Li-metal battery developer Sion Power
Global lithium-ion battery major LG Energy Solution Ltd. will invest in Sion Power Corp., a US startup holding core patents in lithium-metal battery...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Group reintroduces Saturday CEO meeting after 20 years
South Korea’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group has decided to reintroduce Saturday gatherings of its subsidiaries' chief executives aft...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Taihan Cable sees best profit in 15 years on foreign orders
Taihan Cable & Solution Co., a major South Korean cable manufacturer, on Tuesday said its 2023 operating profit hit the largest level in 15 year...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
PEs exit Korean assets at average 2.5 times purchase price
Global private equity firms, which recover their principal investment in South Korea, sell their assets for 2.5 times the purchase price on average,...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Flashlight Capital urges KT&G to sue its directors for negligence
Singapore-based investment management firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. (FCP) has urged South Korean tobacco maker KT&G Corp. to sue its inc...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)