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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai opens Electrification Center
South Korea's HD Hyundai Group new opened on Monday HD Hyundai Electrification Center at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi ...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
STX to invest in lithium business in Peru, Brazil
South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. signed a tripartite agreement with local partners in Peru and Brazil to develop lithium mines and trad...
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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Real estate
Mirae seeks sale of HK Goldin assets to recoup investment
Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea’s largest brokerage house, plans a public tender of assets held by debt-laden Goldin Financial Holding...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
POSCO Int’l to invest $519 mn in EV parts output expansion
POSCO International Corp., the energy and trading unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., plans to spend 680 billion won ($519....
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Holdings to secure lithium from oil-field brine in Canada
South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) in Seou...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat to build new factory in Mexico
Doosan Bobcat Inc., the construction and agricultural machine manufacturer of South Korea’s Doosan Group, announced on Wednesday it plans...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, SK On to delay battery JVs with Ford as demand slows
South Korea’s leading battery makers are postponing their plans to start operations of their joint ventures with Ford Motor Co. as the growth ...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
LS Mtron partners with global agricultural giant CNHi
LS Mtron, the heavy machinery and advanced parts-making unit of South Korea's LS Group said on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...
Nov 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom invests in AI startups Allganize, Imprimed
SK Telecom Co. has invested a combined 9.4 billion won ($7.2 million) in artificial intelligence startups Allganize Inc. and Imprimed Inc., the top ...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SsangYong C&E to invest $616 mn in eco-friendly facilities
South Korea's cement maker SsangYong C&E Co. is investing 800 billion won ($616 million) in facilities to reduce environmental pollution in the ...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Goldman Sachs promotes YK Yoon in Seoul to MD
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named YK Yoon, head of fixed-income, currency and commodities (FICC) of the Seoul office, as a new managing director (M...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
South Korea’s Dailybeer to enter into Singaporean market
Dailybeer, South Korean craft beer and fried chicken chain, announced on Friday it signed a contract with Singapore-based Katrina Group for joint in...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
POSCO to build 2nd N.EX.T Hub research institute in Seongnam city
POSCO Group, which owns South Korea’s largest steelmaker, plans to build a second research institute near Seoul to support the conglomerate&rs...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Hillhouse to up investment in S.Korea with new hires
Hillhouse Investment Management Ltd., one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, is set to create an investment team dedicated to the South Ko...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor Group units’ profits double as Chung enters 4th year
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group saw the combined operating profit of its 11 affiliates more than double in the third quarter as Chairman Chu...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market
South Korea's digital healthcare startup ichrogene, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), entered into Thai market. Naver Corp....
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korea Investment raises $400 mn to expand US assets
Seoul-based brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) has raised $400 million in new bonds to strengthen its investments in the US ...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HD Hyundai Oilbank secures bio-based material supply network
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank announced on Tuesday it signed contracts with Indonesia's Korindo Group and Korea's LX International for the purcha...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea plans wider crackdown on foreigners’ short-selling
South Korea’s financial regulator plans wider investigations into illegal short-selling trades by major foreign investment banks to ease conce...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Group to step up renewable energy push in Vietnam
SK Group will strengthen its partnership with the Vietnamese government to boost eco-friendly business in areas ranging from carbon capture to waste...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK Networks invests $20.7 mn in pet care startup
South Korean trading firm SK Networks Co. announced on Monday it has completed a 28-billion-won ($20.7 million) investment in the domestic pet care ...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korea Investment, Carlyle Group sign strategic partnership
Korea Investment & Securities Co. announced on Friday it has signed a strategic partnership with Carlyle Group, one of the world's leading priva...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia’s Q3 profit soars; groupwide design centers revamped
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Friday that its third-quarter net profit rose fourfold from a year earlier thanks t...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai develops electric propulsion system for large ships
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. have secured Approval in Principle (AIP) from the UK's Lloyd's ...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Samsung Group introduces senior outside director system
Samsung Group has created the position of senior outside director, granted as much authority as the chair of a board of directors, for the first tim...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Innocean to invest $370 million in new growth drivers
Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, will invest 500 billion won ($370 million) for four years u...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
POBA to increase long-term private credit investments
South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will step up its private credit and bonds until next year as it expects high interes...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea’s startups see Sept. investment surge 85%
South Korea’s startups last month saw investment rise for the first time this year.The Seoul-based Startup Alliance, a private support organiz...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
NPS to expand listed REIT, private debt investments
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will increase investing in real estate debt and listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) next...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)