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Automobiles
Hyundai, GM near to unveiling EV, pickup truck sharing plan
Hyundai Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are expected to soon announce a vehicle-sharing deal about six months after they signed an agreement for th...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinhan REITs picked as sole bidder for BNK Digital Tower
Shinhan REITs Management is expected to acquire BNK Digital Tower, an office building in the affluent neighborhood of Gangnam in southern Seoul, aft...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
OCI to build $265 mn solar cell plant in Texas, expects $80 mn tax credit
South Korean solar cell company OCI Holdings Co. said on Thursday it will build a solar cell manufacturing plant in Texas through its US subsidiary ...
Mar 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha wins $1.6 billion order to build 6 container ships for Evergreen
Hanwha Ocean Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, said on Monday it has won a 2.33 trillion won ($1.61 billion) order to build six eco-friendly,...
Mar 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to release PV9 in 2029, retains CEO for 3 more years
Kia Corp. will release a new purpose-built vehicle (PBV) model every two years, with plans to launch the PV9 in 2029 and its first model, the PV5, t...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
BNK's planned acquisition of Hyundai Motor Securities building falters
BNK Asset Management Co.'s bid to acquire the Hyundai Motor Securities building in central Seoul has hit a stumbling block as the main tenant, Hyund...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
HD Hyundai, TerraPower to commercialize next-gen SMR
South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., is deepening its partnership with TerraPower LLC, the US nuclear venture f...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Naver to name new CFO as incumbent financial manager's term nears end
South Korea’s tech giant Naver Corp. is expected to soon announce a new chief financial officer as its current CFO Kim Nam-sun, credited for t...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s pension fund NPS to overhaul alternative investment strategy
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, plans to intr...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to build fuel cell plant in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Co. will build a local fuel cell plant in South Korea, accelerating its bid to create an entire hydrogen fuel cell value chain in line...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Netmarble to launch new game 'RF Online Next'
Netmarble Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer, is slated to roll out “RF Online Next” on March 20, a revamp of the old tit...
Mar 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae to double down on hypermarkets as Homeplus falters
Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin has unveiled aggressive growth plans that include opening more E-Mart Inc. hypermarket outlets, defying the ...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea to create new visa for high-quality foreign talent
South Korea said on Wednesday it plans to create a new visa to attract high-level foreign talent for advanced industries such as artificial intellig...
Mar 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea Investment & Securities explores new products with global firms
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Inc., is exploring new global investment products tailored for Sout...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea loses tech startups at rapid clip amid dwindling funding
Concerns are growing that the tech startup ecosystem in South Korea, home to global tech household name Samsung Electronics Co., would be trapped in...
Mar 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire, Lamborghini strengthen ties as chairmen set to meet
Cho Hyun-bum, chairman of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., i...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Chong Kun Dang to build new plant for foray into biologics market
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. is discussing building a research center and a plant in Siheung, about 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, with th...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Sono Hospitality becomes new owner of Korean budget carrier T’way Air
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono Hospitality Group has emerged as the new owner of budget carrier T’way Air Co. by acquiring ...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang posts profit for 2 straight years in 2024 on new growth drivers
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, ended last year with profit for the second straight year thanks to t...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion wins EU approval for autoimmune disease treatment Avtozma
Celltrion Inc.’s Avtozma, a biosimilar to Roche’s autoimmune disease treatment Actemra, has won approval from the European Commission, f...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea’s OCI, Israel’s Arava Power to jointly build solar cell plant in Texas
OCI Energy Co., a US subsidiary of South Korea’s OCI Holdings Co., and Israel’s Arava Power will jointly build a solar cell power plant ...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea needs to allow short-selling for all listed stocks: FSS chief
Lee Bok-hyun, governor of South Korea’s top financial watchdog body, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), said on Thursday that there shou...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Beauty giant CJ Olive Young to buy Seoul office building for $472 mn
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, has been given priority rights to buy an office building in Seoul for about 680 bi...
Feb 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders to benefit from rising LNG, oil tanker demand
South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from a potential surge in demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil carriers as US Pres...
Feb 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches future strategy division overseeing M&As
Hyundai Motor Group has created a future business strategy division that serves as a control tower for the automotive group’s expansion into n...
Feb 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
LG companies flock to debt, equity markets to raise $2.8 billion
Companies under South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group scrambled to sell shares and bonds to raise 4 trillion won ($2.8 billion) e...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
PAG raises $4 bn for opportunistic Asia real estate fund
PAG, an Asia Pacific-focused alternative investment firm, on Friday announced the final close of its 10th opportunistic real estate fund at $4 billi...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon becomes 1st Korean game publisher with over 4 trillion won in sales
Nexon Co., the parent of Nexon Games Co., became the first Korean game developer to achieve the 4 trillion won ($2.8 billion) sales milestone in 202...
Feb 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Hanwha to tap into $242 billion US Navy warship market
South Korea’s two warship builders – HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co., – are set to ride tailwinds in their bi...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
South Korean IPO market headed into winter after pitiful LG CNS debut
Companies in South Korea are expected to refrain from seeking initial public offerings for a while after the country’s much-anticipated new bl...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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