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Airlines
Korean Air to launch Incheon-Macau route in July
Korean Air Lines Co., the leading full-service airline in South Korea, announced on Friday that it will launch flights on the Incheon-Macau route st...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
MBK, Air Premia team up for Asiana’s cargo unit; Jeju Air exits
South Korea's low-cost carrier Air Premia Inc. has teamed up with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to win Asiana Airlines Inc.'s ...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean banking group's Q1 profits drop on ELS sales
The combined net profit at South Korea’s four largest financial services firms, including KB Financial Group, are estimated to have dropped ne...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route
Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will expand codeshare operations with Canada's WestJet Airlines.Korean Air will sell flights operat...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe to hit South Korean roads in June
The Polestar 4 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) coupe is set to make its debut in South Korea in June and targets deliveries from October, Swedi...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec sees AI air conditioner sales 30% increase in Q1
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that the sales of air conditioner models equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) features in the Whisen l...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hanjin KAL to sell Waikiki Resort Hotel to Sono for $101 mn
Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding firm of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co., is set to sell a 100% stake in its Hawaii-based subsidiary Wai...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK eyes stake in Korean software developer Tmaxsoft
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners is eyeing shares of South Korean enterprise software developer Tmaxsoft Co. around two years aft...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung shifts to emergency mode with 6-day work week for executives
Executives at all Samsung Group units will work six days a week from as early as this week in a shift to emergency mode. The move comes as the won's...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korean game developers to utilize idol group IPs
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., signed a licensing deal with SM Entertainment Co. to utilize idol ...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity to buy SK Rent-a-Car at $572 mn, more deals expected
Affinity Equity Partners is set to buy SK Rent-a-Car Co., South Korea’s No. 2 car leasing company, at some 800 billion won ($572 million), rai...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI inks $723 mn eVTOL aircraft parts deal with Brazil’s Eve
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, said it signed a 1 trillion won ($723 million) deal ...
Apr 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
SK Innovation reshuffles units to raise value
SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s top energy company, is reorganizing its subsidiaries to boost their individual values through independent man...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Modetour, Air France-KLM strengthen SAF partnership
South Korea's travel agency Modetour Network Inc. announced on Thursday that it has extended its partnership with Air France-KLM to promote the use ...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Group’s AI academy to foster young talent bears fruit
On April 6, at LG Inwhawon, called LG Academy in English, in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, 99 college students and twenty-somethings were wrestling wit...
Apr 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air, MBK Partners in talks to buy Asiana’s cargo unit
South Korea’s top budget carrier Jeju Air Co. is in talks with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to acquire Asiana Airlines ...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Hanwha's holding firm to hive off non-core businesses
Hanwha Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, will hive off its wind power and offshore plant building...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
Avalve to export $1.5 mn smart farm solution to Vietnam
South Korea's smart farm startup Avalve announced on Friday that it signed a total of $1.5 million in memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Vietn...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities leads M&A of Trench Group
South Korea's Shinhan Securities announced on Friday that it participated as the lead underwriter in the merger and acquisition deal of Trench Group...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Group earmarks $74 bn for 5-year investment in Korea
LG Group, South Korea’s No. 4 conglomerate, on Wednesday announced a plan to invest 100 trillion won ($74 billion) through 2028 in its future ...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
S.Korea, Kazakhstan agree to expand air transport rights
South Korea and Kazakhstan have agreed to expand air transport rights during the South Korea and Kazakhstan aviation talks held in Almaty, Kazakhsta...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO new chief vows to keep fostering battery materials business
POSCO Holdings Inc.'s new Chairman Chang In-hwa on Thursday pledged to keep fostering its electric vehicle battery materials business, the group&rsq...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Lotte Group to give more authority to outside directors
Food-to-retail conglomerate Lotte will expand the authority of outside directors by separating the roles of chief executives and board chairs at its...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG injects $97 mn into Vista Equity’s fund for new tech investments
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, injected $97 million into a fund run by Vista Equity Partners Management LLC for investme...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin, Tuushin Group to co-work for logistics in Mongolia
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) wit...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung invests in BrickBio in US
Samsung Group announced on Tuesday that its Life Science Fund has invested in the US-based antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) and gene therapy technol...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea business lobby group eyes tax reform in new parliament
The Korea Enterprises Federation will reinforce efforts to win lawmakers’ nod to its long-desired campaign to slash corporate taxes and inheri...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Samsung C&T defeats activist funds in proxy battle
Activist funds arm in arm to demand higher dividends from Samsung C&T Corp. got defeated in a proxy fight against the de facto holding firm of S...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
T'way Air launches new route to Beijing Daxing
T'way Air Co. announced on Friday that it will operate a new route between Incheon Airport and Beijing Daxing Airport from Mar. 25 to 30. T'way...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air breaks ground on Asia’s largest aircraft engine MRO cluster
Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s No. 1 full-service carrier, said on Thursday it has begun construction of a $439 million aircraft engine m...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)