M-Sphere 2024
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Petrochemicals
Korea to ease rules for petrochem industry M&As, plant closures
South Korea will ease regulations and offer incentives to facilitate the restructuring of domestic petrochemical makers battling a global suppl...
Dec 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A deals in South Korea hit 7-year low in 2024
South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market shrank further in 2024, with leading business groups seeking to unload non-core assets to bolste...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy wins 7.5GWh ESS project from Excelsior Energy in US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has landed a deal with US renewable energy infrastructure fund Excelsior Energy Capital (Excelsior) to supply a 7.5-gigawatt...
Dec 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO expects all-time high $207 mn in 2024 overseas investment returns
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, expects to post its highest-ever overseas business performance this year, thanks ...
Dec 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion BioSolutions launched to venture into CDMO
Celltrion Inc. on Tuesday launched its contract development and manufacturing organization unit Celltrion BioSolutions Co. in its foray into the CDM...
Dec 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO Future M develops technology to make electrode rods
POSCO Future M Co., a battery material and steel manufacturing equipment supplier, said on Thursday it has developed electrode rod manufacturing tec...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia on course for record 2024 US sales, led by SUVs, hybrids
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister firm Kia Corp. saw their US vehicle sales surge in November, driven by large SUVs, hybrids and ...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Celltrion to retire $400 mn treasury stock in January
South Korea’s biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. on Wednesday announced a plan to retire about a quarter of its treasury stock worth 563 billion ...
Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air-Asiana merger to spur M&A among budget carriers
Korean Air Lines Co.'s anticipated acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. is expected to spur domestic budget carriers to seek mergers, with the two do...
Nov 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
S.Korea to restructure ailing petrochemical industry
South Korea plans to restructure the struggling domestic petrochemical industry amid intensifying competition with Chinese rivals and oversupply by ...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
US warehouse giant Costco outperforms peers in S.Korea
Membership fees couldn't keep cost-conscious South Korean consumers from rushing to Costco stores to buy big-box items at lower prices, leading the ...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Team Naver unveils digital twin platform in Saudi Arabia
Naver Cloud, the cloud subsidiary of South Korean online giant Naver Corp., said on Friday that Team Naver participated in the Cityscape Global 2024...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
AmorePacific to rebalance China-heavy global business
AmorePacific Corp., South Korea’s No. 1 cosmetics group, will rebalance its China-heavy global business to focus on the US and Europe while lo...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Paradise targets Taiwanese MICE market
Paradise Co., a South Korean casino operator, said on Tuesday it held the 2024 Paradise Taipei MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibiti...
Nov 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG unveils AI-powered commercial washers, dryers in renewed B2B push
South Korean home appliances giant LG Electronics Inc. is stepping up efforts to enhance its presence in the global business-to-business (B2B) marke...
Nov 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F to supply ultra-high nickel cathodes to Korean, US EV makers
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker L&F Co. plans to begin mass production of nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery cathodes wit...
Nov 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Samsung Securities lowers Samsung Electro-Mechanics target price
South Korea's Samsung Securities lowered its target price for Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. to 160,000 won ($120) from 210,000 won. The securit...
Oct 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
TheBorn Korea eyes M&As, overseas expansion after $73.7 million IPO
TheBorn Korea Inc., a leading South Korean food and beverage group operated by TV celebrity and chef Paik Jong-won, is looking to acquire soy sauce ...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia eyes rosier 2024 after record-high Q3; Hyundai Mobis’ OP up 32%
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker after Hyundai Motor Co., presented a brighter outlook for this year after posting record-high operatin...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's IRP deposits surpasses $7.2 bn in 2024
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Friday it became the first in the industry to surpass 10 trillion won ($7.2 billion) in individual ...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
MBK Partners named as Time World's Best Companies
South Korea's private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd. said on Friday it was selected in the "2024 World’s Best Companies" list by international ...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hyundai Motor logs highest-ever Q3 revenue; margin drops
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday reported its worst quarterly profit margin for this year, despite delivering its highest-ever revenue for a third quar...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis eyes record sales in 2024 after stellar Q3
Samsung Bioepis Co., Samsung Biologics Co.'s fully owned biosimilar subsidiary, is expected to post its best-ever annual revenue this year after sal...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's retirement pension reserves rise by $2.9 bn in 2024
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday that its defined contribution (DC) retirement pension and individual retirement pension (IR...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering ac...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG 2024 OLED TVs named as best TV in US
LG Electronics Inc. 's 2024 organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs were named as the best OLED TV by several prominent US media outlets.Accor...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
POSCO International wins top award at 2024 Korea IR Awards
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. won the top prize at the 2024 Korea IR Awards, organized by the Korea Investor Relations Service (KIRS), the...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea’s next AI unicorns stand out at KPAS 2024
South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. and the country’s leading financial newspaper The Korea Economic Daily have teamed up to sc...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Apparel maker Hansae sets sights on auto parts business as growth driver
HO CHI MINH CITY – South Korean apparel maker Hansae Yes24 Group has set its sights on the auto parts business as a new growth driver to diver...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis to enter breakbulk transport business
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Tuesday it participates in Breakbulk Americas 2024, a four-day event in Houston starting on October 15.&n...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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