Middle East woes
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Bio & Pharma
Humasis participates Dubai MEDLAB Middle East 2023
South Korean medical devices maker, Humasis Co., is participating in the MEDLAB Middle East 2023 event taking place at the Dubai World Trade Center ...
Feb 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
South Korean biotech firms tap Middle East as next key market
South Korean biotech companies are speeding up their foray into the Middle East to tap oil money as they seek new growth engines beyond fossil fuels...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
SeAH begins construction on stainless steel pipe plant in Saudi Arabia
SeAH Gulf Special Steel Industries (SGSI), a joint venture between South Korea's SeAH CSS and Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, has broken ground on a...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s economic contraction deepens recession woes
South Korea suffered its first economic contraction in two and half years due to sluggish exports and weak domestic demand during the fourth quarter...
Jan 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Top petrochemical makers secure cash on economic slowdown woes
South Korea's top petrochemical firms raised 2.6 trillion won ($2.1 billion) via corporate bond sales and rights offering earlier this month to gird...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's four models selected among Car & Driver's best 10 Trucks & SUVs
Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that Hyundai IONIQ5, Kia EV6, Kia Telluride, and Genesis GV70 were selected as the 2023 Best 10 Trucks & S...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
WeMade sets up blockchain corporation in UAE
WeMade Co., South Korea's game developer and publisher and the issuer of cryptocurrency WeMix, set up WeMix MENA Ltd. in the United Arab Emirates (U...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Dong Yang Steel Pipe signs contract with Japanese EPC company
DongYangSteelPipe, a steel pipe unit of KBI Group, said on Tuesday that it had signed on the previous day an agreement with a Japanese EPC (engineer...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Fly Gangwon fails to pay salaries again due to financial woes
Fly Gangwon, a low-cost carrier based at Yangyang International Airport in Gangwon Province, South Korea, is in serious financial trouble. As its fi...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
S.Korea Inc. ramps up cash reserves amid economic woes
South Korean companies are rushing to raise cash from the beginning of the new year amid growing concerns over a global economic downturn and market...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
Net assets of S.Korea's ETF rise to $63.1 billion despite stock woes
Despite South Korea's weak stock market this year, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector, which marked its 20th anniversary, maintained a clear grow...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit to export breast cancer detecting solutions to Hong Kong, Mongolia
South Korea's AI-based medical imaging equipment firm Lunit will export AI breast cancer diagnosis solutions to large hospitals in Hong Kong and Mon...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Foreign airlines gnaw at Korean LCCs on international flight routes
South Korea’s budget airlines are facing growing competition with foreign carriers on profitable international routes with the reopening of ai...
Dec 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor enters Israeli market for hydrogen-powered trucks
Hyundai Motor Co. is expanding in the Middle East through the debut in Israel of its hydrogen fuel cell truck line Xcient. The carmaker on Tuesday ...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
S.Korea's Bespin Global secures $107 mn from Middle East
South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global said on Monday that it has secured 140 billion won ($107 million) in investment from e& Ent...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK takes 25-bp rate hike as won rebounds against dollar
South Korea’s central bank raised the base interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% during its monetary policy board meeting on Nov. 24, slow...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean firms at risk of credit rating downgrade on Legoland woes
South Korean companies are at risk of credit rating downgrades as the fallout of a debt default by the domestic developer of a Legoland theme park r...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Lotte to spend $651 mn to save affiliate from Legoland woes
Lotte Group is set to inject a total of $651 million through its chemical units to save a construction affiliate from the fallout of a debt default ...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s job growth at 11-month low deepens economic woes
South Korea’s job growth in October fell for a fifth consecutive month to the lowest in eleven months, boosting concerns over a slowdown in As...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean life insurer eases bond market woes with buyback
A South Korean small insurer will buy back dollar perpetual bonds as scheduled, reversing its earlier decision not to recall the notes, to ease conc...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Falling Korea current account surplus heightens economic woes
South Korea’s current account surplus has shrunk on falling exports, adding to concerns over a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean banks log record profits on rising interest rates
South Korea’s major financial groups enjoyed record quarterly earnings as higher policy interest rates increased lending rates, powering the p...
Oct 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea's $35 bn plan yet to ease Legoland default woes
South Korea’s $35 billion rescue plan provided a temporary painkiller to the domestic bond markets rattled by Legoland Korea developer’s...
Oct 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
OPEC output cut to worsen Korean airlines’ woes
South Korea’s airlines, already slammed by a weaker won currency and rising interest rates, are expected to suffer more from global major oil ...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan Enerbility wins $383 mn power plant deal from Saudi Arabia
South Korea's major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. said on Friday it has won a 540 billion won ($383 million) contract to build a combine...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Direct lending, middle market offer resilience: NYLIM
There is no doubt that headwinds to economic and market growth are picking up. Globally, supply chain and energy disruptions have contributed to hig...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Kolmar Korea to enter $22 billion UAE Halal cosmetics market
Kolmar Korea Co., a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, is set to enter the 30 trillion won ($22 billion) Halal beauty market ...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop, Toyota’s platform for marketing in the US
LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Corp., the top global automaker, showcased its sports cars – the GR86 and the GR Supra – at the Los Angeles ...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Naver Zepeto targets Middle East for global expansion
Naver Z Corp., the operator of Asia’s largest metaverse platform Zepeto, is set to accelerate its global expansion through localization, mainl...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai's woes: Too many cars rolling out of Korean plants
The eight-day South Korean truck drivers’ strike that ended last week has laid bare one long-standing but often ignored problem at the country...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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