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Banking & Finance
Near-zero interest rate deposits swell at Korean banks
Demand and short-term deposits at South Korea’s top five banks have expanded 5% to 657 trillion won ($480 billion) in the first quarter of thi...
May 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Chem displays bright outlook after loss in first quarter
LG Chem Ltd., the parent of the world's second-largest battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., expects its business will improve in upcoming quarters...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
MBK to delist Korean e-commerce Connectwave after tender offer
MBK Partners, one of the largest Asian private equity firms, is set to delist South Korea’s leading e-commerce operator Connectwave Co. from t...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean theme parks recover to near pre-pandemic levels
Everland and Lotte World, South Korea’s two largest theme parks, posted their highest-ever profits in 2023, recovering from the COVID-19 pande...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s current account surplus near 3-year high on chips
South Korea’s current account surplus touched a near three-year high in February as goods exports continued to grow on strong overseas sales o...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to nearly double ultra-fast EV chargers by 2024
Hyundai Motor Group is set to increase its ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers across South Korea from current 286 to 500 by next year, the auto gi...
Mar 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's drone market set for takeoff, led by startups
Starting in May, drones, not boats, will deliver parcels and even fried chicken to residents living on some of South Korea's remote islands unreacha...
Mar 21, 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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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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Automobiles
BMW EV sales roar in Korea on strong lineup of new models
BMW, already one of the top two best-selling imported car sellers in South Korea, has beaten the world’s No. 1 EV seller Tesla Inc. in the cou...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
No end in sight to Audi’s downfall in South Korea
Audi AG, once considered one of the top three German premium auto brands in South Korea, seems to have lost its charm among Korean consumers. Its sh...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia aim to raise Indian sales after record output
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, aim to raise sales by 4.2% in India this year after logging record vehi...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom gears up for AI leap in 2024
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, will expedite its transition into an artificial intelligence company this year after its...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea’s duty-free industry going downhill
The South Korean travel retail industry, once considered the country’s golden goose, is forced to streamline operations given no signs of a dr...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis eyes strong overseas orders again in 2024
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest automotive parts maker, known as Mobis outside of its home South Korea, expects another strong ye...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korean current account surplus at 19-month high on exports recovery
South Korea’s current account surplus hit a 19-month high in October as goods exports reported their first on-year growth in 14 months amid si...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Unwavering whiskey fad in Korea, held up by mass-market spirits
The whiskey hype, which started during the COVID-19 pandemic, shows no sign of receding in South Korea, and the latest craze, mainly driven by affor...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE's value creation leads to $840 mn deal with BlackRock
When BlackRock bought a 30% stake in South Korean gas supplier AirFirst Co. for 1.1 trillion won ($842 million) from Seoul-based IMM Private Equit...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM, SK Square to merge OTTs to take on Netflix
CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, and SK Square Co., an investment unit of the country’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, ...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Eastspring Asset in Korea up for grabs at about $77 mn
Eastspring Asset Management Korea Co., the Korean operation of Prudential plc’s asset management unit, is up for sale for about 100 billion wo...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
HD Hyundai wins $72 mn power equipment order in Saudi
HD Hyundai Electric Co., the electrical equipment and energy solution company under South Korea’s shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Co., has won a...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung joins Swedish smartcity net zero home project
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday it will provide its Net Zero Home solutions for the upcoming Brobyholm Smartcity near Stockholm, Swede...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC heavily relies on foreigners for alternative investments
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) entrusted most of its money for investments in alternative assets such as real estate and private equity to forei...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung launches ultra-speed portable SSD T9
Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday launched its new T-series offering, the portable solid state drive (SSD) T9. The T9 showcases impressive s...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Shinsegae axes E-Mart, department store CEOs amid weak sales
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc. on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, replacing chief executives of...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
K-food behind Japanese travelers' rush to S.Korea
South Korea is actively promoting itself as a foodies’ heaven to invite more Japanese tourists who have already contributed the most to the co...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette to open nine new North American stores in Sept.
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Wednesday that it plans to open nine new stores in North America this...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
HBM market to nearly double; next-gen DRAM to revive demand: KIW
SK Hynix Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are confident that a new memory chip market renaissance is just around the corner thanks to the generative...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LG seeks outside innovators' ideas on new growth drivers at Superstart Day
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest business group, is actively embracing collaboration with outside innovators to foster its new growth dr...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
IS Dongseo buys EV battery recycling firm BTS Technology
IS Dongseo Co., a South Korean waste management company, has acquired Slovakia-based battery recycling company BTS Technology Ltd. for 37.5 billion ...
Aug 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)