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Electric vehicles
Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition
Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Cosmetics giant Amorepacific hints at succession plan change
South Korean cosmetics powerhouse Amorepacific Group Inc. is giving signs of changing its succession plans as Suh Min-jung, Chairman Suh Kyung-bae&r...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea’s aid service Boram Group enters companion animal market
South Korea’s Boram Group, whose main affiliate is an aid company, has entered the companion animal market. Affiliates Boram Sangjo and ...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha poised to secure Australian armored vehicle deal
Hanwha Aerospace Co. has taken a step closer to clinching an Australian armored vehicle supply contract as the government chose the South Korean def...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung Elec shares regain momentum after narrower chip loss in Q2
Samsung Electronics Co. reaffirmed the recovery in the global chip market in the latter half of this year after confirming a downward trend in memor...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
POSCO affiliates’ shares surge; market cap rises threefold in 5 years
Shares of POSCO Group affiliates are flying high with the steelmaker rapidly transforming into a battery materials manufacturer, riding the industry...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea's IMM to invest $23 mn in battery parts supplier Choil Aluminum
South Korean private credit firm IMM Credit & Solutions Inc. will invest 30 billion won ($23.4 million) in Choil Aluminum Co., an EV battery com...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao Piccoma tops in Japanese app market sales in H1 2023
Kakao Piccoma, a Japanese subsidiary of Kakao Japan Corp. and the global leading webtoon platform achieved the top position in the first half of 202...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HMM officially put on sale with CB conversion shares
The privatization of South Korea’s No. 1 sea flag carrier HMM Co. has gained traction after an official announcement of its stake sale. But th...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin teams up with global fandom company bemyfriends
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation on Wednesday said it signed an agreement on business cooperation in the US with the Seoul-based global fandom co...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Bain Capital in talks to buy Korean aesthetic device maker Ilooda
Ilooda, a South Korean medical aesthetic devices maker valued at around 200 billion won ($158 million), is likely to sell its management rights to U...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LS Materials embarks on IPO process to go public in 2023
Global top ultracapacitor player LS Materials Co. is expected to go public in South Korea this year, which would mark the first LS Group company IPO...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia releases latest Sportage to mark model's 30th anniversary
Kia Corp. on Tuesday launched the sale of the 2024 Sportage, South Korea's bestselling mid-size sport-utility vehicle (SUV).Launched in 1993 as "the...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI to ramp up fighter jet share with FA-50 delivery to Poland
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s military aircraft manufacturer, started deliveries of fighter jets to Poland in a mo...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea's IPO market heats up with higher price cap for new stocks
South Korea’s initial public offering market is heating up with some 30 firms set for new share subscriptions in July and August, more than su...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong's Nabota exceeds 600,000 customers in US
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical said on Thursday that its local loyalty program for Nabota (American name: Jeuveau) in the US, a botulinum tox...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro’s Q2 earnings lag estimates; share plunges
South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Co. has logged second-quarter earnings below consensus estimates. Its share price, which has soared more...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Starbucks to offer super-size Trenta drinks in S.Korea
Starbucks will roll out its biggest size for iced drinks, the Trenta, next week in South Korea, which was chosen as its first overseas market to int...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Samsung C&T invests $7.5 mn in Canadian low-carbon concrete firm
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Wednesday that it has decided to invest $7.5 million (9.8 billion won) in CarbonCure Technologies I...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea’s NPS bets on more local semiconductor stocks in Q2
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund with 975.6 trillion won ($754.2 billion) in assets under...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Doosan Robotics to expand smart factory deployment using cobot
Doosan Robotics, a robot solution subsidiary of South Korea's Doosan Group, said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with d...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Electronics to offer energy-saving services in US
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. is set to bring its auto demand response (DR) service to the US, utilizing its smart home platform, LG ThinQ, the ...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics opens gaming-focused shopping platform
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it has opened the Samsung Gaming Portal on its domestic website Samsung.com to streng...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS buys more Hyosung Heavy Industries, LS Electric shares in Q2
National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea increased investments in local machinery, shipbuilding and semiconductor stocks in the second quarter ...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Kakao Pay launches ATM service in Japan, Vietnam, Laos
South Korea’s Kakao Pay Corp. on Wednesday said it started an overseas withdrawal service at automatic teller machines (ATM) in partnership wi...
Jul 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
LCC Air Premia to be jointly managed by two PE firms
Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier, will be jointly managed by two Seoul-based private equity firms – JC Partners and AP Holding...
Jul 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Q Cells captures 35% of US solar module market
Hanwha Q Cells Co., a unit of South Korea’s chemicals-to-construction conglomerate Hanwha Group, retained its leading position in the US resid...
Jul 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG sees $76 bn in 2023 vehicle system order backlog
The automotive electronics business is emerging as a new cash cow for South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc., a household name in the home applianc...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Extension Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk
Extension Notice of Share Sales in PT Bayan Resources Tbk I. Overview of sale 1. As part of efforts to ensure a successful deal, we are extendin...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Display to dump entire stake in LCD equipment maker
South Korea’s Samsung Display Co. is set to sell its stake in a domestic liquid crystal display equipment maker as the unit of global tech gia...
Jun 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)