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Batteries
Hopes rise for Korean copper foil makers’ gains under IRA
South Korea’s SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil producer, is in negotiations with six electric vehicle battery makers to s...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG 1st in South Korea’s ESG rankings for 2nd year
LG Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, ranked No. 1 in the country’s environmental, social...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Tesla supplier L&F’s earnings disappoint; shares down
L&F Co., global electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc.’s battery materials supplier, missed quarterly earnings estimates on sluggish product p...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service
Sweden's Volvo offers the best after-sales service among imported automobile dealers in South Korea, while locals drivers are disappointed by the cu...
Jul 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Goyard bags high on SE Asians’ shopping list in S.Korea
Goyard outlets in Seoul bustled with shoppers on Friday, especially from Southeast Asia, looking for the French luxury brand’s popular bags: G...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
No subsidy, no problem: Hyundai, Kia make top 10 US list for EV sales
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. in the first half of the year were among the top 10 in sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs) in the US despite re...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
BTS’ Beyond the Story tops NYT bestseller list
BTS' first official book "Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS", published in celebration of 10th Anniversary, topped the New York Times bestse...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
SK Pharmteco to raise $500 mn in pre-IPO, aims for 2025 listing
SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), is set to raise $500 millio...
Jul 18, 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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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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Economy
S.Korea to return to Japan’s preferential trade partner list in July
Japan has decided to put South Korea back on the list of its preferential trade partners, nearly four years after its removal. The Korea-Japan trade...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
S.Korea breaks into World Bank's global logistics top 20 list for 1st time
South Korea’s logistics performance has ranked 17th in the world, marking its first entry into the top 20 nations, as assessed by the World Ba...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-content makers to list on Nasdaq via $610 mn SPAC deal
Seven South Korean content makers are set to list on the Nasdaq through a $610 million merger deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Japanese travelers top list of reservations to visit Seoul during BTS Festa
Trip.com, a South Korean travel platform, announced on Wednesday that the most frequent overseas travelers to Seoul during the “BTS Festa&rdqu...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups opt for Konex, loans for survival during IPO winter
South Korea's anemic initial public offering market has forced the country’s startups to become more creative in raising funds as they shift t...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
S.Korean karaoke machine leader TJ Media enjoys post-pandemic boom
South Koreans’ love for singing is no secret, and with the lifting of social-distancing rules in the post-pandemic era their suppressed desire...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK Partners puts Korea’s largest golf course operator on market
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners has put Golfzon County Co., the biggest golf course operator in South Korea, on sale at an estim...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
CrystalGenomics to sell largest 20% stake to Invites Healthcare for $44 mn
CrystalGenomics Inc., South Korea’s first-generation biopharma venture company, will sell new shares worth 58 billion won ($44 million) in a b...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
LS Group's US affiliate SPSX to raise $150 mn in pre-IPO
LS Group’s US cable affiliate Superior Essex (SPSX) plans to raise $150 million (200 billion won) via a South Korean private equity fund (PEF)...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hanmi Semiconductor named world’s top 10 chip equipment maker
South Korean chip equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor Co. on Thursday said it made the world’s top 10 in the rankings of TechInsights, a globa...
May 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea to require pre-disclosure of major shareholder stake sales
South Korea is set to require pre-disclosures of major shareholders’ listed company stake sales in an aim to prevent tumbles in stock prices.A...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NKMax submits US subsidiary's securities report to SEC
The listing in the US of NKGen Biotech, the American subsidiary of South Korean developer of natural killer (NK) cell therapy NKMax Co., is coming i...
May 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Huons sees tripling of lidocaine vial output in 3 years
South Korea’s Huons Co., an anesthetics vial producer, aims to triple its lidocaine output from 2026, targeting the US market, where it fills ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Defense, healthcare lure global funds in dull market
Defense, healthcare and semiconductor materials companies have been the main investment targets of global funds such as Fidelity and Morgan Stanley ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC mulls expanding assets in Asian emerging markets: CEO
NEW YORK – Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is considering expanding alternative investments in Asian emerging markets...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
POSCO beats Lotte to join S.Korea’s top 5 conglomerates
Steel giant POSCO has joined the ranks of South Korea’s top five conglomerates for the first time, supported by strong earnings from its recha...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean E-Land unites fast fashion units for China biz growth
South Korea’s major retailer E-Land Group has consolidated one of its fast fashion brand's operations at home and in China to accelerate growt...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LS Group' corporate value soars as EV battery market grows
LS Corp., a holding company of South Korea's LS Group, has seen its enterprise value swell by nearly 1 trillion won ($760 million) over the past yea...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea's tech special IPOs face criticism on poor earnings of ventures
Around 200 South Korean ventures have debuted on the country’s secondary Kosdaq market through the technology special listing program since 20...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kolon Pharma to merge with anti-cancer drug developer Platbio
Kolon Pharma, the pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's Kolon Group, is merging with anti-cancer drug developer Platbio to advance the developme...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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