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Korean stock market
MSCI Korea Index adds EcoPro, Hanwha Ocean, drops Emart
Four stocks, including EcoPro Co., have been added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index, and two have been removed.MSCI, a...
Aug 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel develops industrial neutron analyzer jointly with startup
Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea's second-largest steelmaker, announced on Thursday that it has successfully collaborated with the in-house startup 3I...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea's shipyards get OK from shipping companies to delay vessel delivery
South Korean shipbuilders are breathing a sigh of relief despite the postponed delivery of their container ships due to a chronic shortage of domest...
Jun 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Kakao unveils index on user contributions to environment
South Korea's mobile platform company Kakao Corp. on the occasion of World Environment Day on Monday unveiled on its website figures from the Kaka...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
InBody to release big data-based health management solutions
South Korea's InBody Co., the global leader in analytic devices for body composition, is entering the health management solution field in 2023.Usi...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS' alternative assets underperform benchmark amid high inflation
National Pension Service (NPS) in South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, saw its returns on alternative investments last year un...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Money moves from US, China to India for higher returns
For investors looking for higher returns in emerging markets, India is undoubtedly a market darling.The Asian country, widely expected to become the...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
South Korea's Kosdaq Global Index set to add more stocks
Financial investment sources on Wednesday said Korea Exchange on March 31 conducted a regular review on listing more companies on the Kosdaq Global ...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
POSCO's composite column building method gets green tech certification
South Korea's steelmaker POSCO on Sunday said its P-Box Column, the method of building a concrete-filled synthesized column jointly developed with P...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Brokerage firms in S.Korea log sharp falls in 2022 earnings
Brokerage firms in South Korea, led by Mirae Asset Securities Co., suffered a 50% plunge in net profit in 2022, as dwindling trading fees outweighed...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea's Kolon Group takes first step successfully in space launch vehicle biz
South Korea's Kolon Group announced on Wednesday that Kolon DACC Composite participated in the launch of the first private test launch vehicle in Ko...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao Pay joins MSCI Korea Index
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment arm of South Korean tech firm Kakao Corp., has been added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Kor...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Individual investors in S.Korea betting on stock market's decline
Despite South Korea's Kosdaq stock market growing this month following the "January rally," individual investors in the country are still betting on...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
Kakao Pay and Hanwha Aerospace likely to be added to MSCI Korea Index
South Korea's Kakao Pay Corp. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. next month are expected to get newly incorporated into the MSCI Korean Index, which measures ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao Pay likely to be included in MSCI index next month
South Korean mobile payment services firm Kakao Pay Corp. will be newly incorporated into the MSCI index next month, inducing an influx of more than...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
S.Korea's DLS incurring losses due to stock slump exceed $800 billion
South Korea's derivatives-linked securities that entered the knock-in or loss period due to stock slumps at home and abroad exceeded 1 trillion won ...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea ranks as 6th most powerful country, beating Japan
TOKYO - South Korea ranked the world’s sixth most powerful country, beating Japan, while the peninsular nation was far behind its neighbor in ...
Jan 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Business Survey Index falls for 4th consecutive month
With both exports and domestic spending growing shakier amid the global economic downturn, South Korean business sentiment has taken a backward step...
Dec 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
SK Inc. gets highest AAA grade in MSCI's ESG rating
SK Inc., SK Group's investment arm, won the highest AAA ratings from both Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and the Dow Jones Sustainabili...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
BGF EcoMaterials to partner with Hwaseung Material for composite materials
BGF EcoMaterials, a materials unit of the BGF Group, said on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Hwaseung Material, a fine chemical company,...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea develops carbon composite materials as its 2nd steel industry
The South Korean government will invest 185 billion won ($139.6 million) by 2030 in the development of technology for carbon composite materials, wh...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Corporate confidence in South Korea hits 23-month low
Business sentiment among South Korea's companies has fallen to its lowest level in 23 months, as worsening business conditions mainly in the non-man...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign stock buying on weaker won: Bucking the trend?
When a country’s currency weakens, foreign investors flee the local markets as a softer foreign-exchange rate usually means fragile economic f...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign ownership of S.Korean stocks at 13-year low
Foreign investors’ stockholdings in South Korea have plunged to their lowest level in nearly 13 years, dealing a heavy blow to the domestic st...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Korea composite materials maker to expand aerospace biz
South Korea’s top advanced composite materials producer aims to speed up its expansion in the aerospace sector with the acquisition of an airp...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Hyundai Heavy likely to be added to MSCI Korea index
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, is the strongest candidate to be included in the MSCI Korea Index next week as part o...
May 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign ownership of Korean shares hits lowest level since 2010
Foreign investors’ holding rate in South Korea’s main bourse Kospi has plunged to the lowest level since 2010. The investors have dispos...
Apr 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
China's lockdown: Double effect to Korean tech stocks
The COVID-19 lockdown of Shenzhen, the city known as Silicon Valley of China, is increasing concerns over supply disruptions to South Korea’s ...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean bio ventures struggle with fundraising
Biopharmaceutical companies of South Korea are having a tough time fundraising of late. Bio ventures without specific public offering plans are pa...
Mar 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ETFs
The Korea Economic Daily's index set for ETF market debut
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been solidifying their position in the investment market of Korea for the past years. Individual investors in Sout...
Feb 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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