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Retail
E-Land Retail to enter convenience store market
South Korea's E-Land Retail, the operator of Kim's Club, NC Department Store, and New Core Outlet operator, plans to enter the convenience store mar...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
South Korea to accept Indonesia’s KF-21 project cost cut proposal
South Korea plans to accept Indonesia’s request to cut its share of payments for a joint fighter jet development project to one-third of the o...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
UAE to invest up to $1 bn in S.Korean ventures
The United Arab Emirates is set to invest a maximum of $1 billion in South Korean startups via a joint venture, as a part of its mid- to long-term p...
May 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Aman, Rosewood, Banyan, IHG rush to open luxury hotels in Seoul
Renowned global hospitality companies, including Aman, Rosewood and IHG Group, are rushing to South Korea to launch new five-star luxury hotels in...
May 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Biden exempts graphite from EV mineral sourcing rule in win for Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US government has given automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements, allowing electric vehicles w...
May 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha Life to buy stake in Indonesia's Lippo-owned bank
South Korea’s second-largest insurer Hanwha Life Insurance Co., with 109 trillion won ($79.4 billion) in total assets as of end-September 2023...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Korea's Lotte Insurance put on market for around $1.5 bn
Lotte Group’s non-life insurance affiliate Lotte Insurance Co., has been put up for sale at around 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion), according to...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Foreign banks expand Korean operations amid China’s slowdown
Major foreign banks have actively increased staff at their operations in South Korea to offset growing uncertainty in their business in China, grapp...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Korea to offer $5 bn insurance for defense exports
South Korea will provide more than 7 trillion won ($5 billion) in insurance this year for domestic defense companies' exports as the country aims to...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Keppel REIT to sell Seoul-based prime office T Tower
Singapore’s Keppel REIT Management Ltd. is set to divest of its Seoul-based prime office building T Tower near Seoul Station.Real estate manag...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis to unveil crab-walking car in S.Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis, the world’s sixth-largest auto parts supplier, announced on Thursday that it will participate in the 37th I...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Korea’s Sae-A Trading buys US sportswear maker Tegra
South Korean textile maker and supplier Sae-A Trading Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US sportswear maker Tegra ...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Goldman Sachs names Choi Seoul office chief
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs said on Monday that it has named managing director Choi Jae-joon as the new chief of its Seoul office.Choi lead...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Golf equipment maker Taylormade to refinance $222 mn of debt
One of the South Korean owners of Taylormade Golf Co., a leading global golf equipment maker, is set to refinance its 300 billion won ($221.7 millio...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Chanel to open after-sales service center in Seoul
French luxury label Chanel is planning to open a dedicated after-sales service center in South Korea, one of the world’s largest markets for h...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Blackstone sells prime Seoul office building for $586 mn to Koramco
Blackstone Inc. completed selling off Arc Place, a prime office building located in Seoul's upscale Gangnam area, to Koramco REITs Management and Tr...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Hanwha, 1st Korean insurer to earn dividends from overseas unit
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. is set to earn dividends from its Vietnamese subsidiary, reporting a cumulative profit after 15 years, becoming South Kore...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinhan to build landmark office tower for non-banking units
Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea's second-largest financial group, plans to build a new high-rise office tower in Seoul’s central busi...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
KIDI to build insurance infrastructure in Vietnam
The Korea Insurance Development Institute (KIDI) announced on Friday that it signed a business agreement with the Vietnam Insurance Development Inst...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Samsung Fire headquarters up for sale at about $746 mn
The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. headquarters building in Seoul is on the market at a valuation of more than 1 trillion won ($746 million...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Dubai Chamber of Commerce to open Seoul office
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will open an office in Seoul, South Korea by May this year, according to industry so...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Dept. Store virtual idol pop-ups attract 100,000
South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Co. said on Monday that its pop-up stores of the three virtual idol groups at The Hyundai Seoul attracted ove...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Tmax Group to draw more than $572 mn to buy back Tmaxsoft
South Korea's leading software company Tmax Group is set to draw at least 750 billion won ($572.3 million) and a maximum of 1 trillion won from Seou...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Trump confidant Arkansas Gov. Sanders in Seoul for trade talks
Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas governor and long-time confidant of former US President Donald Trump, has shown firm support for her form...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul landmark Donuimun D Tower put up for sale
South Korean real estate firm Mastern Investment Management is set to sell off Donuimun D Tower, a landmark office building in Seoul, for about 900 ...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Korea, new darling of Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce
Foreign exquisite, high-end car brands are eager to offer new and exclusive experiences to their customers in South Korea, the fastest-growing luxur...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield taps ARA Korea as preferred bidder for Conrad Seoul
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. has selected Seoul-based real estate manager ARA Korea Ltd. as the preferred bidder for five-star ho...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Lotte Insurance's value rises with long-term care expansion
When South Korean private equity firm JKL Partners acquired a 77% stake in Lotte Insurance Co. for about 730 billion won ($546.3 million) in 2019, m...
Mar 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Financial to sponsor MLB Seoul Series
South Korea's Woori Financial Group announced on Tuesday that it will be an official sponsor of the US Major League Baseball World Tour Seoul Series...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Seoul Semiconductor sues Amazon Europe for LED patent infringement
South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint against multinational commerce giant Amazon with the European U...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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