Shin Yo-yeol
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Business & Politics
S.Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ousted; new presidential election coming
South Korea’s Constitutional Court permanently removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, making him the country’s second pr...
Apr 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity, GIC sell out of Kyobo Life; Chairman Shin seeks holding firm, M&A
Affinity Equity Partners and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have sold their entire stake in Kyobo Life Insurance Co., exiting from thei...
Mar 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Kyobo Life’s Shin in talks with Affinity, GIC over exits below purchase price
Kyobo Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s third-largest life insurer, is in talks with some of its financial investors (FIs) to help them exit f...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shin & Kim’s Jeong Hae Sung named Korea’s most influential M&A lawyer
Jeong Hae Sung, a partner at Shin & Kim, topped the list of South Korea’s 10 most influential M&A lawyers after advising on a total of...
Feb 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Former FSC chief Shin Je-yoon likely to be tapped as Samsung board chair
Shin Je-yoon, former chairman of South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), will likely assume the role o...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon becomes first S.Korean sitting president to be formally arrested
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country's first sitting president to be arrested on rebellion charges as part of a probe into hi...
Jan 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Ruthless Politics of South Korea Is Rooted in Cold-War History
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Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea president to lift martial law after Parliament rejects move
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Dec 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim captures young consumers in Indonesia
South Korea's instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. said on Tuesday it held Shinsational Day event in Jakarta, Indonesia. On November 15, Nongshim ...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Lotte replaces 21 CEOs, slashes executive jobs by 22% in drastic reshuffle
South Korea’s retail-to-chemical conglomerate Lotte Group on Thursday replaced 21 chief executives across its affiliates and slashed executive...
Nov 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korea’s Nongshim to mesmerize New Yorkers with Han River Shin Ramyun
If you’re in New York City this weekend, be sure to drop by the Korean Cultural Center.The South Korean government office has partnered with t...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
South Korea to designate Jeju as flying taxi pilot service zone
South Korea will designate its resort island Jeju a test operation zone for flying taxis as part of the country’s national urban air mobility ...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea signs MOU on Philippine nuclear safety checks, eyes plant deals
MANILA – South Korea on Monday signed an initial agreement with the Philippines to conduct a safety check on a nuclear power plant before a re...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Lotte to foster Pepero as global brand by 2035: Chairman Shin
Lotte Group has selected Pepero — a thin chocolate-covered stick cookie — as the first brand that it will foster into one of the world&r...
Sep 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
BGF Retail’s CU looks beyond Kazakhstan deep into Central Asia
Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country 27 times the area of South Korea, did not have any modernized convenience stores until early this year.The count...
Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Lotte leader Shin Dong-bin stresses pivot to AI-centered innovation
Shin Dong-bin, chairman of South Korea’s retail, food and chemicals conglomerate Lotte, on Friday urged affiliate executives to ramp up effort...
Jul 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem promises extra $14.4 million in aid over Indian gas leak
South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. said on Wednesday it will offer an additional 1.2 billion Indian rupees ($14.4 million) in huma...
Jul 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kyobo Life CEO’s ethical management earns global recognition
Kyobo Life Insurance Co.'s Chairman Shin Chang-jae is internationally recognized for setting the global standard for ethical management after two de...
Jul 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Lotte Group's heir apparent joins Japan holding firm's board
Shin Yoo-yeol, the heir apparent to Lotte Group, has been elected to the board of directors of its Japanese holding company, which serves as a link ...
Jun 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Burger, chicken franchises raise prices after elections
Fried chicken and hamburger franchises in South Korea have sharply bumped up their food prices following the parliamentary elections last week as th...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim to build instant noodle plant in Korea for exports
Nongshim Co., South Korea’s top instant noodle maker, is set to build a new factory in the country for exports of ramen, or ramyun, for the fi...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Lotte Group to give more authority to outside directors
Food-to-retail conglomerate Lotte will expand the authority of outside directors by separating the roles of chief executives and board chairs at its...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Meta’s AI, XR push to gain speed with Korea’s support
South Korea is backing Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., in the Facebook operator’s artificial inte...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Kang Shin-ho returns as CJ CheilJedang CEO to revive sagging sales
South Korea’s CJ Group, which operates the country’s largest food and beverage company CJ CheilJedang Corp. and entertainment giant CJ E...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Kyobo Life CEO Shin Chang-jae: Eccentric, humanitarian entrepreneur
When Shin Chang-jae took the helm of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. in 2000 the South Korean insurance firm was reeling from the aftermath of the 1998 Asi...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report
Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, ...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Nongshim sees record-high Shin Ramyun sales
South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. announced on Wednesday that its signature instant noodle brand Shin Ramyun saw a record high of ...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea’s top regulator detects more foreigners’ naked shorting
South Korea’s top financial regulator is detecting more circumstances of naked short-selling worth tens of millions of dollars by foreign inve...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim to launch Shin Ramyun Tomyum in Thailand
South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. announced on Wednesday that it will launch the first global collaboration products of its flagship...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte’s intra-group merger, business integration fare well
Lotte Mart and Lotte Super are leading Lotte Group’s efforts to streamline the overlapping businesses of its units. Their second-quarter resul...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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