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Electronics
LG Electronics releases World Food Day campaign
LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday that it will display World Food Day on outdoor billboards in Times Square, New York, and Piccadilly Circus, Lond...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korea Investment lists structured warrants in Indonesia
Korea Investment & Securities Co. has become the first South Korean securities firm to list derivative warrants in Indonesia after issuing 11 st...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Doosan Bobcat RogueX2 wins Red Dot Design Award
South Korea's Doosan Bobcat said on Friday that its construction equipment RogueX2 won the prize in the Design Concept category at the Red Dot Desig...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Management dispute brewing at leggings brand Xexymix operator Brand X?
A leadership change in Brand X Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top leggings brand Xexymix, is spawning speculation that a management cont...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung retains No. 5, Hyundai climbs to No. 30 global brand
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s most valuable company in terms of market capitalization, saw its brand value top $100 billion for the f...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Microsoft, KT to invest $1.8 bn in Korea’s AI, infrastructure
Microsoft Corp. and KT Corp. plan to invest 2.4 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in South Korea’s artificial intelligence, cloud and infrastructure...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2024
Alternative investment experts to gather Oct. 16-17 at ASK 2024
South Korea’s major institutional investors and global asset managers will gather at the ASK 2024 global alternative investment conference on ...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
KIS hosts 2024 Stifel Research Forum in Seoul
Korea Investment & Securities announced on Tuesday that it hosted analysts from Stifel Financial Corp. at its headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, fo...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha Securities buys 5.4% stake in Edinburgh Airport
Hanwha Investment & Securities said on Monday that it acquired a stake in Edinburgh Airport in Scotland.Edinburgh Airport is jointly owned by Gl...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities builds AI-based stock analysis system
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Monday that it has established an AI Market Assistant system, in which artificial intelligence (AI)...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A round
MarqVision Inc., a startup developing an artificial intelligence-powered intellectual property (IP) protection platform, raised 22 billion won ($16....
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea’s KCC Glass to invest $525 mn more in Indonesian plant
KCC Glass Corp., a major South Korean construction materials manufacturer, is set to invest an additional 700 billion won ($524.8 million) in its In...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
S.Korea’s inflation dips below 2% for 1st time in 42 months
South Korea’s headline inflation slowed below 2% for the first time in three and a half years in September on lower international oil prices, ...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Pharmteco to invest $260 mn in new peptide factory in S. Korea
SK Pharmteco, the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) of South Korea's SK Inc., said on Tuesday that it plans to invest $260 ...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
S.Korea’s NPS investment arm suffers from chronic understaffing
South Korea’s largest institutional investor, the National Pension Service (NPS), managing 1,150 trillion won ($870.6 billion) in assets, stru...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Wealthy Koreans look to Indian equities as 'next China' investment
First, it was the US that attracted many South Korean investors looking for higher returns.And then came China, which ensnared Korean retail investo...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Korea Investment lowers price target for Samsung Electro-Mechanics
Korea Investment & Securities lowered the target price of Samsung Electro-Mechanics by 14.3% on Sunday, citing weaker-than-expected third-q...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to invest $762 mn in webOS to transform into platform-based tech giant
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, plans to invest more than 1 trillion won ($762 million) in its multitasking operating ...
Sep 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
S.Korea to offer incentives to attract foreign scientists
South Korea will offer incentives including a 50% income tax cut to attract foreign scientists to develop new growth drivers such as artificial inte...
Sep 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Investment to publish emerging market investment guidebook
Korea Investment Management Co. said on Friday that it will publish an Emerging Market Guidebook on September 30, which will contain investment stra...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Netmarble acquires ISO 45001 certification
Netmarble Corp. announced on Friday that it has become the first company in the Korean game industry to obtain the ISO 45001 certification for its s...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Korea Investment Corp. appoints Park Il Young as its new CEO
South Korean sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) announced on Thursday that it has appointed former World Bank Group executive ...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to cut jobs for first time amid sustained EV weakness
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to cut its workforce with the company’s first voluntary retir...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Near Brain gives hope to millions of stroke patients worldwide
Strokes are the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disabilities globally, according to the World Health Organization.To fi...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Korea Securities to expand its ultra-high net worth business
Korea Investment & Securities announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Arceon Group to strengthen its o...
Sep 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Innotek develops AI for raw material inspection
LG Innotek, a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, said on Wednesday it developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can filter ou...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to provide dumplings for Qantas Airways’ in-flight meals
CJ CheilJedang Corp. expands its K-food territory with Australia's largest airline.CJ CheilJedang announced on Tuesday that it will introduce Bibigo...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG releases sea lion-themed animal conservation video in Times Square
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has unveiled a sea lion-themed video for its “The LG Endangered Species Series” campaig...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s MeatBox to go public despite other failed grocery platform IPOs
MeatBox Global Inc., South Korea’s online livestock product sales platform operator, aims for an initial public offering valued at up to 28.5 ...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy, Isu Petasys to co-work on HVLP copper foil supply
South Korea's Lotte Energy Materials Corp. said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last Friday with Isu Petasys regardin...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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