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Markets
S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l
South Korea's securities companies on Thursday lowered their target stock prices for retailer Shinsegae International given its sluggish first-quart...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro BM share drops as falling material costs forecast to hurt revenue
EcoPro BM Co., the top stock on South Korea’s junior bourse Kosdaq, declined on Wednesday as some brokerage houses have downgraded the shares ...
May 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Korean activist fund mired in controversy over SM stock deals
A South Korean private equity firm leading shareholder activism against SM Entertainment Co. is mired in controversy as it has surfaced that it sold...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's Kakao Pay to buy 51% of US financial firm Siebert
Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., announced on Thursday it has signed an a...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom, Golfzon develop AI golf platform
An artificial intelligence platform in South Korea has produced a golfing coach that analyzes and diagnoses problems in swing posture and recommends...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Ponzi scheme suspected behind SocGen-triggered Korean stock havoc
The South Korean financial authorities will investigate whether unfair trading practices are behind leverage trading after massive margin call reque...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S-Oil’s price target falls on worsening refining margin
Yuanta Securities Korea lowered its target price for S-Oil Corp. to 100,000 won ($75) from 110,000 won on Tuesday, saying the oil refining industry ...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
SocGen dumps Korean stocks, likely due to client margin calls
Société Générale S.A. (SocGen) on Monday dumped South Korean shares sending their prices to daily limit lows, which loca...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea’s hottest stock EcoPro may miss invitation from MSCI Korea in May
Cosmo Advanced Materials & Technology Co. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. are expected to join the MSCI Korea Index next month but South Korea’s ...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
China, India: Korean investors’ next stock investment targets
The US stock market has long been the prime investment destination for South Korean investors, lured by the dynamics of the global top economy.With ...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea’s EcoPro BM seeks to raise $385 mn through convertible bond sale
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. sought to raise up to 500 billion won ($385 million) through a convertible bond fo...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Koreans’ love for EcoPro stock may jeopardize short-sellers
South Korean individual investors have been chasing shares in EcoPro group, the country’s major electric vehicle battery materials manufacture...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
LG shares soar as UK asset manager Silchester raises stake
LG Corp., the holding firm of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, saw its share price soar in the local market on Wednesday as...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean stocks at 8-month high as foreigners chase Samsung
South Korean stocks hit an eight-month high on Monday as foreign investors continued to chase Samsung Electronics Co., the country’s most valu...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Super-rich Koreans eye return to stocks despite weaker economy
The super-rich in South Korea are eyeing stocks for investments despite a slowdown in Asia’s fourth-largest economy this year, expecting the l...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Investors ready their return to Korean stock market but with bet on declines
Investors are readying their return to the stock market in South Korea, encouraged by the rosy outlook for secondary battery stocks, but more retail...
Apr 06, 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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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom's integrated tech links QCC networks
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. on Wednesday said it developed a technology that virtualizes and connects quantum cryptography and communication (QCC) ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Management dispute over S.Korea’s CTC Bio heats up
A management dispute over a South Korean pharmaceutical maker CTC Bio Inc. specializing in animal drugs is intensifying as another medical company h...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KCGI’s ascent to intensify family feud over DB control; DB stocks rally
A sibling feud over management control of DB Group is expected to intensify following the ascent of South Korean activist fund Korea Corporate Gover...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
VIP Asset’s new mutual fund to forgo operating fees if it posts losses
VIP Asset Management Co., a leading South Korean asset manager, said on Friday it is launching a new mutual fund, and its managers won’t take ...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
CEOs of Samsung, LG group companies buying back their stocks
Leading executives of major South Korean corporations Samsung Electronics Co., LG Energy Solution Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc. are buying back their...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip foundry DB HiTek's stock near 10-month peak on activist fund
South Korean leading foundry chipmaker DB HiTek’s stock price hit a near 10-month high this week as a domestic activist fund bought a stake to...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Hyundai Rotem signs high-speed rail car deal with Korail
Hyundai Rotem Co., a company under the Hyundai Motor Co. Group that specializes in manufacturing rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Korea Univ. open internship to develop future talent
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. and Korea University will jointly develop next-generation personnel to lead core business lines of the future.Chung Ki-...
Mar 24, 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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Korean games
Will S.Korean games benefit from China’s deregulation?
China is loosening its grip on foreign online games with approvals on 27 titles, raising hopes that South Korean publishers will expand their presen...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS E-Link partners with Logen to boost EV charging
LS E-Link, a new corporation of South Korea's LS Group that specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and operation, has signed a...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Micro Digital to supply bioreactors to major US firm
Micro Digital Co., South Korea’s only bioreactor maker, is set to ink a supply deal with a major US biopharmaceutical producer to expand its g...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung gets $191 million profit valuation from investment in Rainbow Robotics
Samsung Electronics Co. is found to have earned 250 billion won ($191 million) in profit valuation from its investment made two months ago in Rainbo...
Mar 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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