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E-commerce
Naver tipped to pull out of Shinsegae-led eBay Korea deal
In the latest twist to the pending deal worth nearly $4 billion, South Korea's online titan Naver Corp. has tentatively decided to withdraw from a S...
Jun 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Overseas expansion
Regulations drive Naver to seek growth abroad
South Korean platform giant Naver Corp. is seeking growth opportunities abroad to avoid regulatory constraints that hinder its operations at home. T...
Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Uber, T Map Mobility JV wins antitrust approval; set to launch in April
South Korea's antitrust regulator has approved the proposed joint venture between the US-based ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. and T M...
Feb 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean regulator mulls flat-rate underwriting fees to cool IPO hype
South Korean financial regulators are considering introducing flat-rate underwriting fees for initial public offerings, in a move seen aimed at coolin...
Sep 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Money flows into alternative funds slow; regulator to up monitoring
Capital inflows into alternative investment funds in South Korea have slowed sharply so far this year compared with a year earlier due to coronavirus,...
Jun 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean regulator moves to scrutinize savings funds’ financial health
South Korea’s savings funds may come under direct supervision of the country’s top financial watchdog as the Financial Services Commission (FSC) is se...
May 08, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC to embrace broader client base, assets with eased regulations
South Korea will sharply lower the minimum amount to be entrusted to the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) to about $86 million and allow the soverei...
Nov 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC sees regulation change to qualify KIC, Korean pension funds managers for CIO job
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has recently asked the finance ministry to revise part of regulations governing the sovereign wealth fund in order ...
Jul 15, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders win record LNG carrier orders; 2022 outlook bright
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and container ships, am...
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Airlines
US antitrust body blocks $1.4 bn Korean Air-Asiana deal
Korean Air Co.’s acquisition of smaller local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. is poised to collapse after the US antitrust body raised the hurdle f...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Airlines
US antitrust body blocks $1.4 bn Korean Air-Asiana deal
Korean Air Co.’s acquisition of smaller local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. is poised to collapse after the US antitrust body raised the hurdle f...
1 MINUTES AGO
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