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Earnings
LG Energy Q3 profit more than doubles on higher sales; shares jump
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest battery maker, said its quarterly operating profit more than doubled from the previous thre...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Financial to use excess capital for share buybacks, dividends
KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s largest financial holding group, is set to use its excess capital for share buybacks and dividends next...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc shares skyrocket after buybacks in tender offer
Shares in Korea Zinc Inc. soared on Thursday, a day after completing its buybacks, driven by institutional investors covering shorts on the stock an...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis introduces EV drill lance on car carriers
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Thursday that it will introduce a special fire suppression tool, the EV (Electric Vehicle) - Drill Lance, f...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group wins Cars.com's 2025 Top Pick EV Awards
Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday Hyundai Motor Co. ‘s IONIQ electric vehicles (EVs) and Kia Corp. ‘s EV9 have each been awarded 202...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
LG Electronics unveils value-up plans, begins Indian arm IPO process
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s largest home appliances maker, on Tuesday announced plans to unlock value by accelerating its transformation ...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc takes control of key shareholder in management feud with MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. succeeded in taking control of Young Poong Precision Corp., a key player in the management battle against North Asia-focused private...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Doosan to resume Bobcat, Robotics merger with new ratio
South Korea’s plant and machinery powerhouse Doosan Group will resume the merger of Doosan Bobcat Inc. and Doosan Robotics Inc. using a new me...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to produce Creta EV in India for January launch
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday it will launch an electric model of the compact sport utility vehicle Creta in India this January — the first...
Oct 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia unveils car accessory made from ocean plastic waste
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Tuesday it introduced a trunk liner (mat) for the EV3, made from ocean plastic wast...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Sono Hospitality to buy stake in Air Premia to bolster airline portfolio
Sono Hospitality Group, South Korea’s largest resort operator, will add low-cost carrier Air Premia Inc. to its bulging portfolio after agreei...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Supernal aims to launch flying cars at LA 2028 Olympics
Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) unit of Hyundai Motor Group, aims to launch its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) a...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc ups share buyback price, volume to counter MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. said on Friday it will buy back more shares at a higher price than originally planned to counter North Asia-focused private equity f...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion's anti cancer drugs hold 90% market share in C.America
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. said on Friday that its cancer treatments have captured a 90% market share in several Central American countries....
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor celebrates 100 mn vehicles with special exhibition
Hyundai Motor Co. is celebrating the production of its 100 millionth vehicle with a month-long exhibition, "One Step Further," starting October 10 a...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK not to raise Korea Zinc tender offer price after regulator warning
MBK Partners will not raise its tender offer prices again for Korea Zinc Inc. and its affiliate Young Poong Precision Corp. after hiking them twice ...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Toyota, Hyundai chiefs to meet in Seoul for hydrogen alliance
The leaders of Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Group will meet in South Korea later this month, raising expectations of a deepening partnership...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to sweep top three spots in Korea car sales on SUV, hybrid boom
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is poised to claim the top three spots on the country’s best-selling car list this year thanks...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer
A consortium of MBK Partners-Young Poong Corp. on Friday raised its tender offer price for Korea Zinc Inc. again and removed the lower limit of its ...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc, MBK face-off for control of zinc smelter takes new twist
The face-off between Korea Zinc Inc. and MBK Partners for control of the world's No. 1 lead and zinc smelter shows no sign of abating as the private...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
FTC fines Kakao Mobility $55 mn for alleged unfair taxi-hailing service
South Korea’s antitrust body has fined Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, 72.4 billion won ($54.9 mi...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Zinc, Bain Capital offer $2.4 bn share buyback vs MBK
Korea Zinc Inc. said on Wednesday it will buy back shares for 3.1 trillion won ($2.4 billion) with the backing of Bain Capital to counter MBK Partne...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Naver to retire $306 mn shares, but stock remains weak
South Korea’s leading internet portal operator Naver Corp. will buy back and retire about 400 billion won ($306 million) worth of shares by th...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Korea’s E-Mart to delist troubled building unit for restructuring
South Korea’s largest supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. said on Monday it is set to delist its troubled construction subsidiary from the main loca...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Chabot Mobility raises $900,000 in Series C round
South Korea's automotive management platform startup Chabot Mobility said on Wednesday that it raised 1.2 billion won ($900,000) in a Series C inv...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Shieldus, Verizon form strategic partnership
South Korea's SK Shieldus Co. said on Wednesday that it entered a strategic partnership with the US-based telecom company Verizon.Under this partner...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis, BYD seek strategic alliance on car exports
Hyundai Glovis Co. has inked a memorandum of understanding with China's No. 1 electric vehicle maker BYD Co. to form a strategic alliance on car tra...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics launches Global Heat Pump Consortium
LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday it launched a Global Heat Pump Consortium to strengthen cooperation on heating, ventilation, and air condition...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Kolon expands eco-friendly car interior materials biz
South Korea's Kolon Industries Inc., the Kolon Group's chemical materials arm, will absorb its affiliate Kolon Glotech's automotive materials and pa...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis GV70, Electrified GV70 named safest cars by IIHS
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Sunday that its sport utility vehicle (SUV) GV70 and the Electrified GV70 got the highest rating...
Sep 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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