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Business & Politics
Kumho chief Park, other business leaders granted presidential pardons
Park Chan-koo, honorary chairman of Kumho Petrochemical Co., and 11 other South Korean business leaders have been granted presidential pardons to ...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Bullet maker Poongsan chief Ryu’s new role: Korea’s top business lobbyist
Jin Roy Ryu, chairman of South Korea’s leading copper smelter and defense equipment maker Poongsan Corp., has been chosen to lead the ...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity's CJ Lee to become 3rd Korean executive to leave
Affinity Equity Partners’ founding member and Managing Partner Lee Chul-joo (CJ Lee) will resign from the Asia’s leading buyout manager,...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband names SK Shieldus' ex-CEO Park its new chief
South Korea’s internet service provider SK Broadband Co. said on Friday it has tapped Park Jin-hyo, former chief executive at security affilia...
Jul 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
BOK chief says aging without assets key challenge to S.Koreans
JEJU -- South Korea’s central bank chief on Friday warned of the growing risk of aging without assets in Asia’s fourth-largest economy a...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Tinder owner Match Group taps Sam Ahn as Asia's chief innovation officer
Match Group Inc., operating online dating and chat platforms like Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid in some 40 languages, has appointed its subsidiary Hyper...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S&P expects BOK to cut rate by 100 bps in 2024 for growth
South Korea’s central bank is expected to cut its policy interest rate by one percentage point next year with inflationary pressure easing fur...
Jul 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia scouts ex-Stellantis executive Pierre-Martin Bos as PBV director
Kia Corp. has brought a former Stellantis N.V.’s commercial vehicle specialist on board for its purpose-built vehicle (PBV) business in Europe...
Jul 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor chairman visits Intel, seeking stable supply of chips
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun toured Intel Corp.’s Leixlip Campus in County Kildare, Ireland last week to check out the latest tec...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea-China battery minerals tie-up mutually beneficial: CNGR chief
China and South Korea stand to mutually benefit by strengthening their partnership in the battery materials business amid tougher US regulations on ...
Jul 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
SK Group to host global forum in Silicon Valley
The top executives of South Korea's SK Innovation Co. and SK Hynix Inc. will discuss future growth strategies with outstanding global talent in Sili...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hyundai Group chief calls on PE firm help to defend against Schindler
South Korea’s conglomerate Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun is seeking money from a local private equity firm to defend the management ...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Financial chief in Europe to meet with BNP Paribas, investors
Jin Ok-dong, chairman of Shinhan Financial Group Co., is off to Europe for investor relations sessions with its shareholders, including BNP Paribas ...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
South Korea hosts first Universo Ferrari exhibition in Asia
For the first time in Asia, South Korea is hosting an event featuring the history of the Italian sports car brand Ferrari.Ferrari on Thursday opened...
Jun 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korean treasury yields top base rate on hawkish BOK
South Korea’s three-year treasury bond yield topped the base rate for the first time in two months, after the Bank of Korea (BOK) warned again...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Mercedes Korea executive promoted as US customer service chief
Kim Jee-seop, former vice president of the customer service department at Mercedes-Benz Korea, has been promoted to oversee the German automaker&rsq...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO, JSW discuss eco-friendly reduction steel production
Chairman of POSCO Group Choi Jeong-woo met with Sajjan Jindal, Chairman of JSW Steel, India's largest steel conglomerate, to discuss collaboration...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Jang Se-joo returns as Dongkuk chairman, launches holding firm
Jang Se-joo, former chairman of South Korea’s Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., has returned to the top post after an eight-year hiatus as the steelmake...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s new Bespoke line: It's time of reckoning for device chief
Han Jong-hee, Samsung Electronics Co.'s vice chairman, has been in charge of the South Korean tech giant’s digital experience or DX division, ...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief says rate cut premature despite slower growth
South Korea’s central bank chief on Wednesday said it is too early to suggest starting to cut interest rates as inflation remains above its ta...
May 03, 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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Leadership & Management
SK Group chairman’s eldest son to play key role at US unit PassKey
Chey In-geun, the eldest son of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, has moved to the South Korean conglomerate’s major US business operations amid...
Apr 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec reinvents brand identity, aiming for youthful, dynamic image
South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. is taking steps to reinvent its brand and enhance its youthful and dynamic image while actively communic...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief says tightening not over after rate freeze
South Korea’s central bank chief on Tuesday defied market views that the monetary authority may have ended its tightening campaign, citing gro...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO Group plans talks with former US diplomat
Former US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will hold talks with Chairman Choi Jeong-woo of South Korea’s POSCO Group.They will discuss...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Ferrari, Stellantis head Elkann to visit Samsung for biz talks
John Elkann, chairman of both Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari S.p.A. and Dutch-domiciled multinational automaker Stellantis N.V., is ...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor wins Newsweek World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors Awards
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Wednesday that it won two categories at the "World's Greatest Auto Disruptors 2023" awards ceremony by Newsweek, a ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
POSCO pursues future energy cooperation with Malaysia's Petronas
South Korea’s POSCO Group on Sunday said its Chairman Choi Jeong-woo and Petronas Group of Malaysia CEO Tengku Muhammad Taufik in Kuala Lumpur...
Apr 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Hugel names ex-CEO of LG Household & Health Care as chairman
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Hugel Inc. on Friday said it appointed Cha Suk-yong, former CEO and vice chairman of LG Household & Heal...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Chairman Lee to meet new premier in China
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrived in Beijing on March 23 to review the chipmaker’s business in China, which is gradually rec...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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