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Private debt
M&A rebound will drive private credit volume increase: Golub Capital
As the Federal Reserve signaled delays in rate cuts after meeting earlier this month, more investors have adopted for a wait-and-see attitude. Those...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Chem displays bright outlook after loss in first quarter
LG Chem Ltd., the parent of the world's second-largest battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., expects its business will improve in upcoming quarters...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung shifts gears to focus on HBM, server memory chips
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it will adjust its memory chip product mix to increase the output of advanced memory...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure secondaries continue to rise amid inflation: Stafford
Secondaries have become one of the most sought-after assets amid market uncertainty as they provide early exit opportunities and portfolio diversifi...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
HD Hyundai Oilbank continues to fuel Superrace Championship
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oilbank announced on Monday that it will continue to exclusively supply fuel for the "2024 O-NE Superrace Championship," So...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
2024 an intriguing year for Japan: Savills IM
The Japanese real estate market holds a prominent status in the global investment landscape, buoyed by robust fundamentals that have made it a sough...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Reversing age possible in a decade: Harvard Prof. David Sinclair
Humans will be able to control biological age and reverse their age in 10 years with advancements in medical science and live up to around 120, abou...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s bond sales up in February; corporate bonds remain buoyant
Bond sales in South Korea amounted to 71.8 trillion won ($54.4 billion) in February, 12.4% up from a month prior, according to a report from the Kor...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung holds DRAM supremacy with its market share at 7-year high
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, saw its supremacy in the DRAM segment strengthen last year with its market shar...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean brokerages expand bond issues to repay short-term debts
South Korea’s mid-sized brokerage firms are increasingly embracing bond sales as several large firms sold their bonds in January amid investor...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset's Nasdaq-listed chip ETF soars amid AI craze
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, said on Thursday that its exchange-traded fund (ETF) TIGER US ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset Owners Report
Private debt, infrastructure remain top picks for Korean LPs in 2024
Private debt and infrastructure will remain South Korean institutional investors’ favorite alternative asset classes for the second straight yea...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Harim, KDB in dispute over $5 bn HMM deal conditions
Talks to sell South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier HMM Co. to Harim Group, a leading poultry processor, have made little progress amid disputes o...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hankook vows to prevent hostile bids after MBK tender offer fails
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said on Tuesday it will ...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
S.Korea’s LF opens 9th store in Vietnam
South Korea’s fashion company LF Corp. announced on Thursday that it opened its ninth store in Vietnam at Trang Tien Plaza in Hanoi.Trang Tien...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
SUVs: Name of the game in 2023 South Korean auto market
Back in the 1970s, when simply having a car was a status symbol in South Korea, a four-door passenger sedan was the car of choice. And Hyundai Motor...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte extends Brisbane Airport duty-free shop operations until 2034
Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, said on Sunday it has extended its operating rights for a duty-free shop a...
Dec 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean wins $125.5 mn order for VLAC
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it secured an order for one very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) from a shipowner in Oceania fo...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG lead global TV market in Q3 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. has retained the number one position in global TV market share, hitting a 30% mark in this year's third quarter, marking a p...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Alibaba continues eyeing S.Korean e-commerce M&A
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group is seeking to purchase a major online retail platform in South Korea, one of the world’s largest e-commerce m...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to continue DRAM output cut until year-end; NAND recovery slow
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will continue its ongoing DRAM chip production cut at least until the end of th...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean tire makers post double-digit Q3 profit margins; outlook bright
South Korea’s three leading tire makers posted their highest-ever quarterly profit margins in the third quarter, boosted by tire price hikes, ...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DRAM contract prices rebound after 27 months on rising demand
DRAM contract prices rebounded for the first time in more than two years last month amid the recovery in the consumer electronics market.The price g...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Koreans’ US dollar selling spree continues in anticipation of weaker USD
US dollar investors in South Korea have not backed down from their shorting position of the currency despite the strengthening dollar against the Ko...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s China restructuring continues with Chongqing plant sale
Hyundai Motor Co., reeling from its weak car sales in China, has put its Chongqing plant up for sale as South Korea’s top automaker continues ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea's superconductor stocks plunge on Nature report
South Korean research team’s LK-99, behind the online sensation following its claim of room-temperature superconductor over the past four week...
Aug 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Falling mineral prices to hit Korean battery materials makers
South Korean battery materials makers are likely to report worsened profitability in the third quarter of this year as prices of lithium hydroxide a...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Koreans continue buying spree of sliding Japanese yen
The plunging Japanese currency has stepped up South Koreans’ bargain-hunting, posting record highs in the balance of the yen-denominated depos...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Kakao to release super-large AI model, superapp
Kakao Corp. on Thursday announced that it will transform South Korea’s dominant mobile messaging app KakaoTalk into an AI-powered platform com...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro to log record-high foreign net purchases in July
South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Co., the stock price of which has soared more than nine times on the junior bourse Kosdaq since Januar...
Jul 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)