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Bio & Pharma
MDimune signs research agreement with Australian National University
MDimune, a South Korean biotech company, said on Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with the Clear Vision Research (CVR) Lab, a research grou...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Mezzion Pharma to try again for US FDA approval of drug
South Korea's Mezzion Pharma will seek to get the oral medicine Udenafil to treat side effects from heart surgery, planning to clinical trials in th...
Nov 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Eugene Group, Stonebridge Capital mull logistics firm Mesh acquisition
South Korean conglomerate Eugene Group, one of the largest construction materials suppliers in the country, is planning to acquire local logistics c...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea's Samsung Biologics signs $296 mn CMO deal with GSK
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics Co. has signed a $296.1 million deal to supply biopharmaceutical products to UK-based multinational pharma gia...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Google stops KakaoTalk updates over violation of external payment policy
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has halted updates to Kakao Corp.'s KakaoTalk, South Korea's most popular messaging app. An employee of Kakao told...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis’ SB12 shows same clinical effects as Alexion’s Soliris
Samsung Bioepis Co., a biopharmaceutical unit of Samsung Group, said its SB12, a proposed biosimilar to Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s rare bl...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korean LPs seek different strategies for private equity, debt
Key asset owners of South Korea will keep their mid- to long-term plans for alternative asset management despite the current macroeconomic risks, as...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Korea lawmakers confirm IMF veteran as new BOK chief
South Korea’s lawmakers gave the nod to the nomination of veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s ...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea shipbuilders aim for strong demand on tougher rules
South Korea’s shipbuilders targeted demand for new vessels and ship modification as tougher environmental regulations are scheduled to take ef...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
China's lockdown: Double effect to Korean tech stocks
The COVID-19 lockdown of Shenzhen, the city known as Silicon Valley of China, is increasing concerns over supply disruptions to South Korea’s ...
Mar 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Visual effects startup VA Corp joins ranks of unicorns
Visual effects production startup VA Corporation announced Monday it received 100 billion won ($80.4 million) from private equity fund Paratus Inv...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S. Korea's economic growth jumps to 11-year high
South Korea recorded 4% economic growth in 2021 – its highest jump in 11 years – according to the country’s central bank. The Ban...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Year-end review
Kosdaq: Will January effect occur in 2022?
South Korea’s tech-heavy Kosdaq index tends to rise every January as many Korean retail investors rush to dump their stocks just before the ex...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix outplays Kioxia as world’s No.2 smartphone NAND flash maker
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. has clinched a surprise second spot in the world’s NAND flash market for smartphones. According to the marke...
Jul 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Netflix joins hands with Dexter Studios for visual, sound effects
Netflix Inc. has entered into a two-year partnership with South Korea's leading post-production studio which creates digital images and mixes sound ...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
The butterfly effect: How the W Concept takeover stirred up Korea's fashion industry
“Just give us three weeks. We’ll offer a price by then.”This conversation took place in early March. A senior executive from retai...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup valuations surge; driven by Coupang effect and VC boom
In September 2019, South Korea-based mobile marketplace platform Danggeun Market received 40 billion won ($36 million) from venture capital firms wi...
Apr 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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dollar bond
KT issues $400 mn dollar-denominated bond with record-low 1% interest rate
South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. has set a record-low interest rate among privately-held Korean companies with the issue of a dollar-denomin...
Aug 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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GEPS to invest $20 mn in dollar-denominated structured notes
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) will allocate $20 million to US dollar-denominated structured notes based on South Korean credit defau...
Jun 26, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)