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Bio & Pharma
Management dispute over S.Korea’s CTC Bio heats up
A management dispute over a South Korean pharmaceutical maker CTC Bio Inc. specializing in animal drugs is intensifying as another medical company h...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KCGI’s ascent to intensify family feud over DB control; DB stocks rally
A sibling feud over management control of DB Group is expected to intensify following the ascent of South Korean activist fund Korea Corporate Gover...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo sued over inheritance in family feud
Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, has been sued over the distribution of inherited wealth, including a s...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KHNP, Westinghouse in talks to resolve Poland reactor dispute
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) and Westinghouse Electric Co. are in negotiations to settle their dispute over reactor design licensing, ...
Feb 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
DSME, INPEX end $970 mn dispute over FPSO
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) and INPEX Corp. have agreed to end a $970 million dispute less than a year since the damage ...
Feb 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
K-pop pioneer SM engulfed in management dispute
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s mobile platform giant and operator of the country’s top messenger app Kakao Talk, is set to become the second...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
China's alleged Korean trademark piracy surges during COVID-19
South Korean companies have witnessed a sharp increase in alleged trademark piracy in China over the past few years, as COVID-19 curbed their overse...
Feb 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Seoul in talks to share nuclear plant export profits with Westinghouse
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. and its parent company Korea Electric Power Corp. are in discussion with Westinghouse Electric Corp. to share pr...
Jan 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Blockchain co. Reality Reflection's board to discuss mangement reshuffle
The South Korean blockchain ecosystem is facing a string of management disputes, hit by worsening conditions of the global cryptocurrency market.&nb...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
North Korea Barrages south with missiles; South Korea swiftly responds
SEOUL—North Korea unleashed its biggest barrage in years, firing nearly two dozen missiles, including one that flew south of its disputed mari...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Seoul ordered to fork over $230 mn to Lone Star over KEB deal
An international tribunal delivered a ruling in favor of Lone Star on Wednesday over a dispute with South Korea relating to its 3.9 trillion won ($3...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korean exporters fret over looming labor strife at Long Beach, Hamburg
South Korea’s major companies are anxious about looming labor strife at the Port of Long Beach, California and strikes at German ports –...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Medytox-Hugel dispute over botox strain intensifies with ITC probe
A legal dispute over a botox strain between South Korean pharmaceutical company Medytox Inc. and its crosstown rival Hugel Inc. has intensified with...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea, Lone Star brace for ruling on decade-long dispute
An international arbitrator is set to rule on a decade-long legal tussle between South Korea and Lone Star Funds as early as next month over the US ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung countersues ex-patent chief over IP disputes
Samsung Electronics Co. filed a lawsuit against its former patent chief on Sunday, in response to the ex-vice president's claim that the tech giant ...
Feb 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kyobo Life resumes IPO push amid protracted dispute with investors
Kyobo Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s third-largest life insurer, is resuming its push for an initial public offering amid a protracted lega...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Tesco ordered to return $160 mn to MBK over Homeplus deal
Tesco Plc, the UK's largest retailer, was recently ordered by an international arbitration court to return £119 million ($163 million) to MBK ...
Oct 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korean startup closer to winning Touch ID patent dispute with Apple
South Korea's Firstface Co. has inched a step closer to winning its patent dispute against Apple Inc., after a US federal appeals court ruled in fav...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Real Packing envisions borderless e-commerce ecosystem via videos
South Korea-based startup Real Packing is on a mission to build a trust-based society via its fact-checking video system.Launched in 2016, Real Pack...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Netflix loses first court case over network usage fee
Global streaming giant Netflix Inc. lost a South Korean court case on Friday, in the world's first ruling over a dispute about whether over-the-top ...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
UK lifestyle brand Barbour enters legal battle with 10-year partner in Korea
The recent decision by Barbour, the British lifestyle brand under J. Barbour & Sons Ltd., to transfer the rights to sell its products in South K...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK agrees to pay $1.8 billion to LG, settles battery legal dispute
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. have reached an 11th-hour agreement to end their two-year legal dispute in the US over trade secret in...
Apr 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK reiterates rejection of LG’s hefty demand for battery dispute settlement
SK Innovation Co. again refused to accept LG Energy Solution Ltd.’s demand that SK pay a hefty amount of compensation for its involvement in a...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem CEO vows stern action against SK in battery legal dispute
The chief executive of LG Chem Ltd. said on Thursday that the company will sternly deal with SK Innovation Co. in the battery technology trade secre...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Spotify, Kakao settle licensing dispute; K-pop returns to platform
Spotify Technology S.A., the world's largest music streaming service, has reached a licensing agreement with Kakao Entertainment Corp., to make musi...
Mar 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
US politicians urge review of ITC ruling over LG, SK battery dispute
The trade secret dispute between LG Energy Solution Ltd. and SK Innovation Co. is taking a new turn as US state politicians raise their voices again...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC may cancel $50 mn contract with Elliott over US fund’s disputes with Korean govt
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking into whether Elliott Management’s recent move against the South Korean government constitutes a conflict...
May 17, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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