equity-linked securities (ELS)
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Petrochemicals
Kumho Petrochem's Hugreen secures highest HB mark grade
South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical Co. announced on Thursday that its phenolic foam board (PF board) insulation material under the construction mater...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean LPs seek private equity secondaries amid liquidity crunch
Secondary strategy is South Korean institutional investors’ top pick for private equity investments for two straight years, a survey showed. Man...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hana Bank at record profit; office bets hit Hana Securities
South Korea’s Hana Financial Group on Wednesday reported a dip in net profit in 2023, with record earnings at its flagship Hana Bank offset by...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean banks stop ELS sales after HSCEI debacle
South Korean banks are scurrying to suspend the sale of equity-linked securities (ELS) after the country’s financial regulator said it may con...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Central, South America: Korean builders’ El Dorado
South Korean construction companies are penetrating deeper into Central and South America, where high demand for infrastructure facilities is now se...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
Korea’s KIC opens Mumbai office to spur emerging market investment
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) said on Monday it has launched its Mumbai office, establishing the state-run fund’s f...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Hyundai Team secures victory at 2024 WRC Monte Carlo Rally
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Monday that Thierry Neuville of the Hyundai team secured the first-place victory at the Monte Carlo Rally, the inau...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s ELS market to stagnate after HSCEI debacle: KOFIA chairman
The Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) will go all out to minimize any adverse effects on the South Korean financial market from an anti...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Mirae Asset Securities raises $600 mn in foreign bonds
Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Monday issued $600 million worth of foreign currency bonds, marking the first foreign bond sale by a South Korean brok...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean secures first order of year for ammonia carriers
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Monday that it has secured a contract for two very large ammonia...
Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean investors doomed to suffer $171 mn losses from HSCEI ELS
South Korean investors have already suffered about 230 billion won ($171 million) losses from their investments in equity-linked securities (ELS) ti...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine Solution to enter ship cyber security
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domestic security...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Glovis invests in stake of EV battery recycler
South Korean shipping and logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a share subscription agreement (SSA) related t...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics bets big on smart factory business
LG Electronics Inc. launched a smart factory business division under its research and development center early this month to accelerate its transiti...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
S.Korean securities downgrades GS E&C’s investment opinion
Hyundai Motor Securities downgraded its investment opinion on GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) from "Buy" to "Market Perform" on...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea’s LS Group wins regulatory nod for securities biz
South Korea’s electrics components-to-energy conglomerate LS Group is set to start the securities business as it secured regulatory approval t...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to export three anticancer drugs to Europe
South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it has secured supply contracts for three anticancer biosimilars in European countries...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Innocean, HYBE launch Seventeen project in Bangkok
Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it has launched a K-pop boy g...
Jan 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea Investment leads Mongolia Mortgage Corp.'s global bond issuance
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) announced on Tuesday its successful completion of the lead management for a $225 million global bond iss...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Iljin Electric secures $36 mn order for high-voltage cables in Malaysia
Iljin Electric, the integrated heavy electric device unit of South Korea's Iljin Group, announced on Tuesday that it has recently signed a contract ...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung TV secures artful color certification from Pantone
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its 2024 model "The Frame" TV became the first display to receive "Artful Color Certification" fro...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Foreign-listed bitcoin ETF trading suspended in S.Korea
South Korean investors’ years-long trading of spot-bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed in Canada and Germany was abruptly suspended du...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Motor in deal to secure lithium hydroxide from China’s Chengxin
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group has agreed to secure lithium hydroxide, a key raw material for electric vehicle batteries, fro...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea's Cosmax strengthens business in Middle East, Africa
Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), is embarking on a full-scale entry in...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE secures deal for building 15 product carriers worth $717 mn
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, a key intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai Group, announced on Tuesday that it recently sign...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro establishes Global Resources Office for securing core minerals
South Korean battery materials manufacturer EcoPro Co. announced on Tuesday that it has established a "Global Resources Office" to expedite the acqu...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
STX invests in stake in 1.5 mn ton lithium deposit in Peru
STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, has secured lithium, a key material for secondary batteries, and obtained a stake in a lithium mi...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korea launches official probe into HSCEI-tied ELS sale
South Korea’s financial authorities have opened an official probe into local banks and securities firms’ potential misselling of equity-...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea Boosts Security for Politicians as New Threats of Violence Emerge
SEOUL—South Korea beefed up security for prominent political figures as new threats of violence materialized against top officials, including ...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Kurly’s earnings rebound may put IPO back on track
Kurly Inc., South Korea’s dawn delivery pioneer of fresh produce, appears to be getting its delayed initial public offering back on track...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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