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Energy
Korean companies’ race heats up in $2.8 tn global wind farm markets
The global offshore wind power generation equipment market is heating up with cut-throat competition among South Korean companies. The country&rsquo...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Seoul to create K-beauty road as part of interactive tourism
South Korea’s capital city Seoul will set up a walking route full of beauty products, services and interactive programs for visiting tourists....
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean housing prices soar to $5 tn in Moon admin with record growth
South Korean house prices have risen more during the President Moon Jae-in administration than any other as the current government has focused more ...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
LG Innotek’s substrate business becomes a cash cow
Korea’s leading camera module maker LG Innotek Co. is projected to post record earnings this year thanks to its fast-growing integrated circui...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Samsung Next ramps up investment in NFT ventures
Samsung Electronics Co. is betting big on non-fungible token (NFT) companies through its venture capital unit Samsung Next, headquartered in Mountai...
Jul 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Woowa Brothers launches last-mile indoor food delivery robot in Seoul
Woowa Brothers Corp., South Korea’s top food delivery app operator, has launched a last-mile indoor robot food delivery service, as people inc...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Biotech
LegoChem’s biotech platform drives 28% share price spike over last month
The rise of the platform economy is a global phenomenon. The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the use of contactless technology an...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Koh Young’s medical robot KYMERO expands foothold in Korean hospitals
Koh Young Technology Inc., Korea’s leading maker of 3D optical inspection devices used in electronics manufacturing, has further strengthened ...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Arts
Korea’s art sales set for triple-digit growth in 2021
South Korea’s art market is projected to double or even triple in size this year, thanks to the widening of the customer base across all gener...
Jun 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip shortage hits Korea’s COVID-19 diagnostic device manufacturers
The global chip shortage is impacting South Korea’s COVID-19 test device makers. They are paying up to 10 times the normal price of semiconduc...
Jun 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai, Woowa Brothers tie up to develop last-mile delivery robot
Hyundai Motor Group and Woowa Brothers Corp., the country’s top food delivery app operator, have agreed to jointly develop delivery robots cap...
Mar 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Market Kurly faces bumpy road to 2021 US listing
South Korea's Kurly Inc., better known by its brand name Market Kurly, has recently terminated its contract with IPO manager Samsung Securities Co.,...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign wealth funds
KIC earns 60% of its cumulative gains in last two years
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) earned a combined $42 million in gains between 2019 and 2020, representing 60% of its cumulative earnings since i...
Feb 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s five-year journey to build a luxury car brand
At Hyundai Motor Co.'s brand launch event held on Nov. 4, 2015, someone made an unexpected appearance on the stage, surprising the crowd. It was curre...
Nov 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean last-mile delivery apps’ valuations out of sync with demand surge
South Korea’s leading last-mile delivery startups have put their shares or management rights up for sale, riding on the surging demand for deliv...
Sep 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Nuveen Real Estate buys Korea’s last-mile logistics facility
Nuveen Real Estate, the investment arm of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, has acquired a last-mile logistics center near Se...
Aug 08, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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POBA to commit $200 mn to Square Mile’s $825 mn debt fund
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) will commit $200 million to a real estate debt fund of Square Mile Capital, a US investment company, w...
Jul 07, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung, Kyobo Life to buy $129 mn debt of US toll road from IFM Investors
Two of South Korea’s top three life insurers – Samsung and Kyobo – will buy $129 million debt backed by revenues of the Indiana Toll Road Concession C...
Oct 24, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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