logistics network
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Earnings
LG overtakes Whirlpool as top appliance maker with record 2021 sales
LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top manufacturer of home, kitchen and laundry appliances after posting record...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK Networks invests $20 mn in vegan leather producer
SK Networks Co. announced Friday it has invested $20 million in California-based biotech startup MycoWorks. The general trading arm of South ...
Jan 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Mesh to raise up to $253 mn to become logistics unicorn
Logistics service provider Mesh Korea Co. plans to raise 200 billion to 300 billion won ($168.6 million to $253 million) in its upcoming rights is...
Jan 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
E-Land sells Shanghai warehouse for $2.2 bn to lower debt ratio
Retail conglomerate E-Land Group completed selling its first overseas logistics center in Shanghai for about 1.4 billion Chinese yuan ($2.2 billion)...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Coupang to shake up Korea’s logistics industry landscape
South Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. is looking to tap into the country’s logistics industry, shaking up the sector, while market...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK Networks invests in AI-based US healthcare startup LVIS
South Korea’s SK Networks Co. said on Tuesday it joined a $15 million in Series B-2 funding for US healthcare startup LVIS Corp.LVIS, headquar...
Jan 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
SK, Qualcomm discuss cooperation on memory chips
LAS VEGAS – Chief executives of South Korea's energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group on Thursday met with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and dis...
Jan 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial Intelligence
IGIS invests in Kakao Enterprise for AI-embedded real estate
IGIS Asset Management Co. and its venture capital affiliate are slated to invest 10 billion won ($8.3 million) in Kakao Enterprise Corp., an artific...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis opens firm in Chengdu for logistics to Europe
Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has founded an affiliate in Chengdu, the largest trade city in western China, for rai...
Dec 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
KTB Network to list at bottom of price range
KTB Network Co., South Korea's first-generation venture capital firm, priced its public offering price at the bottom of the guidance range as the re...
Dec 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Korea’s Midas Asset buys logistics center in Italy for €200 mn
South Korea’s Midas Asset Management Co. has bought a logistics center leased to Amazon, the world’s top online shopping mall, in Italy ...
Nov 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung, Korea Post create $336 mn overseas alternative investment fund
South Korea's largest insurance company Samsung Life Insurance Co. and state-run postal savings and insurance agency Korea Post’s insurance ...
Nov 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
Deepening diesel exhaust fluid crisis puts Korea’s key industries at risk
The diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea stemming from China's suspension of urea exports is getting worse, as local DEF inventories a...
Nov 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Netflix to strengthen partnerships with ISPs through network technology
Netflix Inc. has confirmed it will focus on partnerships with South Korean internet service providers (ISPs) through its in-house distribution netwo...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
KTB to launch REITs for logistics centers in Vietnam and housing in US
South Korean asset manager KTB Asset Management Co. plans to launch two overseas real estate investment trusts (REITs) to invest in Vietnam-based lo...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LG, CJ join other Korean firms to run offices in Washington
WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea’s major business conglomerates are heading to Washington D.C. to run offices handling regulatory and gover...
Nov 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2021
KIC to raise alternative investments to 25% by 2027
Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) plans to increase alternative investments to a quarter of its portfolio by 2027 from the current 16%, its CEO Jin Seoun...
Oct 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Office investment falls 15% in Q3 2021, CBRE says
The real estate investment market size in South Korea during the third quarter of this year reached 3.7 trillion won ($3.2 billion), showing a small...
Oct 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Glovis to build hydrogen supply chain with Air Products
Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, agreed to set up a liquid hydrogen supply chain with Air Products, the world’s la...
Oct 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate debt
M&G picks logistics, residential property for 2022
London-based M&G Investments expects the logistics and residential real estate markets in most parts of Europe to continue to offer attractive r...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Stonebridge Ventures, Capstone prepare for 2022 IPOs
Stonebridge Ventures, South Korea's most profitable venture capital firm, will submit its application for an initial public offering this month to l...
Oct 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Glovis launches ECOH brand for hydrogen, battery businesses
Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Monday it is launching a new brand to beef up its eco-friendly business, includ...
Oct 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
Samsung Elec unveils solution for stable 5G voice calls
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, has developed a software solution for more stable 5G voice calls in a move to incre...
Oct 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO hires ex-US envoy on N.Korea Stephen Biegun as adviser
South Korean steel giant POSCO has hired Stephen Biegun, former US deputy secretary of state, as its adviser for its American business.POSCO America...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis inks gas shipping deal with Trafigura
South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. has inked a deal with global commodities trader Trafigura to transport gas and ammonia as part of its longer-...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
SK gas stations to become CJ Logistics micro-fulfillment centers
South Korea’s leading logistics company CJ Logistics Corp. teamed up with SK Energy to aim the domestic quick commerce market, utilizing gas s...
Aug 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Delta variant, rate hike views hurt Korean lower-rated corporate bond sales
South Korean companies with low credit ratings around BBB are suffering weaker demand in the primary market. A spread in the Delta coronavirus varia...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Sandbox Network sets up China affiliate for business expansion
South Korea’s largest multichannel network (MCN) company Sandbox Network Inc. has made another major step forward in expanding its China busin...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Disney Plus' S.Korea launch delayed after Netflix's court loss
Disney Plus, a global over-the-top (OTT) streaming service provider, has pushed back its South Korean service launch by about a quarter to the end o...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Smart logistics
LG CNS to launch Korea’s first drive-through micro-fulfillment center
Micro-fulfillment is on everyone’s lips these days, or so it seems, as retailers compete to drastically slash delivery times for online orders...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)