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Beauty & Cosmetics
Beauty store chain CJ Olive Young to launch Japan unit
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s largest beauty store chain, will set up a subsidiary in Japan in the first half of this year to mark its f...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
DeepX attracts $80 mn new investment
DeepX, South Korea's homegrown neural network and AI chip developer, announced on Friday that it finalized attracting an investment of 110 billion w...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
UAE to invest up to $1 bn in S.Korean ventures
The United Arab Emirates is set to invest a maximum of $1 billion in South Korean startups via a joint venture, as a part of its mid- to long-term p...
May 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai to invest $923 million on self-driving JV Motional
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, is set to spend nearly $1 billion on Motional, its loss-making self-driving joint ve...
May 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
S.Korea’s project financing exposure reaches $145 bn
South Korean financial services companies and construction firms are exposed to a combined 200 trillion won ($145 billion) worth of potential risks ...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Etech System attracts $130 mn investment
South Korea's integrated IT solution consulting company Etech System attracted an investment of 180 billion won ($130 million) from private equity f...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae faces off with Affinity, BRV over SSG.COM
Shinsegae Group could face a legal battle against two private equity firms that are demanding it buy back their combined 1 trillion won ($727 millio...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
HD Hyundai Marine IPO sees strong demand from retail investors
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. has attracted billions of dollars from retail investors in subscription deposits for the ship mai...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
Korea builds system to speed up naked short-selling ban
South Korea’s top financial regulator is set to build a centralized digital system to strengthen the prevention of naked short-selling as the ...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean banking group's Q1 profits drop on ELS sales
The combined net profit at South Korea’s four largest financial services firms, including KB Financial Group, are estimated to have dropped ne...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
SK Chemicals' bond oversubscribed with $526 mn demand
SK Chemicals Co., a unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, is set for a successful debt issue as the company’s bond sale has...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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REITs
Koramco, Fi-public to collaborate on mobile REIT investment
South Korea's Koramco REITs Management and Trust announced on Friday that it plans to launch a personal REIT investment service utilizing a mobile p...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Private markets open to more high-net-worth individuals: Hamilton Lane
The number of high-net-worth individuals allocating capital to private markets is increasing fast. These are wealthy individuals who own at least $1...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Brokerage firms' bonds draw investors amid rate cut hopes
South Korean brokerage firms are ramping up sales of long-term bonds to refinance their loans by repaying short-term debts in hopes of a rate cut by...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's M&A market poised to bounce back after bleak Q1
South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market is poised to bounce back after a bleak first quarter, with 22.3 trillion won ($16 billion) worth...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung Asset's KODEX S&P500 TR ETF surpasses 1 tn won in net asset
Samsung Asset Management Co. announced on Tuesday that the net asset value of its KODEX US S&P500 TR exchange-traded fund (ETF), which tracks th...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korean big tech firms join Korea’s AI strategy council
The South Korean government has launched an artificial intelligence strategy council, jointly with domestic big tech firms such as Naver Corp. and K...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Hyundai Motor regains AAA credit rating after 4 years
Hyundai Motor Co. regained its top AAA credit rating for the first time since the end of 2019.NICE Investors Service on Tuesday upgraded Hyundai Mot...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea's Military Mutual Aid Association starts search for new CIO
South Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), which managed 10.4 trillion won ($7.7 billion) in assets as of the end of 2023, said on ...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea, Japan lead Asia's buyout markets: MBK Partners
South Korea and Japan are the two most important markets for buyouts in Asia, and China is still a significant private market with potential for mid...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign buying of Korean stocks hit record high in Q1
Foreign investors gobbled up a record 15.8 trillion won ($11.7 billion) worth of stocks listed in South Korea during the first three months of this ...
Mar 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE puts South Korea’s top travel agency Hanatour up for sale
IMM Private Equity Inc., a Seoul-based private equity firm, is selling its controlling stake in Hanatour Service Inc., South Korea’s top trave...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Euroclear to trade S.Korean treasuries via omnibus account from June
The National Tax Service (NTS) of South Korea said on Tuesday that Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A., two major clearing houses for ...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SM Entertainment founder invests $5.2 million in Mindlogic
K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co.'s founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man is expected to invest up to 10 billion won ($7.5 million) in Mind...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
JB investors urged to oppose Align's call for board overhaul
Global proxy advisors International Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. have expressed their opinion that there is no need for...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
LG injects $97 mn into Vista Equity’s fund for new tech investments
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, injected $97 million into a fund run by Vista Equity Partners Management LLC for investme...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean investors’ yen savings flirt with record high
South Korean retail investors, hunting for bargains, have flocked to shovel in the Japanese currency hovering around its record low value in anticip...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai E&C wins $132 mn biogas facility project
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Monday that it was selected as the preferred bidder for a private invest...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Private education spending in S.Korea hits new record high
South Koreans’ spending on private education hit a new record high of 27.1 trillion won ($20 billion) in 2023, as the government’s annou...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean rental platforms become headache for PE investors
South Korean rental platforms have become a headache for private equity firms, with their declining profits and dim business outlooks making them ha...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)