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Korean food
Brits to enjoy K-food Bibigo at home with delivery service
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. started the delivery service of its K-food brand Bibigo in the UK to accelerate the expansion of the As...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai bets big on deep discounts to survive EV plateau
Hyundai Motor Co. is going all out to revive drivers’ interest in electric vehicles with significant price cuts in the US, the world’s s...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lotte builds US antibody-drug conjugate plant with $82 mn
South Korea’s Lotte Biologics Co. is establishing an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) factory in Syracuse, New York, with an investment of 110 bi...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korea Investment, Carlyle Group sign strategic partnership
Korea Investment & Securities Co. announced on Friday it has signed a strategic partnership with Carlyle Group, one of the world's leading priva...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Whole loans offer funding solution for stretched borrowers: Savills IM
Despite the challenging economic environment, there are still plenty of opportunities for profit in commercial real estate, notably through debt i...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea’s startups see Sept. investment surge 85%
South Korea’s startups last month saw investment rise for the first time this year.The Seoul-based Startup Alliance, a private support organiz...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Cloud to offer edutech service in Mongolia
South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Tuesday it will participate in the Digital Classroom Project of Mong...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
S.Korean public sector's ICT systems to fully convert to cloud
South Korea’s public sector, barring extenuating circumstances, will build its information and communications (ICT) systems in private clouds ...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card's Kazakhstan arm secures $60 mn from IFC
Shinhan Finance, a subsidiary of South Korea's Shinhan Card in Kazakhstan, has attracted a $60 million investment from the International Finance Cor...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
ESTsoft, LG Energy sign AI human education program contract
South Korea's AI service specialist company ESTsoft Corp. announced on Tuesday it has signed an education content supply contract with LG Energy Sol...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom launches call recording service for iPhone
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has rolled out an iPhone app using artificial intelligence (AI) that allows users to record calls on their smartp...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
HDC IPark Mall opens S.Korea's first Nintendo pop-up store
South Korea’s HDC IPark Mall has opened Japanese game giant Nintendo’s first official pop-up store at the Yongsan location in Seoul fr...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Premia mulls $110 mn rights offer for more long-haul flights
South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Air Premia Inc. will make a decision on a rights offering worth up to 150 billion won ($110.4 million) at a boar...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
China’s Temu challenges homegrown e-commerce platforms in Korea
Temu, a popular Chinese discount e-commerce platform that landed in South Korea just a few months ago, has apparently cracked homegrown players&rsqu...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec to develop spam filter with public web body
Samsung Electronics Co. and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on minimizing damage t...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
One Store secures $14.8 mn investment from Krafton
South Korean homegrown app store One Store Co. has attracted a 20-billion-won ($14.8-million) investment from Krafton Inc. The company's goal is to ...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea's Harim to divest of Hanjin KAL shares to fund HMM acquisition
South Korea’s poultry processing company Harim Group is set to sell off all its Hanjin KAL Co. shares its affiliate owns to secure capital for...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
KIC heavily relies on foreigners for alternative investments
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) entrusted most of its money for investments in alternative assets such as real estate and private equity to forei...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea's SKC to sell polyurethane raw material unit for $304 mn
South Korean chemical material company SKC Ltd. is selling its unit for raw materials of polyurethane (PU), a chemical substance.The company’s...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G faces another legal battle with Korean activist fund
Singapore-based private equity firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. said Monday that it has filed court injunctions against KT&G Corp., beginni...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Plasma gets investment from Indonesian fund
South Korea’s SK Plasma on Tuesday said it signed a term sheet, or a nonbinding agreement on the basic terms and conditions of an investment, ...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Kia to form private-public partnership for EV battery recycling
South Korea's Kia Corp. revealed a plan for the first domestic private-public partnership and initiating a pilot project to create a recycling ecosy...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
NeoCannBio completes $7.4 mn series B funding
South Korea's NeoCannBio, a medical cannabis startup backed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), announced on Tuesday that it ha...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro Materials to quadruple precursor output by 2027
South Korea's precursor manufacturer EcoPro Materials, aims to quadruple its production capacity by raising funds between 524 billion won ($390 mill...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Doosan Robotics attracts $24.8 billion from retail investors in IPO deposits
Doosan Robotics Inc., a unit of South Korea’s Doosan Group, has attracted billions of dollars from retail investors in subscription deposits f...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korean startups, VC seek money, business opportunities in Japan
South Korean startups and venture capitalists battered by chilled investor sentiment amid rising interest rates and slowing economic growth at home ...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
SK Ecoplant to supply AI-based incinerator tech to Malaysia
South Korea's energy, construction and engineering corporation SK Ecoplant on Friday said it signed a contract with Cenviro, Malaysia's largest publ...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Shinyoung Asset, Baillie Gifford launch global growth stock fund
Shinyoung Asset Management Co. has joined hands with Baillie Gifford & Co., a UK investment management firm, to launch a long-term growth stock ...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia to offer wireless support for Google, Apple vehicle SW
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. announced on Thursday that they will support wireless connectivity for the vehicle projection services...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C, Naver Cloud to develop futuristic healthy housing model
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) on Thursday announced its signing of a deal with Naver Cloud on cooperation in the de...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)