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Korean startups
South Korea loses tech startups at rapid clip amid dwindling funding
Concerns are growing that the tech startup ecosystem in South Korea, home to global tech household name Samsung Electronics Co., would be trapped in...
Mar 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire, Lamborghini strengthen ties as chairmen set to meet
Cho Hyun-bum, chairman of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., i...
Feb 28, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Chong Kun Dang to build new plant for foray into biologics market
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. is discussing building a research center and a plant in Siheung, about 30 kilometers southwest of Seoul, with th...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia CEO stands firm on electrification strategy, premieres EV4 in Europe
TARRAGONA, Spain – Despite a temporary slowdown in electric vehicle demand and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers, Kia Corp. rem...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Sono Hospitality becomes new owner of Korean budget carrier T’way Air
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono Hospitality Group has emerged as the new owner of budget carrier T’way Air Co. by acquiring ...
Feb 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Coupang posts profit for 2 straight years in 2024 on new growth drivers
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s answer to global e-commerce giant Amazon.com, ended last year with profit for the second straight year thanks to t...
Feb 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, Samsung deepen ties to win humanoid race
South Korea’s household technology and automotive names Samsung and Hyundai have reinforced their alliance to capture the global humanoid robo...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion wins EU approval for autoimmune disease treatment Avtozma
Celltrion Inc.’s Avtozma, a biosimilar to Roche’s autoimmune disease treatment Actemra, has won approval from the European Commission, f...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung lowers bar on hiring foreign talent in South Korea
South Korea’s biggest business group Samsung has sweetened the pot to win the technology talent war by lowering the bar for new hires of forei...
Feb 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korean court rules in favor of Samsung Bioepis over Regeneron’s Eylea
A South Korean court on Friday ruled in favor of Samsung Bioepis Co. in a patent dispute against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US pharmaceutical...
Feb 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
S.Korea needs to allow short-selling for all listed stocks: FSS chief
Lee Bok-hyun, governor of South Korea’s top financial watchdog body, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), said on Thursday that there shou...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's Harman goes from ugly duckling to golden swan
When Samsung Electronics Co. acquired Harman International Industries Inc., a global leader in the audio and automotive electronics business, in 201...
Feb 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
TSMC’s potential deal with Intel keeps Samsung on edge
South Korea’s semiconductor industry is closely watching developments in talks between TSMC and Intel Corp. over the world’s largest con...
Feb 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders to benefit from rising LNG, oil tanker demand
South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from a potential surge in demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil carriers as US Pres...
Feb 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor launches future strategy division overseeing M&As
Hyundai Motor Group has created a future business strategy division that serves as a control tower for the automotive group’s expansion into n...
Feb 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
LG companies flock to debt, equity markets to raise $2.8 billion
Companies under South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group scrambled to sell shares and bonds to raise 4 trillion won ($2.8 billion) e...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
PAG raises $4 bn for opportunistic Asia real estate fund
PAG, an Asia Pacific-focused alternative investment firm, on Friday announced the final close of its 10th opportunistic real estate fund at $4 billi...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Former FSC chief Shin Je-yoon likely to be tapped as Samsung board chair
Shin Je-yoon, former chairman of South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), will likely assume the role o...
Feb 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon becomes 1st Korean game publisher with over 4 trillion won in sales
Nexon Co., the parent of Nexon Games Co., became the first Korean game developer to achieve the 4 trillion won ($2.8 billion) sales milestone in 202...
Feb 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Hanwha to tap into $242 billion US Navy warship market
South Korea’s two warship builders – HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co., – are set to ride tailwinds in their bi...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung Life, Samsung Fire sell $193 mn in Samsung Electronics shares
Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s largest life insurer, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., the country’s No. 1 non-lif...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
South Korean IPO market headed into winter after pitiful LG CNS debut
Companies in South Korea are expected to refrain from seeking initial public offerings for a while after the country’s much-anticipated new bl...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Glenwood Credit stresses role as reliable financial partner: CEO Lee
Many companies, big and small, sell or buy affiliated units to raise funds or narrow their focus during economic downturns, and to fund expansion or...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medical devices
Middle East: New land of opportunity for Korean medical devices
South Korea is making inroads into the Middle East's medical device market dominated by the US and Europe, aiming to leverage the region’s str...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s HBM exports plummet, now susceptible to seasonal demand
Exports of SK Hynix Inc.'s multi-chip packages (MCP), including high-bandwidth memory (HBM) AI chips, are rapidly dropping as the South Korean chipm...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung Biologics shares fly high to be Korea’s third most valuable firm
Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, has become South Korea’s third most valuable stock on the country’s...
Feb 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Samsung Life mulls putting Samsung Fire under its wing as subsidiary
Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s largest life insurer, is considering bringing Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., the country&r...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
OpenAI, SoftBank tap Samsung for Stargate AI initiative
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong discussed potential collaboration on the Stargate AI initiative with OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Alt...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung set to rebuild with leader Lee cleared of all charges
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong was found not guilty of accounting fraud, stock manipulation and other criminal charges by a Seoul app...
Feb 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Magnachip, up for sale again, contacts Samsung, LG, LX
South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. is on the market again four years after the US blocked a takeover by a Chinese private equity f...
Feb 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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