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Private equity
MBK Special Situations relinquishes Korean investment advisory license
MBK Partners Special Situations (MBKP SS), which operates the Seoul-based private equity firm’s credit situations funds, has voluntarily relin...
Mar 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Daol PE buys Youngil Glass to ride Korean cosmetics boom
Daol Private Equity has acquired Youngil Glass Industry Co., a South Korean manufacturer of glass containers, in a 65 billion won ($44.5 million) de...
Mar 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s factory output dips in January; Retail sales, investment slow
South Korea’s factory production decreased in the first month of this year due to a manufacturing slowdown, while private consumption and busi...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Korea Investment Holdings’ MSCI ESG rating upgraded to A
Korea Investment Holdings Co. said on Thursday it was upgraded by three notches from B to A in the MSCI ESG rating this year.The MSCI ESG rating is ...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Hanmi Semiconductor to build new TC Bonder plant in Incheon
Hanmi Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s leading chip packaging equipment manufacturer, held a ground-breaking ceremony for its seventh plant of...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KL & Partners buys cosmetics brand Manyo Factory for $130 mn
KL & Partners, a South Korean private equity firm, has agreed to buy Kosdaq-listed cosmetics company Manyo Factory Co., which has been building ...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
POSCO to buy Korean robotics firm stake for steel business
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group will invest in the leading domestic robotics company to boost its ailing ste...
Dec 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Apple supplier LG Innotek to invest $268.4 mn in Vietnam in 2025
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co., a major contractor for Apple Inc., said on Thursday it plans to spend 375.9 billion won ($268.4 million) next ye...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to invest $584 mn to build food factories in Europe, US
CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, will spend a total of $584 million to build new food-manufacturing factories in Euro...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean funds offer rescue financing for global offices
South Korean institutional investors are offering rescue financing for overseas office buildings, which their local peers have yet to exit, as they ...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Rebellions, Pegatron to partner on AI Hardware
Rebellions, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) chip design startup, said on Friday its strategic partnership with Taiwanese Design and Manu...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea provides financial education for foreigners in bank
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) launched financial education for foreign residents at specialized bank branches for foreigners. T...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition: slimmest, lightest of its kind
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday it is unveiling the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition (SE) — the thinnest and lightest among the company&rs...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea Investment Management to list Global AI-based ASIC ETF
Korea Investment Management Co. said on Monday it will list the ACE Global AI ASIC exchange-traded fund (ETF) on October 22. The ETF will focus on ...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver Cloud launches AI meeting minutes service
Naver Cloud, the cloud subsidiary of South Korean online giant Naver Corp., said on Friday the launch of Naver Works Clova Note, an AI-based enterpr...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
CJ OliveNetworks to build HiteJinro smart factory in Vietnam
South Korea's CJ OliveNetworks said on Thursday it secured a contract to build a smart factory of the nation's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. in V...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Mobis to invest $257 mn in EV parts plants in Slovakia
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, agreed to invest some 350 billion won ($256.9 million) in building electric veh...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette opens 600th overseas store in Canada for global expansion
Paris Baguette opened its 600th overseas store in Toronto, Ontario, as the leading South Korean bakery brand is rapidly expanding its global busines...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor celebrates 100 mn vehicles with special exhibition
Hyundai Motor Co. is celebrating the production of its 100 millionth vehicle with a month-long exhibition, "One Step Further," starting October 10 a...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival to be promoted as global event
The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism said that the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival, recently chosen as a Korea Representativ...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI, Hanwha Systems to collaborate on special operations helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, said on Thursday it signed an exclusive memorandum o...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Pharmteco to invest $260 mn in new peptide factory in S. Korea
SK Pharmteco, the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) of South Korea's SK Inc., said on Tuesday that it plans to invest $260 ...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
HD Hyundai seeks to acquire Leeyoung to prepare for shipbuilding boom
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. is seeking to acquire Leeyoung Industrial Machinery Co., a domestic shipbuilding equipment maker...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
42Maru builds defense-specialized GenAI platform
42Maru, South Korea's generative AI and language AI startup said on Friday that it was selected as the lead organization for the Defense Technolog...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan SOL Travel Cards' cumulative issuance reaches 1.2 mn
South Korea's Shinhan Card said on Wednesday that the cumulative issuance of its travel-specialized card, the Shinhan SOL Travel Card (available in ...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable completes 1st optical cable plant in Kuwait
Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Tuesday it has completed the first fiber optic cable factory in Kuwait, in a joint project with Rank General...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro, China’s GEM to build cathode complex in Indonesia
South Korea’s leading electric vehicle cell materials producer EcoPro Group joined hands with the world’s second-largest precursor manuf...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire to develop AI-based tire pattern generation models
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said on Friday that it s...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Samyang to cement lead in South Korean allulose market
Samyang Corp., a 100-year-old South Korean chemical and food ingredient-manufacturer, is poised to cement its leadership in the Korean allulose mark...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Naver D2SF invests in two N.American AI startups
South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in two North American AI startups founded...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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