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Economy
South Korean state think tank cuts 2025 growth forecast, flags US tariff risk
South Korea’s state-run think tank has cut its growth forecast for the country this year, citing President Donald Trump’s trad...
Feb 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha agrees to buy 60% stake in Ourhome for $599 mn
South Korea’s Hanwha Group, which is seeking to re-enter the catering market five years after leaving the sector, has agreed to buy a nearly 6...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korean investors abandon savings, stocks for cryptocurrencies
Money is rapidly shifting to cryptocurrency markets in South Korea as lower interest rates and lackluster stock prices reduce the investment appeal ...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea’s bagel sensation London Bagel Museum attracts multiple foreign investors
London Bagel Museum, which has ignited a bagel fad in South Korea, has drawn strong interest from multiple investors from abroad for its stake sale ...
Feb 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Alternative stock exchange Nextrade to launch on March 4
Nextrade, South Korea’s first alternative stock exchange, enabling trading of stocks listed on the Kospi and the Kosdaq for 12 hours a day is ...
Feb 06, 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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Regulations
South Korea allows foreigners to trade treasuries via omnibus accounts
South Korea will allow foreign investors to trade South Korean treasury bonds via omnibus accounts under the names of global custodians or asset man...
Jan 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Seoul Guarantee Insurance sharply cuts IPO valuation
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Co. (SGI) has slashed its target valuation by about 40% in a renewed attempt to go public on the South Korean stock exchan...
Jan 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Korean bonds heavily oversubscribed in January boom
South Korea’s debt market got off to a strong start this year, as several blue chip companies made a bold return to the bond market for new is...
Jan 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign investors sells $3.86 bn in S.Korean stock market
The Bank of Korea (BOK) said on Wednesday that the foreign investors' net selling in the South Korean stock market was $3.86 billion in December las...
Jan 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean petrochemical sector to sell corporate bonds amid downturn
South Korea’s petrochemical producers are set to issue corporate bonds to take advantage of ample liquidity at the beginning of the year amid ...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean lenders to Accell warn they may boycott KKR
KKR & Co. is facing a huge backlash from South Korean financial services firms after the debt restructuring of Dutch bicycle manufacturer Accell...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to produce all-solid-state batteries in 2026
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will unveil a sample of an ultra-compact all-solid-state battery within the year for mass production...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea seeks to ease fintech ownership, crypto regulations
South Korea’s top financial regulator has proposed loosening restrictions on financial holding companies’ ownership of fintech platforms...
Jan 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Corstone, Q Capital in talks with foreign investors to sell K-chicken chain
Seoul-based private equity firms Corstone Asia and Q Capital Partners are in talks with foreign investors to sell a South Korean fried chicken chain...
Jan 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
K Bank drops 2025 IPO in 3rd Kospi listing cancellation
K Bank, a South Korean online lender, said on Wednesday it has again canceled its initial public offering plan amid the languid stock market an...
Jan 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Korean activist investors to routinize campaigns throughout year
South Korea’s activist investors are set to routinize campaigns all year long rather than launch fresh moves only before annual general meetin...
Jan 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
NPS initiates strategic currency hedging to unleash up to $48.2 billion
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, is set to beg...
Jan 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia EVs qualify for US subsidies for first time
Five electric vehicle models from Hyundai Motor Group, encompassing Kia Corp., were included in the 25 EV models qualifying for US tax credits in 20...
Jan 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startup M&As halve in 2024 with smaller deals
Mergers and acquisitions of South Korean startups halved in value in 2024 as conglomerates and Big Tech firms such as Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. sn...
Dec 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea Inc. to face refunding risks with record corporate bond maturities
South Korean companies are expected to face refunding risks thanks to record corporate bond maturities in the first half of 2025, as fundraising con...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to invest record $1.4 billion in Korean property market in 2025
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) plans to invest 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in the domestic real estate market next year to gai...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Google unveils Android XR platform to launch on Samsung headset
SILICON VALLEY/SEOUL -- Global tech giant Google LLC on Thursday introduced a new operating system for extended reality (XR) devices to be installed...
Dec 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha's financial companies open AI center in San Franciso
South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate’s financial companies have opened a joint artificial intelligence center in San Francisco, a ...
Dec 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Boryung invests $10 million in Intuitive Machines
South Korea's Boryung Corp. said on Friday it bought $10.0 million in shares of US-based lunar lander company Intuitive Machines to expand its space...
Dec 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Infrastructure
IFM Investors bets big on infrastructure investing: Gee-Grant
IFM Investors, a global investment manager owned by Australian pension funds, is looking to infrastructure as the fastest-growing asset segment for ...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S&P downplays martial law impact on S.Korean economy
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said on Thursday "the introduction and swift revocation of martial law in South Korea ...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
NPS incurs $500 million in missed gains due to improper forex hedging
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, has likely in...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
STX to export $60 mn wheeled armored vehicles to Peru
STX Corp., a South Korean general trading company, said on Monday it signed a contract with Fábrica de Armas y Municiones del Ejé...
Dec 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS enjoys 9.2% return as of Q3 on bullish US stocks
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s largest institutional investor, reported a preliminary 9.18% return from investments, equiva...
Nov 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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