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  • Private equity
    Carlyle ends negotiations to buy Korean bakery chain

    The Carlyle Group has terminated three-month talks with South Korea’s CJ Group to buy the country’s No. 2 bakery cha...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Automobiles
    Hyundai, Kia set to change gear to revive China sales

    Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. posted their worst results in China last year since they advanced into that neighboring market i...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean chipmakers
    Memory chip shortage may drive SSD price hike in Q2

    Chip shortages have hit the memory segment of the industry and are likely to have a price impact on solid-state drives (SSDs), s...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Overseas expansion
    Regulations drive Naver to seek growth abroad

    South Korean platform giant Naver Corp. is seeking growth opportunities abroad to avoid regulatory constraints that hinder its o...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Energy
    Hyosung TNC’s Love Seoul made of recycled PET bottles

    Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, has unveiled garments made of eco-friendly polyester yarn extracted fr...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Batteries
    LG Energy may build US, Europe plants to supply new batteries to Tesla

    LG Energy Solution Ltd. may build an electric vehicle battery plant in the US to supply advanced battery cells to Tesla Inc. for...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Business & Politics
    Naver, E-Mart in share swap talks ahead of Coupang's US IPO

    South Korea’s largest online platform Naver Corp. has tentatively agreed to swap its shares with E-Mart Inc., Shinsegae's ...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Electronics
    S.Korea’s top flexible PCB maker wins big in 5G and EVs

    BH Co. is South Korea’s leading manufacturer of flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), an essential component of smartphon...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Asian content
    Korea’s Minari, other Asian content sweep Hollywood

    In the US and European film markets, where movies directed by Westerners or non-Asian filmmakers have long dominated the industr...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)

  • Korean startups
    S.Korean startups' combined valuation tops $150 billion

    South Korean startups' combined valuation has topped 170 trillion won ($150 billion), accounting for nearly half of the country'...

    Mar 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)