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Mergers & AcquisitionsMBK wins enough stake in tender offer to control Korea Zinc
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd. has secured a large enough stake in Korea Zinc Inc. through a tender of...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activismFlashlight Capital offers to buy KT&G’s ginseng business for $1.4 billion
Singapore-based investment management firm Flashlight Capital Partners Pte. (FCP) has offered to buy South Korean tobacco maker ...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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RoboticsSamsung to unveil its first wearable robot Bot Fit by end-October
Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil its first wearable robot, Bot Fit, later this month as the South Korean tech giant delves in...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & TrendsNobel laureate Han Kang craze revives Korean book market
South Koreans are flocking to bookstores to snap up 2024 Nobel laureate Hang Kang’s novels, making her books — and e...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomLG Elec to advance in-cabin sensing solution
LG Electronics Inc. said on Monday it's advancing its in-cabin sensing solution which detects and analyzes the interior of veh...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & FinanceMirae Asset gets int'l privacy protection certification
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Monday that it won the international personal information standard ISO 27701 ce...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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EnergyKorea’s Hyundai E&C likely to join UK SMR race with Holtec
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), in partnership with US-based Holtec Internatio...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomKT, KT SAT, Nara Space to launch satellite data biz
South Korea's KT Corp. said on Monday it will pursue a joint project utilizing satellite data with KT SAT and Nara Space Technol...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & ManagementCorporate management disputes spring up in S.Korea
An unprecedentedly high number of South Korean corporations have become targets of unwanted hostile takeover attempts or have be...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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RoboticsLightweight cobots with higher payload fuel robot arms rivalry
Denmark-based Universal Robots’ release of the world’s slimmest collaborative robot (cobot) with an increased liftin...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & TelecomS.Korea tops 5G mobile gaming environment in E.Asia
South Korea led the game score in East Asia with 90.06 out of 100 during the first half of this year, followed by China with 85....
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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BatteriesPOSCO Future M begins NCA production in Pohang
South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. has started production of nickel, cobalt, aluminum (NCA) cathode materials at its Pohang fact...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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AutomobilesKia releases 2025 model year of Carnival
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Monday it will release The 2025 Carnival, a model year of its l...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)