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Tech, Media & TelecomMillennial tapped to head online giant Naver
Naver Corp. has chosen Choi Soo-yeon, 40, to lead the top online platform in South Korea, in the 22-year-old company's most dram...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capitalFractional investing platforms for art to Rolex lure VCs
The growing popularity of fractional investment in celebrated artworks, music copyrights and luxury items has spurred a flurry o...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EnergySK Ecoplant to start offshore wind power business
SK Ecoplant Co., the construction unit of South Korea’s SK Group, is slated to enter the offshore wind power business by a...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & DefenseKorea’s LIG close to record $3.5 bn deal to export missile system to UAE
LIG Nex1 Co., a leading South Korean defense company, is close to a record $3.5 billion deal to export its surface-to-air missil...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerceSTIC invests $20 mn in e-commerce giant Tiki
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. has invested $20 million in Vietnam’s e-commerce giant Tiki Corpo...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EntertainmentBTS, TWICE to lead restart of K-pop global live concerts
K-pop artists such as BTS and TWICE are set to resume global live concerts – suspended by the global pandemic for about tw...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capitalKDB opens VC in US to aid Korean startups' US entry
South Korea’s state-run bank Korea Development Bank (KDB) launched its venture capital (VC) operations in California's S...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19SK seeks to make Pfizer, Merck COVID-19 pills in CMO deals
SK Inc., the investment and holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, is seeking to make COVID-19 treatment pills develop...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investmentsEQT doubles down on sustainability and digitalization to fuel returns
With higher energy prices, creeping inflation and strained supply chains just a few of the headwinds to future economic growth, ...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & BeverageHawaiians, tourists to enjoy BB.Q’s signature K-chicken
BB.Q Chicken has brought its Korean fried chicken to Hawaii, one of the world’s top tropical resort destinations, as it ai...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equityMBK closes SSF II at $1.8 bn, largest Asian SSF since 2019
South Korea’s MBK Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Asia, said it has raised $1.8 billion for its secon...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)