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Mergers & AcquisitionsNaver to acquire web novel platform Wattpad for $593 mnSouth Korea’s portal giant Naver Corp. will acquire Wattpad, the world's largest web novel platform based in Toronto, ...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsLotte Chem ready to bid for JSR’s synthetic rubber businessSouth Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. has completed due diligence on the synthetic rubber operation of JSR Corp., put up for ...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food stories from a chefA Winter’s Craving: Gamja-tangStaggering along one of those ubiquitous Korean mukja golmoks (or restaurant alleys) at one in the morning, I try to find my way...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & PoliticsLG Electronics to consider selling smartphone businessSouth Korea-based LG Electronics Inc. looks to be considering selling off its struggling smartphone division, which has been i...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESGESG becomes name of the game on Korean corporate boardsSouth Korea’s big companies, such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, are increasingly embracing environmental, social and governa...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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BatteriesSK's US battery arm sells $1 bn green bonds at lower ratesThe $1 billion green bond sale by SK Battery America Inc., a US unit of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., was nine times ov...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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EntertainmentK-content shares rise as OTTs bask in success of dramatized webtoonsKorean content providers' shares are emerging as some of the best to buy as competition heats up among global over-the-top (OTT)...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)