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Corporate bondsKorea firms reconsider bond sale plans on surging yields
South Korean companies are hesitating to raise funds on surging corporate bond yields. More firms are repaying existing debt and...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategySK Lubricants invests $25 mn in US liquid immersion cooling firm
SK Lubricants Co., the world’s largest lube base oil supplier, invested $25 million in a US liquid immersion cooling solut...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & AcquisitionsSK Hynix considers joint acquisition of UK chip designer Arm
South Korea's SK Hynix Inc. is considering forming a consortium with other strategic investors to buy Arm Ltd., a British semico...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & PharmaSamsung’s Life Science Fund invests in US biotech Jaguar Gene Therapy
Samsung Group’s 150 billion won ($124 million) Life Science Fund launched last year has chosen a leading US gene therapy d...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & ShipbuildingKorea shipbuilders to win mega tanker deals on rising LNG demand
Orders for mega liquefied natural gas carriers have reemerged as demand for the gas has increased alongside the global push to c...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equityMBK sees most productive year ever, returning $5.3 bn to investors
MBK Partners will be bold in moving into more Asian markets this year, wrote the company's founder and chairman Michael ByungJu ...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean gamesNexon incorporates own payment system for Dungeon & Fire release
South Korea’s online game developers are intensifying their efforts to build and incorporate their own payment systems to ...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CompaniesKiturami Boiler bets on chip, battery facility systems
Choi Jin-min, founder and chairman of Kiturami Boiler Co., is one of the few living witnesses in South Korea's boiler history. A...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutralityPOSCO, Hancock partner for low-carbon steel materials production
South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Co. and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, a leading Australian mining firm, are slated to co...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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AutomobilesKia set to break ground on purpose-built vehicle plant in 2023
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to break ground on the construction of its first purpose-built ve...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)