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Greystar hires ex-Samsung SRA manager to launch Seoul office
(Screentop captured from Greystar website) Greystar Real Estate Partners, the largest housing investment firm in the US, has hired Kang…
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Hyundai Rotem lands $301 mn Taiwan driverless train deal
Rendering image of Hyundai Rotem’s driverless train for Taichung Metro (Courtesy of Hyundai Rotem) Hyundai Rotem Co. has won a…
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South Korea’s Rznomics inks $1.3 bn out-licensing deal with Eli Lilly
Rznomics CEO Lee Seong-wook Rznomics Inc., a South Korean RNA therapeutics developer, has signed an agreement worth more than $1.3…
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Hanwha acquires Ourhome for $622 million in push to revive food business
Ourhome showcases Korean food at SIAL Paris 2024, an international food exhibition, held Oct. 19-23, 2024 (Courtesy of News1) South…
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Hyundai Motor, PIF break ground on Saudi Arabia plant
Yazeed Alhumied (third from left), deputy governor of PIF and Chang Jae-hoon, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Group Hyundai Motor…
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Centroid to divest control of TaylorMade as exit strategy, drops IPO plan
TaylorMade Golf is a US sports equipment manufacturing firm Centroid Investment Partners, a South Korean private equity firm, has confirmed…
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Science ministry picks 10 AI, digital startups to back global growth
(Screenshot captured from Nuvilab’s website) South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday announced that it has selected 10…
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Shinsegae Chair Chung joins Trump’s Middle East tour
Chung Yong-jin (left), chairman of Shinsegae, shakes hands with Donald Trump at a dinner with Qatar political leaders in Doha…
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Hanwha’s ‘Sea Ghost’ makes waves as Greece eyes unmanned naval tech
Hanwha Systems demonstrates its first unmanned surface vessel (USV) Hae-ryeong, or Sea Ghost, at a seaport in South Korea GEOJE,…
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SK Group seeks to sell SK Signet as part of sweeping portfolio realignment
EV charger (Courtesy of SK Signet) South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group is seeking to divest SK Signet Inc., four…
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Korean firms rush to issue bonds before presidential election
Central business district in downtown Seoul South Korean companies are flocking to the corporate bond market ahead of the country’s…
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Hong Kong to list world’s first Samsung single-stock leverage ETF
A pair of leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking only Samsung Electronics Co. will make a debut on the stock exchange in…
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Samsung bets on data center HVAC with $1.7 bn FläktGroup acquisition
In 2024, Samsung reportedly vied for the HVAC operations of Johnson Controls International Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced the…
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Hanjin KAL roars on renewed control dispute hints with Hoban
Shares of Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding firm of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co., extended their rally…
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POSCO Future M to raise $771 million to bolster battery materials business
POSCO Future M’s battery materials plant in Korea POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, is set…
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Dawn delivery pioneer Kurly posts 1st quarterly profit
Kurly was founded in 2015 as a gourmet food delivery app Kurly Inc., a pioneer in South Korea’s dawn delivery…
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S.Korea’s mid-tier shipbuilders sail into new supercycle as China struggles
A Daehan Shipbuilding executive discusses a shipbuidling process at its shipyard in Haenam, South Jeolla Province BUSAN – On a…
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Used SUVs pricier than new ones? Yes, in South Korea thanks to Russia
Hyundai Motor’s Palisade SUV Prices of certain used sport utility vehicles in South Korea are defying the broader economic slowdown,…
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Korean LCCs boost travel demand to global tourist hubs
(Courtesy of Air Premia) South Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs), including Air Premia Inc. and Air Busan Co., have been expanding…
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With Ulta deal, APR steps up US beauty push
Screenshot captured from APR’s online press release Medicube, the beauty-tech brand under South Korea’s fast-growing beauty company APR Co., will…
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LG Innotek, Boston Dynamics team up to develop Atlas eyes
Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot Atlas (Courtesy of Boston Dynamics) LG Innotek Co., a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, will…
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LG, Samsung in bout for crown in wheeled TV market
LG StandbyME (Courtesy of LG) A TV mounted on a rollable stand has emerged as a new battleground between South…
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MBK’s Lotte Card sale gains momentum amid Homeplus fallout
Lotte mobile card interface (Courtesy of Lotte Card) North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners’ second attempt to exit Lotte…
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Korean Air, Delta to buy 25% stake in Canada’s WestJet for $550 million
(Courtesy of Korean Air) Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, and its joint venture partner Delta Air…
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RedotPay lands in Seoul with crypto cards
Screenshot captured from RedotPay website RedotPay, a Hong Kong-based blockchain fintech company, has arrived in South Korea with its cryptocurrency-based…
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Mubadala, Goldman Sachs to invest $700 mn in Kakao Mobility
Kakao Mobility was founded in 2017 United Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co. and Goldman Sachs are set…
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Now, thin is in – and Samsung wants to be No. 1 with Galaxy S25 Edge
▲ Invitation for Galaxy S25 Edge: Beyond slim With the advent of mobile AI, the performance arms race among smartphone…
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Hankook & Company to set up CVC with $11 mn in funding
Hankook & Company headquarters building (Courtesy of Hankook & Company) Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of Hankook Tire…
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Korea Securities Finance eyes its 1st foreign bond sale in 2026
The exterior view of Korea Securities Finance’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul Korea Securities Finance Corp. (KSF) is preparing to issue…
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Korea’s top cinema chains seek merger to counter box office slump
Lotte Cinema and Megabox are South Korea’s second- and third-largest multiplex chains, respectively (Courtesy of Yonhap) South Korea’s two leading…
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S.Korea’s GEPS to commit $143 million to foreign mid-cap buyout funds
Government Employees Pension Service headquarters on Jeju Island, South Korea (Courtesy of GEPS) The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), one…
