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Artificial intelligence SK Telecom to host SK AI Summit in Seoul

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. said on Monday that it will host the SK AI Summit 2024 on November 4-5 at COEX in Seoul, expanding the annual event int...

Banking & Finance NH Investment gets APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules

South Korea's NH Investment & Securities announced Friday that it obtained the global personal information protection certification APEC Cross-B...

Automobiles KG Mobility unveils premium SUV Rexton Summit

South Korea's automaker KG Mobility Corp. announced on Friday that it launched the large-sized premium sport utility vehicle (SUV)  Rexton Summ...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix showcases cutting-edge CXL, AiM memory at OCP Summit

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Friday it showcased its next-generation memo...

Business & Politics Camp David Summit to Unite U.S., South Korea, Japan

WASHINGTON—A new trilateral alliance linking the U.S., South Korea and Japan will enhance cooperation among the nations in key areas, includin...

Business & Politics KOTRA holds IR meeting in Tokyo for Japanese companies

Invest Korea, KOTRA's organization dedicated to attracting foreign investment, held an IR for Japanese companies interested in entering South Korea ...

Waste management SK Geo Centric to attend event hosted by French president

South Korea’s recycling specialist SK Geo Centric on Monday said its CEO Na Kyung-soo will attend the next day the Choose France summit at the...

Batteries LG Chairman to refine strategy for EV battery production

Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, visited a cathode plant on Monday to review supply chains for the batt...

Travel & Leisure Yanolja becomes Korea's first company to join UAE's Global Unicorn Center

South Korea's Yanolja Co. a leisure booking platform company, announced on Thursday that it has become the first Korean company to join the Global U...

Electric vehicles SK Signet supplies 37 ultra-fast EV charging posts to G20 Bali summit 

SK Signet Inc., the electric vehicle (EV) charging arm of SK Inc., announced on Monday that it will supply the upcoming G20 summit with 37 ultra-fas...

Venture capital S.Korea's fund of funds to form new fund worth $215 mn with VCs in the US

NEW YORK – The South Korean government is poised to tap into its fund of funds to form a joint investment fund with venture capital firms in t...

ASK Summit 2020 KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investo...

ASK Summit 2020 KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investors...

Alternative investments [ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS, KIC seek smaller GPs for niche infrastructure

The National Pension Service (NPS) and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) are seeking small and medium-sized management companies to chase smaller...

Alternative investments [ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs lukewarm on sell-down properties

Major South Korean institutional investors have cooled their interest in overseas real estate assets sourced by domestic brokerage firms because of he...

The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) and two leading South Korean insurance firms have expressed unease about the excessive use of leverage...

Korea Post and Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd., the third-largest life insurer in South Korea, remain cautious about increasing exposure to hedge funds,...

Alternative investments [ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye 5-8% return on alternatives

Teachers’ Pension, the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are looking to increase global...

[ASK 2019 SUMMIT] KIC to boost alternatives with co-ops' assets

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will raise the proportion of alternative investments with further diversified portfolios, while seeking to manage p...

[ASK 2019 SUMMIT] NPS to allocate $2 bn to single hedge funds in 2019

The National Pension Service (NPS) will allocate $2 billion to single-manager hedge funds this year in its first direct investment in hedge funds, whi...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] KIC eyes emerging markets, real estate debts

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will look to a broader range of emerging markets and consider investing in real estate debts to further diversify...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] Korea Post to pick two energy infra funds within year

Korea Post is planning to select about two energy infrastructure funds within the year as it is seeking to raise exposure to global infrastructure a...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korea teachers funds to boost Asia portfolios

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and the Korea Teachers’ Pension will step up real estate and infrastructure investments in Asia and other eme...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] NPS seeks regionally diversified portfolio: CEO

The National Pension Service (NPS) is building regionally diversified portfolios in pursuit of both profitability and stability, said its chief execut...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs lean toward non-dollar assets

South Korean asset owners are increasingly turning to non-dollar assets because the weakening US dollar erodes expected returns after currency hedging...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS keen on mid-cap PE; KIC eyes non-sponsored deals

The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to commit fresh capital to about four additional mid-cap private equity funds this year, focusing on the mana...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS mulls investing in single hedge fund

The National Pension Service (NPS) is studying investing in a single hedge fund and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will switch towards small-s...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs seek riskier private debt investment

Major South Korean institutional investors plan to raise exposure further to credit investments in search of steady cashflows and expect to see more i...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eying Asia and secondaries PE deals

The Teachers’ Pension and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are turning to the Asian private equity market with focus on growth sectors such ...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] Korea Post seeks alternative long-term assets

Korea Post’s insurance unit is looking for new alternative long-duration assets to meet demand for long-term stable yields, because the recent rush in...