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Business & Politics Wycombe Abbey to establish 1st Korean campus in Incheon’s Midan City

Wycombe Abbey, one of the UK’s leading independent boarding schools, has been chosen as the top bidder to establish an international school in...

Business & Politics S.Korea-UK upgrade bilateral ties, sign deals on nuclear plants, chips

LONDON – South Korea and the UK have agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship and closely cooperate in the defense, security and busines...

Leadership & Management Hyundai’s Chung: 1st Korean awarded top UK Order from King Charles

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for promoting economic and cultural co...

Hydrogen economy ISTE to develop eco-friendly hydrogen with British company

An innovative South Korean small business has secured technology to simultaneously produce eco-friendly hydrogen and cathode materials for secondary...

Automobiles Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul

Rolls-Royce has unveiled Spectre, the brand's first all-electric model, on Friday in Seoul for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.The exterio...

Mergers & Acquisitions MBK Partners to buy Belgian chocolate brand Pierre Marcolini

Private equity firm MBK Partners is set to acquire Pierre Marcolini, a Belgian chocolate brand called "Hermes of Chocolate."MBK bought the South Kor...

Fiber & Textile Cowell Fashion acquires Superdry’s Asia-Pacific IP rights for $50 mn

South Korea's innerwear company Cowell Fashion Co. has acquired the Asian rights to the British fashion brand Superdry for $50 million and plans to ...

Bio & Pharma S.Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical to export tech to British company

South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical has licensed a new drug candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to CS Pharmaceuticals (CSP) of the U...

Bio & Pharma Celltrion increases its stake in British ADC developer Iksuda

Celltrion Inc. has secured an additional stake in the UK's antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developer Iksuda Therapeutics.According to Celltrion on Wed...

Carbon neutrality SK Earthon teams up with British company Azuli in CO2 capture

SK Earthon has joined hands with Azuli, a British company that specializes in carbon capture and storage (CCS), to search for business opportunities...

Arts Lotte Department Store hosts Alfie Caine's first solo exhibition in Asia

Lotte Department Store on Wednesday said it will hold the first solo exhibition in Asia by Alfie Caine, a British artist who is emerging as a star o...

Airlines UK grants de facto approval of Korean Air's Asiana takeover

The UK's top watchdog for market competition on Monday accepted corrective measures submitted by Korean Air Lines Co. on its proposed takeover of As...

Chemical Industry SK Geo Centric to build Asia's biggest advanced recycling plant with British partner

South Korea's SK Geo Centric, the green chemical subsidiary of SK Innovation, will build Asia's largest advanced recycling (pyrolysis) plant in the ...

Mergers & Acquisitions UK regulator flags concerns over Korean Air-Asiana merger

The British antitrust watchdog raised concerns over the impact on competition of the proposed merger between South Korea’s two largest carrier...

Arts Corporate sponsors focus on luxury at Seoul's first Frieze Art Fair

With just three days before the world-renowned Frieze Art Fair launches its inaugural event in Seoul, corporate sponsors are duking it out to outs...

Mergers & Acquisitions Korea Hana teams up with British developer Nick Candy in Chelsea bid

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has joined the race to buy English Premier League club Chelsea in a consortium with British property develo...

Batteries SKC to invest $33 mn in British battery materials startup Nexeon

South Korea’s SKC Co. is set to invest $33 million in Nexeon Ltd., a British battery materials maker, for the silicon anode materials business...

Batteries SKC to form JV with British Nexeon for silicon anode business

South Korea’s SKC Co. plans to set up a joint venture with British battery materials maker Nexeon Ltd. for the silicon anode materials market....

Private equity Permira targets growth firms in high valuation markets

London-based private equity firm Permira will maintain its focus on high-quality companies and sector leaders with strong growth potential as valuat...

ESG SK, China's Joyvio to launch $90 mn alternative food fund

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea's SK Group, will launch a 100 billion won ($90 million) fund jointly with Joyvio Group, a unit of Chinese...