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Shareholder activism Shareholder activism in Korea swells 9 times since 2019

The number of South Korean firms targeted by activist funds has risen by nearly nine times over the past five years, the largest increase among majo...

Business & Politics Korea’s business lobby group FKI goes down in history in disgrace

The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the voice of the conglomerates that formed the engine of the South Korean economy for more than five deca...

Business & Politics Samsung Securities decides not to rejoin Korea’s top business lobby

Samsung Securities Co., in a surprise move, has decided not to rejoin South Korea’s top business lobby, the Federation of Korean Industries (F...

Business & Politics Korea’s Big Four conglomerates likely to regain FKI membership

South Korea’s four largest business conglomerates – Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK and LG – will likely return as members of the count...

Business & Politics Bullet maker Poongsan chief Ryu’s new role: Korea’s top business lobbyist

  Jin Roy Ryu, chairman of South Korea’s leading copper smelter and defense equipment maker Poongsan Corp., has been chosen to lead the ...

Corporate investment S.Korea relies heavily on Samsung Elec for R&D spending: FKI

South Korea’s corporate expenditures on research and development grew 1.7 times from 2013 to 2021, much slower than such spending by the US an...

Business & Politics FKI, Keidanren launch fund for Korea-Japan partnerships

TOKYO – Major business lobby groups of South Korea and Japan have created a partnership fund of 200 million yen ($1.5 million) to accelerate i...

Energy S.Korea, US advised to cooperate in advanced nuclear power plant

Amid declining exports of nuclear power plants from major countries like South Korea and the US, Russia and China have captured about 80% of the glo...

Business & Politics FKI to be more open, future-minded and international as part of reform

South Korea’s major business lobby group the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) will become a more open and future-oriented business group ...

Economy Four out of ten exporters expect raw material prices to rise again this year

A survey revealed that a large number of South Korea's major exporters expect troubles ahead for this year due to rising raw material prices and sup...

Business & Politics South Korea needs to attract more foreign professionals: FKI

In order to address the chronic shortage of industrial engineering manpower, a research report proposed that South Korea put more effort into attracti...

FKI calls for further easing of new CVC rules to spur investment

The South Korean government, which recently decided to allow holding companies of conglomerates to run corporate venture capital (CVC) units, needs to...

Chips Korea’s reliance on semiconductor chips increases economic vulnerability: FKI

South Korea’s heavy dependence on semiconductor chips and its concentration on the US and China for exports pose a greater risk to the export-or...