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Asset management Korea Investment & Securities to sell Goldman Sachs funds

Korea Investment & Securities Co. said on Tuesday it is set to sell funds operated by Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP in South Korea, offering...

Business & Politics Samsung's Lee meets with Xi amid Beijing’s balancing act vs Washington

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong, along with other global tech leaders, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday as C...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hanwha develops cutting-edge stealth paint for next-generation warships

Hanwha Ocean Co., a leading South Korean warship builder, has developed and tested an advanced stealth paint designed for the country’s KDDX n...

Alternative investments Korea Investment & Securities explores new products with global firms

Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Inc., is exploring new global investment products tailored for Sout...

Alternative investments KIC explores Europe middle-market private equity opportunities

The Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) on Monday explored investment opportunities in Europe’s middle-market private equity sector with other ...

Corporate governance Hyundai Motor taps ex-CPPIB private equity head Suyi Kim for board role

Hyundai Motor Co. has tapped Suyi Kim, former private equity head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Benjamin Tan, an ex-portfo...

Private equity EQT targets healthcare, technology, business service providers in Korea

EQT, the largest private equity firm in Europe, is setting its sights on healthcare, technology companies and business service providers in South Ko...

Tech, Media & Telecom KT to sell financial security unit for $59 mn for restructuring

South Korea’s KT Corp. is set to sell Initech Co., its Kosdaq-listed financial security unit, for 85 billion won ($59.1 million) as the leadin...

Economy Korea’s export growth at 14-month low, adds to BOK rate cut views

South Korea’s export growth fell to a 14-month low in November with shipments to the world’s two biggest markets the US and China down, ...

Energy LS Electric shares jump on $358mn HVDC transformer order news

LS Electric Co., a South Korean industrial energy facility and systems supplier, is expected to sign a 500 billion won ($358 million) deal with a GE...

Corporate restructuring Gaon Cable takes over LS Cable & System's US arm

Gaon Cable Co. said on Tuesday it has taken over the US arm of parent company LS Cable & System Ltd. to beef up its business of mid-to-low volta...

Electronics LG to expand appliance subscriptions to India to speed up leasing business

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is considering expanding its subscription service into new overseas markets, such as I...

Sports Global sportswear brands race to ride on Korea’s running craze

Global sportswear makers have stepped up competition in South Korea to take advantage of the country’s growing running craze with major brands...

Corporate restructuring Fila sportswear brand downsizes loss-making US business

South Korean-owned sportswear brand Fila said on Tuesday it scaled back its loss-making US business to improve earnings through a restructuring in N...

Energy POSCO International eyes M&A in US natural gas market

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering ac...

Sovereign bonds Korea to join FTSE Rusell bond index to attract $66 bn inflows

South Korea will be included in a global major bond index next year to attract an estimated $66 billion in capital inflows to Asia’s fourth-la...

Automobiles Hyundai's accumulated production hits 100 mn unit milestone

Hyundai Motor has achieved the 100 million-unit milestone for its accumulated production 57 years after its inception, led by the Avante compact sed...

Corporate strategy CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential

CJ Group, South Korea’s food-to-entertainment giant, is exploring business opportunities in Saudi Arabia's entertainment and logistics sectors...

Bio & Pharma Celltrion chairman announces venture into CDMO market

South Korea’s biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. will venture into the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) market, the com...

Energy SK Earthon wins 2nd oil field exploration bid in Malaysia

SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korean energy giant SK Innovation Co., is accelerating its g...

ESG LG Group publishes 2023 ESG Report

LG Group announced on Thursday that it has published the "2023 ESG Report," detailing its sustainability management achievements in 2023 and its fut...

Retail S.Korean travel retailers face downturn without Chinese big spenders

Before COVID-19 swept the world, South Korea’s top two travel retailers Lotte Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free Shop ascended to the world’...

Travel & Leisure Korean Telco giant KT’s Midas touch with hotel business  

KT Corp., one of South Korea’s top three mobile carriers, is on a roll in the hotel business despite its late foray into the hospitality indus...

Banking & Finance Korean pension subscribers show ultra-low risk tolerance

South Korean pension plan subscribers prefer to protect their money rather than taking risks for capital gains despite the government's effort to en...

Energy Korea seeks to curb China's offshore wind farm dominance

South Korea will prioritize non-price factors such as economic security and contributions to the domestic supply chain over bidding prices when sele...

Carbon neutrality SK Earthon wins Australian carbon storage exploration rights

SK Earthon Co., the energy resources exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., will spe...

Chemical Industry LG Chem emerges as global No. 4 chemicals maker: C&EN

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has emerged as the world’s fourth chemicals producer, the second Asian company to be among the five largest a...

Construction SGC E&C secures $92 mn chemical plant project in Malaysia

South Korea's SGC eTEC E&C Co. announced on Monday that it secured an additional chemical plant construction project in Malaysia worth 127.3 bil...

Automobiles Genesis GV80 global sales hit record high in Jan-June 2024

The sport utility vehicle GV80 under Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium Genesis brand recorded its highest half-year sales in the first half of this year, ...

Banking & Finance Korea’s Woori Bank raises $550 mn in AT1 hybrid bond

South Korean major bank Woori Bank said on Thursday that it raised $550 million by issuing additional tier 1 (AT1) hybrid bonds on July 17 with call...