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Business & Politics Shinsegae Chair Chung joins Trump’s Middle East tour

Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korea’s retail group Shinsegae Inc., is the only Korean businessperson accompanying US President Donald Trum...

Debt financing MBK chairman to leverage own funds to pay Homeplus suppliers

Michael ByungJu Kim, the co-founder, partner and chairman of Northeast Asia-focused private equity firm (PEF) MBK Partners Ltd., is expected to leve...

Pension funds NPS to mull responsible investment system for alternative investments

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is poised to consider expanding its responsible in...

Electronics Samsung's Harman goes from ugly duckling to golden swan

When Samsung Electronics Co. acquired Harman International Industries Inc., a global leader in the audio and automotive electronics business, in 201...

Corporate restructuring POSCO seeks $1 bn restructuring amid weak steel, battery materials sectors

South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. said on Monday it plans to sell 61 unprofitable and non-core assets to raise 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) a...

Private debt Real estate debt outshines corporate credit: Savills IM

Private credit has been among the top picks for alternative investors over the past few years. During the period of high interest rates, corporate l...

Corporate strategy POSCO Holdings unveils aggressive value-up plan, hike in cash dividends

South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group on Monday unveiled a spate of corporate value-up measures, including a highe...

Business & Politics US finalizes $4.7 bn chip subsidy for Samsung before Trump takes office

WASHINGTON – The US finalized a $4.7 billion government subsidy for Samsung Electronics Co.'s planned microchip facilities in Texas about a mo...

Markets Celltrion to allot cash, stock dividend at once

South Korea’s biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. on Friday announced a plan to allot cash and stock dividends simultaneously. The company wi...

Corporate bonds Korean companies’ cash reserves swell to record high

Cash holdings at South Korean companies have soared to a record-high level, data showed on Monday. Companies are stepping up efforts to raise cash t...

Corporate restructuring S.Korea to restructure ailing petrochemical industry

South Korea plans to restructure the struggling domestic petrochemical industry amid intensifying competition with Chinese rivals and oversupply by ...

Electric vehicles Korean EV, battery makers to suffer from Trump’s plan to end incentives

WASHINGTON/SEOUL — US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is seeking to eliminate federal incentives for electric vehicles, d...

Korean Investors In South Korea, cash is king on US election, Samsung uncertainties

South Korean investors are hoarding cash as Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, hurts local stocks and uncertainties ov...

Electric vehicles Hyundai Mobis to invest $257 mn in EV parts plants in Slovakia

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, agreed to invest some 350 billion won ($256.9 million) in building electric veh...

Business & Politics S.Korea’s reshoring companies pale amid lack of support, incentives

Reshoring, or a corporate U-turn to the home country from an overseas location, has been the global trend since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemi...

Batteries Solus signs incentive agreement with Quebec

Solus Advanced Materials, a South Korean copper foil supplier, said on Friday that its overseas subsidiary Volta Energy Solutions Canada signed an i...

Research & Development S.Korea to offer incentives to attract foreign scientists

South Korea will offer incentives including a 50% income tax cut to attract foreign scientists to develop new growth drivers such as artificial inte...

Mergers & Acquisitions Korea Zinc to sell $301 mn in CPs amid management feud with MBK

Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top zinc and lead smelter, is set to sell 400 billion won ($300.9 million) in commercial papers, its first fundra...

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...

Corporate restructuring Doosan Robotics to delist, wholly own cash-cow Doosan Bobcat

Doosan Enerbility Co., a leading South Korean power plant engineering company, is handing over its entire 46% stake in machinery affiliate Doosan Bo...

Automobiles GM Korea supplier Erae cs eyes revival by unit sales

A controlling stake in Erae AMS Co., formerly Delphi Automotive Systems’ South Korean affiliate, is on sale with eight potential bidders eyein...

Petrochemicals Lotte to halve basic chemicals in portfolio for profitability

South Korea’s No. 2 petrochemicals manufacturer Lotte Chemical Corp. is set to more than halve its basic chemicals business by 2030 in its por...

Food & Beverage Jollibee to acquire Korea’s Compose Coffee in $340 mn deal

Jollibee Foods Corp., the Philippines’ largest fast-food chain, is set to take over a majority stake in Compose Coffee Co., South Korea’...

Markets Korea's bet on US assets up on bull stocks, EV incentives

South Korea’s financial assets in the US hit a record high last year due to the US stock market rally and Korean companies’ capital inje...

Pension funds Korea may mandate pension plans for all workplaces from 2025

South Korea is seeking to introduce corporate pension plans to all workplaces in stages starting next year, alongside mandatory contributions to the...

Business & Politics South Korea Plans $7 Billion Push to Pivot EV Battery Industry Away From China

South Korea is dedicating around $7 billion to help wean its electric-vehicle battery supply chain away from China and align more with U.S. trade gu...

Banking & Finance Near-zero interest rate deposits swell at Korean banks

Demand and short-term deposits at South Korea’s top five banks have expanded 5% to 657 trillion won ($480 billion) in the first quarter of thi...

Corporate bonds SK Chemicals' bond oversubscribed with $526 mn demand

SK Chemicals Co., a unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, is set for a successful debt issue as the company’s bond sale has...

Bio & Pharma Samsung begins new drug development for rare diseases

Samsung Bioepis Co., a biosimilar development unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, has begun its new drug development busines...

Commodities Korea struggles with surging copper scrap exports to China

South Korea’s nonferrous metal industry is scrambling for the procurement of copper scrap as China, the world’s top copper consumer, has...