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Korean food CJ CheilJedang to open $72 million dumpling plant in Japan

South Korea’s largest food company, CJ CheilJedang Corp., is shifting into high gear in its global expansion with a 100 billion won ($72 milli...

Mergers & Acquisitions CJ CheilJedang scraps $3.5 bn green bio sale, shifts gears to expansion

CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food and beverage company, said on Wednesday it has scrapped a planned sale of its green bio busin...

Mergers & Acquisitions CJ CheilJedang scraps sale of Brazilian unit CJ Selecta to Bunge

CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, has cancelled the sale of a 66% stake in Brazilian soybean crusher CJ Selecta S.A. a...

Beauty & Cosmetics K-beauty shake-up: APR, Shinsegae rise as Aekyung declines

South Korea’s beauty industry is undergoing a major reshuffle, with new players rising to prominence while established giants face growing com...

Mergers & Acquisitions MBK Partners poised to acquire CJ Cheiljedang’s $3.5 billion bio business

North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners is on the verge of clinching a major acquisition deal by offering a higher bid than other conten...

Real estate Beauty giant CJ Olive Young to buy Seoul office building for $472 mn

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, has been given priority rights to buy an office building in Seoul for about 680 bi...

Mergers & Acquisitions MBK Partners, 2 Chinese firms vie for CJ Cheiljedang’s $4 bn bio business

North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners and two leading Chinese biotechnology firms are vying for management control of CJ Cheiljedang C...

Beauty & Cosmetics Korea’s beauty retailer CJ Olive Young to open first US offline outlet

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, said on Tuesday it has set up a US business entity in Los Angeles to enhance its p...

Private equity How STIC Investments’ bet on animal fat processor DK O&T paid off

In South Korea, businesses handling livestock by-products have lacked investor appeal. They were usually mom-and-pop businesses and appeared to hold...

Cloud computing CJ OliveNetworks to expand cloud management biz

South Korea's CJ OliveNetworks said on Wednesday it will expand its managed service provider (MSP) in the cloud industry, utilizing Naver Cloud and ...

Mergers & Acquisitions Blackstone, Carlyle, MBK vying for CJ CheilJedang’s bio business

Blackstone, Carlyle Group and MBK Partners have joined the race to purchase the bio business of CJ CheilJedang Corp., the world’s largest prod...

Food & Beverage CJ CheilJedang sells ambient fried rice in N.America

South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Thursday it will export and sell its ambient rice product, Bibigo Korean BBQ Fried Rice, to the North Ame...

Mergers & Acquisitions CJ ENM, SK Square invest $179 mn in Wavve ahead of merger with TVing

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. and SK Group’s investment arm SK Square Co. have invested a combined 250 billion won ($179 mi...

Food & Beverage CJ CheilJedang's Sobaba Chicken enters US, Japan

South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Wednesday its frozen fried chicken Sobaba Chicken entered Costco stores in the US and Japan.Sobaba Chicke...

Electronics Samsung Electronics, LG Uplus to jointly develop ixi-O AI smartphone

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has joined forces with mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. to unveil an AI smartphone embedded with a high...

Korean food CJ CheilJedang to invest $584 mn to build food factories in Europe, US

CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, will spend a total of $584 million to build new food-manufacturing factories in Euro...

Logistics Korean logistics companies expand overseas businesses

South Korea’s logistics companies such as local industry leader CJ Logistics Corp. are expanding their overseas operations to take advantage o...

Mergers & Acquisitions CJ CheilJedang puts bio business on market for $4 bn

CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, is seeking to sell its bio business for about 6 trillion won ($4.3 billion) in what ...

Logistics CJ Logistics opens cold-chain logistics center in Georgia

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it completed the construction of a large-scale cold-chain logistics center in the US and has begu...

Artificial intelligence LG’s telecom unit to spend $2.1 bn on transition into AX company

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, plans to invest up to 3 trillion won ($2.1 billion) in artificial intelligence and foster ...

Logistics CJ Logistics, Baropharm to cooperate on pharmaceutical logistics

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Monday it signed a strategic partnership and exclusive pharmaceutical logistics contract with Baropharm, an integ...

Logistics CJ Logistics, KT&G introduce hydrogen cargo trucks

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it deployed two 11-ton hydrogen-powered cargo trucks in the logistics division of KT&G Corp.The...

Tech, Media & Telecom CJ OliveNetworks to build HiteJinro smart factory in Vietnam

South Korea's CJ OliveNetworks said on Thursday it secured a contract to build a smart factory of the nation's leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. in V...

Logistics CJ Logistics transports KAI’s T-50TH to Thailand

South Korea's CJ Logistics transported two T-50TH fighter jets, manufactured by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), to Thailand, the company sa...

Beauty & Cosmetics CJ OnStyle, Amazon support K-beauty to enter US market

CJ Onstyle, the at-home TV shopping and e-commerce brand of South Korea’s content and commerce powerhouse CJ ENM Co., said on Thursday th...

Robotics CJ Logistics, Aidin Robotics to co-develop logistics robots

South Korea’s CJ Logistics and Aidin Robotics recently signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop and commercialize logistics robots.U...

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...

Korean food CJ CheilJedang to provide dumplings for Qantas Airways’ in-flight meals

CJ CheilJedang Corp. expands its K-food territory with Australia's largest airline.CJ CheilJedang announced on Tuesday that it will introduce Bibigo...

Retail Gmarket, CJ Logistics to launch guaranteed delivery date service

Gmarket Inc., an e-commerce arm of South Korea’s Shinsegae Group, said on Monday it will roll out a service to deliver products on the custome...

Logistics CJ Logistics joins hands with Affinity for third-party logistics

CJ Logistics announced on Wednesday that it has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Affinity Equity Partners.Affinity is a glo...