monopoly

Regulations Korea’s antitrust body grants conditional OK to Broadcom-VMware deal

South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Monday granted conditional approval for US smartphone components maker Broadcom Inc.’s proposed pur...

Airlines US antitrust body blocks $1.4 bn Korean Air-Asiana deal

Korean Air Lines Co. ’s acquisition of smaller domestic rival Asiana Airlines Inc. is poised to collapse after the US antitrust agency raised ...

Airlines FTC announces conditions for Korean Air, Asiana merger

South Korea’s antitrust regulator the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has decided on conditional approval for Korean Air Lines Co.‘s 1.8 tri...

Mergers & Acquisitions Delayed EU approval puts Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding deal at risk

The deal to combine the world's largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. with second-ranked Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co....

Chemical Industry Hanwha challenges monopoly in S.Korea’s nitric acid sector

South Korea’s industrial nitric acid sector, currently led by Hu-Chems Co. with around a 90% market share, will see a change in the competitiv...