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Automobiles South Korea announces emergency support for auto sector against US tariffs

South Korea’s government has announced emergency-support measures for the country’s auto sector, as it rushed to ease the impact of U.S....

Energy OCI to build $265 mn solar cell plant in Texas, expects $80 mn tax credit

South Korean solar cell company OCI Holdings Co. said on Thursday it will build a solar cell manufacturing plant in Texas through its US subsidiary ...

Regulations MBK Partners under Korean tax agency scrutiny

MBK Partners, a leading North Asia-focused private equity firm, has come under a probe by South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) amid the br...

Shareholder value S.Korea’s top financial regulator pushes tax support for value-up program

South Korea is ramping up efforts to encourage companies to enhance shareholder value by providing tax support for its corporate value-up program, a...

Regulations South Korea allows foreigners to trade treasuries via omnibus accounts

South Korea will allow foreign investors to trade South Korean treasury bonds via omnibus accounts under the names of global custodians or asset man...

Energy Korea’s OCI, US partner CPS Energy sign 20-year energy storage deal

South Korean solar cell company OCI Holdings Co. said on Tuesday it has signed a deal with US power supplier CPS Energy to jointly build a 120-megaw...

Energy LS Cable, Denmark's CIP sign LOI for floating offshore wind

South Korea's LS Cable & System Ltd. said on Wednesday that it signed a letter of intent (LOI) for offshore wind cooperation with Copenhagen Inf...

Business & Politics S.Korea set to scrap financial investment income tax

South Korea is set to scrap a plan to impose a tax on gains from financial investments – a scheme slated to be introduced early next year &nda...

Business & Politics S.Korea aims to export $1 bn Gim by 2027

South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to enhance the global competitiveness of Korea's seaweed industry by establishing "Gim” ...

Venture capital South Korean VCs in search of better returns abroad

South Korean venture capitalists’ appetite for foreign entrepreneurs shows no sign of waning as they continue to look for better returns overs...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor debuts on Indian bourses in its 1st offshore IPO

MUMBAI -- Hyundai Motor Co.'s Indian unit debuted on India's stock market on Tuesday as the South Korean carmaker bets big on the South Asian countr...

Regulations Heavy inheritance, gift taxes spur rich Koreans to emigrate to Singapore

A South Korean co-CEO of a blockchain investment firm with hundreds of millions of dollars in assets moved to Singapore last year to avoid the North...

Regulations Big Tech get slap on wrist for tax avoidance in Korea

Global Big Tech companies such as Google, Meta and Netflix have paid a pittance in South Korea taxes and were fined as little as one-ten-thousandth ...

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...

Korean stock market KRX launches Korea Value-up Index featuring 100 best practice firms

South Korea’s securities exchange operator, Korea Exchange, launched a new corporate value-up index on Tuesday, a key plank for the government...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD Hyundai Marine wins $30 mn LNG-FSU conversion deal

South Korea's HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co. secured its first project to convert a floating storage unit for liquefied natural gas (LNG-FSU).HD Hyu...

Mergers & Acquisitions SkyLake offers to fully take over BusinessOn; stock rallies

Seoul-based private equity firm SkyLake Equity Partners has offered to buy the remaining shares of BusinessOn Communication Co., South Korea’s...

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...

Energy Samsung signs wind turbine structure supply deal with Equinor

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said on Wednesday that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Norway's state-owned energy company Equi...

Banking & Finance Activist fund KCGI to buy Hanyang Securities for $180 mn

South Korean private equity firm KCGI Co. is expected to acquire local brokerage house Hanyang Securities Co. for 244.9 billion won ($179.8 million)...

Energy Korea’s GS Entec to invest $217 mn in wind power business

South Korea’s GS Entec Corp. is set to invest 300 billion won ($216.8 million) in facilities to manufacture wind power equipment as it shifts ...

Energy S. Korea may join offshore wind alliance to take on China

South Korea is considering teaming up with a global body formed to cope with China’s rapid expansion in the world’s wind power industry ...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hanwha Ocean launches large offshore WTIV

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it launched a large wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which it secured an order for f...

Electric vehicles US, China to serve as Kia’s key offshore EV production bases

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker after its sibling Hyundai Motor Co., has upped the stakes in China and the US to bolster its ...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD KSOE picks Philippines as offshore wind power base camp

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE), the parent of the world’s No. 1 shipbuilder, is accelerating its offshore wind po...

Energy Hyundai Asset to enter offshore wind power market

South Korea's Hyundai Asset Management Co. announced on Monday that it signed a business agreement with Cyan Renewables, a Singapore-based specialis...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hanwha buys S’pore Dyna-Mac’s stake for $73.8 mn from Keppel

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group bought a stake in Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd., a Singaporean floating facility designe...

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 Korean brokerages' foreign profits up on IB, bond trading

South Korean brokerage firms expanded their net profits from overseas operations last year, backed by increased gains from their investment banking ...

Corporate governance Hanwha Vision joins UNGC

South Korea's Hanwha Vision Co. announced on Monday that it joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), an international initiative for corpora...