South Korea moves to mandate treasury share cancellation

South Korea moves to mandate treasury share cancellation

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is accelerating its push to boost shareholder value by requiring listed companies to cancel treasury sha...

Korea to launch $23 bn high tech fund, bracing for Trump 2.0

Korea to launch $23 bn high tech fund, bracing for Trump 2.0

South Korea will launch a high tech fund worth more than 34 trillion won ($23 billion) to provide cheap financing, including equity investments, for...

SK's Chey rebuts court's SK unit value estimate for divorce

SK's Chey rebuts court's SK unit value estimate for divorce

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won on Monday said the Seoul High Court has innacurately inflated his contribution to the growth of SK C&C, a busines...

Ocean carrier HMM's share price gains put KDB in hot seat

Ocean carrier HMM's share price gains put KDB in hot seat

On Nov. 20, HMM Co., South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier, issued new 200 million shares after its two largest shareholders -- Korea Development ...

India rises as LG's cash cow under revised S.Korean tax laws

India rises as LG's cash cow under revised S.Korean tax laws

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has received nearly 600 billion won ($470 million) in dividends from its overseas operations in the first qu...

Korean Chips Act set to pass parliament in March; coverage expanded

Korean Chips Act set to pass parliament in March; coverage expanded

South Korea’s answer to the US CHIPS and Science Act is on course for National Assembly approval by the end of this month as the ruling and op...

Lawmakers’ move to amend law could rattle Samsung governance

Lawmakers’ move to amend law could rattle Samsung governance

South Korean lawmakers are moving to revise an insurance industry law that would force Samsung Group-affiliated insurers to sell their shares in Sam...

Washington, Seoul to hold formal talks on US EV tax credit act

Washington, Seoul to hold formal talks on US EV tax credit act

WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea and the United States have agreed to launch formal negotiations over ways to address the negative impacts of the...

One Store refiles IPO application, changing peer group list

One Store refiles IPO application, changing peer group list

One Store Co., investment firm SK Square Co.'s homegrown app store, is gearing up for an initial public offering to be held in May. The local app st...

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