Seoul to lift curbs on banks' investment in kimchi bonds
South Korea will lift restrictions on banks' purchase of domestically issued foreign currency bonds, dubbed “kimchi bonds," as part of policy ...
Kamur PE sells cutting tool maker JJ Tools to Blackstone
Seoul-based Kamur Private Equity has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in South Korean industrial cutting tool manufacturer JJ ...
NinjaTrader to revitalize Koreans’ domestic, overseas derivatives investments
NinjaTrader Group LLC., a leading US futures broker, is set to accelerate South Koreans’ investments in overseas derivatives while seeking to ...
HD Hyundai, Amogy, SK to co-work on ammonia-hydrogen power
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. said on Monday it partnered with Amogy Inc., a US-based ammonia-powered systems developer, and SK Innova...
Korea Investment lists structured warrants in Indonesia
Korea Investment & Securities Co. has become the first South Korean securities firm to list derivative warrants in Indonesia after issuing 11 st...
S.Korea launches official probe into HSCEI-tied ELS sale
South Korea’s financial authorities have opened an official probe into local banks and securities firms’ potential misselling of equity-...
Amorepacific's camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients get COSMOS
South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said on Thursday its camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients got COSMetic Organic and natural Standard...
NeoCannBio completes $7.4 mn series B funding
South Korea's NeoCannBio, a medical cannabis startup backed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), announced on Tuesday that it ha...
DGB Fin to set up asset management firm in Singapore
South Korea’s DGB Financial Group is poised to set up an asset management unit in Singapore, its first overseas fund management arm, according...
Korea's IMM to invest $23 mn in battery parts supplier Choil Aluminum
South Korean private credit firm IMM Credit & Solutions Inc. will invest 30 billion won ($23.4 million) in Choil Aluminum Co., an EV battery com...
KT to invest $5.4 bn by 2027 to develop AI platforms
South Korea’s telecom service provider KT Corp. will spend about 7 trillion won ($5.4 billion) by 2027 to become the country’s largest a...
HLB Cell develops organoid biomaterial based on human normal cells
HLB Cell, a subsidiary of HLB Life Science Co., which specializes in the development of cell therapy products, announced on April 4 that it succeede...
Home appliance maker Cuchen unveils animated character Zin-z
Cuchen, a South Korean home appliance company, has introduced an original character named "Zin-z" to enhance its brand image. Zin-z is an animation ...
Brokerage firms in S.Korea log sharp falls in 2022 earnings
Brokerage firms in South Korea, led by Mirae Asset Securities Co., suffered a 50% plunge in net profit in 2022, as dwindling trading fees outweighed...
SK Incheon Petrochemical invests in domestic recycling waste tire startup
SK Incheon Petrochemical, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., on Sunday said it made an equity investment in the eco-friendly sta...
Samyang to develop biomaterials for battery heat management
South Korea’s Samyang Corp. signed a partnership agreement with local tech venture Nano Tim on Feb. 20 to jointly develop thermal interface ma...
Korea Exchange seeks to extend derivatives trading hours
South Korea’s bourse operator is seeking to extend derivatives trading hours by opening the market 15 minutes earlier at 8:45 am and allow for...
S.Biomedics gets approval for Parkinson's disease clinical trials
South Korea's biomedicine firm S.Biomedics said on Friday that it has won approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for phase 1 and 2a clin...
MDimune signs research agreement with Australian National University
MDimune, a South Korean biotech company, said on Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with the Clear Vision Research (CVR) Lab, a research grou...
Korean exporters suffer FX derivate losses on weak won
More South Korean exporters suffered massive losses from foreign exchange derivatives on a weaker won, failing to benefit from the unit’s depr...
Weak won, boon to Doosan Bobcat but bane to Enerbility
A weaker South Korean won currency has become a double-edged sword to Doosan Group’s affiliates. Construction equipment maker Doosan Bobcat is...
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces arrest warrant in South Korea
A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant to Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency ecosystem that imploded earlier this year. ...
Korea may limit NPS power on shareholder derivative suits
South Korea may keep the National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest such fund, from increasing its power for shareholder deriva...
Korea Inc. rushes to cut debt as interest rates surge
South Korean companies scrambled for lowering debts and borrowing costs with new financial and business strategies as interest rates on corporate lo...
Gucci to open world’s fourth Osteria restaurant in Seoul
Seoulites are set to enjoy Gucci’s fine-dining experience from later this month.The Italian luxury fashion house said on Wednesday it will ope...
L&F shares: Further upside potential after tenfold gains
Shares of L&F Co., South Korea’s top battery materials maker, have risen tenfold in the past year and a half, but many analysts bet the st...
Brokerage firms enjoy rising bets on global derivatives
South Korean brokerage houses enjoyed a bumper year in 2020 with a record fee income from global derivatives trading, driven by retail investors' ve...
Hanwha Life to further tap into interest rate derivatives
Hanwha Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s No. 2 life insurer, will make active use of derivatives and structured products to hedge against inte...
NPS to manage FX exposure via derivatives
The National Pension Service will begin to manage foreign currency risk through derivatives trading, as the $690 billion pension fund is aiming to boo...
Local activist fund announces tender offer for 1.2 million warrants in Korean Air's parent company
A Korean activist fund that failed to oust Hanjin KAL's current management during a shareholder meeting in March is trying to increase its stake ...
