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  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Soaring steel prices hit South Korean shipbuilders’ turnround hopes

    Return to profit delayed as big three builders struggle to renegotiate orders and pass on costs

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    News in-depthCryptocurrencies
    $40bn crypto collapse turns South Korea against the ‘Lunatic’ leader

    Implosion of cryptocurrency offering 20% yield makes developer Do Kwon ‘the most hated man in Korea’

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung’s reliance on fossil fuels poses growing risk to investors

    South Korean group lags behind rivals Apple and TSMC on decarbonisation

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Inside BusinessChristian Davies
    K-pop’s big corporate showdown boosts Korean activists

    Fledgling domestic fund wins vote to appoint auditor at entertainment behemoth

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    South Korea Economy
    South Korea’s recovery slows as worries over China lockdowns rise

    Exports fell in April as analysts warn that demand is weakening while Beijing grapples with Covid fears

  • Sunday, 24 April, 2022
    ‘Squid Game’ and K-pop fuel South Korean marketing push in Japan

    Companies step up campaigns riffing on hit cultural exports

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Samsung Asset Management buys stake in US’s Amplify ETF business

    South Korean manager expanding range of funds and focusing on themes such as metaverse

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    LG Energy signs $9bn EV supply chain deal in Indonesia

    Electric vehicle battery maker leads consortium in mining-to-manufacturing push to reduce reliance on China

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Interview
    Korean Air urges government to ease restrictions on inbound arrivals

    Chief executive says faster reopening needed as competition to profit from pent-up demand intensifies

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    South Korea
    South Korea signals nuclear fuel U-turn as global energy crisis looms

    Incoming administration cites rising greenhouse gas emissions and Russian invasion of Ukraine

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Interview
    Seoul’s lure as financial centre impeded by heavy-handed regulation, says mayor

    Oh Se-hoon wants changes to boost South Korean city’s ability to attract businesses exiting Hong Kong

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung bumper profit forecast fails to dispel doubt over tech edge

    South Korean group’s strong sales undercut by performance concerns against rivals Apple and TSMC

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    South Korea delays Santos gas loan after indigenous group files suit

    Tiwi islanders claim project backers failed to consult them over 300km pipeline

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    Fintech
    South Korean super app Toss takes on SoftBank-backed Grab in south-east Asia

    Developer Viva Republica plans to raise up to $1bn from investors ahead of IPO

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    Samsung BioLogics
    Samsung Biologics capitalises on pandemic boom to expand in US and Europe

    South Korean group makes Covid-19 treatments for the UK’s GSK and AstraZeneca

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    Shipping
    Gas crunch set to power recovery for shipbuilders from prolonged slump

    World’s biggest shipbuilder expects turmoil caused by Ukraine invasion to lift demand for liquefied natural gas tankers

  • Monday, 28 February, 2022
    Chinese game developers drive $20bn market cap wipeout of South Korea rivals

    Companies turn to digital coins and fungible tokens to try to generate revenue

  • Friday, 25 February, 2022
    Short on South Korea biotech company turns into $1bn trader nightmare

    After a controversial merger, stock’s price has skyrocketed, hurting institutional investors

  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
    News in-depthBeijing Winter Olympics
    Winter Olympics speed skating spat stokes anti-China hostility in South Korea

    More than half of Koreans believe their country’s biggest trading partner is ‘close to evil’

  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    Tesla battery maker LG Energy Solution surges on record market debut

    Shares in electric vehicle supplier almost double making company South Korea’s second-most valuable

  • Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
    Non-fungible tokens
    South Korean crypto exchange plans ‘eco-friendly’ NFTs for K-pop fans

    Chief’s reassurance follows backlash from BTS’s environmentally conscious young supporters

  • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
    News in-depthLG Energy Solution
    LG battery division seeks global dominance after blockbuster IPO

    South Korean group targets Chinese rival CATL as geopolitical tensions spill into electric car market

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    EU to block $2bn shipbuilding merger between Daewoo and Hyundai

    Brussels concerned about dominance of LNG carrier market as European energy prices soar

  • Monday, 10 January, 2022
    LG Energy Solution
    LG Energy Solution readies IPO to take on Chinese EV battery rivals

    Supplier to Tesla, Ford and VW will raise $11bn in what is expected to be South Korea’s biggest listing

  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung’s profit soars as Covid-19 resurgence fuels semiconductor demand

    Lockdown in China’s Xi’an spurs expectations of higher Dram and Nand memory chip prices

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