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Envisaging homegrown unicorn, Korea seeks to fend off foreign investor-led round funding

Venture capitalists in the global startup scene have to pay a hefty price -- hundreds of millions of dollars -- to take part in a later-stage round of investment. In South Korea, one of the nations ...

April 24, 2019
Finance
CJ ENM again denies Dexter Studios acquisition rumor

Seoul-based media giant CJ ENM reiterated April 17 that it is not taking an acquisition of Dexter Studios into consideration, months after a previous denial in January. “(CJ ENM) is not pursuing...

April 17, 2019
Industry
Shinhan’s fintech innovation hub to ramp up startup support with FOF firm

Shinhan Futures Lab, a South Korean innovation hub owned by Shinhan Financial Group , said on April 11 it is poised to ramp up support for startups by teaming up with Korean fund of funds managemen...

April 11, 2019
Finance
Kumho Asiana asks for W500b funding, agrees to sell off assets

Debt-ridden Kumho Asiana Group called on its creditors to inject 500 billion won ($439.17 million) to address its liquidity crisis through a business revamp plan it submitted to the state-led Korea D...

April 10, 2019
Industry
[Herald Interview] SendBird looks to break up messenger monopoly

Real-time in-app digital messaging is increasingly becoming the norm. On-demand mobility app users can exchange text messages with drivers to get a ride to deliver food. While watching live-streamed...

March 28, 2019
Technology
[Herald Interview] Yulchon M&A lawyer predicts ‘new wave’ in Indonesia

For decades, lawyer Yoon Hee-woong has built his career providing legal advice for corporations. Since joining the South Korean law firm Yulchon in 2000, he has been paving the way for large busines...

March 19, 2019
Finance
Ready, set, binge: LG looks to change course with M&As

LG Electronics CEO Jo Seong-jin recently conceded that as a newcomer in the mergers and acquisitions market in 2015, the firm had a tough time acquiring a stake in family-owned Austrian headlight mak...

March 18, 2019
Technology
[Weekender] How long can the startup boom cycle last?

South Korea is riding the global trend of high liquidity in the startup scene. Money is pouring into the sector, and investors are looking for the next big thing to invest in. However, concerns ling...

January 31, 2019
Industry
New executive roster adds to cracks in financial industry’s glass ceiling

The thick glass ceiling in the finance industry of South Korea got a few more cracks in the last month, with the latest reshuffles in the country’s leading banking and securities brokerage companies ...

January 1, 2019
Finance
[Eye Plus] Letting go

After hours of strenuous waiting, standing against the wicked winter winds, those who have flocked to scenic viewpoints stare in awe at the sea’s horizon. On South Korea’s west coast, the gleaming y...

December 27, 2018
Travel
Korean stocks to take biggest yearly slump since 2008 financial crisis

South Korea’s stock market indexes in 2018 are set to mark the largest yearly slump in a decade since the global financial crisis hit Asia’s fourth-largest economy in 2008. As of the Wednesday sessi...

December 27, 2018
Finance
Korean stocks drift lower on Trump fears

South Korea’s stock market indexes drifted lower Wednesday on prevailing risk-averse investor sentiment due to uncertainties in the United States. The main bourse benchmark Kospi closed at 2,028.01,...

December 26, 2018
Finance
Hyundai Engineering donates disaster-resistant modular houses

South Korean engineering and construction services provider Hyundai Engineering said Wednesday that it donated five units of modular homes to residents of aged buildings vulnerable to risks of natura...

December 26, 2018
Industry
Dividends of Kospi-listed firms expected to rise for 6th straight year

The size of annual dividends of Kospi-listed firms is likely to jump for the sixth consecutive year this year, partly spurred by the companies’ efforts to enhance responsible shareholder engagement s...

December 25, 2018
Finance
Korea to add two more internet-only banks

South Korea’s financial authorities announced Sunday plans to introduce at most two internet-only banks within the next two years, in an apparent move to ramp up competition in a market in the course...

December 23, 2018
Finance

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