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Beneath Korea's headline chip boom lies wide divide between top players, parts makers
6+ hour ago (226+ words) A researcher in a Samsung Electronics chip cleanroom Samsung Electronics Co. is accelerating construction of a new mega-fab at its Pyeongtaek semiconductor complex by at least six months as South Korea’s memory chipmakers and their global peers race to secure…...
Block trade puts Samsung Electronics supplier Leeno back in M&A spotlight
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (226+ words) KED Global Block trade puts Samsung Electronics supplier Leeno back in M&A spotlight The Kosdaq-listed company's shares have risen nearly 80% this year alongside Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix Samsung, SK Hynix seek up to 70% server DRAM price hikes as…...
Japan's PALTAC, CBGM, OHYAMA seek new buyers in Korea amid rising cross-border dealmaking
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (249+ words) KED Global Japan's PALTAC, CBGM, OHYAMA seek new buyers in Korea amid rising cross-border dealmaking The Japanese companies are targeting K-beauty firms and cosmetics-focused PEFs, which want to enhance their presence in Japan K-beauty conquers Tokyo as Japan's MZ generation…...
South Korea overtakes US as world's No. 2 cosmetics exporter
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (238+ words) KED Global South Korea overtakes US as world's No. 2 cosmetics exporter South Korea's cosmetics trade surplus rises 13. 5% to a record $10. 1 billion in 2025, accounting for 12. 9% of the country's total trade surplus Target, Amazon expand K-beauty lineups as category moves beyond skincare…...
NPS signals support for higher domestic equity allocation; Caution sets in against rapid moves
1+ week, 1+ day ago (225+ words) Kim Sung-joo, chairman and chief executive of the National Pension Service South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has crossed the 1, 800 trillion won ($1. 2 trillion) threshold in assets under management, buoyed by a powerful domestic equity rally that has generated an estimated…...
Kospi surge puts NPS in hot seat over mid-term allocation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (500+ words) South Korea’s stock market surged past the 7, 000 mark on Wednesday, surpassing a dream milestone few expected it would reach so quickly. Unwavering bets on a supercycle in the memory chip industry powered the bull run as reports that the US…...
South Korea inflation hits 21-month high, raising odds of rate hike
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (289+ words) Yoo Sang-dae, deputy governor of the Bank of Korea Remarks by a senior central banker on Monday jolted South Korea’s bond market and heightened expectations that the country’s monetary policy cycle could be nearing a turning point. Yoo Sang-dae, deputy…...
Premier Partners, UCK top Korean scientists" fund"s 5-year exited PE returns
3+ week, 5+ day ago (363+ words) The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on Tuesday added the Korea Teachers’ Credit Union, a savings fund with 70 trillion won ($47 billion) in assets under management, to its list of large business groups subject to disclosure rules. It became South Korea’s…...
S. Korea set to overtake Japan to rank as world's 5th-largest exporter; chip boom fuels record Q1 exports
2+ week, 6+ day ago (270+ words) KED Global S. Korea set to overtake Japan to rank as world's 5th-largest exporter; chip boom fuels record Q1 exports In a sign of Korea's fast-evolving industrial profile, the trade ministry is expanding the number of core export categories to 20 from 15, the…...
BOK policymaker signals possible shift to rate hikes as inflation risks build
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (255+ words) Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song speaks at his inauguration ceremony in Seoul on April 21, 2026 South Korea’s new central bank governor, Shin Hyun-song, struck a cautious tone on monetary policy Tuesday as rising oil prices and the broader fallout from…...