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  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    Hyundai Motor Co
    Hyundai faces regulator probe over alleged insider trading

    Carmaker’s shares rose 20% on news of Apple electric vehicle discussions that later ended

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    LG Chem Ltd
    South Korean EV battery groups settle high-stakes US dispute

    Biden hails resolution to disagreement that threatened Ford and VW’s plans to build electric cars in America

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung’s booming smartphone sales overcome hit to chip production

    South Korean group benefits from huge demand for electronics and tight supply of semiconductors

  • Monday, 5 April, 2021
    Mobile devices
    South Korea’s LG to exit global smartphone business

    Group has struggled to compete with likes of Apple, Samsung and low-cost Chinese rivals

  • Sunday, 4 April, 2021
    Myanmar
    Korean steelmaker Posco urged to cut ties with Myanmar’s junta

    International pension funds pressure company over joint venture with military-controlled conglomerate

  • Friday, 26 March, 2021
    Shipping
    US offers to help Egypt unblock Suez Canal

    Largest shipping group says air the only option for essential goods as companies fret over risks to cargo

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Investor activism
    S Korean princeling and estranged uncle spar over rubber chaebol

    Struggle for future of Kumho Petrochemical marks new front for Asia shareholder activism

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    Hyundai Motor Co
    Hyundai faces production hit from April as chip shortage bites

    South Korean carmaker halted manufacture of less popular models due to global semiconductor crisis

  • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
    IPOs
    South Korean Covid vaccine maker more than doubles on share debut

    SK Bioscience’s $1.3bn IPO comes after group signed deal to make jabs for AstraZeneca

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    LG to invest $4.5bn to meet growing US electric vehicle demand

    South Korean company makes commitment after winning US trade secrets ruling over rival

  • Thursday, 11 March, 2021
    IPOs
    SoftBank-backed Coupang jumps in Wall Street debut after $3.5bn IPO

    South Korean ecommerce group makes largest Wall Street debut by foreign company in 7 years

  • Thursday, 11 March, 2021
    LexEcommerce
    Coupang: comparisons with Amazon have been greatly exaggerated Premium

    South Korean ecommerce group still relies on external investment to keep the lights on

  • Friday, 5 March, 2021
    SK Innovation Co Ltd
    US trade agency criticises Ford over battery deals with SK Innovation

    ITC had imposed a ban on the South Korean company for trade secret violations

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Hyundai Motor rolls out world’s costliest electric vehicle recall

    Move to replace fire-prone batteries will cost South Korean carmaker about $900m

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
    Trade Secrets
    South Korea goes missing as multilateral moment strikes Premium

    Moon Jae-in has a chance to become a true global leader but it’s far from clear he’ll take it

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Due Diligence
    M&A behind bars: the heir fighting to revive a leading conglomerate Premium

    Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong needs to revive the group’s fortunes as threats lurk in smartphones, chips and displays

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    News in-depth
    Korea Inc seeks to corner global parts market for electric vehicles

    Hyundai revives past business model as components supplier as Big Tech shifts into auto industry

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Hyundai says it is not in talks with Apple to make self-driving cars

    Shares in South Korean carmaker and affiliate Kia fall as investors’ hopes dashed

  • Sunday, 7 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    Samsung’s biggest challenge: ‘The Lee family has to reform’

    Even in prison, Lee Jae-yong has the weight of a nation on his shoulders, with big questions for the flagship electronics business

  • Wednesday, 3 February, 2021
    South Korea partially lifts short-selling ban

    Seoul to allow practice for large-cap stocks amid growing power for retail investors

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    S Korea politicians back short-selling ban to help retail investors

    Thousands sign petition calling for permanent bar on bets against stocks

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Semiconductors
    Samsung says auto chip shortage could hit smartphones

    Warning from world’s biggest memory chipmaker comes as car companies lobby governments for help

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Hyundai Motor Co
    Hyundai sets sights on 60% increase in EV sales this year

    South Korean carmaker revs up efforts to grab greater share of competitive market

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
    Leo Lewis
    Samsung is set to emerge stronger from scandal

    The pandemic has generated vast demand for the group’s core products

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    South Korean court sends Samsung head back to jail for bribery

    Lee Jae-yong will spend 18 months in prison in blow to global technology group

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