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  Investment Trend

  Foreign Investment Banks Raise Korea Growth Forecast to 1.0%

  Major international investment banks (IB) are raising their forecasts for South Korea's economic growth rate this year. This is attributed to the resolution of uncertainties following the announcement of tariff negotiation results with the United States and the expectation that the government's fisc

  2025.08.07
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  Korea Zinc's

  Korea Zinc's Canada TMC Investment: Seabed Mining Valued at KRW 33 Trillion

  Seabed mineral mining vessel. AllseasKorea Zinc's invested Canadian resource development company, The Metals Company (TMC), has announced a survey result evaluating the value of its seabed mineral project at approximately KRW 33 trillion (USD 23.6 billion). Previously, Korea Zinc had made an equity

  2025.08.06
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  Korea Investment & Securities

  Korea Investment & Securities Hits KRW 1 Trillion Profit

  Photo=NewsisKorea Investment & Securities has become the first securities firm to surpass KRW 1 trillion in operating profit on a semi-annual basis.Korea Financial Group announced on the 6th that its subsidiary, Korea Investment & Securities, recorded a provisional operating profit of KRW 629.1 bill

  2025.08.06
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  K-Beauty

  APR's Q2 Operating Profit Triples, Surpasses 2022

  Global beauty company APR has set a new record for its highest-ever half-year performance, once again demonstrating notable results and growth in the industry.APR announced on the 6th that its consolidated sales for the second quarter were KRW 327.7 billion, with an operating profit of KRW 84.6 bill

  2025.08.06
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  Global Expansion

  HDC Hyundai EP Launches Mexican Subsidiary for North America

  HDC Hyundai EP announced the acquisition of GS Caltex's Mexican subsidiary located in the Interpuerto industrial complex in Salinas Victoria, Monterrey, northeastern Mexico, and the formal establishment of a local subsidiary as of August 1. This acquisition is part of a strategy to expand into globa

  2025.08.06
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  Global Expansion

  Millennial Works Partners with Taiwan IP for Global Expansion

  Photo provided by Millennial Works AI digital popup specialist company Millennial Works (CEO Song Yu-sang) announced the successful completion of its first international joint project with overseas IP. Millennial Works' digital popup brand 'SPACE:V' has signed a licensing agreement with Taiwan's inn

  2025.08.06
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  DeepTech

  S2W Aims for Global AI Big Data Leadership

  The big data analysis artificial intelligence (AI) company S2W held a press conference for its initial public offering (IPO) on August 5 in Yeouido, introducing its core technology and post-listing blueprint. Sang-Duk Seo, CEO of S2W / Source=IT DongaFormerly focused on security and defense, S2W, kn

  2025.08.05
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  Investment Trend

  Korean AI Launch: Consortiums, Goals, Global Trends

  On April 14, Lee Jae-myung, the former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on Facebook his presidential pledge to usher in an era of KRW 100 trillion investment in AI and to strengthen the National Artificial Intelligence Committee, a presidential body, to officially launch the 'K-AI'

  2025.08.05
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  Investment

  Naver Acquires Spanish Platform Wallapop for KRW 600 Billion

  Naver has decided to acquire Wallapop, Spain's largest consumer-to-consumer (C2C) company, by investing KRW 600 billion to establish a foothold in the European market.On the 5th, Naver announced that it would invest EUR 377 million (KRW 604.5 billion) to acquire an additional approximately 70.5% sta

  2025.08.05
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  Naver

  Naver Acquires European Marketplace Wallapop for KRW 860 Billion

  Naver is set to acquire the Spanish second-hand trading platform Wallapop. The photo shows the Wallapop homepage screen.Naver will acquire Wallapop, the largest second-hand trading platform in Spain, with plans to use it as a strategic platform for expanding its business in Europe. Wallapop is consi

  2025.08.05