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Nothing Is Escaping the Hike… Inflation Spreading Across the Board [Exclusive to Edaily]
While economic indicators suggest that inflation is stabilizing, data shows that the number of items experiencing price increases is actually rising. This comes as an indicator measuring how widely in…
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"South Korea’s Startup Capabilities, Japan’s Capital and Strengths… Synergies Expected in Aging Society and Climate Tech"
"Japan has capital; Korea has technology and capabilities"This is the reason cited by stakeholders in the Korea-Japan impact ecosystem for why cooperation between the two countries is crucial. Based o…
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"A Good Company Must Grow Alongside Society"
“Does social value grow alongside a company’s growth? Or is there a structure in which growth is only possible by compromising social value?”This is the most important question regarding impact invest…
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Shares of Japanese Company Cleaning Up Space Debris Soar; Investment Floods into Korean Companies Utilizing Marine Waste
The atmosphere was electric at the Growth Market listing ceremony held at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on June 5, 2024. It was the day that Astroscale Holdings, a startup with technology to remove s…
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Hankook Tire to Supply Three Variants of Its 'Ion' Tires for BMW's i7 Electric Sedan
The BMW i7 in action. (Photo courtesy of Hankook Tire)
Hankook Tire ( HANKOOK TIRE & TECHNOLOGY(161390)) announced on the 6th that it will supply three types of its electric vehicle-specific “iON”…
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Solving Climate and Care Issues Equals Growth… 2,000 Trillion Floods into Impact Investing
"ESG is over. Now it’s all about impact."On the 1st, at the Ito Hall at the University of Tokyo, where the daytime high temperature approached 37 degrees. Even before the event began, the word “Impact…
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Koo Kwang-mo to Meet with Jensen Huang in the U.S. Next Week… 'Physical AI Alliance' Takes Shape
LG Corp. Chairman Koo Kwang-mo is set to meet with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in Silicon Valley, U.S., next week. This comes about two months after their meeting in Seoul last June. As the two sides have…
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[Market In] The Choi Family of KoreaZinc Provides Additional Equity as Collateral to Meritz’s Lending Syndicate
The family of Yoon Choi, Chairman of KoreaZinc(010130), has carried out a restructuring by terminating some of its existing stock-backed loan agreements with financial institutions and concentrating c…
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Why Are Korean Companies Turning Their Attention to Taiwan? Trade Shows Emerge as Global Business Connectivity Platforms
"Taipei 101" (TAIPEI 101), Taiwan’s tallest building and a landmark. (Photo: TAITRA)
In June of this year, during “COMPUTEX TAIPEI,” NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang hosted “Korea Partner Night” at a local…
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New PEF Off to a Strong Start… First Investments Yield a Series of Big Wins [Market In]
New private equity fund (PEF) managers, who have built their first track records since their establishment, are on the verge of completing a series of divestitures. The key players are WJ Private Equi…