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Baesangmyun seeks to revive traditional liquor culture with brew pubs
Jul 16, 2015
Baesangmyun Brewery, South Korea’s leading traditional liquor maker, is growing its brand with urban brew pubs producing freshly fermented makgeolli, Korean rice wine, every day. By rebuilding a mini-brewery -- Slow City Brewery & Pub -- just like those a century ago, the producer of a range of distilled and fermented Korean beverages seeks to revive the country’s home-brewed alcoholic beverage culture with a modern touch. A chef prepares food for the daily lunch buffet at Slow City Brewery & P
Elliott’s appeal against Samsung merger rejected
Jul 16, 2015
Shareholders to vote on Samsung merger proposal today
Hanjin unit sells stake in Korean Air for 217 bln won
Jul 16, 2015
Hanjin Transportation Co., the overland transportation and delivery unit of Hanjin Group, said Thursday that it sold its entire stake in Korean Air Lines Co, a move aimed at streamlining the group's complex governance structure.In a block deal, Hanjin Transportation sold a total of 5,792,627 shares of Korean Air for 37,700 won ($32.85) apiece, 4.4 percent lower than their closing prices in the previous day, the company said in a regulatory filing. The deal was worth 216.9 billion won.The move co
Daewoo Shipbuilding's rating cut on loss woes
Jul 16, 2015
Local credit appraisers on Thursday cut their ratings on Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. as the world's No. 2 shipbuilder may have to book massive losses on its balance sheets and is set to undergo large-scale debt restructuring.KIS Rating slashed its rating on Daewoo Shipbuilding to "A-" from "A," and put the shipbuilder on its watch list for another rating cut."Increased operating capital has jacked up its financial burden, and uncertainties increased over its second-quarter earni
Seoul court denies Elliott's appeal bids against Samsung merger
Jul 16, 2015
A South Korean court rejected Thursday a U.S. hedge fund's request to block a vote by Samsung C&T Corp. shareholders on a high-stakes merger with a sister firm, clearing the legal hurdle on the eve of a crucial shareholder meeting.The Seoul High Court also turned down Elliott Associates' appeal of a district court's rejection of an injunction request to nullify the voting rights of KCC Corp., which increased its stake in the builder through a treasury share purchase.Earlier this month, the Seoul
Hyundai Motor's share in Brazil hits all-time high
Jul 16, 2015
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top automaker, saw its market share in Brazil's passenger car sector hit an all-time high in June thanks to brisk sales of its locally produced HB20 subcompact, industry data showed Thursday.According to the data, Hyundai Motor sold 17,517 passenger cars in Brazil last month, raising its market share to 10 percent, its highest ever. It renewed its previous record share of 9.3 percent in May. Hyundai Motor ranked fifth in market share there, narrowing the gap with
POSCO puts $12b India steel project on hold
Jul 15, 2015
POSCO decided to temporarily suspend its already delayed $12 billion steel plant construction project in India, company chairman Kwon Oh-joon said Wednesday.”We decided to tentatively stop the project as we have not seen visible progress. The project will remain at all stop unless the Indian government offers a better deal” Kwon told The Korea Herald after an investors’ relations session in Seoul. The continuous galvanizing line facility run by POSCO Maharashtra, POSCO’s Indian unit. (POSCO)POS
FKI urges inter-Korean business liaison offices
Jul 15, 2015
The Federation of Korean Industries, South Korea‘s major business lobby group, proposed Wednesday a new set of principles for inter-Korean business exchange, calling for a paradigm shift toward a mutually beneficial economic relationship. “A new economy-centered paradigm should be developed in which both Seoul and Pyongyang could gain mutual interests, and it’s time to go beyond the conventional paradigm of ‘support and pressure,’” Park Chan-ho, a senior executive of the FKI said during a semina
GS chairman accentuates choice and concentration
Jul 15, 2015
GS Group chairman Huh Chang-soo emphasized Wednesday that the conglomerate must look ahead and choose to concentrate on their core abilities instead of trying to do everything well.“We cannot achieve greatness if we cannot look far ahead,” he said, quoting the late independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun under the Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. “We must realistically analyze our abilities and discern between areas to concentrate and areas to reduce or get rid of,” chairman Huh said d
Samsung CEOs confident ahead of merger vote
Jul 15, 2015
Samsung Group’s top executives on Wednesday expressed confidence in winning the upcoming crucial vote on the merger deal between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries. “We are confident about the merger approval. We want to win big,” said Samsung C&T co-CEO Kim Shin before attending a weekly executive meeting of Samsung affiliates at the group’s Seoul headquarters. “There are also several foreign shareholders who support the deal. We are making all-out efforts to attract favorable votes.”Cheil Indust
POSCO chairman sharpens reform, antigraft drive
Jul 15, 2015
Steelmaker decides to suspend $12b Indian project
[Graphic News] Iran nuclear resolution to boost Korean exports
Jul 15, 2015
As economic sanctions are expected to be lifted as a result of the settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue, Korean industries anticipate their overseas business will be revitalized.According to the Korean International Trade Association, South Korea-Iran trade reached its peak in 2011 as Korea exported $6.1 billion to Iran and imported $11.4 billion.However, the trade volume has halved since the economic sanction led by the United States was launched.But as the U.S.-Iran relationship warms and t
Daewoo Shipbuilding dips to 7-year low on loss woes
Jul 15, 2015
Major shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. plunged to a near seven-year low Wednesday afternoon on concerns it may have to book a cumulative loss of some 2 trillion won ($1.76 billion) on its balance sheet.Stocks of Daewoo Shipbuilding were trading at 8,750 won on the Seoul bourse as of 1:21 p.m., down 3,750 won, or 30 percent, from the previous session's close.The stock plunge came as the Chosun Ilbo, citing unnamed sources, reported that the shipbuilder has not booked the e
Elliott urges C&T shareholders to vote against merger
Jul 15, 2015
U.S. hedge fund Elliot Associates made its last pitch to shareholders of Samsung C&T Corp. on Wednesday to vote against the firm's merger with another key unit of Samsung Group, South Korea's top conglomerate.The call came two days before Samsung C&T shareholders are slated to meet to cast ballots on a takeover offer by Cheil Industries Inc., the de facto holding firm of South Korea's top conglomerate.Elliott, the third-largest shareholder of Samsung C&T with a 7.12 percent stake, has been seeki
S. Korea's major shipbuilders to share patents for eco-ship project
Jul 15, 2015
South Korea's three major shipbuilders will provide publicized patents to their smaller local counterparts to help them build eco-friendly ships, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.The three shipbuilders are Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipyard; Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world's second-biggest shipyard; and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a shipbuilding unit of Samsung Group, South Korea's largest conglomerate.The three shipbuilders will open about 2,500 pat
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