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Korean Air-Asiana Airlines deal to proceed after Seoul court rejects injunction against deal

By Wooyoung Lee
  • 01 Dec 2020 01:40
  • 01 Dec 2020 01:40
The planned acquisition by South Korea’s largest airliner, Korean Air, of its rival Asiana Airlines cleared a major hurdle today when a South Korean court rejected an injunction filed against the deal.
The Seoul District Court rejected a request for an injunction filed by the Korea Corporate Governance Improvement, or

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Wooyoung Lee

Correspondent, Seoul


Wooyoung Lee is a correspondent based in MLex’s Seoul office, South Korea, covering antitrust, privacy and data security, mergers and acquisitions and financial services. Wooyoung has more than a decade of experience in journalism, public policy and research. She has worked and written for news outlets including The Korea Herald, Al Jazeera International, Bloomberg BNA, Monocle, among others.

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