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KDB Life Insurance Co bagged a $200m subordinated trade on Monday in its first foray into the international bond market, getting away with the structure despite a volatile backdrop

Hyosung Vina Chemicals, which launched a $1bn loan last month for capital expenditure related to chemical plants in Vietnam, has cancelled the fundraising. Its new Vietnamese unit is still pending the government’s approval for incorporation, according to a South Korea-based banker close to the deal.

South Korea’s SK Lubricants has withdrawn its up to W1.6tr ($1.5bn) IPO after failing to get the desired valuation, according to a filing with the country’s financial regulator on Friday.

Hyosung Vina Chemicals, a Vietnam-based business unit under South Korean conglomerate Hyosung, is raising a $1bn loan from both Korean and international lenders.

Investec Bank plc has signed a A$150m ($115.3m) loan to refinance a loan signed in 2015, attracting a total of 18 banks to the deal — the majority of which came from Asia.

IT service provider Lotte Data Communication is planning to launch an IPO, filing for listing approval on Wednesday.

Korea Development Bank found a very different response to its bond outing this week versus its last transaction in September, with investors eating up its $1bn fixed and floating rate combination deal.

Hyundai Oilbank, a subsidiary of shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, has appointed six firms to run its potential multi-billion-dollar listing expected later this year.

Kyochon F&B, operator of South Korean fried chicken franchise Kyochon Chicken, is considering a domestic IPO, according to sources familiar with the matter.

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries is planning to list its refining arm Hyundai Oilbank this year, according to an ECM banker involved in the discussions.

The Russian loan market is moving towards more unsecured deals with Russian paper company Ilim signing the fourth unsecured deal this year, for $500m.

The Korea Development Bank grabbed $300m from a Formosa deal on Tuesday, catering to Taiwanese investors' demand for South Korean paper.