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Korean startups
SoftBank-backed Korean flea market app sees overseas growth
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils next-gen signage platform for B2B push
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top TV maker by sales, on Monday launched a next-generation signage operations platform to boost its prese...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec unveils new image sensors for robotics, XR
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, on Tuesday introduced new image sensors tailored for advanced content platforms ...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Kakao taps venture capital unit head as new CEO to lead reform
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s top mobile platform under fire for its extremely aggressive business expansion, tapped its venture capital unit head...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Korean digital comics boost Naver Webtoon’s biz in Japan
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, enjoyed robust business in Japan with a record gross merchandise value (GMV) this ...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
SK gives up e-commerce platform management
SK Group, South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate, gave up its online retail platform 11Street Co. as financial investors are now able to sell off their sta...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Pharmteco launches new viral vector platforms, key for CGT
SK Pharmteco Co., South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has recently introduced two ...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao bets on AI bot for breakthrough
Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant chat app KakaoTalk, will seek a breakthrough with an artificial intelligence-powered bot af...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch cloud gaming service for Galaxy users
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, is set to unveil a cloud gaming service for mobile devices as it seeks new profit so...
Oct 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Why do so many S.Korean innovators bow out following success?
Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the global luxury goods leader LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is well known for sporting a full head of ...
Jul 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG unveils upgraded hyperscale AI for future businesses
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, on Wednesday introduced an upgraded hyperscale AI to be used for its future growth engines...
Jul 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Koreans maintain designer love with used items, 'quiet luxury'
South Koreans are maintaining their love for premium fashion items with purchases of used luxury items and "quiet luxury" goods amid a slowdown in As...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
S.Korea’s contents export size surpasses home appliances, textiles
South Korea's contents export size recorded $13.3 billion last year, surpassing the export values of home appliances ($8 billion) and textile product...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
A Goliath vs. Davids battle in the S.Korean OTT market
Netflix Inc. is poised to further distance itself from its money-losing local peers in the South Korean video streaming market this year, as it makes...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon targets entertainment business in Japan
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, is targeting the entertainment sector in Japan as it aims to expand its intellectu...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Netflix to inject $2.5 bn in Korean drama series, movies over next 4 years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US streaming giant Netflix is slated to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to boost its content cr...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Korea’s homegrown OTT Watcha at crossroads amid dearth of cash
South Korea’s homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc. is struggling to raise funds as it faces an uphill battle to win over customers...
Apr 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea’s LG Uplus, Dell to develop open RAN platform tech
South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. and global IT giant Dell Technologies are set to jointly develop an open radio access...
Feb 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
KT Skylife offers Disney Plus service via its channel
KT Skylife Co.,the satellite TV service subsidiary of South Korea's telecommunications-oriented KT Group, said on Wednesday that it is offering Disne...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Profitable Korean startups attract funds despite downturn
Profitable South Korean startups succeeded in fundraising despite an economic downturn as investors sought stable earnings from companies with clear ...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Video streaming platform Wavve acquires K-content provider KOCOWA
South Korea’s OTT platform Wavve has acquired Los Angeles-based content platform KOCOWA, short for Korean Content Wave. KOCOWA is a US online v...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
KT conducts reshuffle ahead of launching South Korea's top OTT service
Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. has reshuffled its media business units ahead of the pending absorption of its over-the-top (OTT) video platform Seez...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17
NEW YORK – Lotte Home Shopping Inc. displayed Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17 on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Korea Brand Expo in N...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Lotte Home Shopping to nurture Bellygom as a global character
Lotte Home Shopping Inc. announced Thursday the company will showcase Bellygom at a New York City exhibit next week, as part of a broader plan to gro...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
KT spurs content creation with hot Netflix drama Attorney Woo
On the heels of South Korea's successful Netflix drama "Squid Game" comes drama series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo." It has topped the streamin...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Samsung Elec. showcases virtual playground on Roblox
Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a virtual playground within Roblox, the world’s top metaverse game platform with 54 million users a day, as th...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Korea's major fashion firms rush to embrace content marketing
Major South Korean fashion companies are speeding up their investment in content startups. F&F Holdings, the distributor of the US outdoor brands...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
S.Korean builders, tech stocks rally after election
The South Korean stock market rose across the board on Thursday, reacting positively to the election of former prosecutor generator Yoon Suk-yeol as ...
Mar 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Kakao to unveil YouTube-like manga platform in Japan
Kakao Corp., the No. 1 digital comics platform in Japan, will expand deeper into the neighboring country's comics market by launching a platform wher...
Mar 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Sandbox Network sets up China affiliate for business expansion
South Korea’s largest multichannel network (MCN) company Sandbox Network Inc. has made another major step forward in expanding its China busine...
Jul 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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