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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Koreans log most hours on YouTube worldwide
YouTube was the most popular app among South Korean smartphone users, a study found, logging the most hours on the video streaming platform worldwid...
Sep 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea's SK Energy to start commercial operations of SAF production line
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, is set to start commercial operations of a production line for sustainable aviation fuel (SA...
Sep 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM to spend $17.5 bn by 2030 to double cargo capacity
HMM Co., South Korea’s largest ocean carrier, said on Tuesday it will spend 23.5 trillion won ($17.5 billion) by 2030 to nearly double its car...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SPC, SK Telecom to collaborate on AI business
South Korea's SPC Group and SK Telecom Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate in various areas such as membership and busines...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Map sees 30% increase in foreign user base
The foreign users of Naver Map, the map service of South Korea's online platform giant Naver Corp., have a 30% increase from last year. Naver...
Sep 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Gloves off for Samsung, LG in high-end OLED display fight
Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co., the global leading organic light-emitting diode panel makers, are fiercely competing in the professional OLE...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
One Store vows to crack Apple, Google-led app market with localization
One Store Co., South Korea’s homegrown app marketplace, will take on Apple Inc. and Google LLC in the global app market by offering tailored s...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Liner ranks 9th in generative AI services selected by a16z
South Korea's generative AI startup Liner said on Friday that its search service ranked 9th in the web services category of the Top-100 Gen AI Consu...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Enormous market ahead for Hopae, S.Korean DID pioneer
To Hopae Inc., a digital identity solution-developing startup native to South Korea, its home market is small. After successfully accommodating more...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung's AI home appliances hit 1.5 mn units sold
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday that its cumulative sales of AI-integrated home appliances have surpassed 1.5 million units as of July this...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung’s Monimo set to disrupt Korea’s financial app market
Samsung Group, South Korea’s most powerful business group, is poised to crack the country’s financial app market — now crowded wit...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Eco Energy supplies 2,000 km of overhead power lines to Vietnam
South Korea's LS Eco Energy Ltd. said on Friday that its Vietnamese unit LS-VINA has completed a supply of around 2,000 kilometers of overhead power...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Baemin founder strikes out for new trophy platform
Kim Bong-jin, a former chairman and CEO of Woowa Brothers Corp., operator of South Korea’s No. 1 food delivery app Baedal Minjok — Baemi...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS, Aeon to collaborate on EdTech in Japan
South Korea's LG CNS announced on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aeon, an education company operating over 300 direct l...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Routinery readies for new chapter with 2.0
Born in South Korea but blowing up abroad, the Routinery app is designed to make small changes in users' daily routines to make a big difference in ...
Jul 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea’s taxi app i.M ties up with MK Group to land in Japan
South Korea’s premium ride-hailing app i.M joined hands with Japan’s taxi operator MK Group to allow each platform's customers to use bo...
Jul 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy’s Q2 profit hurt by EV slowdown, expects Q4 improvement
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top three battery makers, on Monday posted a smaller quarterly profit, hurt by sluggish global ele...
Jul 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI to ink $726 mn ESS deal with NextEra Energy
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle cell maker, is set to provide batteries for energy storage systems (ESS) to NextEr...
Jul 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s No. 1 flea market app Karrot expands services across Canada
Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market service provider, is expanding its online used-goods marketplace app Karrot acr...
Jul 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
d’Alba maker Bmonument, Memebox, Easytem line up for Korean IPOs
South Korea’s promising beauty and healthcare device startups are looking to go public on the domestic bourse to scale up after gaining popula...
Jun 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK asks KDB for further funding before drastic restructuring
SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest business group in terms of total assets, has asked the country’s state-run Korea Development Bank...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor debuts 2025 Avante with improved cluster space use
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it has launched the updated model of the compact sedan, 2025 Avante, and has begun full-scale sales.Sin...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Line Yahoo to sever tech ties with Naver by year-end: LY CEO
TOKYO – Japan’s LY Corp., the operator of the country’s top mobile messenger app Line, plans to sever technological and system tie...
Jun 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus’ AI ixi to be available on Instagram
LG Uplus Corp. will enable its artificial intelligence ixi on Instagram later this year to allow more people to have easy access to the most sensati...
Jun 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia launches 2024 model year of Morning
Kia Corp. announced on Monday that it launched its flagship compact car Morning's model year the 2024 Morning. The 2024 Morning featured the ne...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Monalisa, Ssangyong C&B sold to Indonesia's APP
South Korea's hygiene products company Monalisa and Ssangyong C&B, known for its toilet paper brand Codi, will be sold to Indonesia's paper comp...
Jun 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Dog meetup app MMDC aspires to be AI pet nanny
Some call it social media for dogs, others say it's a dating app for their four-legged friends. No matter what you call it, the Meet My Dog Challeng...
Jun 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Korea’s Kakao Mobility unveils global ride-hailing app to court Uber
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s top ride-hailing service provider, on Tuesday introduced the release of its global app, taking on global g...
Jun 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Line Games to launch The Play of Genesis in Taiwan, Hong Kong
South Korea's Line Games Corp. announced on Friday that it signed a publishing agreement with Vietnam's tech giant VNG for the mobile game The Play ...
May 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung gets new tech certification for air purifier filter
Samsung Electronics Co.'s air purifier filter technology obtained the New Excellent Technology (NeT) certification from the Korea Agency for Technol...
May 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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