Naver Series
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E-commerce
AliExpress’ zero-commission offer jolts Coupang, Naver
AliExpress, an e-commerce arm of China’s Alibaba Group, has offered Korean companies zero commissions, under which it will not charge a sales ...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Rebellions raises $124 mn to co-develop AI chip with Samsung
South Korean fabless artificial intelligence chip startup Rebellions Inc.’s plan to co-develop the next-generation AI chip with the world&rsqu...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver's Wattpad lays off 30 employees again
Naver Corp.'s subsidiary and North American original fiction platform, Wattpad, has once again carried out layoffs after a year. According to the we...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Baidu’s AI Ernie to power Samsung Galaxy S24 in China
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest smartphone series Galaxy S24 to be released in China will feature Baidu Inc.’s Ernie Bot artificial intellige...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Nike looks to lure Korean customers with Naver’s generative AI ad platform
Nike Inc., the leading global sportswear brand, has launched an advertising campaign in South Korea on the generative artificial intelligence (AI) a...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s AP chip Exynos turns from ugly duckling to golden swan
Samsung Electronics Co. has bittersweet memories of its Exynos chip – an in-house application processor (AP) referred to as the brain of mobil...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Piccoma sees record transaction value in Japan on K-webtoons
Piccoma, a Japanese digital comics app, enjoyed its largest-ever transaction value last year in the home of manga, thanks to the growing popularity ...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Naver, Com2uS slash workforce to downsize new businesses
South Korea’s leading online platforms and gaming publishers such as Naver Corp., Com2uS Corp. and Kakao Corp. have joined global Big Tech com...
Jan 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung looks to beat Apple with AI phones
With the Galaxy S24, Samsung Electronics Co.'s new flagship smartphone series, searching for real-time information and translation on the phone will...
Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang to resume Rocket Delivery for LG H&H; ends 5-year feud
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading online retailer, said on Friday it will resume the same or next-day delivery service, dubbed “Rocket...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver unveils reports of Qatar Asian Cup utilizing AI
South Korea's Naver Corp. announced on Friday that it has published AI Scout Report for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023, which...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
Samsung to double HBM chip production to lead on-device AI chip era
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to more than double its high bandwidth memory (HBM) chi...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom, Naver, AfreecaTV to introduce AI in sportscasting
SK Telecom Co., Naver Corp., and AfreecaTV have joined forces to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the sports broadcasting field....
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Whalebook supply volume triples in 2023
South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Friday that the distribution volume of Whalebook has tripled compa...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver’s resale platform Kream joins Korean unicorns
Kream Corp., the resale platform of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has emerged as the latest Korean unicorn with a valuation exceedin...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Peter Thiel-backed D&D Pharmatech gets preliminary nod for IPO
South Korean clinical-stage biotech D&D Pharmatech Inc. has won approval from the Korea Exchange’s preliminary review for listing on the j...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver to join race with EQT, Goldman Sachs for Korean SW firm
Naver Corp. is set to go up against global major private equity firms such as EQT Partners AB and Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group to acquire a So...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver, NHIS to boost data services with HyperCLOVA X
South Korea's leading online portal Naver Corp. and the state-run National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) will collaborate to leverage advanced art...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to release Galaxy Book4 laptop series in January
Samsung Electronics Co. will release its laptop lineup Galaxy Book4 series on Jan. 2, 2024, with a new intelligent processor for high performance an...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to enhance global biz with new exec for US IPO
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, aims to ramp up its global business with the appointment of a new executive ahead...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
South Korea to launch $7.6 bn supply chain fund, make urea locally
South Korea plans to set up a supply chain stabilization fund of up to 10 trillion won ($7.6 billion) to effectively cope with sudden supply disrupt...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
UAE, Korea’s Naver Z join hands for virtual reality tech
South Korea’s Naver Z Corp., the operator of virtual world platform Zepeto, said Monday it will join forces with the United Arab Emirates&rsqu...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver, PIF-backed JV join hands for Saudi Arabia’s smart cities
South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp. is planning to accelerate Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation in partnership with a tech firm b...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
ITC launches probe into Samsung’s suit vs China’s BOE over OLED
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to launch an investigation into a complaint filed by South Korea’s Samsung Display Co....
Dec 01, 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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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis unveils world’s first QL display for vehicles
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. said on Thursday it has developed an innovative premium display for vehicles – the ...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
CJ OliveNetworks to enter smart city business with Team Naver
South Korean digital service company CJ OliveNetworks announced on Thursday that it has signed a mutual cooperation agreement at Naver Corp.'s headq...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver to launch global version of Whale browser in Q1 2024
Naver Cloud, the infrastructure subsidiary of South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp., plans to launch a global version of its Whale browser in...
Nov 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver invests in AI operations automation startup
Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), a tech startup investment and support project, announced Thursday that it invested in a startup with AI operations ...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver-invested Bering Lab tops at Huawei startup contest
South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) legal technology startup Bering Lab, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), receiv...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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