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Webtoons
S.Korea's Naver Webtoon to expand IP-based operations
South Korea's Naver Webtoon is selling its online intellectual property (IP)-based webtoon products on the offline market to expand its webtoon IP o...
Jun 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-drama hitmaker Studio Dragon in crisis as content head resigns
Studio Dragon Corp., a South Korean production company of Netflix hits such as "The Glory" and "Crash Landing on You," said on Monday its co-Chief E...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver’s AI translation app Papago surpasses 10 mn MAU
The global monthly active user (MAU) number of Naver Corp.'s artificial intelligence (AI) translation app, Papago, has surpassed 10 million users, a...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Generative AI startup Wrtn attracts nearly $12 mn in investment
South Korea's advanced tech startup Wrtn Technologies, a major player in generative artificial intelligence (AI), has attracted investment of 15 bil...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver expects to export ICT know-how to Middle Eest market
A high-ranking delegation from the royal family of Sharjah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, led by Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Director...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Foreign buying of Korean stocks, bonds at record high, boosting won
Foreigners bought a record $11.43 billion in South Korean stocks and bonds in May, boosting the value of the won versus the dollar amid the greenbac...
Jun 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Big Tech, Japanese comics publishers target webtoon business
Big Tech have started webtoon services while major Japanese comic book publishers are gearing up for the business, threatening South Korea’s o...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung top in world smartphone market in Q1, beating Apple
Samsung Electronics Co. regained the top spot in the smartphone market, surpassing Apple in the first quarter of 2023. This outcome was driven by th...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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AgTech
SK Networks to invest $2 mn in Dutch agtech startup
SK Networks Co., a South Korean trading company, announced on Thursday that it will invest $2 million in the series A round of Source.ag, a smart fa...
Jun 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT, Naver chosen as suppliers of S.Korea’s hyperscale AI project
South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency (NIA) have enlisted four tech enterprises — KT Corp., Nav...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hanwha Aerospace invests in US secondary battery startup
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. on Tuesday said it invested in Forge Nano, an American startup with precision nano-coating technology that exte...
May 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Cloud builds S.Korea’s first 5G network at construction site
Naver Cloud for the first time in South Korea has launched a specialized 5G mobile communications network at an apartment construction site.The comp...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver’s search engine dominance under siege as Google, MS advance
South Korea’s online portal Naver Corp., the undisputed search engine leader in the domestic market for decades, is under siege as global Big ...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon's Toon Filter creates 20 mn AI-converted images
South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. on Monday said over 20 million converted images were created in a week after the May 12 pilot launch of its ...
May 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung’s Galaxy Book3 controls more than half of Korea’s laptop market
When Samsung Electronics Co. reported the worst quarterly loss for its semiconductor business last month, it found hope and relief in its mobile bus...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung, Naver to jointly develop generative AI to rival ChatGPT
South Korea’s two tech giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and Naver Corp. – have agreed to jointly develop a generative artificial i...
May 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Does Google Bard in Korean pose any risk to Naver, Kakao?
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Global tech giant Google on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded version of Bard, its generative artificial intelligence...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Poshmark powers Naver earnings; HyperCLOVA X the next booster
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to strong sales of Poshmark Inc. in the US. It ...
May 09, 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 intellect...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Aerospace invests in Israeli startup with anti-jamming tech
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. has invested in an Israeli start-up possessing anti-jamming technology to prevent interference in global position...
Apr 25, 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 cont...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea’s five major companies form data network alliance
South Korea's five major companies have joined forces to make a combined data product that consolidates their respective information, ranging from c...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Samsung competes with Apple on rising non-terrestrial network market
The global market for non-terrestrial networks (NTN), or communications systems that use satellites to text and make phone calls even in places wher...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Krafton, Naver Z to establish metaverse joint company
Krafton Inc., a leading game developer in South Korea, is establishing a joint company for a metaverse platform business with Naver Z Corp., a metav...
Apr 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver launches image-generating platform Lasco AI
Naver Corp., South Korea’s dominant online platform, has ventured into the image-generative artificial intelligence market, challenging its ar...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver to aid in Saudi’s digital transformation, green light for Neom deal
South Korea’s online business giant Naver Corp. said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement with the Saudi Arabian government to assis...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea's Hancom, Naver Cloud agree to cooperate in AI field
Hancom Inc. and Naver Cloud announced on Wednesday a strategic partnership to integrate Naver Cloud's large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) "Hype...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung unveils Exynos Modem 5300 to rival Qualcomm, MediaTek
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled its latest 5G telecommunications modem, the Exynos Modem 5300, to compete with rivals s...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI tech firm Interminds to attract up to $12 mn in Series C
South Korean startup Interminds Co., an AI developer of unmanned convenience store operations, aims to attract 10 billion won to 15 billion won ($7....
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean fashion platform Ably attracts $39 mn before Series C round
South Korea’s Ably Corp., operator of the fashion shopping app Ably, has attracted 50 billion won ($39 million) via venture debt amid the slow...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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