Naver Works
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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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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Duty Free, Modetour to co-work for Vietnam tourism
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Modetour Network Inc. to jointly devel...
Jan 26, 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 new 990 EVO SSD ideal for everyday use, more demanding work
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, on Wednesday announced a new addition to its consumer solid-state drive (SSD) l...
Jan 24, 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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Batteries
S.Korea, Indonesia to strengthen battery materials supply chain
South Korea and Indonesia plan to strengthen the collaboration to establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem, capitalizing on Indonesia'...
Jan 18, 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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Airlines
Korean Air, Japan’s Yusen to co-work for SAF
Korean Air Lines Co. has recently partnered with Japan-based global logistics company Yusen Logistics for a cargo sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ...
Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Inventage Lab, Yuhan to co-work for obesity treatment
South Korea’s Inventage Lab Inc. announced on Friday that it has signed a joint development agreement with Yuhan Corp. for a long-acting inj...
Jan 05, 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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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea steps up probe on alleged submarine tech leaks to Taiwan
South Korea stepped up an investigation into alleged technology leaks of a submarine developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. t...
Jan 03, 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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Advertising & Marketing
HS Ad, Coupang to co-work for retail media advertising
South Korea’s HS Ad Inc. announced on Thursday that it will collaborate with the domestic e-commerce giant Coupang for data-based digital mark...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
HD Hyundai aims to double number of female employees by 2030
HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group, will introduce a childcare leave system to make the male-dominated conglomerate an att...
Dec 21, 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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Economy
Vietnamese lead record-high foreign job growth in S.Korea
The number of foreign employees in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, with the Vietnamese leading the pack, amid rising minimum wages a...
Dec 18, 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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Petrochemicals
DL E&C, KBR to co-work for SAF project
South Korea’s DL E&C Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a feasibility study contract with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Inc., the ...
Dec 13, 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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Economy
S.Korean newly married couples’ birth rate at record low
South Korea’s fertility rate among newly married couples, who account for most of the country’s newborns, hit a trough last year, adding...
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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Food & Beverage
Lotte Chilsung, E&J Gallo to jointly boost soju sale in US
South Korea’s Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. announced on Tuesday that it partnered with the world's largest winery E&J Gallo to expand its...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Hyungji, Dishang Group to co-work for market development
South Korea’s Fashion Group Hyungji and China’s largest clothing exporter Dishang Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to te...
Dec 05, 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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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)