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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus to debut university-specific metaverse platforms early next year
South Korea's mobile telecom operator LG Uplus said on Thursday that it would introduce a specialized metaverse platform for which all universities ...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus ramps up user experiences, platforms, metaverse
LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, is improving its user experiences as well as accelerating new businesses such as pl...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon, digital comics case for global MBA study
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, is set to be a textbook case study for global students as a prominent business sc...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver affiliate Line Games seeks $756 million IPO in Korea
Line Games Corp., an affiliate of South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., plans to list its shares on the Korean stock market via an initial...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung, Naver agree to partner in developing next-gen AI semiconductor solutions
Samsung Electronics Co. and Naver Corp. have agreed to cooperate in developing next-generation AI semiconductor solutions optimized for artificial i...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shilla Duty Free offers metaverse Gucci Beauty class
Shilla Duty Free, Korea's leading duty-free shop chain, is opening a metaverse beauty class in collaboration with Gucci Beauty.The company will intr...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
SK Telecom to team up with Singapore's Singtel for metaverse venture
SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore's top telecom provider Singtel Group on joint business o...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America
LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Internet giant Naver to introduce same-hour delivery by year’s end
South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp. plans to introduce same-hour delivery service by year’s end. Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon ann...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver posts record 3Q sales boosted by content and commerce
South Korea's leading web portal Naver reported record-high sales in the third quarter thanks to surging growth in its content sector, including the...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to pursue profits with Yonder app launch in US
South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. has been successful in the domestic market with its loyal subscribers willing to pay to read a diverse libra...
Oct 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Rising interest rates reshuffle Korean market cap list
Rising interest rates amid a slowing global economy rattled South Korean companies’ market capitalization rankings, bumping online players suc...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, Qualcomm unveil industry’s fastest LPDDR5X DRAM chip
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has successfully proved the performance of its latest LPDDR5X DRAM on Qualcomm Te...
Oct 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea's Naver to ramp up global IR activity as stock continues decline
South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp. is poised to hire an investor relations (IR) executive whose chief responsibility will be to com...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Naver Cloud seeks win-win strategy with K-startups in overseas market
NEW YORK – The chief executive officer of Naver Cloud Park Won-ki said that if South Korean startups using the company’s cloud services ...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Naver to buy Poshmark at $1.6 bn to boost US e-commerce biz
Naver Corp. is set to take over US Poshmark Inc. for some $1.6 billion to make inroads into the e-commerce sector in North America as South Korea&rs...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Kakao to challenge Naver, Apple for offline payment services
South Korea’s largest mobile payment app KakaoPay has bought a stake in the country’s No. 1 electronic payment system provider, accordin...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver targets global edtech sector with Whale browser
Naver Corp., South Korea’s online platform giant, is taking on global heavyweights in its aim to lead the international edtech sector, by prov...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
EV materials maker EcoPro tops the buy list of Korean stocks
Shares in EcoPro BM Co., a cathode material maker used in electric vehicle batteries, topped the list of South Korean stocks, for which an increased...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom revs up digital economy on its metaverse platform
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is accelerating a digital economic system on its metaverse platform ifland, the telecom giant ...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
South Korea’s tech giants bolster short-form video content services
South Korea’s tech behemoth Naver Corp. is poised to strengthen its short-form content service on surging demand for video content that is les...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to pursue profitability with more paying subscribers
South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. is seeking to increase the number of its paying subscribers as the company is shifting its business paradigm...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
PlayTogether ranks 2nd in global metaverse game apps
Metaverse game platform PlayTogether, operated by South Korean game developer Haegin Co., ranked second in global metaverse app downloads during the...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korean teens prefer TikTok over KakaoTalk, says survey
South Korean teens appear to prefer to do their social networking on TikTok over KakaoTalk, as short-form videos surge in popularity worldwide. ...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform
South Korea’s Com2uS Studios, the creator of the popular game Summoners War, said on Thursday it will unveil a real-life-like metaverse platfo...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Naver joins RE100 campaign to go carbon-free by 2050
South Korea’s Naver Corp. said on Monday it has joined the RE100 initiative to go carbon-free by 2050 as the first domestic internet portal to...
Aug 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
S. Korea's digital asset exchange operators bulk up despite crypto winter
Despite being in crypto winter, or a period in which prices of major cryptocurrencies have slid and stayed low for weeks on end, South Korea's bigge...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Band celebrates 10-year anniversary, over 6.1 billion posts
South Korea’s tech juggernaut Naver Corp. announced Monday that its Naver Band celebrates 10 years in service with more than 156 million app d...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver says no growth sacrifice to cut costs with record sales
Naver Corp., South Korea’s largest online portal, on Friday reported its largest-ever quarterly revenue, led by webtoon and fintech services, ...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
KT ups ante with $1.5 billion spending on public sector cloud service
KT Cloud Corp., a unit of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., plans to spend up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) over the next three years t...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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