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Entertainment
CJ ENM launches AI sound source service
South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. introduced "Viodio: CJ ENM Air," an AI sound source service that makes it easy to utilize AI-generated m...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
LIG Nex1 signs agreement with Megazone Cloud, AWS
South Korea's LIG Nex1 Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for the future space, defense cloud transition wit...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, Japan's KDDI co-work for 5G network slicing tech
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a business agreement with Japanese mobile communications company KDDI to jointly d...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Genome & Co.’s bile duct cancer drug candidate enters Phase 2 trials
Genome & Company, a South Korean developer of microbiome-based drugs, on Tuesday said its GEN-001, a leading immunotherapy drug candidate for bi...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy, Pan Ocean to co-develop digital solutions
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pan Ocean Co., the country's...
Sep 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card collaborates with Singapore Air
Shinhan Card announced on Thursday that it has launched the "Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer the Best Shinhan Card" through a strategic partnership wit...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK invests $100 mn in ChatGPT developer's rival Anthropic
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. said on Sunday it has invested $100 million in the US startup Anthropic, a ChatGPT rival artificial intelligence ...
Aug 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Aerospace ventures into eco-friendly ship market
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Thursday that it has completed the development of a megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage system (ESS)....
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
KKR Co-CEO Joe Bae meets NPS, KIC execs in S.Korea
KKR Co. Co-Chief Executive Joseph Bae made a visit to South Korea last week to meet with senior managers of the country’s top limited partners...
Jul 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Tinder owner Match Group taps Sam Ahn as Asia's chief innovation officer
Match Group Inc., operating online dating and chat platforms like Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid in some 40 languages, has appointed its subsidiary Hyper...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS taps Macquarie, IMM, Hahn & Co. as private equity managers
The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, said on Friday it has hired Macquarie Asset Managem...
Jun 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore targets eco-friendly equipment market
HD Hyundai Infracore Co., a construction equipment unit of South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group, is set to make inroads into the eco-friendly sector...
Jun 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Get It Made in Korea
Dong-A ENG Co.
Key facts Industry Mass-production mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing Mainstay products/services Automotive int...
Jun 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dong-A ENG Co.
Key facts Industry Mass-production mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing Mainstay products/services Automotive interior ...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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QNES Global Co.
Key facts Industry Injection molding Mainstay products/services Micro injection molding, on-demand product/mold development to productio...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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RheeTech Co.
Key facts Industry Mold design and production, injection molding Mainstay products/services Mass-production molds for PTFE and PEEK mate...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Min Sung Precision Co.
Key facts Industry Industrial mold manufacturing and repairment/plastic injection molding Mainstay products/services High-precision mold...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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CAPA: Dong-A ENG Co.
Key facts:- Industry: Mass-production mold design and manufacturing/machinery manufacturing- Mainstay products/services: Automotive interior molds, GM...
Jun 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dong-A Eng Co.
Key facts Main Business Industrial mold design and manufacturing / machinery manufacturing212.1 Millions USE(Automated Optical Inspection; AOI...
Jun 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to develop Humira biosimilar oral medication with US firm
South Korea's biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Monday that it has signed a contract with the US biotech firm Rani Therapeutics ...
Jun 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Germany's real estate mezzanine market to shine in 2023: Lenwood Capital
The global real estate market is under significant pressure due to increased interest rates and banks' tighter loan standards in 2023. Commercial re...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
MBK co-founder meets with Korean CIOs to finance 6th buyout fund
Asia’s private equity giant MBK Partners Ltd. is set to accelerate fundraising for its new fund, which is expected to become the firm’s ...
May 26, 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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Cryptocurrencies
Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s $177 million assets in Korea under seizure
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, the mastermind behind the Terra-Luna cryptocurrency collapse, has had most of his assets in South Korea frozen, a...
May 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Labor union
Labor union threatens to shame Samsung Elec in show of brinkmanship
Samsung Electronics Co.'s biggest labor union under one of South Korea’s two major trade unions is objecting to the latest wage deal signed la...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
BIND wins D.Camp startup pitch race in April, co-sponsored by CJ
BIND Corp. was chosen by investors as the best of the best for its online fashion platform for middle-aged men during South Korea’s major star...
Apr 28, 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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Private equity
MBK Partners co-founder tops 50 richest S.Koreans: Forbes
Michael ByungJu Kim, co-founder and partner at private equity firm MBK Partners, has topped the ranking of the 50 richest South Koreans by net worth...
Apr 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korean PE firm STIC taps Bain & Co senior partner for PE business
South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments Inc. is set to hire Lee Hyukjin, a senior partner of global management consulting firm Bain & ...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KCGI’s ascent to intensify family feud over DB control; DB stocks rally
A sibling feud over management control of DB Group is expected to intensify following the ascent of South Korean activist fund Korea Corporate Gover...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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