SMEs
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Korean startups
Asan Nanum to offer Silicon Valley residence to Korean startups
The Asan Nanum Foundation, a South Korean startup accelerator program operator, said on Thursday it will open a residency space for Korean venture f...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Korea Shopping Festa in Vietnam records $12.9 mn in export consultations
The Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups said on Friday that the "2024 Korea Shopping Festa with Lotte" export consultation event, held in collabo...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hanjin to provide logistics services for S.Korean SMEs in Vietnam
South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Small Enterprise and Mark...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
KOSME, CJ Olive Young support K-beauty SMEs to enter US
Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) announced on Tuesday that it held online and offline marketing and buyer meetings in partnership with CJ Oliv...
Jul 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s 2025 minimum wage rises 1.7%; SMEs seen suffering
South Korea has set next year’s hourly minimum wage at 10,030 won ($7.3) – a 1.7% increase from this year’s 9,860 won, the second-...
Jul 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Conversational AI startup Rapeech attracts $4.4 mn investment
South Korean conversational artificial intelligence (AI) startup Rapeech announced on Sunday that it attracted an investment of 6 billion won ($4....
May 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang's PB SMEs in S.Korea triple in five years
Coupang Inc., South Korea's leading e-commerce platform, announced on Sunday that the number of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) manufacturer...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
KOTRA operates S.Korea's pavilion at Vietnam Expo
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday that it has operated the South Korean Pavilion at the 2024 Vietnam Expo, ...
Apr 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Home&Shopping opens exclusive section in Vietnam K-Market
South Korea's Home&Shopping announced on Friday that it opened its exclusive section in the K-Market in Vietnam. The company aims to support the...
Dec 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card's Kazakhstan arm secures $60 mn from IFC
Shinhan Finance, a subsidiary of South Korea's Shinhan Card in Kazakhstan, has attracted a $60 million investment from the International Finance Cor...
Oct 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Over 12,000 S.Korean SMEs enter Taiwan through Coupang
South Korea's e-commerce leader Coupang Inc. announced on Wednesday that more than 12,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have entered Ta...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Coupang to host business briefing on Taiwan market entry
South Korea's e-commerce leader Coupang Inc. announced on Friday that it plans to conduct a business briefing focused on aiding domestic small and m...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea's Lotte Group helps SMEs penetrate Indonesian market
South Korea's Lotte Group through Friday is holding the event Korea Expo in Jakarta in the Indonesian capital with the Korea Trade-Investment Promot...
Sep 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea Credit Data raises $75.7 million from Morgan Stanley
Korea Credit Data (KCD), a South Korean fintech startup focusing on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised 100 billion won ($75.7 mi...
Aug 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s smaller firms embrace older, experienced workforce
South Korea’s liquid filtration system developer Neos Corp. has seven employees, all seasoned mechanical and electrical engineers in their 60s...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Korea taps Greyhound Capital, Headline Asia as venture fund managers
South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced the results of selecting global fund management companies for the year 2023 on Monday. The chos...
Aug 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Emart partners with KOTRA to help S.Korean SMEs export
South Korea’s largest hypermarket chain Emart Inc. is partnering with Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to expand its overseas f...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea's IPO market heats up with higher price cap for new stocks
South Korea’s initial public offering market is heating up with some 30 firms set for new share subscriptions in July and August, more than su...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
S.Korean SMEs unprepared for Indonesia’s mandatory halal certification
South Korea's Ministry of SMEs has begun moving to help SMEs planning to export to Indonesia obtain halal certification.The SME Ombudsman said on Tu...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korean gov't, L'Oréal to jointly support beauty tech startups
South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups has joined forces with the L'Oréal Group to provide support for beauty tech startups.During the Vi...
Jun 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea bets on 2nd Middle East boom for SMEs, startups
The Middle East is emerging as a key export market for South Korean small enterprises and startups desperate for global expansion to tide over the e...
Jun 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Samsung Electronics' smart factory project targets SMEs
Sales of Cookia, a small maker of tofu snacks in South Korea based in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, have jumped eight-fold in six years from 300 mil...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's loan delinquency rates soar; outlook to worsen in H2
South Korean banks are seeing loan delinquency rates surge due to the increase in lending during the pandemic and a series of rate hikes. The rates ...
May 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea to launch first cyber office for small, medium businesses
South Korea's Minister of SMEs and Startups Lee Young on Monday said the country will launch its 18th office for small and medium enterprises (SME) ...
May 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Asleep forms partnership with National Sleep Foundation of US
South Korea's sleep technology startup Asleep, which was part of an economic delegation accompanying President Yoon Suk Yeol's recent state visit to...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea to support exports of 100 SMEs in metaverse, XR industry
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Thursday that it will support the export of 100 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea, UL Solutions sign agreement for supporting domestic startups
The South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Thursday that it has signed a business agreement with global certification agency UL Sol...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea gov’t hosts sales event for domestic, US SMEs
South Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded their exchange and cooperation with US firms during President Yoon Suk yeol's state...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean gov't to support domestic startups in Saudi Arabia entry
South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups held on Wednesday the "K-Deep Tech Startup Meetup" event at Startup Alliance & Space in Gangnam dist...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea offers major support to online overseas shipments of 100 promising SMEs
South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups on Thursday said it launched an online export package program of extensive support for the entire proces...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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