Line launches AI Assistant services in Japan

Line Corporation announced on Friday that it has launched paid and free AI Assistant services within the LINE Messenger in Japan.LINE AI Assistant i...

Mirae Asset taps Goldman veteran O’Connor as Global X ETFs CEO

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. said on Wednesday it has appointed Ryan O’Connor, a Goldman Sachs veteran, as chief exe...

Altos Ventures invests $9.4 mn in Techtaka

South Korea's Altos Ventures announced on Tuesday that it has invested 12.6 billion won ($9.4 million) in the software-centric fulfillment company T...

South Korea tightens export controls to Russia, Belarus

South Korea will halt shipments of nearly 700 additional items, including rechargeable batteries, heavy equipment and cars with 2,000 and larger-lit...

Naver to develop HyperCLOVA X-based edu service

South Korea’s Naver Corp. announced on Friday that its cloud computing unit Naver Cloud, Daekyo, and NSDevil will co-work to develop education...

LG Uplus validates next-gen 5G SW platform tech

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it has completed the technology verification of next-generation software platforms with Eric...

Nature Republic opens first store at Dubai Mall

South Korean beauty brand Nature Republic announced on Thursday that it opened its first store at Dubai Mall, the largest shopping mall in Dubai, ...

S.Korean government seeks to lower streaming service rates

The South Korean government is seeking to lower the country’s video streaming service, or over-the-top (OTT) media service, rates as part of i...

SK Telecom to enter Australian pet clinics market in H1

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a commercial contract with ATX Medical Solutions, Australia's largest m...

Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work

In South Korea, coffee is not just something to drink. It’s a culture, in which people drink, play and work.Koreans’ love affair with co...

KT’s 2023 sales rise to all-time yearly high on wireless, internet business

South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. on Thursday posted record annual sales revenue for 2023, buoyed by steady growth in ...

S.Korean investors name their 42 favorite alternative asset managers

Apollo Asset Management, Warburg Pincus and Lexington Partners are South Korean institutional investors’ most preferred private equity firm...

Warren Buffett’s IMC to invest $98 million in Daegu for chip materials plant

DAEGU – The IMC Group, owned by Warrant Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will invest 130 billion won ($98 million) to build a semicond...

LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia

South Korea's major defense system developer LIG Nex1 Co. has clinched a $3.2 billion deal to export its latest missile interceptor to Saudi Arabia,...

Jay Y. Lee heads to Middle East, Malaysia for next Samsung takeoff

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Jay Y. Lee has embarked on a business trip to the Middle East in his first overseas trip since a South Korean court...

Naver Cloud, NHN Cloud to co-work for hyperscale AI

South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing unit of Naver Corp., and NHN Cloud Corp., announced on Monday that they have signed a memorandum of u...

Lexus tops imported car brands in Korea driver survey

Lexus ranked tops in a customer satisfaction survey of imported-car drivers in South Korea, which also found positive responses to the online purcha...

S-Oil’s 2023 operating profit more than halves on weak refining margins

S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., on Friday posted a 58.3% decline in its operating profit last year, weighed by lower re...

Nexon's DnF Mobile obtains Chinese game service license

South Korean online game developer Nexon Korea Corp.'s "Dungeon & Fighter Mobile" has obtained a banhao (game service license) from the Chinese ...

Naver Cloud launches real-time streaming feature

South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Friday that it has launched a "real-time streaming" feature for "CLO...

Naver expands Papago with Arabic translation, boosting global reach

South Korea's leading online portal Naver Corp. announced on Friday the addition of Arabic translation capabilities to its AI-driven translation ser...

Kakao launches AI-based blood sugar management solution

South Korea’s Kakao Healthcare Corp. has introduced an artificial intelligence-based blood sugar management solution targeting the global digi...

SK Telecom brings forward 6G era with low-latency tech

South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) major SK Telecom Co. has developed a new technology jointly with US tech giant I...

Hyundai Dept. Store launches membership for foreigners

South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Group announced on Thursday that it launched H Point Global, a dedicated membership service for foreign cus...

Japan approves Korean Air-Asiana merger

Japan has finally given the nod to the merger between South Korea’s No. 1 full-service carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and No. 2 Asiana Airlines ...

POSCO Int’l teams up with UAE for blue hydrogen

POSCO International Corp. and POSCO Holdings Inc. announced on Wednesday that they signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with the Abu Dha...

Number of foreign tourists visiting Korea surpasses 11 million in 2023

The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea last year exceeded 11 million, reaching 63% of the pre-COVID level, with over 1 million arrivals month...

Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts

South Korean financial group chiefs will no longer enjoy automatic term extensions as the government is stepping up pressure on the groups to improv...

Hyundai Motor units join hands for logistics solutions

Hyundai Motor Group’s autonomous driving technology arm 42dot Inc. has joined hands with its sister companies Hyundai Glovis Co. and Hyundai C...

Woori Financial to bolster private banking service: chairman

Woori Financial Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest financial holding company, will reinforce its wealth management service for high-net-worth...