SK Telecom's X Caliber enters N.American pet market

SK Telecom's X Caliber enters N.American pet market

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a distribution agreement with Canadian pet medical equipment company Nuon & Nikk...

CU to accept Japan's Ponta Points for payments

CU to accept Japan's Ponta Points for payments

South Korea's BGF Retail, the operator of the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, announced on Sunday that it signed a memorandum of unders...

HD Hyundai qualifies to compete for US Navy MRO

HD Hyundai qualifies to compete for US Navy MRO

South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. announced on Thursday that it signed a Ship Maintenance Relations Agreement (MSRA) with the US Navy. I...

Cosmax Group unveils new CI

Cosmax Group unveils new CI

South Korea's Cosmax Group unveiled a new corporate identity (CI) on Wednesday. The new CI reflects Cosmax Group's identity as a global beauty and h...

Coupang opens Rocket Growth seller website

Coupang opens Rocket Growth seller website

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, announced on Tuesday that it opened a dedicated website for sellers (sell.coupang.com...

FG Korea to open Five Guys stores in Japan

FG Korea to open Five Guys stores in Japan

FG Korea, the operator of the American handcrafted hamburger brand Five Guys in South Korea, will open its stores in Japan in the second half of nex...

KTO holds Visit Korea Alliance exhibition for foreigners

KTO holds Visit Korea Alliance exhibition for foreigners

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced on Monday that it will hold a VK Alliance Products and Services Special Exhibition for foreigners thr...

Kakao supports startups with cloud services

Kakao supports startups with cloud services

Kakao Enterprise, an AI-based cloud solutions service subsidiary of South Korea's Kakao Corp., announced on Thursday that it started the Rocket La...

Liner launches beta service for Academic Mode AI Search

Liner launches beta service for Academic Mode AI Search

South Korea's generative AI startup Liner announced on Thursday that it launched a beta service of Academic Mode AI Search, which provides answers b...

Korea’s No. 1 flea market app Karrot expands services across Canada

Korea’s No. 1 flea market app Karrot expands services across Canada

Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market service provider, is expanding its online used-goods marketplace app Karrot acr...

AI plagiarism detection startup Muhayu eyes IPO in 2026

AI plagiarism detection startup Muhayu eyes IPO in 2026

South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) startup Muhayu hired Mirae Asset Securities as the lead manager for its initial public offering (IPO) targ...

Korea's LG Uplus aims for $1.4 bn in B2B AI sales by 2028

Korea's LG Uplus aims for $1.4 bn in B2B AI sales by 2028

South Korea’s leading mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp., which is set to unveil its first artificial intelligence chip by the end of this year, ai...

Samsung Electronics tops in S.Korea's after-sales service

Samsung Electronics tops in S.Korea's after-sales service

Samsung Electronics Service, a service subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co.,  announced on Tuesday that it topped all categories - home applia...

AhnLab launches integrated cloud service corporation

AhnLab launches integrated cloud service corporation

South Korea's AhnLab Inc. announced on Monday that it launched an integrated corporation named AhnLabCloudMate to oversee its cloud operation and ...

LG Elec launches CLOi robot subscription service

LG Elec launches CLOi robot subscription service

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Monday that it launched its Robot as a Service (RaaS) with CLOi robots starting this month.Business-to-business (B2...

Naver Whale features in Renault Korea vehicles

Naver Whale features in Renault Korea vehicles

South Korea’s homegrown web browser Whale, developed by Naver Corp., will be installed in Renault Korea cars. Naver Cloud announced on Friday...

KT, EV Parking Services to cooperate on electric bus charging

KT, EV Parking Services to cooperate on electric bus charging

South Korea's KT Corp., South Korea’s largest telecom service provider, announced on Friday that it partnered with EV Parking Services (EVPS) ...

Samsung Bespoke refrigerator sells 3 mn units in five years

Samsung Bespoke refrigerator sells 3 mn units in five years

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that the cumulative sales of its Bespoke refrigerator in the South Korean market have surpassed 3 milli...

SK On to sell $360 mn in perpetual bonds amid tough EV market

SK On to sell $360 mn in perpetual bonds amid tough EV market

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to sell 500 billion won ($359.6 million) in its first perpetual bon...

Woori adopts Samsung culture index for internal controls

Woori adopts Samsung culture index for internal controls

Woori Financial Group has adopted Samsung Electronics Co.'s Samsung Culture Index (SCI) to tighten its internal controls, which will be given more w...

Hanwha Life Financial Services gets A+ credit rating

Hanwha Life Financial Services gets A+ credit rating

South Korea's Hanwha Life Financial Services said on Tuesday it received an A+ (Stable) credit rating from Korea Ratings, becoming the first domes...

Mirae Asset's US dividend premium fund surpasses $72 mn in net assets

Mirae Asset's US dividend premium fund surpasses $72 mn in net assets

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. announced on Tuesday that the net assets of its Mirae Asset US Dividend Premium Fund, which invests...

HiteJinro invests in table order service startup

HiteJinro invests in table order service startup

HiteJinro Co., South Korea’s largest soju maker, announced on Monday that it invested in a stake in the table order service startup TMR Founde...

LG Uplus to unveil quantum proof solution Alphakey

LG Uplus to unveil quantum proof solution Alphakey

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it will unveil its new integrated account management solution for cloud services Alphakey at Q...

KT to make AI, media-focused reshuffle in July

KT to make AI, media-focused reshuffle in July

KT Corp., South Korea’s largest telecom service provider, is slated for an organizational reshuffle next month to reinforce its business-to-bu...

Yogiyo to begin autonomous robot delivery tests in August

Yogiyo to begin autonomous robot delivery tests in August

Yogiyo, South Korea’s second-largest food delivery app, announced on Friday that it will begin outdoor autonomous robot delivery tests in Song...

Ediya Coffee expands to Malaysia following Guam

Ediya Coffee expands to Malaysia following Guam

South Korea's homegrown coffee chain Ediya Coffee announced on Friday that it has signed a master franchise agreement in Malaysia, marking the begin...

South Korea-Japan air travelers soar to 10 mn in first five months

South Korea-Japan air travelers soar to 10 mn in first five months

The number of air passengers traveling between South Korea and Japan has surpassed 10 million in the first five months of this year, setting a new r...

LG CNS gets AWS Generative AI Competency

LG CNS gets AWS Generative AI Competency

LG CNS Co., a cloud computing services arm of South Korea's LG Corp., announced on Wednesday that it achieved the AWS Generative AI Competency from ...

Korea’s SK Telecom, Moloco join hands for AI ad platform

Korea’s SK Telecom, Moloco join hands for AI ad platform

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has teamed up with Moloco Inc., a Silicon Valley-based ad-tech solution startup, for the glo...

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