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Cloud computing
LG's 5G backup system installed in AWS cloud platform
LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean internet service provider, said on Tuesday that it has installed its 5G mobile backup network system in the cloud com...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus aims to double corporate value via platforms
LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, is slated to increase its corporate value to 12 trillion won ($8.6 billion) by 2027...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
DeFi platform Neopin unveils plan for Web 3.0, NFT, multichain services
Blockchain firm Neopin announced its strategy to strengthen its foothold in the global DeFi Market on Thursday with four keywords: Web 3.0, multicha...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao steps back from conflict over Google's in-app payment
South Korea’s Kakao Corp. has voluntarily removed an external payment link from the country’s largest messaging app KakaoTalk in complia...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver’s web browser Whale challenges global rivals
South Korea’s homegrown web browser Whale, developed by Naver Corp., is quietly increasing its presence in the domestic market, where Google C...
Jul 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao to merge US webtoon, web novel platforms
South Korea’s Kakao Entertainment Co. is set to merge Tapas Media Inc. and Radish Fiction Inc., its webtoon and mobile novel platforms in Nort...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Kakao Piccoma acquires Japan’s cryptocurrency exchange SEBC
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s top mobile messenger app operator, has acquired a controlling stake in Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), a Japanese c...
Apr 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Megazone Cloud to attract up to $336 mn for 2023 IPO
Megazone Cloud Corp., a leading cloud service provider and the first Korean business partner of Amazon Web Service (AWS), plans to attract 300 billi...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Deals
Naver, CJ ENM join forces to acquire Korea's No.3 web novel platform
South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp. has joined forces with CJ Group to acquire the country's leading web novel platform Munpia Inc. in a ...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver, Kakao vie for Korean web novel platform
Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp., South Korea's two online giants, are competing to acquire Munpia Inc., their smaller domestic rival in the web novel ma...
Apr 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Naver to acquire web novel platform Wattpad for $593 mn
South Korea’s portal giant Naver Corp. will acquire Wattpad, the world's largest web novel platform based in Toronto, for 653.2 billion wo...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investo...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK Summit 2020
KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers
The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investors...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS, KIC seek smaller GPs for niche infrastructure
The National Pension Service (NPS) and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) are seeking small and medium-sized management companies to chase smaller...
Oct 26, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs lukewarm on sell-down properties
Major South Korean institutional investors have cooled their interest in overseas real estate assets sourced by domestic brokerage firms because of he...
Oct 25, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs uneasy at leverage of PE secondaries
The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) and two leading South Korean insurance firms have expressed unease about the excessive use of leverage...
May 24, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs call for more hedge fund communications
Korea Post and Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd., the third-largest life insurer in South Korea, remain cautious about increasing exposure to hedge funds,...
May 21, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
[ASK 2019 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eye 5-8% return on alternatives
Teachers’ Pension, the Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are looking to increase global...
May 19, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2019 SUMMIT] KIC to boost alternatives with co-ops' assets
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will raise the proportion of alternative investments with further diversified portfolios, while seeking to manage p...
May 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2019 SUMMIT] NPS to allocate $2 bn to single hedge funds in 2019
The National Pension Service (NPS) will allocate $2 billion to single-manager hedge funds this year in its first direct investment in hedge funds, whi...
May 17, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] KIC eyes emerging markets, real estate debts
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will look to a broader range of emerging markets and consider investing in real estate debts to further diversify...
Oct 28, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] Korea Post to pick two energy infra funds within year
Korea Post is planning to select about two energy infrastructure funds within the year as it is seeking to raise exposure to global infrastructure a...
Oct 28, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korea teachers funds to boost Asia portfolios
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and the Korea Teachers’ Pension will step up real estate and infrastructure investments in Asia and other eme...
Oct 26, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] NPS seeks regionally diversified portfolio: CEO
The National Pension Service (NPS) is building regionally diversified portfolios in pursuit of both profitability and stability, said its chief execut...
Oct 24, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs lean toward non-dollar assets
South Korean asset owners are increasingly turning to non-dollar assets because the weakening US dollar erodes expected returns after currency hedging...
Jun 08, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS keen on mid-cap PE; KIC eyes non-sponsored deals
The National Pension Service (NPS) plans to commit fresh capital to about four additional mid-cap private equity funds this year, focusing on the mana...
Jun 06, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] NPS mulls investing in single hedge fund
The National Pension Service (NPS) is studying investing in a single hedge fund and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will switch towards small-s...
Jun 05, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs see riskier private debt investment
Major South Korean institutional investors plan to raise exposure further to credit investments in search of steady cashflows and expect to see more i...
Jun 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT Panel Talks] Korean LPs eying Asia and secondaries PE deals
The Teachers’ Pension and the Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) are turning to the Asian private equity market with focus on growth sectors such ...
Jun 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] Korea Post seeks alternative long-term assets
Korea Post’s insurance unit is looking for new alternative long-duration assets to meet demand for long-term stable yields, because the recent rush in...
May 31, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)