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Cryptocurrencies
LG Elec unveils new NFT platform, aims to turn living room into art gallery
LG Electronics Inc. announced Monday it has launched its very own non-fungible token (NFT) platform, LG Art Lab. Now available in the United St...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Business magnates' startup investment fraternity V-Society going strong
Back in August 2000, a fraternity of domestic business magnates’ children and startup entrepreneurs named V-Society was founded. The frat...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to operate two lounges for OLED R monitor at Frieze Seoul
South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. will operate two lounges at the world-renowned Frieze Art Fair’s inaugural event in Seoul.&...
Aug 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Tech giant Kakao turns to digital display advertising for added revenue
Kakao Corp. is looking to add display advertising to South Korea’s largest messaging app KakaoTalk, as well as the fintech apps developed by i...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
S. Korea's digital asset exchange operators bulk up despite crypto winter
Despite being in crypto winter, or a period in which prices of major cryptocurrencies have slid and stayed low for weeks on end, South Korea's bigge...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS posts double-digit profit growth ahead of 2023 IPO
South Korea's largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. on Tuesday reported double-digit growth in both profit and revenue in the second q...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS chosen design consultant for Indonesia's $38 bn smart city project
LG CNS Co., a South Korean major information technology service provider, is set to consult on the design of an Indonesian smart city project worth ...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
SK Telecom launches NFT marketplace open beta service
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. launched an open beta service of its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace TopPort as the com...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean startup Time Percent gives power to digital asset investors
South Korean startup Time Percent Corp. was founded a year ago with the specific goal of giving power to the investors of digital assets, rather tha...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia posts record-high double-digit profit margin in second quarter
Kia Corp., South Korea’s largest automaker, said on Friday it posted its first-ever double-digit operating profit margin in the second quarter...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, its white knight Naver close ranks in digital partnership
South Korea’s national flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and online platform giant Naver Corp. are expanding their business cooperation in dig...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Won may head to 1,400 against the dollar for 1st time since 2008-09 crisis
The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rs...
Jul 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Sell Korea intensifies as foreigners dump bonds for 1st time in 18 months
A selloff in risk assets in South Korea is intensifying as foreigners turned net sellers of Korean bonds for the first time in 18 months in June whi...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
South Korea’s merch-producing platforms target influencers
Digital content creators in South Korea – YouTube partners, Tiktok creators and webtoon writers – are no longer relying solely on subscr...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won forecast to weaken further after hitting 13-year low
The South Korean won is expected to further depreciate after touching its lowest level since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, on concerns that...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom expands system for self-driving in Seoul
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has expanded the area covered by the traffic control system for self-driving in Seoul, takin...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
DeepBrain AI to bring back deceased loved ones – virtually
Perhaps we will soon not be remembering our loved ones only through photos.Imagine a virtual rendition of the deceased speaking at his or her memori...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
KT, Hanmi-invested therapeutics maker Digital Pharm launched
Digital Pharm, jointly invested in by KT Corp. and Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., held an official inauguration ceremony last week, the company announced...
Jun 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korea airlines grounded by oil, currency, interest rates
South Korea’s airlines are suffering from surging oil prices, a weaker won and rising interest rates as the global border reopening has yet to...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Tech experts to discuss future mega-trends at KIF 2022
The Korea Investment Festival (KIF), the largest annual investor relations (IR) event in South Korea, will be held June 29-30 at the Fairmont Ambass...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
South Korean tech juggernauts turn their characters into NFTs
South Korea’s tech behemoths are turning the companies’ characters into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the aim of creating an intellect...
Jun 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
KT to spend near $10 bn on digital platform by 2026
KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, plans to invest nearly $10 billion in its digital platform sector by 2026 as it aims to focus on the industr...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
LG CNS launches virtual factory and lab business
LG CNS announced Thursday it will launch a new business of developing virtual factories and labs as part of its broader digital transformation offer...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Infrastructure shines amid rising inflation, Korean LPs say
Major institutional investors in South Korea have a largely positive outlook on infrastructure amid the macroeconomic risks, such as inflation and...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire builds Asia’s largest proving ground for future car tires
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, said on Wednesday it has opened Asia’s largest proving ground to test t...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT's transformation beyond telco to digital platform
South Korea’s telecom operator KT Corp. surprised the market early this month with a 41.1% on-year surge in first-quarter operating profit, wh...
May 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK invests in US digital healthcare firm Cala Health
South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has dipped its toes into the rapidly growing digital healthcare market by investing in Cala Health, a US-bas...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SwatchOn connects fabric wholesalers to overseas fashion designers
“We had the overseas market in mind from the get-go,” global fabric sale platform SwatchOn’s CEO Lee Woo-seok told The Korea Econo...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG CNS sees record-high revenue, operating profit in Q1
In the first three months of this year, LG CNS had the best performing first quarter in its history. The LG Corp. subsidiary set records for both re...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy begins joint research on smart factory tech with elite institute
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Pohang-based Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) announced Wednesday they will embark on join...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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