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Tech, Media & Telecom
Wanted Lab, Digital Hearts to support S.Korean, Japanese startups
South Korea’s human resources (HR) management tech company Wanted Lab Inc. announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understand...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's Indian unit boosts retail brokerage services
South Korean brokerage house Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday that the number of its retail customer accounts in India, one of the world&r...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Hana Bank, Fount to co-work for robo-advisor service
South Korea's Hana Bank announced on Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with robo-advisor company Fount Investment Co. to launch a reti...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Seoul City, Cyber Vally to support AI startups for overseas expansion
Seoul City announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with Cyber Valley GmbH, Europe's largest artificial intelligence (AI) research consortium, ...
Feb 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korea-led group wins Indonesia's power plant service deal
A consortium led by South Korean companies has bagged 130 billion won ($98 million) worth of an offshore plant service order from Indonesia under a ...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
S.Korea’s HD KSOE bags $1.1 bn order to build LNG carriers
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said on Monday it has secured a $1.08 billion con...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Caring raises $30 million in Series B funding
Caring Co., a South Korean startup offering senior care services, succeeded in raising 40 billion won ($30 million) in a series B funding round, e...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
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...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
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...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
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...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
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...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
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...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
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...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE teams up with Woodside, MOL on liquid hydrogen carrier
South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) is gearing up to develop and operate a vessel to ...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
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...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
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 ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
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...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins $3.45 bn order for 15 LNG carriers
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced on Wednesday that it has won a $3.45 billion order for 15 units of liquefie...
Feb 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Glovis, KOBC sign deal for car carriers
Hyundai Glovis Co. and Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) announced on Monday that they will sign a business agreement on Feb. 6. related to ...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK Telecom gears up for AI leap in 2024
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, will expedite its transition into an artificial intelligence company this year after its...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
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...
Feb 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
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...
Feb 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
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 ...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
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...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
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...
Feb 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
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...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
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...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
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...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
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 ...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Carrier releases large inverter air conditioner combining AI, inverter tech
Carrier Corp. announced on Monday that it will release a large inverter air conditioner, combining artificial intelligence (AI) and inverter technol...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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