S.Korea’s Liner, the world’s No. 4 generative AI web product

S.Korea’s Liner, the world’s No. 4 generative AI web product

South Korea’s home-grown artificial intelligence service Liner was ranked the world’s fourth-most popular generative AI web product as t...

Sephora to exit S.Korean market in May

Sephora to exit S.Korean market in May

Sephora, the world's leading multi-brand beauty retailer and an affiliate of French luxury conglomerate LVMH, announced on Tuesday that it will exit...

In South Korea, Instagram thrives while Facebook declines

In South Korea, Instagram thrives while Facebook declines

In South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, people can’t live without social networking services for everyday communication...

Dubai Chamber of Commerce to open Seoul office

Dubai Chamber of Commerce to open Seoul office

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will open an office in Seoul, South Korea by May this year, according to industry so...

Daishin to sell its headquarters at $493 mn to NH-Amundi

Daishin to sell its headquarters at $493 mn to NH-Amundi

South Korea’s Daishin Securities Co. is set to sell its headquarters office to NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. for 660 billion won ($492.6 mill...

Samsung tops global soundbar market for 10th consecutive year

Samsung tops global soundbar market for 10th consecutive year

Samsung Electronics Co. has held its ground as the leader in the global soundbar market for ten consecutive years, from 2014 through 2023, according...

SK On in talks with Nissan to supply batteries in US

SK On in talks with Nissan to supply batteries in US

South Korean rechargeable battery maker SK On Co. is in talks with Nissan Motor Co. to jointly produce battery cells for the Japanese carmaker in th...

ISS urges KT&G shareholders to vote against CEO candidate Bang

ISS urges KT&G shareholders to vote against CEO candidate Bang

Global leading proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) has recommended that stakeholders of South Korean tobacco maker KT&G ...

South Korea, odd one out in new global gold rush

South Korea, odd one out in new global gold rush

South Korea has remained muted to a new gold rush fueled by various central banks across the world gobbling up the precious metal, raising concerns ...

Burger Please!, world’s third-most downloaded app in 2023

Burger Please!, world’s third-most downloaded app in 2023

A hyper-casual game developed by South Korea’s fledgling gaming publisher Supercent was the world’s third-most downloaded newly launched...

KT&G’s No. 1 shareholder IBK vetoes naming Bang as CEO

KT&G’s No. 1 shareholder IBK vetoes naming Bang as CEO

South Korea’s KT&G Corp., the world’s leading tobacco maker, is facing challenges in its chief executive appointment as the firm&rsq...

Tmax Group to draw more than $572 mn to buy back Tmaxsoft

Tmax Group to draw more than $572 mn to buy back Tmaxsoft

South Korea's leading software company Tmax Group is set to draw at least 750 billion won ($572.3 million) and a maximum of 1 trillion won from Seou...

LG Uplus unveils AI Callbot at Cuckoo call center

LG Uplus unveils AI Callbot at Cuckoo call center

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will introduce the smart customer support solution artificial intelligence (AI) Call...

Coupang launches direct purchase service to Japan

Coupang launches direct purchase service to Japan

Coupang Inc., South Korea's leading e-commerce platform, announced on Monday that it is expanding its overseas direct purchase service, "Rocket Jikg...

Korea, new darling of Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce

Korea, new darling of Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce

Foreign exquisite, high-end car brands are eager to offer new and exclusive experiences to their customers in South Korea, the fastest-growing luxur...

Kia streamlines global sales service for EV transition

Kia streamlines global sales service for EV transition

Kia Corp., a South Korean carmaker under Hyundai Motor Group, has drastically reorganized its global after-sales service operations to offer more sy...

Doosan gears up to develop world's 1st hydrogen gas turbine

Doosan gears up to develop world's 1st hydrogen gas turbine

In September 2019, Doosan Enerbility Co. wrote a new chapter in its history. It became the world's fifth company to develop a gas turbine even at th...

Naver to unveil world’s first web platform-enabled robotics OS

Naver to unveil world’s first web platform-enabled robotics OS

South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. is set to make inroads into the global robotics operating system market by unveiling the world’s ...

LG Energy accelerates EV battery swapping services

LG Energy accelerates EV battery swapping services

Kooroo, the first in-house venture of the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., said on Tuesday it is...

Hana Bank issues Hana Certification in 16 languages

Hana Bank issues Hana Certification in 16 languages

South Korea's Hana Bank announced on Monday that it launched the Hana Certificate service in 16 languages. The service is available through the...

Wanted Lab, Digital Hearts to support S.Korean, Japanese startups

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...

S.Korea’s fertility rate hits new world-record low in 2023

S.Korea’s fertility rate hits new world-record low in 2023

Trapped in a downward spiral, South Korea saw the country’s total fertility rate hit a new record low of 0.72, also again the world’s lo...

Mirae Asset's Indian unit boosts retail brokerage services

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...

Hana Bank, Fount to co-work for robo-advisor service

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...

Seoul City, Cyber Vally to support AI startups for overseas expansion

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, ...

Samsung doubles down in HBM race with largest memory

Samsung doubles down in HBM race with largest memory

Samsung Electronics Co. has developed the industry’s first 36-gigabyte (GB) 12-layer high-value, high-performance memory chip in a bid to rest...

While the World Was Looking Elsewhere, North Korea Became a Bigger Threat

While the World Was Looking Elsewhere, North Korea Became a Bigger Threat

SEOUL—In March 2022, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked out of a massive hangar wearing a bomber jacket and dark sunglasses. He pointed to t...

Korea-led group wins Indonesia's power plant service deal

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 ...

Caring raises $30 million in Series B funding

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...

Line launches AI Assistant services in Japan

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...

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