Ably launches virtual fitting AI service
South Korean fashion commerce platform Ably Corp. announced on Friday that it launched a new service The Shopping Mall-Specific Artificial Intellige...
Wavve to enter European, Oceanian OTT markets
South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) platform company Wavve announced on Wednesday that it plans to enter European and Oceanian OTT markets through it...
Chanel to open after-sales service center in Seoul
French luxury label Chanel is planning to open a dedicated after-sales service center in South Korea, one of the world’s largest markets for h...
Hyundai Motor regains AAA credit rating after 4 years
Hyundai Motor Co. regained its top AAA credit rating for the first time since the end of 2019.NICE Investors Service on Tuesday upgraded Hyundai Mot...
Hyundai Globis wins long-term LNGC charter in Qatar
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Monday that it has won a long-term charter for four liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGC) from QatarEn...
Wrtn opens free AI search service
South Korea's advanced tech startup Wrtn Technologies, a major player in generative artificial intelligence (AI), opened its free and unlimited AI s...
LG CNS to lead digital transformation at FPT in Vietnam
LG CNS Co., an information technology service company under South Korean conglomerate LG Group, will lead the digital transformation of FPT Group, a...
Naver, named 3rd most innovative company in the Asia-Pacific
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. ranked as the third most innovative company in the Asia-Pacific by a top US business magazine for the p...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
South Korea’s human resources (HR) management tech company Wanted Lab Inc. announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understand...
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
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 announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with Cyber Valley GmbH, Europe's largest artificial intelligence (AI) research consortium, ...
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 Co., a South Korean startup offering senior care services, succeeded in raising 40 billion won ($30 million) in a series B funding round, e...
Paris Baguette opens first store in Hawaii
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, announced on Monday that it opened its first store in Hawaii, the US. The s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Warren Buffett’s IMC to invest $98 million in Daegu for chip materials plant
DAEGU – The IMC Group, owned by Warrant Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will invest 130 billion won ($98 million) to build a semicond...
