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Culture & Trends
Gucci to hold Alessandro Michele-directed show at Korean royal palace
Italian luxury fashion house Gucci will hold a fashion show choreographed by its famous creative director Alessandro Michele at a South Korean royal...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to pursue profitability with more paying subscribers
South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. is seeking to increase the number of its paying subscribers as the company is shifting its business paradigm...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to fuel rivalry with Sony in mobile image sensor market
Samsung Electronics Co. is set to narrow the gap with bigger competitor Sony in the global image sensor market. The South Korean tech giant introduc...
Jun 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea webtoon startup Kenaz acquired by hedge fund
South Korea’s leading webtoon production startup Kenaz was taken over by a domestic hedge fund as it aims to reduce dependence on major platfo...
Jun 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Korea's small webtoon platforms eye global adult markets
South Korea’s smaller webtoon platforms are targeting the world’s digital adult comics market, in which industry leaders Naver Corp. and...
Jun 08, 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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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to form JV with Japan’s TBS for original IP
Naver Webtoon Corp., the digital comics and novel platform of South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp., has agreed to set up a joint vent...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon’s global users quadruple in 5 years on localization
Naver Webtoon Corp., the digital comics and novel platform of South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp., saw users nearly quadrupling in f...
May 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao to launch webtoon platform in Indonesia for SE Asia
Kakao Entertainment Co. will launch a webtoon platform in Indonesia, the most populous country in Southeast Asia, to expand the business in the regi...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
South Korean comics platforms dominate global top 10
Six manhwa platforms operated by South Korea’s tech juggernauts rank among the top 10 paid digital comics platforms worldwide. Manhwa is ...
Apr 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to release three DC comics series from May
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the digital comics platform of South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp., is slated to intensify its partnership with ...
Apr 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Korea’s top adult webtoon platform targets global market
Topco, South Korea’s top adult webtoon platform operator, is targeting the global digital comic market with the goal to expand its business in...
Apr 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Korea's major fashion firms rush to embrace content marketing
Major South Korean fashion companies are speeding up their investment in content startups. F&F Holdings, the distributor of the US outdoor brand...
Mar 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Europe emerges as battleground for webtoon dominance
South Korea’s tech behemoths Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. are intensifying competition over who will dominate the global webtoon market. ...
Mar 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kakao to launch webtoon service Piccoma in France
Kakao Corp. announced Sunday that it plans to launch the European version of its webtoon subscription service in either April or May of this year....
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Lotte acquires Chicago-based hotel for $36 mn K-style rebrand
Hotel Lotte Co., retail conglomerate Lotte Group’s luxury hotel operator, completed the acquisition of Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Chicago for $...
Jan 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Former K-pop dancer turns to AI for personal training services
When Dia Kang first moved to Silicon Valley in October 2016 to create a dance app to learn K-pop moves, there was no worldwide pandemic. By Jan...
Jan 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Naver Webtoon to acquire Korea’s virtual human maker
Naver Webtoon Ltd., the digital comics platform of South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp., is set to acquire the management rights of d...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver launches Japan-focused e-commerce platform
South Korea's top online portal Naver Corp. launched its e-commerce platform dedicated to Japan last month, taking its first step toward a global on...
Oct 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startup FuriosaAI's Warboy overtakes Nvidia
South Korea-based artificial intelligence semiconductor startup FuriosaAI Inc.'s silicon chip has delivered higher performance than the US-based chi...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Kakao to strengthen overseas operations amid growing criticism
Kakao Corp. will accelerate its overseas expansion as part of its recently announced reform plan to strengthen fair business practices.Kakao said on...
Sep 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea content platform startup to buy Getty Images unit
A South Korean content platform startup OGQ Corp. is set to take over the world’s leading stock content company Getty Images Inc.’s unit...
Sep 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
TikTok owner ByteDance in talks to invest $43 mn in Korea’s KidariStudio
South Korea’s online content platform KidariStudio Inc. will likely attract 50 billion won ($43 million) from China’s ByteDance Ltd., th...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec unveils world’s 1st 200-megapixel mobile image sensor
Samsung Electronics Co. has become the first company to launch a 200-megapixel mobile image sensor, giving the world’s No. 2 image sensor make...
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
3i's AI technology creates digital twins using smartphone photos
Innovating industrial plants is often a difficult decision-making process for companies because changing a single piece of equipment requires a thor...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver to create webtoons of DC Comics' series, HYBE artists
Naver Webtoon Corp., the digital comics platform of South Korea's top online portal, is collaborating with BTS' agency HYBE Co. and DC Comics Inc. t...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung courts image sensor leader Sony with new automotive products
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest image sensor maker, is courting industry leader Sony Corp. with its new line of automotive...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver vs Kakao: Webtoon rivalry extends to superheroes
The fierce competition over webtoons between Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. enters another round as the two South Korean platform giants join forces wi...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation to split battery unit, eyes Nasdaq debut as it goes greener
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. said on Thursday it is considering a spin-off of its battery business and listing the separated entity on the ...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Coway keeps No.1 spot in Malaysia’s water purifier market for 10 years
South Korea’s home appliance rental service provider Coway Co. has maintained the top position in Malaysia’s water purifier rental marke...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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