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Korean startups
Sports tech startups poised to launch next Korean unicorn
UK Premier League Tottenham Hotspur star forward Son Heung-min and two-way US MLB icon Shohei Ohtani, a designated pitcher and hitter for the Los An...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches second-generation Kona EV, 417km on a single charge
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Thursday that it launches the second-generation Kona EV, also known as the The All-New Kona Electric.The Kona Electri...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
S.Korea to cut COVID-19 quarantine from seven days to five in May
South Korea’s mandatory quarantine for confirmed COVID-19 patients from May will be cut from seven days to five, as the country is expected to...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia EV9 boasts 336-mile target range in digital world premiere
Kia Corp.’s second all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 made its global premiere virtually on Tuesday, boasting a target driving range of 54...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire to supply exclusive tires for Formula E in India
Hankook Tire & Technology said on Friday that it will serve as the exclusive supplier and official partner of Formula E's 2023 Greenco Hyderabad...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Kia sponsors LoL e-sport world tourney for 5th straight year
For the fifth straight year, Kia Corp. is a sponsor at the e-sport tournament League of Legends (LoL) European Championship (LEC).The tournament has...
Feb 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
K League's campaign wins gold prize at International ad festival
The promotional video for the "Dribble-made Route" campaign produced by the Korea Professional Football Association (K League) in partnership with H...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari
South Korea’s sports car enthusiasts now have one more supercar option to enjoy at an affordable price – one that is arguably as powerfu...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
DRX aims to be first Korean e-sports firm to go public with 2024 IPO
South Korea’s e-sports company DRX is aiming to become the first e-sports firm to list on the secondary bourse Kosdaq with its planned 2024 IP...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Polo shirts, classic sports fashion sees revival in Asia
Ralph Lauren Corp., the world-renowned fashion firm that features timeless design and a classic sporty style with its trademark Polo brand, is seein...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Golf apparel goes trendy and upmarket in Korea on rise of young golfers
As the popularity of golf grows in South Korea, particularly among young people, golf clothes are becoming increasingly more expensive and fashionab...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Ex-footballer’s startup QMIT raises $2.4 mn in Series A
QMIT Inc., the operator of athlete management platform plco, announced Tuesday that it raised 3 billion won ($2.4 million) in Series A round funding...
Jun 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Hana Financial scores big with Son Heung-min sports marketing
South Korea’s national soccer team, led by captain Son Heung-min, lost to Brazil 1-5 in a pre-World Cup friendly on Thursday, much to 65,000 K...
Jun 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Lawmakers debate military exemption for pop artists like BTS
As a historic first, South Korean lawmakers are duking it out on the hotly debated topic of military exemption for global K-pop sensation BTS. ...
May 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea Hana teams up with British developer Nick Candy in Chelsea bid
South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has joined the race to buy English Premier League club Chelsea in a consortium with British property develo...
Mar 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton invests $5.4 mn in India’s sports game studio
Krafton Inc. said it invested $5.4 million in India’s mobile game development studio Nautilus Mobile as the South Korean producer of PlayerUnk...
Feb 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Domestic NFT art sale surpasses 3.5 bitcoin; concerns of market turbulence
Last week, a piece of non-fungible token art by digital artist Jang Koal was sold for more than 3.5 bitcoin or around 200 million won ($168,314) on ...
Nov 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Ares Management
[ASK 2021] The Growing Opportunity of Sports, Media and Entertainment in Alternatives
The Growing Opportunity of Sports, Media and Entertainment in Alternatives Why is this industry attractive and where are you...
Nov 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
F&F may pay $350 mn for TaylorMade without Korean sales license
South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. may not be able to sell apparel of TaylorMade Golf Co. in the country even after a $350 million t...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
S.Korean archers power to Tokyo victory with Win&Win bows
Last Friday, South Korea's An San became the first archer in Olympic history to win three gold medals at a single Games: the women's individual comp...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor debuts Genesis G70 Shooting Brake in Europe
Hyundai Motor Co. has added another new model under its standalone luxury brand Genesis, only two days after launching Electrified G80 in South Kore...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chief Executives
Com2uS, Gamevil Chairman Song Byung-joon: Mobile game pioneer, sports enthusiast
About eight years ago on Oct. 5, 2013, Song Byung-joon, the then-chief executive of South Korean mobile game developer Gamevil Inc., visited the off...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
World's 1st e-sports channel OGN up for sale; valued at $8.9 million
OGN, a South Korean cable TV channel specialized in broadcasting video game-related content and e-sports matches, is up for sale.According to invest...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
E-sports startup Bigpicture Interactive in talks to raise over $9 mn
South Korea-based e-sports startup Bigpicture Interactive Corp. is currently in talks with various venture capital firms to raise over 10 billi...
May 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinsegae buys baseball club in quest for retail-sports synergy
The vice-chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group, Chung Yong-jin, has a reputation of being an early adopter. He's known to be ...
Feb 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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