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Banking & Finance
Samsung Asset releases KODEX India ETF Investment Guide
South Korea's Samsung Asset Management said on Monday it released its KODEX India ETF Investment Pocket Guide.The guide provides information on the ...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's IRP deposits surpasses $7.2 bn in 2024
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Friday it became the first in the industry to surpass 10 trillion won ($7.2 billion) in individual ...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
MBK Partners named as Time World's Best Companies
South Korea's private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd. said on Friday it was selected in the "2024 World’s Best Companies" list by international ...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS launches PerfecTwin ERP edition in Japan
South Korea's LG CNS Co. said on Thursday it introduced its automated testing solution, PerfecTwin ERP (enterprise resource planning) edition, to th...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Samsung SDS, Korea Air Force to cooperate on military logistics
South Korea's Samsung SDS Co. said on Tuesday it signed an agreement with the Korea Air Force Headquarters to cooperate on the digital transformatio...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils generative wallpaper of AI TVs
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday the launch of its Generative Wallpaper feature for the 2024 Neo QLED and QLED models, powered by Tizen OS....
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Superb AI, Cisco to strengthen AI network cooperation
South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) startup Superb AI said on Tuesday it was awarded Select Developer from the global network giant Cisco Syst...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao to launch AI messenger service Kanana in H1 2025
South Korea’s platform giant Kakao Corp. will roll out Kanana, a conversational AI agent-integrated messenger app, in the first half of next y...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S.Korean AI content platform Zeta surpasses 1 mn users
South Korean generative artificial intelligence (AI) startup Scatter Lab said on Monday its interactive AI content platform Zeta has surpassed 1 mil...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital puts beauty device maker Classys on market
Bain Capital has embarked on the process to sell a majority stake in Classys Inc., a South Korean medical aesthetic device maker. The deal is estima...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
NCSoft to spin off AI, game divisions into four units
NCSoft Corp., a leading South Korean game developer and publisher, said on Monday it will spin off its artificial intelligence R&D and game deve...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea Investment Management to list Global AI-based ASIC ETF
Korea Investment Management Co. said on Monday it will list the ACE Global AI ASIC exchange-traded fund (ETF) on October 22. The ETF will focus on ...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank opens branches in Chennai, Pune
South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank opens branches in Chennai and Pune, major economic hubs in India on October 21. The bank, which established its Gurug...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver Cloud launches AI meeting minutes service
Naver Cloud, the cloud subsidiary of South Korean online giant Naver Corp., said on Friday the launch of Naver Works Clova Note, an AI-based enterpr...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
POSCO International wins top award at 2024 Korea IR Awards
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. won the top prize at the 2024 Korea IR Awards, organized by the Korea Investor Relations Service (KIRS), the...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics, Toyota team up for humanoid robots
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s No. 3 and No. 1 automakers, respectively, are teaming ...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea’s next AI unicorns stand out at KPAS 2024
South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. and the country’s leading financial newspaper The Korea Economic Daily have teamed up to sc...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha Securities completes acquisition of Ciptadana in Indonesia
South Korea's Hanwha Investment & Securities said on Thursday that it completed the acquisition of Indonesia's Ciptadana Sekuritas.Ciptadana Sek...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2024
UCK Partners advises Korean-style approach for buyout deals
An increasing number of South Korean companies are on the radar of private equity investors as the firms undergo digital transformation and generati...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Uplus to support AI startup creation
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Wednesday that it launched the startup support program Shift, which aims to discover and nurture startups, incl...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Activist Palliser Pushes for Change at AI Chip Investor SK Square
Activist investor Palliser Capital has built a stake in the holding company of highflying artificial-intelligence chip maker SK Hynix Inc. and is pu...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2024
KIC bets on AI-driven value creation: CEO
Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will aggressively explore early investment opportunities in sectors undergoing AI-driven in...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Rebellions partners with Arm on AI computing chiplet Techs
Rebellions, South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) chip design startup, said on Tuesday that it partnered with the UK-based semiconductor design...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
K Bank aims to turn into AI-based investment platform: CEO
K Bank, the digital banking unit of South Korean telecom giant KT Corp., aims to turn into an AI-based investment platform after going public later ...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Hyundai Glovis to enter breakbulk transport business
South Korea's Hyundai Glovis Co. said on Tuesday it participates in Breakbulk Americas 2024, a four-day event in Houston starting on October 15.&n...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Samsung to unveil its first wearable robot Bot Fit by end-October
Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil its first wearable robot, Bot Fit, later this month as the South Korean tech giant delves into the global health...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset gets int'l privacy protection certification
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Monday that it won the international personal information standard ISO 27701 certification after un...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korea Investment lists structured warrants in Indonesia
Korea Investment & Securities Co. has become the first South Korean securities firm to list derivative warrants in Indonesia after issuing 11 st...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Lotte Shopping to set up Singapore holding firm, eyes its IPO
Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s leading retail company, will transform its special purpose company (SPC) in Singapore into a holding firm to...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Liner raises $20 mn in Series B funding
South Korean AI search startup Liner said on Friday it raised 270 billion won ($200 million) in a Series B funding round led by Atinum Investment an...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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