AI-based logistics automation solutions
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Airlines
Cash-strapped Korean LCCs to bolster capital: Jeju Air to raise $175 mn
Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest low-cost carrier (LCC), seeks to raise some $175 million in new shares to boost its capital base, raising ...
Jul 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Neosapience develops AI voice actors that sound like humans, not robots
In February 2020, a South Korean broadcasting network aired a virtual reality (VR) reunion between a grieving mother and her late daughter. The docu...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver says it's constructing world’s first robot-friendly building
The world’s first “robot-friendly” building will complete construction in the second half of this year by South Korea’s tech...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, Hanwha Q Cells to offer IoT home energy solutions in US, EU
Samsung Electronics Co. and South Korea’s leading solar panel maker Hanwha Q Cells Co. have joined hands to provide smart home energy solution...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Smart logistics
LG CNS to launch Korea’s first drive-through micro-fulfillment center
Micro-fulfillment is on everyone’s lips these days, or so it seems, as retailers compete to drastically slash delivery times for online orders...
Jul 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai innovates EV manufacturing with smart factory system
South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. is making innovations in its electric vehicle manufacturing processes. The company on July 1 reve...
Jul 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Atlas Labs makes it easy to transcribe phone calls via AI technology
South Korean startup Atlas Labs is making it easier for people to keep track of their phone conversations via Switch, an app that uses artificial in...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Impressivo to bridge fitness and healthcare industry via sensing technology
San Francisco-based startup Impressivo is seeking partnerships in the fitness and healthcare sector as the company aims to bridge the fitness and he...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Edge computing revolution to fuel Korea’s growth over the next decade
Korea’s leading firms across multiple industries, from consumer electronics to agricultural equipment, are widening the use of edge computing ...
Jun 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Synopsys buys S.Korean fab data tech company
Synopsys Inc., a US software developer, has signed an agreement to acquire full ownership of BISTel, South Korea's top-ranked smart manufacturing so...
Jun 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
BOK ratchets up warning over asset price bubble, private debt
The recent asset price rises in South Korea, in particular in the equities and real estate markets, have been too rapid, even considering an expecte...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI startup Voyager X raises over $25 mn in Series A funding round
South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup Voyager X Inc. has successfully raised around 30 billion won ($26.4 million) in a Series A funding...
Jun 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Morai's virtual testing solution reduces testing period for self-driving cars
A self-driving car needs to pass all sorts of tests before setting off for the open road. It needs to experience different types of roads, terrain f...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
LX Group’s Pantos to enter e-commerce market with fulfillment service
Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s newly established LX Group, is entering the global e-commerce market by launching a worldwide ...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Israel’s Nanox begins production of digital X-ray components in Korea
Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (Nanox), an Israeli startup listed on the Nasdaq last August, has started manufacturing digital X-ray components in South Korea....
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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COVID-19
CureVac may pick Korea as Asian base for COVID vaccine production
German biopharmaceutical company CureVac N.V. may choose South Korea as one of its global production bases for the COVID-19 vaccine following Korean...
Jun 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
KT makes another step beyond telecom, enters digital therapy sector
The telecom companies in South Korea, one after another, are taking bold steps outside their traditional turf of mobile business. They are eng...
Jun 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Mastern, Kiwoom close $200 mn France logistics deal
South Korea's Mastern Investment Management Co. and Kiwoom Securities Co. have completed the acquisition of six last-mile distribution centers in Fr...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
FastFive secures near $30 mn; pushes to become office solutions provider
South Korea's co-working space provider FastFive Co. announced on June 11 that it has raised 30 billion won ($27 million) from seven investors, brin...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Delivery service provider Barogo wraps up $72 mn Series C round
Logistics IT platform service Barogo has successfully wrapped up an 80 billion won ($72 million) Series C round, far above the company's initial tar...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
AI edtech startup Buzzvil readies for 2022 listing; hires IPO manager
South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup Buzzvil is preparing to make a trading debut on the country’s junior bourse Kosdaq in the th...
Jun 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy Solution applies for IPO seen to raise over $9 bn
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has begun the official process of South Korea’s largest-ever initial public offering that is expected to raise over 10...
Jun 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Shinhan REITs poised to buy Amazon logistics center
South Korea's Shinhan REITs Management Co. is poised to invest $93 million to buy a pre-completed fulfillment center in New Mexico, under a long-ter...
Jun 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Shopping app Ably raises another $55 mn
South Korea-based Ably Co., operator of the fashion app Ably, announced on Jun. 2 that it has raised 62 billion won ($55.7 million) in a Series B ex...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI chip startup FuriosaAI wraps up $70 mn Series B round
South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup FuriosaAI has recently wrapped up an 80 billion won ($72.1 million) Series B round, attracting inv...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung, Bayer join $90 mn investment in AI healthcare app Ada Health
Samsung Electronics Co. and Germany’s pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG have made a joint investment in the Berlin-based artificial intelligence (...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hana buys Osaka logistics center for about $140 mn
South Korea's Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. has beat 16 Japanese bidders to acquire a logistics center in the port of Osaka, Japan for ¥...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
NPS, KIC commit $600 mn to N.America logistics fund
The National Pension Service (NPS) and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) have committed $600 million in aggregate to GLP Capital Partners' Nort...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Stake investments
Samsung Life buys 25% stake in Savills IM for $90 mn
Samsung Life Insurance Co. has agreed to buy a 25% stake in Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) for £63.75 million ($90 million) from U...
May 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI-based startup Riiid raises $175 mn from SoftBank
Artificial intelligence-based learning platform Riiid Inc. has raised $175 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the South Korean company said on May...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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