Naver D2SF makes follow-up investment in fashion startup Onthelook

Naver D2SF makes follow-up investment in fashion startup Onthelook

Naver D2SF, Naver Corp.'s startup investment arm, made a follow-up investment in fashion content startup Onthelook.The company said on Wednesday tha...

Kream poised to become unicorn after closing $157 mn Series C round 

Kream poised to become unicorn after closing $157 mn Series C round 

Kream, a customer-to-customer (C2C) platform for buying and selling limited-edition sneakers, is slated to close the Series C round with a 200 bil...

M2N to sell 52% stake in Chinese automotive parts company DKCA

M2N to sell 52% stake in Chinese automotive parts company DKCA

M2N( DK D&I Co. ), the parent company of pharmaceutical firm Sillajen Inc., announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to sell its maj...

KT launches cloud-based communication platform

KT launches cloud-based communication platform

South Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. on Tuesday said it launched a communication platform service (CPasS) that integrates and manages communication ...

Chinese regulator approves Korean Air-Asiana merger

Chinese regulator approves Korean Air-Asiana merger

The merger between South Korea's two leading airlines Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. passed a hurdle as China's antitrust watchdog ga...

Hyundai Mobis tests cutting-edge vehicle broadcast platform in North America

Hyundai Mobis tests cutting-edge vehicle broadcast platform in North America

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, which developed the next-generation automotive broadcast system ATSC 3.0 in the US, has teamed up with Sinclair Broadca...

LegoChem Bio, Amgen sign ADC platform deal for up to $1.2 bn

LegoChem Bio, Amgen sign ADC platform deal for up to $1.2 bn

South Korean pharmaceutical firm LegoChem Biosciences Inc. said on Dec. 23 it has transferred the antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) technology platform...

Video streaming platform Wavve acquires K-content provider KOCOWA

Video streaming platform Wavve acquires K-content provider KOCOWA

South Korea’s OTT platform Wavve has acquired Los Angeles-based content platform KOCOWA, short for Korean Content Wave. KOCOWA is a US online ...

S.Korea's CJ Logistics launches AI-based freight transportation platform

S.Korea's CJ Logistics launches AI-based freight transportation platform

South Korea's CJ Logistics on Thursday said it launched The Unban, a freight transportation platform that directly connects senders and freight truc...

CU to introduce shopping platform on metaverse

CU to introduce shopping platform on metaverse

Convenience store chain CU said on Thursday that it would introduce a meta-commerce service where online business activities take place on the met...

LG Uplus enters Korea’s EV charging service market with VoltUp app

LG Uplus enters Korea’s EV charging service market with VoltUp app

LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean mobile carrier, is entering the domestic electric vehicle charging service market by launching a service platform, Vo...

KTNET shows off logistics platform for tracking cargo, documents

KTNET shows off logistics platform for tracking cargo, documents

The Korea Trade Network (KTNET) held a grand opening event for its uTH 2.0, a digital trade logistics platform, in partnership with the Korea Intern...

Stayfolio receives $7.7 mn in Series A investment

Stayfolio receives $7.7 mn in Series A investment

South Korea's property-rental platform Stayfolio announced on Wednesday that it has won 10 billion won ($7.7 million) worth of additional investment...

ToolGen, ANLBIO to jointly develop progeria treatments

ToolGen, ANLBIO to jointly develop progeria treatments

South Korea's two biotech startups ToolGen Incorporated and ANLBIO on Tuesday signed a joint research and development agreement for developing proge...

Ndream, Wisenut start trading on K-OTC

Ndream, Wisenut start trading on K-OTC

Shares of South Korea's two tech startups, Ndream and Wisenut, will start trading on Korea's over-the-counter market, or K-OTC, on Thursday, the Kor...

More S.Koreans buy, sell homes online without realtors

More S.Koreans buy, sell homes online without realtors

South Korea’s top online flea market Danggeun Market and other platforms are growing more popular for property deals as home sellers look for ...

Korean LG CNS to expand digital marketing biz with DX tech

Korean LG CNS to expand digital marketing biz with DX tech

South Korea’s LG CNS Co., the information technology service arm of LG Group, is geared up to expand the digital marketing business for growth...

Syntekabio launches new drug development platform STB Cloud in US

Syntekabio launches new drug development platform STB Cloud in US

Syntekabio,Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) drug development company, said on Monday it has launched its cloud-based AI drug develo...

KED's startup news platform Geeks launches revamped website

KED's startup news platform Geeks launches revamped website

Geeks, The Korea Economic Daily’s startup news platform launched in May, launched an upgraded website in Korean on Monday. The new conten...

S.Korea's e-commerce platform Plugo secures $9 million in investment

S.Korea's e-commerce platform Plugo secures $9 million in investment

South Korea's Plugo, a comprehensive e-commerce platform based in Singapore, has attracted $9 million in Series A investment, the Silicon Valley, Ca...

Korean PE firm Hahn & Co to sell used-car platform K Car

Korean PE firm Hahn & Co to sell used-car platform K Car

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. is set to sell a majority stake in local used-car trading platform K Car Co. as its initial public o...

S.Korea rules dumping of polyamide film by China, Thailand, Indonesia

S.Korea rules dumping of polyamide film by China, Thailand, Indonesia

The South Korean government has issued a ruling on the dumping of polyamide film from China, Thailand and Indonesia and aluminum hydroxide from Chin...

LG Innotek to unveil parts for EVs, self-driving cars at CES 2023

LG Innotek to unveil parts for EVs, self-driving cars at CES 2023

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. said on Dec. 15 it will showcase its new products for electric and autonomous vehicle parts at the Consumer Elect...

LG Uplus to debut university-specific metaverse platforms early next year

LG Uplus to debut university-specific metaverse platforms early next year

South Korea's mobile telecom operator LG Uplus said on Thursday that it would introduce a specialized metaverse platform for which all universities ...

LG Uplus ramps up user experiences, platforms, metaverse

LG Uplus ramps up user experiences, platforms, metaverse

LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, is improving its user experiences as well as accelerating new businesses such as pl...

Kakao's AI filter reduces profanity in online news comments

Kakao's AI filter reduces profanity in online news comments

South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp. has reduced swearing and negative comments about news on its online portals such as Daum and Kakao View by using...

CJ ENM to provide K-content on free platforms Tubi, Roku

CJ ENM to provide K-content on free platforms Tubi, Roku

South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. is linking up with major free streaming services in North America to expand accessibility for global fan...

EV charging service firm Scalardata attracts 3 bn won from GS Energy

EV charging  service firm Scalardata attracts 3 bn won from GS Energy

Scalardata, a South Korean start-up running an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure integration platform "evmodu.kr," announced on Monday t...

LG Uplus holds in-house hackathon to secure platform technology

LG Uplus holds in-house hackathon to secure platform technology

LG Uplus Corps. said on Sunday that it held a hackathon called "Hackstival" to compete for development skills of in-house software developers.The co...

Jobis&Villains selected as beneficiary of UK venture support program GEP

Jobis&Villains selected as beneficiary of UK venture  support program GEP

South Korea's Jobis & Villains Corp., which operates the tax return service "3o3," announced on Thursday that it has been officially registered ...

S.Korea’s leading ERP player Douzone Bizon up for sale; EQT Partners in talks MSCI maintains S.Korea’s emerging-market status; level playing field required GEPS taps former KB Asset chief risk officer as new CIO Affinity Equity nets $220 mn from block sale of Shinhan Financial F&F’s bid for TaylorMade complicates Centroid's exit