Naver’s Webtoon hints at ad business expansion in 2025

Webtoon Entertainment Inc., the Nasdaq-listed storytelling platform operator under South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., is set to expand ...

Piccoma tops consumer spending ranking in Japan

Kakao Piccoma, a Japanese digital comics app subsidiary of South Korean mobile giant Kakao Corp., topped the consumer spending ranking in the Japane...

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 ...

Mirae Asset's retirement pension reserves rise by $2.9 bn in 2024

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday that its defined contribution (DC) retirement pension and individual retirement pension (IR...

Naver's webtoon unit to raise $315 mn via Nasdaq IPO

Webtoon Entertainment Inc., South Korean tech giant Naver Corp.'s online comics platform, said on Thursday that it will raise $315 million by issuin...

Naver's online comics unit eyes Nasdaq listing in June

South Korea’s online portal giant Naver Corp. is planning to list its Los Angeles-based affiliate Webtoon Entertainment Inc. on the Nasdaq thi...

Naver Webtoon to enhance global biz with new exec for US IPO

Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, aims to ramp up its global business with the appointment of a new executive ahead...

Korean digital comics boost Naver Webtoon’s biz in Japan

Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, enjoyed robust business in Japan with a record gross merchandise value (GMV) this...

Big Tech, Japanese comics publishers target webtoon business

Big Tech have started webtoon services while major Japanese comic book publishers are gearing up for the business, threatening South Korea’s o...

HD Hyundai Elec commercializes DC distribution facilities for 1 MW bldgs

HD Hyundai Electric Co., the electrical power equipment and energy solution affiliate of South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai Co. Group, on Friday s...

LS Electric unveils innovative solutions at Korea, Japan energy exhibitions

LS Electric Co., Ltd., an industrial electric solutions company from South Korea, is set to showcase innovative solutions at smart energy exhibition...

Dating My Best Friend’s Sister becomes webtoon in Korea

Dating My Best Friend’s Sister, a famous romance fiction by USA Today Bestselling author Violet Paige serialized on Radish, the web novel plat...

Naver Webtoon, digital comics case for global MBA study

Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, is set to be a textbook case study for global students as a prominent business sc...

Iljin Electric moves into DC power transmission device market

Iljin Electric, an integrated heavy electric device unit of South Korea's Iljin Group, will participate in the domestic MVDC (medium-voltage direct ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Meritz Alternative to invest in Washington DC building

South Korea’s Meritz Alternative Investment Management Co. is set to invest in an office building in Washington DC.Meritz formed a 200 billion...

Netmarble acquires Canadian game studio for $165 mn

South Korea's Netmarble Corp. has acquired Canada's mobile game developer Ludia Inc. for $165 million, the latest in a series of its cross-border ac...

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...

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...

How Korean platform giants disrupted the digital comics market with webtoons

South Korean webtoons (mobile and digital comics) are taking over the digital comics markets in Japan and the US. Market watchers claim it is&nbs...

[Interview] Manga platform Piccoma ready to take over Japan's comics market

Manga platform Piccoma is gearing up to take over Japan’s massive digital comics market as the company continues to see prominent growth in its ...