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Korean games
NCSOFT unveils trailer of new shooting game LLL
NCSOFT Corp. on Monday unveiled the gameplay trailer for LLL, its new shooting game for PCs and consoles to be released worldwide in 2024, for the f...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Game design and development studio SHIFT UP eyes IPO
SHIFT UP Corp., known for its subculture games, is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO.) The game design and development studio confirmed th...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America
LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...
Nov 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Delivery startup VtoV raises $7.2 million from Series A round
South Korean logistics startup VtoV, the operator of optimized delivery service To-Day, raised 9.5 billion won ($7.2 million) from a Series A round....
Nov 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Intake bets on alternative meat, zero-calorie drinks for future of food tech
South Korean food tech startup Intake Corp. sells a wide range of meat alternatives, such as plant-based egg substitutes and vegan burger patties.&n...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
E-book platform Millie's Library drops IPO plan on tepid market interest
South Korean e-book platform Millie’s Library dropped its listing plan on Nov. 8 due to tepid demand from institutional investors, marking the...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea’s biggest startup event ComeUp 2022 kicks off in Seoul
South Korea’s largest startup event ComeUp kicked off on Wednesday at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). The annual event, which celebrat...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT invests $15 million in blockchain company Mysten Labs
NCSOFT Corp., which announced early this year plans to install non-fungible token (NFT) technology in the global version of its online role-playing ...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Shinhan Future's Lab opens startup accelerator in Japan
South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group said on Monday it held a ceremony Friday to launch Shinhan Future's Lab Japan in Tokyo.The business accelerati...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG gear up for launch of 8K gaming monitors
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s two largest TV makers, are bracing for the impending arrival of a next-generati...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao's Q3 profit drops 12% on games, data center construction
South Korea’s mobile platform giant Kakao Corp. announced its third-quarter earnings on Nov. 3, including quarterly operating profit of 150.3 ...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SK Chair Chey advises startups to address social issues for viability
In an event that marked the 10-year anniversary of startup accelerator SparkLabs, South Korean business magnate Chey Tae-won said now is the time fo...
Nov 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LG Electronics, 6 stellar startups to jointly develop B2B growth engines
LG Electronics will team up with promising startups to discover and develop new growth engines for business-to-business (B2B) operations. LG Electro...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
H Robotics enters the UAE market with rehabilitation robot Rebless
South Korean startup H Robotics will enter the Middle East with the rehabilitation robot Rebless, an FDA-registered robotic therapy device for both ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Game publisher Com2uS buys $47 mn worth of SM Entertainment shares
South Korean mobile and online game developer and publisher Com2uS Corp. acquired a whopping 67 billion won ($47 million) worth of SM Entertainment ...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Peak Bio makes Nasdaq debut via SPAC deal with Ignyte
Peak Bio Co., a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, is debuting on the Nasdaq through a merger with US blank cheque company Ignyte Acquisition C...
Oct 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Korean EV charging startup to launch business in Indonesia
South Korea’s electric vehicle charging platform startup is set to make inroads into Indonesia, a prospective EV market with the world’s...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Lab-grown fish, smart pillow: LG’s choices for future
Startups making lab-cultured seafood, smart pillows and others showcased their innovative products at an exhibition hosted by LG Group, South Korea&...
Oct 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Despite liquidity crunch, 5 verticals rake in venture capital investment
The global venture capital ecosystem has been contracting since the second quarter of last year, hit by rising inflation and rate hikes. New ...
Oct 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI-powered translation startups tackle niche marketplaces
Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven translation has been dominated by big tech.Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC is the global leader while Naver Cor...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
NFT to become game changer in new era: KED Conference in New York
NEW YORK – Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will significantly influence a wide range of industries as millions of global investors flock to th...
Oct 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
NHN Cloud to raise $141 mn from stock issuance
South Korea’s cloud service provider NHN Cloud Corp. is eyeing 1.1 trillion won ($776 million) corporate value via a new stock issuance, marki...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Naver Cloud seeks win-win strategy with K-startups in overseas market
NEW YORK – The chief executive officer of Naver Cloud Park Won-ki said that if South Korean startups using the company’s cloud services ...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG embraces ESG management standards with first groupwide report
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG is rapidly embracing environmental, social and governance standards as key criteria in evaluating...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game makes Rolling Stone's 100 greatest TV shows list
Netflix original South Korean drama "Squid Game" has been selected as one of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time by US music and pop culture magaz...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Mobis hosts future mobility startups in Silicon Valley
South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. will host a future mobility conference, dubbed Mobis Mobility Day, with around 80 experts from mobility startu...
Sep 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Self-driving startup 42dot unveils driverless shuttle
South Korea's autonomous transportation startup 42dot, owned by Hyundai Motor Group, on Monday unveiled a driverless electric shuttle installed with...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korean VCs look for next Grab, Gojek startups in Singapore
South Korea’s leading venture capital companies with at least 1 trillion won ($711 million) in assets under management are looking for promisi...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korea's fund of funds to form new fund worth $215 mn with VCs in the US
NEW YORK – The South Korean government is poised to tap into its fund of funds to form a joint investment fund with venture capital firms in t...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets
South Korea’s startup minister Lee Young vowed to support the country’s startup ecosystem on Sunday, during her tour to the United State...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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