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App operators in South Korea are in stiff competition to create super apps – as clear winners have emerged in different business sectors.The d...

Voyager X is a relatively new artificial intelligence (AI) startup in South Korea. Its founder Nam Se-dong, however, has been a well-known figu...

South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Group is set to purchase autonomous driving startup 42dot, intensifying the automaker’s competi...

South Korean startup Time Percent Corp. was founded a year ago with the specific goal of giving power to the investors of digital assets, rather tha...

South Korea’s two major cosmetics firms, Amorepacific Corp. and LG H&H Co., posted their second-quarter earnings heavily impacted by Chi...

Zigbang, a South Korean proptech startup that provides real estate search and transaction services, has completed the acquisition of Samsung SDS Co....

Starbucks Korea, the undisputed leader in South Korea’s coffee franchise landscape, is facing the biggest challenge of its 23-year history.&nb...

South Korea is considering splitting Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. into two units to facilitate the sale of the debt-ridden shipb...

Five South Korean startups joined the ranks of unicorns in the first half of 2022, the largest such figure for six months. With that, the total...

Warehouse automation startup Floatic Robotics wrapped up its pre-Series A round with 3.4 billion won ($2.6 million). The Seoul-based company is...

About one-third of South Korean startups' chief executives are more prone to stress and depression than general adults, with funding constraints and...

A South Korean startup has unveiled an artificial intelligence model for medical analysis of sleep based on breathing sounds recorded by smartphones...

If you are using artificial intelligence-powered chatbot services in South Korea, you may soon be receiving messages like this: “Would you lik...

Artificial intelligence-powered translation startup XL8 Inc. said on Monday it raised 3.6 billion won ($2.7 million) in a bridge round prior to Seri...

South Korea’s shared micromobility startup The Swing Co. is making inroads in Japan, becoming the first domestic service provider in the secto...

In South Korea, the list of early stage startups that garnered more than 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in the last 12 months looks slightly different...

South Korean conglomerate LS Group is seeking business opportunities in the materials and parts sectors led by the fast-growing battery, electric ve...

South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...

Kim Jae-young, founder and chief executive of Lionheart Studio Corp., the company behind South Korea’s most popular mobile game Odin, has join...

South Korean convenient stores are ramping up competition in the business of drone delivery. The initial target regions include the Seoul subur...

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co.'s over-the-top streaming platform TVing is set to merge with its local rival Seezn, run by tel...

HYBE Co., the K-pop label best known for BTS, signed an agreement with Walt Disney Company in its first collaboration with an international content ...

Dunamu, the operator of South Kora’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has launched two programs to support 500 startups over the next fi...

Blackpink, the female K-pop idol group, will hold an in-game concert, the first such event by Korean pop artists, in collaboration with Krafton Inc....

Moloco Inc., an AI-powered advertising solutions startup, is set to accelerate its global business with a new executive hire from The Walt Disney Co...

South Korean startups that exceed $1 billion in valuations, known as unicorns, are pushing back their initial public offering (IPO) dates.The move c...

Hit by shrinking liquidity around the globe, startups in South Korea are coming up with different ways to cut costs, most notably in human resources...

Shiftup Co., a South Korean mobile game developer, has joined the ranks of unicorns, or private companies worth $1 billion or more.The studio behind...

Planetarium Labs raised $32 million in a Series A funding round, led by Animoca Brands, and joined by Samsung Next, WeMade, and Krust Universe.The s...

South Korean fabless startup Rebellions Inc. received a 30 billion won ($23 million) extension to its Series A funding from telecom giant KT Corp.KT...