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Viva Republica Inc., the operator of fintech platform Toss, is revving up for a pre-IPO. When finalized, the company will become South Korea’s...

South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem is set to start in February mass production of hydrogen extractors that derive hydrogen from natural gas as it aim...

EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s top cathode material producer, is under probe by local prosecutors for allegations of insider trading, according ...

Chemical materials producer SKC Co. said on Jan. 26 its consortium has completed an $80 million investment in UK battery materials startup Nexeon ...

South Korea’s biotechnology startup Voronoi Inc. plans an initial public offering in March to raise up to 130 billion won ($108.4 million).Vor...

GS Engineering & Construction Co. will export hydrogen plant modules to the US, becoming the first South Korean builder for such overseas sales....

SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s major chipmaker, decided to make an additional investment in a US chip design startup SiFive in order to secure s...

Netflix Inc. plans to release 10 additional Korean-language originals this year as the smash success of Squid Game has impelled the world’s to...

Stonebridge Ventures Inc., South Korea’s most profitable venture capital firm, plans to establish a fresh fund of $168 million, the largest in...

Startup accelerator FuturePlay is pushing ahead with an initial public offering. The decision follows similar moves by Korean venture capital and ac...

At first glance, ETERN!TY is similar to other K-pop bands – dancing to upbeat music and the female members donning pink tennis outfits. W...

Hotel Lotte Co., retail conglomerate Lotte Group’s luxury hotel operator, completed the acquisition of Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Chicago for $...

Artificial intelligence-powered image analysis company Alchera Inc. is working with PG&E (The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in t...

Logistics service provider Mesh Korea Co. plans to raise 200 billion to 300 billion won ($168.6 million to $253 million) in its upcoming rights is...

SoftBank Group Corp. is investing $146 million in South Korea’s artificial intelligence company Qraft Technologies, Inc. The investment includ...

South Korea’s SK Networks Co. said on Tuesday it joined a $15 million in Series B-2 funding for US healthcare startup LVIS Corp.LVIS, headquar...

When Dia Kang first moved to Silicon Valley in October 2016 to create a dance app to learn K-pop moves, there was no worldwide pandemic. By Jan...

South Korea’s retail investors on Tuesday dumped 3.16 trillion won ($2.7 billion) worth of shares on the country’s two main stock market...

Germany's car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen is in the final stages of negotiations to invest around 20 billion won ($17 million) in StradVision, a ...

Korean investment firm SK Square Co. Ltd. has invested approximately 35 billion won ($29.5 million) into homegrown agriculture tech startup Greeln...

South Korea’s HK inno.N Corp. has signed a 640 billion won ($540 million) contract to license out its technology for K-CAB, a gastroesophageal...

2021 has been a heyday for Korea’s startup ecosystem – especially for the VCs that invest in it. In the first three quarters of this ye...

South Korean venture capital firms and online giants are flocking to startups in India, a country with the world's second-largest population and low...

South Korea’s KB Investment Co. and US venture capitalist Strong Ventures LLC have invested in Stan World, a K-pop metaverse platform operator...

The Kosdaq Listed Companies Association of South Korea announced its top Kosdaq blue chips during its 13th annual award conference held on Dec. 16...

Nexen Tire Corp., Korea’s third-largest tire maker, has made an undisclosed amount of equity investment in ANRA Technologies, a US urban air m...

K Auction, South Korea’s No. 2 art auction house, is set to go public in January 2022 as it aims to court the domestic leader Seoul Auction Co...

Persona Space, a subsidiary of South Korean metaverse company Galaxy Corp., said on Dec. 16 it has attracted 10 billion won ($8.5 million) investm...

South Korea’s top chemical manufacturer LG Chem Ltd. and its battery affiliate LG Energy Solution Ltd. have acquired a combined 2.6% stake in ...

Meta fashion, a combination of fashion, metaverse, and NFT, is becoming a global trend. The MZ generation, as those in their 20s and 30s are ca...