Popular app operators in South Korea race to create super apps

App operators in South Korea are in stiff competition to create super apps – as clear winners have emerged in different business sectors.The d...
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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...
August could mark a turning point for South Korea’s semiconductor industry.The country has been keeping tight-lipped on whether or not to join...
South Korea’s inflation accelerated further last month to its highest point since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, adding to expectations t...
South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday slapped GS Retail Co., a GS Group unit that operates the country’s second-largest convenien...
CJ Olive Young, South Korea’s top beauty store chain, has suspended its process to seek a stock market listing, becoming the latest major loca...
South Korea is leaning toward allowing the K-pop boy band BTS to fulfill alternative service instead of active military duty, the country’s mi...
Samyang Foods Co. announced Monday it has sold more than 4 billion packets of its uber-popular Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or buldak-bokkeum-myeon, to...
TOKYO – South Korea’s minimum wage per hour is poised to exceed Japan’s for the first time as early as this October.A subcommittee...
Back in the 1970s and 80s, general trading companies were the vanguards of South Korea’s exports. Daewoo International Corp., LG Internat...
South Korea’s biggest technology companies are taking a breather from their spending spree on hiring and retaining top developers, which has b...
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders remain in the red despite hefty new ship orders so far this year, led by high-priced vessels such as li...
The Indian government has ordered the country’s Alphabet Inc.'s Google Play Store and Apple Inc.’s App Store to delete South Korean ga...
Starbucks Korea issued a public apology on Thursday regarding the recent allegations over its line of summer travel bags containing a toxic chemical...
South Korea’s POSCO Group and Indonesia’s state-run Krakatau Steel plan to jointly invest $3.5 billion in building a blast furnace and a...
LG Display Co., South Korea’s major display maker, is set to pull out of the liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panel business for domestic use. ...
MBK Partners, one of Asia's largest private equity firms, is in exclusive talks to acquire Korea’s top online education company MegastudyEdu C...
South Korea’s top four oil refiners exported a combined $27.96 billion worth of petroleum products during the first half of 2022. This marked ...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...
Starbucks Korea, the undisputed leader in South Korea’s coffee franchise landscape, is facing the biggest challenge of its 23-year history.&nb...
South Korean defense stocks got a boost from a 10 trillion-won ($7.6 billion) export deal with Poland announced last week. Korea Aerospa...
South Korea has become the world’s eighth-largest arms exporter, with its exports rising threefold – the fastest pace among the wo...
Lionheart Studio Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer behind the mobile game Odin, has begun the process to go public with its July 22 ...
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is aiming to produce the majority of its automotive semiconductors with its own tec...
Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., a South Korean drugmaker, considers seeking approval for a COVID-19 anti-viral pill from the country as Japan postponed g...
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, is seeking to sell 1,000 units of the FA-50 light combat a...
A South Korean startup has unveiled an artificial intelligence model for medical analysis of sleep based on breathing sounds recorded by smartphones...
South Korea’s defense makers including Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hanwha Defense are poised to clinch 10 tri...
KF-21 Boramae, South Korea’s first advanced supersonic jet fighter, successfully completed its first flight test on Tuesday more than six year...
SEOUL—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for a reorientation of the world’s trading practices in the wake of Russia’s invasion...
South Korea, home to the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, said on Tuesday it will cut administrative red tape and ease the restrictive s...
Popular app operators in South Korea race to create super apps
App operators in South Korea are in stiff competition to create super apps – as clear winners have emerged in different business sectors.The d...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
S.Korea edges closer to joining US-led chip alliance
August could mark a turning point for South Korea’s semiconductor industry.The country has been keeping tight-lipped on whether or not to join...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea inflation hits highest point since 1998 crisis, BOK to hike rates
South Korea’s inflation accelerated further last month to its highest point since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, adding to expectations t...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea’s GS Retail fined $18.7 million over unfair dealings with contractors
South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday slapped GS Retail Co., a GS Group unit that operates the country’s second-largest convenien...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea’s top beauty chain CJ Olive Young puts IPO on hold
CJ Olive Young, South Korea’s top beauty store chain, has suspended its process to seek a stock market listing, becoming the latest major loca...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Seoul leans toward alternative military service for BTS
South Korea is leaning toward allowing the K-pop boy band BTS to fulfill alternative service instead of active military duty, the country’s mi...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Samyang Foods' Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sales surpass 4 bn
Samyang Foods Co. announced Monday it has sold more than 4 billion packets of its uber-popular Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or buldak-bokkeum-myeon, to...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea’s minimum wage to exceed Japan’s due to forex
TOKYO – South Korea’s minimum wage per hour is poised to exceed Japan’s for the first time as early as this October.A subcommittee...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
South Korea’s top general trading giants embrace rising raw materials costs
Back in the 1970s and 80s, general trading companies were the vanguards of South Korea’s exports. Daewoo International Corp., LG Internat...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Corporate Korea pumps the brakes on developer pay hikes
South Korea’s biggest technology companies are taking a breather from their spending spree on hiring and retaining top developers, which has b...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea’s Big Three shipbuilders in red despite growing order backlog
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders remain in the red despite hefty new ship orders so far this year, led by high-priced vessels such as li...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
New Delhi blocks Krafton’s Battle Ground Mobile India
The Indian government has ordered the country’s Alphabet Inc.'s Google Play Store and Apple Inc.’s App Store to delete South Korean ga...
Jul 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Starbucks Korea issues apology for carcinogen-containing merch
Starbucks Korea issued a public apology on Thursday regarding the recent allegations over its line of summer travel bags containing a toxic chemical...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
POSCO, Krakatau to expand Indonesia steel mill for $3.5 bn
South Korea’s POSCO Group and Indonesia’s state-run Krakatau Steel plan to jointly invest $3.5 billion in building a blast furnace and a...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
LG Display to close LCD TV panel business for domestic use in Korea
LG Display Co., South Korea’s major display maker, is set to pull out of the liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panel business for domestic use. ...
Jul 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
MBK in talks to buy Korea's top online education firm MegastudyEdu
MBK Partners, one of Asia's largest private equity firms, is in exclusive talks to acquire Korea’s top online education company MegastudyEdu C...
Jul 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea's petroleum product exports hit record-high $28 bn in H1
South Korea’s top four oil refiners exported a combined $27.96 billion worth of petroleum products during the first half of 2022. This marked ...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...
Jul 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Starbucks Korea faces its biggest challenge in 23 years
Starbucks Korea, the undisputed leader in South Korea’s coffee franchise landscape, is facing the biggest challenge of its 23-year history.&nb...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
S.Korean defense stocks boosted by $7.6 bn deal with Poland
South Korean defense stocks got a boost from a 10 trillion-won ($7.6 billion) export deal with Poland announced last week. Korea Aerospa...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
South Korea arms exports triple; rises to 8th-largest exporter
South Korea has become the world’s eighth-largest arms exporter, with its exports rising threefold – the fastest pace among the wo...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea's top mobile game Odin creator Lionheart eyes IPO in H2
Lionheart Studio Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer behind the mobile game Odin, has begun the process to go public with its July 22 ...
Jul 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is aiming to produce the majority of its automotive semiconductors with its own tec...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Ildong mulls seeking COVID-19 pill approval from Korea first
Ildong Pharmaceutical Co., a South Korean drugmaker, considers seeking approval for a COVID-19 anti-viral pill from the country as Japan postponed g...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
KAI targets to sell 1,000 units of FA-50 light attack aircraft worth $30 billion
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, is seeking to sell 1,000 units of the FA-50 light combat a...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea startup unveils AI for sleep study with smartphones
A South Korean startup has unveiled an artificial intelligence model for medical analysis of sleep based on breathing sounds recorded by smartphones...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
S.Korea defense firms poised to ink $7.7 bn in deals with Poland
South Korea’s defense makers including Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hanwha Defense are poised to clinch 10 tri...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Korea's domestic jet fighter KF-21 completes first flight test
KF-21 Boramae, South Korea’s first advanced supersonic jet fighter, successfully completed its first flight test on Tuesday more than six year...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Yellen calls for trade overhaul to diversify from China
SEOUL—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for a reorientation of the world’s trading practices in the wake of Russia’s invasion...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
South Korea to cut red tape, raise student quota to grow chip talent
South Korea, home to the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, said on Tuesday it will cut administrative red tape and ease the restrictive s...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)