Foreign venture funding for Korean startups picks up

Foreign venture funding for Korean startups picks up

South Korean startups raising funds from overseas venture capital firms nearly doubled in the first two months of this year from a year ago, heighte...

PUBG’s Krafton expands in India with localized games

PUBG’s Krafton expands in India with localized games

South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc., renowned for its global mega-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), aims to expand its market share...

Mom’s Touch to open first store in Japan

Mom’s Touch to open first store in Japan

South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Monday that it will open its first directly managed store Shibuya...

LG’s new AI-controlled soundbar to hit US market in March

LG’s new AI-controlled soundbar to hit US market in March

LG Electronics Inc. will roll out its new flagship soundbar system — powered by AI and 15-channel sound — in North America later this mo...

LG CNS to develop AI platform of S.Korean government

LG CNS to develop AI platform of S.Korean government

South Korea’s LG CNS Co., a cloud computing services arm of LG Corp., announced on Sunday that it plans to develop a government-wide hyperscal...

S.Korean steelmakers mull building electric furnaces in US

S.Korean steelmakers mull building electric furnaces in US

Steelmakers are considering building steel mills with electric furnaces in the United States to survive the triple whammy of high tariff barriers, l...

Seoul landmark Donuimun D Tower put up for sale

Seoul landmark Donuimun D Tower put up for sale

South Korean real estate firm Mastern Investment Management is set to sell off Donuimun D Tower, a landmark office building in Seoul, for about 900 ...

Mathpresso throws down the gauntlet in US edtech market

Mathpresso throws down the gauntlet in US edtech market

Mathpresso Inc., a South Korean startup operating the Google-backed learning app Qanda, has released its first study app catering to US university s...

KEXIM, US DOE to support S.Korean green energy firms

KEXIM, US DOE to support S.Korean green energy firms

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) said on Mar. 7 that it will support domestic firms that aim to enter the American green energy industry with...

Brookfield taps ARA Korea as preferred bidder for Conrad Seoul

Brookfield taps ARA Korea as preferred bidder for Conrad Seoul

Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. has selected Seoul-based real estate manager ARA Korea Ltd. as the preferred bidder for five-star ho...

Samsung to use recycled neon gas in chip manufacturing

Samsung to use recycled neon gas in chip manufacturing

Samsung Electronics Co. will use recycled neon gas in chip production for the first time in the world, a move expected to stabilize the cost and sup...

HD Hyundai Heavy picks Philippines as Asian base for warship sales

HD Hyundai Heavy picks Philippines as Asian base for warship sales

South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI) said on Thursday it has chosen the Philippines as its base for the sale of...

Hyundai Steel to resume steel production in Russia

Hyundai Steel to resume steel production in Russia

South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. is expected to resume steel production in Russia two years after it took its plant offline in the country amid...

Korea reclaims top spot in global shipbuilding orders in February

Korea reclaims top spot in global shipbuilding orders in February

South Korean shipbuilders reclaimed the global No. 1 position in new orders last month for the first time since October 2023, according to data by U...

Hyundai E&C expands foreign alliances in pursuit of UK SMR project

Hyundai E&C expands foreign alliances in pursuit of UK SMR project

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) has welcomed two British companies to its joint bid with US energy technology company H...

Vivid Health gets seed round from Kakao Ventures

Vivid Health gets seed round from Kakao Ventures

Vivid Health, a South Korean startup that operates an obesity treatment management platform announced on Wednesday that it got a seed round investme...

LG Elec showcases EV chargers optimized for various spaces

LG Elec showcases EV chargers optimized for various spaces

LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday unveiled its electric vehicle charging solutions optimized for homes, commercial spaces and charging stations at 20...

Woori Financial to sponsor MLB Seoul Series

Woori Financial to sponsor MLB Seoul Series

South Korea's Woori Financial Group announced on Tuesday that it will be an official sponsor of the US Major League Baseball World Tour Seoul Series...

Seoul Semiconductor sues Amazon Europe for LED patent infringement

Seoul Semiconductor sues Amazon Europe for LED patent infringement

South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint against multinational commerce giant Amazon with the European U...

HD KSOE reaches 50% of order target in two months

HD KSOE reaches 50% of order target in two months

South Korea’s top shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) announced on Monday that it signed shipbuilding contr...

Mirae Asset to sell Korean treasuries to retail investors

Mirae Asset to sell Korean treasuries to retail investors

The South Korean government on Monday tapped Mirae Asset Securities Co. as the brokerage chosen to sell treasury bonds, the sale of which will be la...

Korean EV battery makers to unveil tech for industry recharge

Korean EV battery makers to unveil tech for industry recharge

South Korea’s three major electric vehicle battery makers are gearing up to invigorate the global green car market with new technologies they ...

S.Koreans watch YouTube over 40 hours a month

S.Koreans watch YouTube over 40 hours a month

South Koreans spend more than 40 hours per month on YouTube, according to the study on Monday.Wiseapp·Retail·Goods, the domestic appli...

Korean manufacturers on edge over US visa quotas

Korean manufacturers on edge over US visa quotas

A South Korean automotive parts maker, which made its inroads into the US in the mid-2010s, sharply expanded its production facilities in Alabama la...

NPS to invest up to $8.2 bn in undervalued Korean stocks

NPS to invest up to $8.2 bn in undervalued Korean stocks

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is expected to invest up to 11 trillion won ($8.2 ...

Samsung, LG Electronics sweep honors at iF Design Awards 2024

Samsung, LG Electronics sweep honors at iF Design Awards 2024

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. have taken home the most trophies among nominees at iF Design Awards 2024, setting a benchmark in de...

Meta’s AI, XR push to gain speed with Korea’s support

Meta’s AI, XR push to gain speed with Korea’s support

South Korea is backing Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., in the Facebook operator’s artificial inte...

Wanted Lab, Digital Hearts to support S.Korean, Japanese startups

Wanted Lab, Digital Hearts to support S.Korean, Japanese startups

South Korea’s human resources (HR) management tech company Wanted Lab Inc. announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understand...

KT teams up with Amazon to bolster B2B generative AI

KT teams up with Amazon to bolster B2B generative AI

BARCELONA -- KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecom services provider, said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership with Amazon Web...

S.Korean ramyun exports increase by 40% in January

S.Korean ramyun exports increase by 40% in January

South Korea's ramyun(instant noodles) exports increased 39.4% year-over-year to $86 million in January, according to the Korea Customs Service. Th...

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