Lunit gets FDA approval for AI cancer diagnosis solution
South Korean medical AI company Lunit said on Tuesday its Lunit Insight DBT, an AI imaging diagnosis solution aiding in breast cancer diagnosis, has...
Disgruntled investors accuse Fadu of blowing smoke
Fadu Inc., the first unicorn in the South Korean semiconductor sector, which had a triumphant market debut three months ago, is facing the backlash ...
Samsung Elec, Naver tie up for smart building business
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, and Naver Corp., South Korea’s online giant, have joined hands to develop...
S.Korean webcomics inspire foreign screen adaptations
South Korea’s digital comics are reaching beyond borders with a boom of their adaptations into foreign movies and TV series thanks to glo...
PUBG’s glorious comeback in India boon to Krafton
South Korea’s game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. boasted the local gaming industry’s highest operating margin, above 40%,...
Celltrion to supply Remsima to Brazil gov’t in three-year row
South Korea's Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Friday its autoimmune disease treatment Remsima (ingredient: infliximab) has won a bid for the B...
Mom's Touch Tokyo pop-up store visitors exceed 30,000
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Friday its pop-up store in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan successfully con...
Polestar 4 EV to be built at Renault’s Korean plant from 2025
Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar will build its upcoming Polestar 4 SUV coupe at Renault Group’s manufacturing plant in South Korea fro...
Hanwha Systems to develop extra-large UUV platform technology
Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and air mobility unit of Hanwha Group, will develop technology that will pave the way for the development of Korea-m...
Mirae seeks sale of HK Goldin assets to recoup investment
Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea’s largest brokerage house, plans a public tender of assets held by debt-laden Goldin Financial Holding...
SK Biopharma’s Cenobamate US patent extended by 2032
South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals announced on Friday an extension of its US patent for the epilepsy treatment Cenobamate, now set to expire on Oc...
Hyundai Motor's K-UAM One Team collaborates with Incheon
The "K-UAM One Team," an urban air mobility (UAM) consortium consisting of five companies, including Hyundai Motor, has announced that it signed a m...
Kakao bets on AI bot for breakthrough
Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant chat app KakaoTalk, will seek a breakthrough with an artificial intelligence-powered bot a...
South Koreans, frugal at home, open wallets abroad
Consumer spending in South Korea has been on the decline this year amid few signs of a near-term recovery. But when it comes to overseas spending, i...
KDI cuts Korea growth forecasts, ups inflation predictions
A South Korean government think tank has cut its growth forecast in Asia’s fourth-largest economy for this year and next but raised inflation ...
Barings taps John Park as S.Korean asset management head
Barings LLC has appointed Chong Hak (John) Park as head and sole representative director of its South Korean asset management arm, effective Jan. 1,...
Goldman Sachs lists Moloco CEO among exceptional entrepreneurs
Moloco Inc., a Silicon Valley-based ad-tech solution startup, said Wednesday that its co-founder and Chief Executive Ikkjin Ahn was named one of the...
SPC Samlip partners with H Mart to enter US market
SPC Samlip Corp, a unit of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced on Thursday it signed a business agreement with H Mart, th...
Korean AI startups Allganize, Neurophet raise over $35 mn
South Korea’s artificial intelligence technology startups Allganize Inc. and Neurophet Inc. raised about 47 billion won ($35 million) in total...
POSCO Holdings to secure lithium from oil-field brine in Canada
South Korea's POSCO Holdings Inc. announced on Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) in Seou...
Coupang on track to post first-ever annual profit in 2023
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. on Tuesday reported $87 million in operating profit in the third quarter, its third consecutive quarterly...
Mirae Asset hit by ex-asset manager's misconduct
Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea’s largest brokerage firm, found in June that a senior manager at its alternative investment division h...
Used electric vehicle prices drop in Korea with declining EV appeal
Prices of secondhand electric vehicles are falling in South Korea as drivers are increasingly less enchanted with eco-friendly vehicles due to weak ...
Korean shipyards to beat Chinese rivals with green tankers
South Korean dockyards aim to expand their presence in the global tanker market dominated by Chinese players with vessels designed to transport or s...
The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton
Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...
Kkanbu Chicken opens first overseas store in Philippines
South Korea's chicken franchise Kkanbu Chicken opened its first overseas branch in Manila's Solaire Resort.According to the company on Tuesday, the ...
KAI participates in Thailand's Defense & Security 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Monday it has participated in Defense & Security 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, ThailandThe comp...
DGB partners with Vietnamese IT company
South Korea's DGB Financial Group announced on Monday it signed a business agreement with the global IT company FPT Software at the FPT Group headqu...
Chong Kun Dang rallies on $1.3 bn deal with Novartis
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.'s shares zoomed more than 25% on Monday on news that the South Korean medicine developer has signed its biggest-...
Korean tire makers post double-digit Q3 profit margins; outlook bright
South Korea’s three leading tire makers posted their highest-ever quarterly profit margins in the third quarter, boosted by tire price hikes, ...
