NFT to become game changer in new era: KED Conference in New York

NFT to become game changer in new era: KED Conference in New York

NEW YORK – Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will significantly influence a wide range of industries as millions of global investors flock to th...

POSCO, GS Energy to launch $121 million battery recycling joint venture

 POSCO, GS Energy to launch $121 million battery recycling joint venture

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s largest steelmaker, and GS Energy Corp., the energy unit of GS Group, have agreed to...

NHN Cloud to raise $141 mn from stock issuance

NHN Cloud to raise $141 mn from stock issuance

South Korea’s cloud service provider NHN Cloud Corp. is eyeing 1.1 trillion won ($776 million) corporate value via a new stock issuance, marki...

LG Energy to launch battery swapping services

LG Energy to launch battery swapping services

LG Energy Solution Ltd., a South Korean rechargeable battery maker, has launched two in-house ventures to enter the battery swapping and energy aggr...

Korea to complete process for stock market fund in mid-Oct

Korea to complete process for stock market fund in mid-Oct

South Korea is set to complete the process for a stock market stabilization fund of 10 trillion won ($7 billion) by the middle of this month, to be ...

Naver Cloud seeks win-win strategy with K-startups in overseas market

Naver Cloud seeks win-win strategy with K-startups in overseas market

NEW YORK – The chief executive officer of Naver Cloud Park Won-ki said that if South Korean startups using the company’s cloud services ...

EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market

EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market

Eco-friendly cars such as electric vehicles and hybrids have increased their share in South Korea's used car market, together accounting for 36% of ...

Deep learning SaaS provider Z.Ai wins at D.Camp pitch competition

Deep learning SaaS provider Z.Ai wins at D.Camp pitch competition

Deep learning-based Software as a Service (SaaS) provider Z.Ai Inc. won the September pitch competition hosted by Seoul-based startup accelerator D....

Korea on watch list for WGBI inclusion; hoping for bond inflows

Korea on watch list for WGBI inclusion; hoping for bond inflows

FTSE Russell, a global index provider, added South Korea to the watch list for potential inclusion in its FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI), p...

Ramen wars: Nongshim caught out by rising Ottogi

Ramen wars: Nongshim caught out by rising Ottogi

Ottogi Co. is emerging as a formidable rival to Nongshim Co. in South Korea's instant noodle market, becoming the most popular ramen for the fifth w...

Korea's SK Siltron to invest $597 mn in silicon wafer production

Korea's SK Siltron to invest $597 mn in silicon wafer production

South Korea’s SK Siltron Co. will invest 855 billion won ($597.4 million) to expand its 300-millimeter (12-inch) silicon wafer manufacturing f...

Small caps warm up S.Korea’s chilly IPO market

Small caps warm up S.Korea’s chilly IPO market

Small and mid-sized companies are reviving the otherwise chilly IPO market in South Korea, which has been dragged down by weaker-than-expected deman...

Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari

Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari

South Korea’s sports car enthusiasts now have one more supercar option to enjoy at an affordable price – one that is arguably as powerfu...

Kakao to challenge Naver, Apple for offline payment services

Kakao to challenge Naver, Apple for offline payment services

South Korea’s largest mobile payment app KakaoPay has bought a stake in the country’s No. 1 electronic payment system provider, accordin...

S.Korea to take measures to support stock, bond markets

S.Korea to take measures to support stock, bond markets

South Korea is set to take measures to stabilize local stock and bond markets hit by global interest rate hikes amid growing risks of a worldwide ec...

IGIS Asia, Quadreal to form JV for warehouse development in Korea

IGIS Asia, Quadreal to form JV for warehouse development in Korea

IGIS Asia Investment Management Pte., the Singapore-based subsidiary of South Korea’s largest real estate manager IGIS Asset Management, and V...

Kospi hits two-year low; regulators mull short-selling ban

Kospi hits two-year low; regulators mull short-selling ban

South Korea's stock market tumbled to its lowest level in more than two years on Wednesday, as fears of a slowing global economy and rising inflatio...

Korean crypto buyers show higher risk appetite than global peers

Korean crypto buyers show higher risk appetite than global peers

South Korean cryptocurrency investors appear willing to take more risks than their global counterparts, balancing their portfolios between market le...

Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash

Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash

The South Korean won on Monday extended losses to a fresh low since the 2008-09 financial crisis as local financial markets lost ground, alongside t...

Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3

Korea's DL Chem shrugs off slow petrochemical market in Q3

DL Chemical Co., the petrochemical arm of South Korean conglomerate DL Group, is forecast to post robust third-quarter results despite sluggish sa...

Gaonchips rally on market talk of Samsung's investment in ARM

Gaonchips rally on market talk of Samsung's investment in ARM

Shares in South Korea’s semiconductor chip design house Gaonchips Co. extended their rally for a second day on Friday on growing market talk t...

LG Elec., Uplus team up to expand service robot business

LG Elec., Uplus team up to expand service robot business

South Korea’s home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. and mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. will join forces to expand their service robot busine...

Samsung Elec to supply 5G telecom equipment to Comcast

Samsung Elec to supply 5G telecom equipment to Comcast

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s tech behemoth, agreed to supply 5G telecommunication equipment to US media giant Comcast Corp.Samsung s...

Korean warehouse project financing on brink of debt crisis

Korean warehouse project financing on brink of debt crisis

Warehouse development projects in South Korea, which boomed amid COVID-19, are facing challenges such as suspension of construction projects and ban...

LG's 5G backup system installed in AWS cloud platform

LG's 5G backup system installed in AWS cloud platform

LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean internet service provider, said on Tuesday that it has installed its 5G mobile backup network system in the cloud com...

SK Broadband develops green, efficient network technology

SK Broadband develops green, efficient network technology

South Korea's internet service provider SK Broadband Co. has developed optical communications technology that simultaneously provides differing degr...

Korea’s No. 1 bookstore Kyobo seeks to acquire OTT platform Watcha

Korea’s No. 1 bookstore Kyobo seeks to acquire OTT platform Watcha

The Kyobo Book Centre, South Korea’s largest bookstore chain, is seeking to acquire over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc. to expand its busi...

Korea unveils autonomous driving, commercial drone service roadmap

Korea unveils autonomous driving, commercial drone service roadmap

South Korea aims to launch advanced autonomous driving, commercial drone and other urban air mobility services by 2025, as the country strives to be...

Kakao Mobility, Hyundai to launch pilot robotaxi service by year-end

Kakao Mobility, Hyundai to launch pilot robotaxi service by year-end

Kakao Mobility Corp., which runs South Korea’s most popular taxi-hailing app, and top Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have agreed to launch...

Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets

Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets

South Korea’s startup minister Lee Young vowed to support the country’s startup ecosystem on Sunday, during her tour to the United State...

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