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Blockchain
S. Korea's digital asset exchange operators bulk up despite crypto winter
Despite being in crypto winter, or a period in which prices of major cryptocurrencies have slid and stayed low for weeks on end, South Korea's bigge...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Silicon Valley-based AI startup Allganize revs up to go public in Japan
Allganize Inc., a Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, recently announced the company will relocate some of its headquarters f...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion Healthcare logs record-high Q2 revenue on back of Remsima
Celltrion Healthcare Co., South Korean biopharmaceutical giant Celltrion Inc.’s global marketing affiliate, posted its record-high second-quar...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS posts double-digit profit growth ahead of 2023 IPO
South Korea's largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. on Tuesday reported double-digit growth in both profit and revenue in the second q...
Aug 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Mobility platform Socar slashes price to push ahead with IPO
South Korea’s first mobility unicorn Socar Inc. has cut its IPO price by 18% to push ahead with its stock market debut, according to industry ...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS chosen design consultant for Indonesia's $38 bn smart city project
LG CNS Co., a South Korean major information technology service provider, is set to consult on the design of an Indonesian smart city project worth ...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Contactless healthcare app aims to become S.Korean unicorn
South Korea’s contactless healthcare service app Allacare, launched last year, adheres to its business ethics: direct delivery of prescribed d...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Celltrion logs strong Q2 earnings powered by biosimilars
South Korea’s biopharmaceutical maker Celltrion Inc. on Friday reported strong quarterly earnings thanks to healthy demand for its biosimilar ...
Aug 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hanwha Solutions, OCI to benefit from US push for solar energy
Hanwha Solutions Corp. and OCI Co., South Korea’s two leading solar power-related companies, are poised to gain a tailwind from the US governm...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean startup Time Percent gives power to digital asset investors
South Korean startup Time Percent Corp. was founded a year ago with the specific goal of giving power to the investors of digital assets, rather tha...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia posts record-high double-digit profit margin in second quarter
Kia Corp., South Korea’s largest automaker, said on Friday it posted its first-ever double-digit operating profit margin in the second quarter...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, its white knight Naver close ranks in digital partnership
South Korea’s national flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and online platform giant Naver Corp. are expanding their business cooperation in dig...
Jul 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
SK, Naver to launch cloud services for Korean public institutions
South Korea’s leading cloud computing and software services providers are slated to join forces to launch a service for smart working in Korea...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has decided to hold off on a 4.3 trillion won ($3.3 billion) plan to build a new N...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG to accelerate foray into WebOS TV platform market
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc., the world’s second-largest TV manufacturer, is aiming for a tenfold increase in the number of TV vend...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hansol Paper joins Series A funding for RIU worth $1.5 mn
Hansol Paper Co. announced Thursday that it participated as a strategic investor in a Series A funding worth 2 billion won ($1.5 million) for South ...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec. profit down on costs; automotive biz back in the black
LG Electronics Inc., the global home appliance maker, suffered a lower profit in the second quarter on the back of rising commodity and logistics co...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
South Korea’s merch-producing platforms target influencers
Digital content creators in South Korea – YouTube partners, Tiktok creators and webtoon writers – are no longer relying solely on subscr...
Jul 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom expands system for self-driving in Seoul
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has expanded the area covered by the traffic control system for self-driving in Seoul, takin...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
CHA Healthcare buys major Australian fertility center
South Korea’s medical center operator CHA Healthcare Co. said on Monday it has acquired the management rights of Fertility Specialists of West...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
DeepBrain AI to bring back deceased loved ones – virtually
Perhaps we will soon not be remembering our loved ones only through photos.Imagine a virtual rendition of the deceased speaking at his or her memori...
Jun 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Pharma companies jump into $3 bn pet care market
South Korean pharmaceutical companies are jumping into the animal medicine and diagnostics market to target the rapidly growing pet care market, whi...
Jun 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis’ smart cabin: Healthcare center on the move
Many traffic accidents are caused by drowsy driving, fatigue or the driver’s abnormal health conditions.Automakers around the world have str...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
KT, Hanmi-invested therapeutics maker Digital Pharm launched
Digital Pharm, jointly invested in by KT Corp. and Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., held an official inauguration ceremony last week, the company announced...
Jun 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Tech experts to discuss future mega-trends at KIF 2022
The Korea Investment Festival (KIF), the largest annual investor relations (IR) event in South Korea, will be held June 29-30 at the Fairmont Ambass...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
SK to invest $30 mn in ammonia-based power solutions developer Amogy
SK Innovation Co. announced Tuesday it will inject $30 million into Brooklyn-based Amogy Inc. The intermediate holding company of SK Group and ...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
South Korean tech juggernauts turn their characters into NFTs
South Korea’s tech behemoths are turning the companies’ characters into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with the aim of creating an intellect...
Jun 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
KT to spend near $10 bn on digital platform by 2026
KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, plans to invest nearly $10 billion in its digital platform sector by 2026 as it aims to focus on the industr...
Jun 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Research & Development
LG CNS launches virtual factory and lab business
LG CNS announced Thursday it will launch a new business of developing virtual factories and labs as part of its broader digital transformation offer...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Ex-footballer’s startup QMIT raises $2.4 mn in Series A
QMIT Inc., the operator of athlete management platform plco, announced Tuesday that it raised 3 billion won ($2.4 million) in Series A round funding...
Jun 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet