Singapore-based Qoo10 acquires South Korean e-tailer WeMakePrice

The Singapore-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 has acquired South Korea's online shopping site WeMakePrice, making Qoo10 fourth in domestic online co...

S.Korean Openedges’ chip IP licensed by Toyota affiliate Aisin

Openedges Technology, South Korean semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) platform, announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a vehic...

KG Mobility focuses on electric vehicle platform, self-driving tech

South Korea's KG Mobility (formerly Ssangyong Motor Co.) says it will actively target not only Europe and the US but also niche markets in emerging ...

Hyundai Autoever, Avikus jointly develop self-sailing ship solution

South Korea’s Hyundai Autoever and Avicus, the self-navigation vessel affiliate of HD Hyundai, on Tuesday said they signed a development contr...

Kurly seeks fresh funding at half its peak valuation

Kurly Inc., South Korea’s leading food delivery platform, has embarked on a new funding round to raise 100 billion won ($76 million) at about ...

KT launches cloud-based engineering platform

KT Corp., South Korea's largest telecommunications company, announced the launch of its cloud-based high-performance engineering platform service on...

S.Korea’s Shinsegae, KOTRA to help domestic fashion firms for export

Shinsegae Department Store revealed on Friday that they will collaborate with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to assist domestic...

Biosimilar giant Celltrion to transform into drug developer

South Korean biosimilar giant Celltrion Group aims to transform into a drug developer by generating 40% of sales from new medicines by 2030 as it is...

CJ OliveNetworks launches API marketplace platform API Plex

CJ OliveNetworks, an ICT subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, said on Tuesday that it has launched an application programming interface (API) marke...

Kakao will launch Korean-specific vertical AI in year's first half

Kakao Corp., South Korea’s platform giant operating the country’s No. 1 chat app KakaoTalk, by the first half of the year will launch an...

Kobiolabs, Kakao Healthcare to explore microbiome-based precision medicine solutions

Kobiolabs Co., South Korea's new drug development company for microbiomes, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for...

Hanjin launches global C2C purchase platform Hoot Town

Hanjin Transportation, a logistics and B2B/B2C delivery business subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanjin Group, has launched Hoot Town, a global co...

S.Korea's E-Mart24 provides VAT refund service for foreign visitors

E-Mart24 Inc., the convenience store chain unit of Shinsegae Inc. Group, announced on Tuesday that it will resume the value-added tax (VAT) refund s...

S.Korean fashion company LF diversifies portfolio with new brand Patou

In a move to expand its range of offerings, South Korean fashion company LF Corp. has introduced a new emerging brand, Patou. As the preferences of ...

NHN Commerce chosen as imported goods supplier by China's Douyin

NHN Commerce, South Korea's e-commerce platform, announced on Monday that NHN Accommate, its Chinese subsidiary, has been chosen as a supplier of im...

Hyundai E&C, KAI to develop export-type package for defense industry

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) will jointly develop an export package for ...

S.Korea's SK Chemicals launches recycled fiber fabrics

South Korea's SK Chemicals has launched recycled fiber fabrics developed jointly with Art Impact and Project 1907, eco-friendly social enterprises, ...

S.Korea's Riiid launches learning platform to prep for US SAT, ACT tests

South Korea's Riiid, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based provider of educational solutions, on Monday said it has launched R.test, an AI diagnosti...

Korea's Hyundai E&C, KHNP to promote clean hydrogen projects

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., a major construction contractor in South Korea, signed on March 24 a memorandum of understanding (MOU) w...

S.Korea's Amorepacific opens new space in metaverse

Amidst the accelerated entry of fashion and beauty brands into the metaverse to seize future opportunities, Amorepacific Corp. has also joined the b...

Cowell Fashion acquires Superdry’s Asia-Pacific IP rights for $50 mn

South Korea's innerwear company Cowell Fashion Co. has acquired the Asian rights to the British fashion brand Superdry for $50 million and plans to ...

S.Korean fashion platform Ably attracts $39 mn before Series C round

South Korea’s Ably Corp., operator of the fashion shopping app Ably, has attracted 50 billion won ($39 million) via venture debt amid the slow...

Kakao Mobility buys UK ride-hailing startup Splyt for global biz

South Korea’s Kakao Mobility Corp. said on Wednesday it has acquired the British ride-hailing startup Splyt, marking the first overseas takeov...

S.Korea's Oasis posts surplus for second straight year

South Korea's Oasis Corp., a grocery delivery platform specializing in early morning shipments, on Tuesday said it posted last year operating profit...

Yanolja Cloud to develop real estate platform with SK Discovery

South Korea's Yanolja Cloud, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, announced on Tuesday its partnership with SK Discovery Co. to build a proptech ...

LS E-Link partners with Logen to boost EV charging

LS E-Link, a new corporation of South Korea's LS Group that specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and operation, has signed a...

S.Korea's brewery Seoul Jangsu forms marketing tie-up with fashion industry

With South Korea's traditional milky rice wine makgeolli seeing its second heyday centered on the 20- and 30-something crowds, marketing tie-ups tar...

Lotte Global Logistics establishes resource recycling platform in Korea

South Korea's Lotte Global Logistics has established a resource recycling platform across ten logistics centers. The company has introduced the solu...

S.Korea's Naver gets global compliance certification

South Korea’s top search portal Naver Corp. said on Friday that it had received a global certification for its compliance management system fr...

S.Korea's SK Ecoengineering launches cogeneration platform

SK Ecoengineering Co., a South Korean engineering company specializing in environmental and energy projects, said on Thursday that it has launched a...