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Korean games
Microsoft $69 bn bet spurs Korea game makers' search for metaverse deals
South Korea’s game developers are expected to seek more acquisitions of the metaverse and non-fungible token (NFT) companies for new profit so...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game’s mega-hit spurs Netflix to release record K-content
Netflix Inc. plans to release 10 additional Korean-language originals this year as the smash success of Squid Game has impelled the world’s to...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung touts latest Exynos 2200 chip as mobile game changer
Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a new premium mobile processor, the Exynos 2200, which the world’s top memory chipmaker said offers a con...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
DoubleU invests $1.5 million in Epic Games
South Korea’s DoubleU Games Co. announced Friday that its subsidiary DoubleDown Interactive LLC invested $1.5 million in North Carolina-base...
Jan 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pharmaceuticals
ABL Bio in $1.06 bn deal with Sanofi for Parkinson's disease treatment
South Korea’s ABL Bio Inc. has signed a $1.06 billion contract to license out its technology for a Parkinson's disease treatment candidate t...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game Player 001 wins as best TV supporting actor at Golden Globes
Netflix mega-hit Squid Game’s actor Oh Young-soo, Player 001, has won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on TV at the 79th Gold...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon invests $400 mn in Avengers directors' film company
Online game developer Nexon Co. has completed a $400 million investment in AGBO, a US entertainment company founded by Avengers film series co-direc...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
From TV to window: New displays from Samsung and LG
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display Co., the two archrivals in the TV panel market, are unveiling new displays with enhanced picture and sound qu...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton's PUBG tops global game revenue with $2.8 bn
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG Mobile), a mobile game of South Korean gaming company Krafton Inc., topped the global game re...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Foreigners’ Korean stockholdings soar 180-fold in 30 years
Foreign investors ramped up their holdings of South Korean stocks 180 times in 30 years, increasing influence in the local financial markets and dom...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Netmarble joins P2E market with ITAM takeover
Netmarble Corp. is in discussion with blockchain gaming and NFT platform ITAM Games for a merger and acquisition deal. The move signals Korea's larg...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Foreigners sell net $22 bn main Kospi shares in 2021
Foreigners sold a net 25.9 trillion won ($21.8 billion) worth of South Korean stocks on the main Kospi from Jan. 1 to Dec. 23 of this year, marking ...
Dec 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
WeMade buys $100 mn stake in social casino game developer
WeMade Co., a pioneer in South Korea's play-to-earn (P2E) game industry, has agreed to buy a controlling stake in smaller rival SundayToz Corp., bet...
Dec 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
Korea's gaming industry turns to blockchain, unwavered by Seoul’s policy
Come next year, Korea’s online game developers are poised to release a number of games on blockchain platforms.The companies have lined up the...
Dec 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Games
Values from games should be widely used in reality, says CCP Games CEO
The play-to-earn (P2E) model is not a new concept in the gaming industry and will be more important in the long term, global online gaming company C...
Dec 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s mid-tier executive reshuffle: More female and foreign faces
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday carried out its year-end reshuffle of mid-tier executives, marked by the highest number of promotions for female...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Foreigners buy Kospi futures to raise bullish bets on Korea stocks
Foreigners bought Kospi 200 futures contracts on “quadruple witching day," the quarterly simultaneous expiration of South Korean options and f...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Simulation training developer Naviworks eyes 2022 IPO
Naviworks Co., a South Korean developer of virtual reality-based military training software, looks set to join a growing pool of metaverse-themed st...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Year-end inflow to Korean main bourse sign of foreigner comeback?
Foreign investors are poised to extend their buying spree in South Korea’s main stock market to a sixth straight session, spurring hopes for t...
Dec 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 picked as Korea’s top mobile technology 2021
Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip3, has been chosen by South Korea’s science ministry as the country’s...
Dec 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Krafton enters metaverse space with investment in Naver’s Zepeto
Krafton Inc., one of South Korea’s major game developers, is entering the metaverse space by investing 5 billion won ($4.2 million) in Zepeto,...
Dec 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korea's first game NFT exchange to open next month
Come next month, Korea will see its first online game-based non-fungible token exchange. Seoul-based video game developer WeMade Co., Ltd will ...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Inspire secures $1.6 bn for its luxury resort project in Incheon
Inspire Integrated Resort Co., a South Korean resort developer and 100% affiliate of US casino and gaming company Mohegan Gaming & Entertainme...
Nov 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Gaming platform Planetarium attracts $42 mn, valued at $293 mn
South Korea’s non-fungible token (NFT)-based open source gaming platform Planetarium, under Nine Corp. Inc., is slated to attract around 50 ...
Nov 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
LG Elec brings GeForce Now games to smart TVs
LG Electronics Inc., the global home appliance giant, will now enable gamers to enjoy Nvidia Corp.’s game streaming service GeForce Now on the...
Nov 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea stocks see $2 bn inflow, stoking hopes for a foreigner comeback
Foreign investors have absorbed $2 billion in South Korean stock markets so far in November, spurring hopes of a foreign comeback, although doubts r...
Nov 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Koreans log $5.7 bn loss in Q3 from overseas stock investments
South Korean investors suffered a $5.7 billion loss in the third quarter from overseas stock investments on weak foreign shares. Individual investor...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio
K-bio's out-licensing this year reaches $9.3 bn
Overseas technology transfers from South Korean biotechs and pharmaceutical manufacturers this year have exceeded 11 trillion won ($9.3 billion), al...
Nov 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Fractional investing platforms for art to Rolex lure VCs
The growing popularity of fractional investment in celebrated artworks, music copyrights and luxury items has spurred a flurry of venture capital in...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean game makers shun IBs for M&A deals
“We know which companies to buy after playing the games a few times.”More and more South Korean game developers are pursuing mergers and...
Nov 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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