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Korean startups
Everyone deserves a good night’s sleep: Munice CEO
Insomnia is a common clinical phenomenon in modern societies profoundly affecting many people’s health and well-being, and South Korean startu...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics, LG Uplus to jointly develop ixi-O AI smartphone
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has joined forces with mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. to unveil an AI smartphone embedded with a high...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures named Google Play's Best Game
"Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures", the globally popular mobile game of South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp., was selected the Best for Googl...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Macrogen's GenTok to feature on Samsung Health app
South Korea's biotech company Macrogen, Inc. signed a supply agreement to integrate its genome analysis platform, GenTok, into the Samsung Health ap...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities Vietnam launches mobile trading system
South Korea's Shinhan Securities said on Thursday its overseas subsidiary Shinhan Securities Vietnam (SSV) launched a mobile trading system (MTS) "N...
Nov 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korea’s food delivery apps relish fresh boom in demand
South Korea’s online food delivery market is poised to hit record-high transactions in 2024 as lower fees triggered by Coupang Eats’ fre...
Nov 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Kakao Mobility, Samyang Logistics partner on fulfillment services
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s most popular ride-hailing app operator, said on Monday that it partnered with logistics firm Samyang Logis...
Nov 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S-1 releases CCTV monitoring service
South Korea's security service provider S-1 Corp. said on Monday it launched CCTV Monitoring Service, a system designed to notify customers of any r...
Nov 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Naver to lead hyper-personalized shopping trends with super app
Naver Corp., South Korea's largest internet portal, will launch an AI-driven shopping app in the first half of 2025 to boost its lackluster e-commer...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition
The Asan Nanum Foundation selected Big Mobility and Hummingbirds as the top winners of the 13th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition demo day on Novemb...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor designs the future of mobility in Irvine studio
IRVINE, Calif. -- White sneakers, gray nail polish, pink goggles and orange remote controls are not something visitors expect to see in car design s...
Nov 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Mart to launch grocery shopping app
South Korea's Lotte Mart and Lotte Super will introduce a grocery-focused app, Lotte Mart Zeta, in the first half of next year to expand its digital...
Nov 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tata Daewoo rebrands itself as Tata Daewoo Mobility
South Korea's Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company is rebranding itself as "Tata Daewoo Mobility" to mark its 30th anniversary.Tata Daewoo held on...
Nov 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom unveils AI personal agent Aster for global users
SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday unveiled an AI-driven personal assistant Aster (A*) that understands users' intentions and goes beyond answering simple qu...
Nov 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor completes mobile hydrogen charging station in Jeju
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Monday that it completed the H Jeju Moving Station, a mobile hydrogen charging facility, at the Carbon-Free Island (CFI) E...
Nov 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
South Korea’s Viva Republica drops Korean IPO plan, seeks US debut
Viva Republica Inc., a leading South Korean fintech unicorn and operator of mobile financial super app Toss, has dropped its plan to go public in th...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility to launch outdoor robot delivery
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, said on Monday that it signed a business agreement with Robotis, a comp...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Toyota, Hyundai agree to deepen ties in hydrogen, robotics
Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Group agreed to deepen their partnership in developing future mobility technology, especially in hydrogen fuel-...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Kia, KEPCO collaborate to build power ecosystem using PBV
South Korea's Kia Corp. and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, said on Thursday that they signed a memorandum of und...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis eyes record sales in 2024 after stellar Q3
Samsung Bioepis Co., Samsung Biologics Co.'s fully owned biosimilar subsidiary, is expected to post its best-ever annual revenue this year after sal...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, SNU, POSTECH, KIST build joint robotics lab
Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that it established a joint robotics research lab in collaboration with South Korea's top research institution...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao to launch AI messenger service Kanana in H1 2025
South Korea’s platform giant Kakao Corp. will roll out Kanana, a conversational AI agent-integrated messenger app, in the first half of next y...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility, Samsung C&T to co-work on robot, parking solutions
Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, announced on Friday that it signed a business agreement with Samsung C&...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung mobile chief to talk with Qualcomm on Galaxy S25 chips
Global smartphone leader Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile business chief is expected to hold talks with senior executives of Qualcomm Inc. about s...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea tops 5G mobile gaming environment in E.Asia
South Korea led the game score in East Asia with 90.06 out of 100 during the first half of this year, followed by China with 85.64 and Japan with a ...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
FTC fines Kakao Mobility $55 mn for alleged unfair taxi-hailing service
South Korea’s antitrust body has fined Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, 72.4 billion won ($54.9 mi...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Naver Pay partners with GLN International
South Korea's Naver Pay announced on Wednesday that it partnered with Hana Bank’s global payment network subsidiary, GLN International, to lau...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to invest $762 mn in webOS to transform into platform-based tech giant
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, plans to invest more than 1 trillion won ($762 million) in its multitasking operating ...
Sep 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Chabot Mobility raises $900,000 in Series C round
South Korea's automotive management platform startup Chabot Mobility said on Wednesday that it raised 1.2 billion won ($900,000) in a Series C inv...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s Hana Financial Group targets foreign customers
Hana Financial Group, South Korea’s third-largest financial holding company, is targeting foreign individual customers in the country with a d...
Sep 24, 2024 (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