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Urban air mobility
Korean Air joins race for flying car business to rival Hyundai, Hanwha
Korean Air Lines Co. is entering into the business of urban air mobility (UAM), which is emerging as one of the most futuristic modes of transportat...
May 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
NHN joins race for top spot in global webtoon market
South Korean content platforms' appetite for webtoons remains strong as major players such as Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. further ramp up their webt...
Apr 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Wavve to pump $885 mn into original content amid fierce OTT competition
South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) service Wavve will invest a total of 1 trillion won ($885 million) to produce original content by 2025 to gain more...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Affirma, EastBridge in race for T Map Mobility’s $267 mn fundraising
Global buyout fund Affirma Capital and South Korean private equity firm EastBridge Partners will compete in a race for the 300 billion won ($267 mil...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, Hynix in intensifying competition for solid-state drives
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are unveiling a series of new solid-state drives (SSDs) to grab a greater share of the intensifying global...
Jan 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, China’s CATL neck and neck in race for top battery player’s spot
Global competition for the world’s top spot for the manufacture of electric-vehicle batteries is getting fiercer as major players in South Kor...
Nov 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Goldman Sachs joins race for Korea’s beauty store chain
Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (PIA) has entered the race for a stake in South Korea’s health and beauty franchise CJ Olive Young, beco...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 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