Welt gets second digital therapeutic device approval in S. Korea

South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on Wednesday that it has approved the cognitive therapy software "WELT-I" developed by We...

Famed S.Korean pedometer app Cashwalk attracts first investment of $22 million

Nudge Healthcare, a startup that runs the South Korean health management app Cashwork, on Wednesday said it secured its first investment of 30 billi...

S.Korea fines Google $32 mn for squashing local rival

South Korea’s antitrust body on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC and its regional arms 42.1 billion won ($32 million) for allege...

Louis Vuitton to launch the third pop-up restaurant in S.Korea

The French luxury brand Louis Vuitton to open a pop-up restaurant in South Korea. This is the third one since May and September last year. Acco...

Korean kitchen automation startups' US advance gains traction

South Korean kitchen automation system developers are eyeing the US as their next key market as demand for automated restaurant operating systems in...

Top Korean food delivery app posts record profits

Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top food delivery app, posted a record profit in 2022, which also marked its first profit ...

Goobne Chicken signs franchise contract with Texas-based company

Goobne Chicken, an oven-baked chicken brand operated by GN Food Corporation of South Korea, announced on Thursday that it had signed a master franch...

Hansol Paper develops eco-friendly packaging with Samsung Welstory

Hansol Paper Co., South Korea's largest general paper company, on Wednesday said it signed a business agreement with Samsung Welstory, a food and be...

AhnLab's V3 Mobile Security gets perfect score in AV-TEST evaluation

AhnLab Inc., a computer security solutions provider in South Korea, announced on Thursday that its smartphone security solution "V3 Mobile Security"...

SentBe, back from brink of collapse to play in major league

SentBe, a South Korean fintech startup operating a personal international remittance app of the same name, is readying to play in the bigger global ...

LG Elec-SM Ent JV to unveil beta home fitness app in March

Fitness Candy, a joint creation by LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co. to rival Apple Fitness Plus, is expected to unveil its beta service ...

Apple Pay's S.Korea debut as early as third week in March

Apple Pay, the mobile payment service by iPhone maker, is set to launch in as early as two weeks in South Korea, home to the world’s largest s...

Kakao Healthcare to launch diabetes monitoring app

South Korea’s dominant mobile platform Kakao Corp. will kick off its healthcare services this year with the launch of a diabetes monitoring ap...

Blind revamps job matching service to rival LinkedIn

Teamblind Inc., the developer of South Korea’s homegrown anonymous professional community app Blind, will reach out to a broader job-seeking p...

Samsung’s Galaxy Book3 series to take on Apple’s MacBook

In today’s connected world, the ultimate gadget consumers want brings together everything they need at any time, without hassle.Samsung Electr...

S.Korea's Woowa Brothers launches professional service robot affiliate

Woowa Brothers, the parent company of South Korea's food delivery app Baedal Minjok, on Wednesday spun off its professional service robot unit into ...

Two premium taxi apps mull tie-up to challenge Kakao

South Korea's two premium ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are considering a merger in a bid to challenge Kakao Mobility Corp., which commands about 9...

SK E&S moves into EV charging market

South Korea's liquefied petroleum gas supplier SK E&S said on Wednesday that its subsidiary Parking Cloud will begin electric vehicle charging s...

SPC Group adopts integrated safety check system app for all biz sites

South Korea's SPC Group on Wednesday said it has developed an app for an integrated safety inspection system using information and communications te...

MyRealTrip launches overseas lodging booking service

Travel app MyRealTrip said Wednesday that it is launching an overseas hotel booking service that allows users to search, book, and pay for more than...

S.Korea Inc. ramps up cash reserves amid economic woes

South Korean companies are rushing to raise cash from the beginning of the new year amid growing concerns over a global economic downturn and market...

K-BBQ brand Mapo Galmaegi signs agreement to get halal certification

South Korean food service enterprise Didim E&F said on Monday that its Korean barbecue brand Mapo Galmaegi signed a business agreement with a Ko...

Silvia Health attracts investment through pre-Series A funding

Silvia Health Inc., an age-tech startup based in Seoul, South Korea said on Monday that it has completed a pre-Series A investment with the particip...

Samsung Global Goals app rakes in over $10 million in charity 3 years after launch

Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday said Samsung Global Goals, a charity app for the company's Galaxy smartphones and devices, exceeded $10 million in...

LG Uplus enters Korea’s EV charging service market with VoltUp app

LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean mobile carrier, is entering the domestic electric vehicle charging service market by launching a service platform, Vo...

Mom's Touch opens 2nd restaurant in Bangkok

South Korea's F&B franchise Mom's Touch announced on Wednesday that it has opened its second store "K Chimaek" in Bangkok, Thailand.Chimaek, a c...

S.Korean food delivery app Baemin vows to hike logistics unit's service quality

Woowa Youths, an affiliate of Woowa Brothers, the parent company of South Korea's top food delivery app Baedal Minjok, on Monday announced its visio...

Korean restaurant startup GFFG raises $23 million in Series A round 

South Korean lifestyle hospitality startup Good Food For Good (GFFG) announced Monday that it raised 30 billion won ($23.2 million) in Series A roun...

Korea's foreign exchange reserves last month see first rise in 4 months

Korea last month saw its first rise in foreign exchange reserves in four months amid monetary authorities selling the greenback to avert a sharp dep...

K-chicken chain BB.Q opens second restaurant in New York

BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise, said on Friday it opened its second restaurant in Manhattan on Dec.1. This restaurant is BB.Q...