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Korean startups
Asleep forms partnership with National Sleep Foundation of US
South Korea's sleep technology startup Asleep, which was part of an economic delegation accompanying President Yoon Suk Yeol's recent state visit to...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea to abolish customs declaration forms from May
Starting from May 1, South Korea's travelers who have no items to declare to customs upon entry will not have to fill out a customs declaration form...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s public spending on maternity, child care falls short of OECD average
South Korea’s government budget for tackling the nation's low birth rate has risen to 2.25% of GDP, but housing support accounts for a major p...
Apr 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Netflix to inject $2.5 bn in Korean drama series, movies over next 4 years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US streaming giant Netflix is slated to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to boost its cont...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Samsung Heavy forms int'l consortium to make nuclear plants at sea
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Denmark's Seaborg Technologies on Friday announced their...
Apr 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KCCI, Seoul Japan Club forms economic study group
South Korean and Japanese businesspeople form a study group to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.The Korea Chamber of Commer...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korea’s five major companies form data network alliance
South Korea's five major companies have joined forces to make a combined data product that consolidates their respective information, ranging from c...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
Korea’s homegrown OTT Watcha at crossroads amid dearth of cash
South Korea’s homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc. is struggling to raise funds as it faces an uphill battle to win over customer...
Apr 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Yoon's English School, Thai Edupark to cooperate in local education market
South Korean English education company, Yoon's English School, has signed a business agreement with Thai education firm, EduPark, to expand its pres...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Koreans’ love for EcoPro stock may jeopardize short-sellers
South Korean individual investors have been chasing shares in EcoPro group, the country’s major electric vehicle battery materials manufacture...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korean ramen's exports reach new heights amid K-content boom
Riding the wave of the K-content craze, South Korean ramen's overseas status is soaring. In the first quarter of this year, the ramen export value e...
Apr 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Domestic duty-free sales surpass 1 trillion won in February
Domestic duty-free sales in South Korea increased by 36.7% in February compared to the previous month, due to the resumption of short-term visas for...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Piracy of S.Korean webtoon surges amid content boom
The South Korean industry of webtoons, or digital comics, has seen its original content illegally posted on foreign websites over the past few years...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Aekyung Chemical's coating resin wins certification from USDA
South Korean consumer goods company Aekyung Chemical Co. announced on Thursday that its plant-based oil coating resin has received certification fro...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s new Exynos chipset enables short-range wireless connectivity
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday unveiled a new chipset under its Exynos line that enables much shorter-range wireless con...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
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...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
HD Hyundai forms S.Korea's first integrated carbon footprint team in shipbuilding
South Korea's HD Hyundai Co. has teamed up with domestic shipbuilders and classification societies to form the first integrated "carbon footprint" t...
Mar 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
ESG: Name of the game in investing, funding amid Korea’s green push
With South Korea’s aggressive green push at both the government and corporate levels, money is flowing back to environmental, social and gover...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
CJ Group adopts AI-based copywriter for producing marketing content
South Korea's CJ Group on Tuesday said it will develop and run a personalized artificial intelligence (AI) copywriter that automatically produces ma...
Mar 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
S.Korea's Krafton, Naver to set up JV for metaverse services in H1
Krafton Inc., a leading game developer in South Korea, is slated to establish a joint venture with Naver Z Corp., a metaverse unit of the country&rs...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT launches open beta version of metaverse platform Genieverse
South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Monday the launch of an open beta version of its business-to-consumer (B2C) metaverse platform, "Genieverse."The...
Mar 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Plasma to build blood products plant in Indonesia
South Korea’s SK Plasma will build a blood products plant in Indonesia.Industry sources on Tuesday said the company recently received approval...
Mar 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's Indent Corp. raises $8 mn for AI-based video review marketing
Indent Corporation, a South Korean startup that operates an AI-based video review marketing solution called VReview, announced on Tuesday that it ha...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air teams up with startup Plana to explore urban air mobility
Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s largest budget airline, said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Plana, a domestic startup...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
SK Telecom launches AI robot kit for monitoring fire, gas leaks
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. has released an "AI robot kit" that can be attached to a robot to monitor fire and gas leaks. The kit is designed in th...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's extended reality sector forms industry convergence alliance
The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a convergence alliance of the domestic exte...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Lotte Hotel forms new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines
On Wednesday, Lotte Hotels & Resorts announced its new mileage partnership with Singapore Airlines, marking the hotel group's first international ...
Feb 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Cizion, Parameta form strategic partnership for data protocol
Cizion, a South Korean data-specialized startup, announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Parameta, a domestic IT ...
Feb 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
3D content specialist NdotLight attracts $6 million
3D content technology startup NdotLight Co. said Wednesday that it has raised 8 billion won ($6.3 million) in Series A funding.IMM Investment, Naver...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Lotte Chemical, RWE, Mitsubishi form alliance for clean ammonia
South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp. has joined forces with German energy company RWE and Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation to create a global consortium...
Feb 08, 2023 (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