H-Techno Valley
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Pension funds
S.Korea's NPS opens fourth overseas office in Silicon Valley
South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), the world's third-largest pension fund, opened an office in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, on Septembe...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Hyundai Motor Group to nurture young talent in Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that it held the inaugural ceremony for the first cohort of H-Jump School Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia, the...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang, CJ CheilJedang end feud and resume Rocket Delivery
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, on Wednesday resumed the same- or next-day delivery service dubbed Rocket Delivery fo...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
China is LG H&H’s headache amid global K-beauty boom
South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. has yet to benefit from the global K-beauty boom due to its heavy dependence on China, the world’s...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to set up software R&D center in Silicon Valley
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest carmaker, is set to establish a software research center in Silicon Valley as software is becom...
Jul 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte Home Shopping to enter health functional food market
South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping announced on Monday that it plans to establish a joint venture, The Edition Health, with H.Pio, a specialized heal...
Jun 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Chairman Koo to embark on US trip to oversee battery, AI projects
Koo Kwang-mo, chair of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, will embark on a weeklong business trip to the US next week to seek new g...
Jun 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to spur buyout, VC in US tech sector: chairman
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, will speed up its private equity (PE) investments ...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Networks establishes AI lab in Silicon Valley
South Korea's SK Networks Co. announced on Wednesday that it opened the PhnyX Lab, an artificial intelligence (AI) technology development organizati...
Apr 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS hosts Startup Day in Silicon Valley
LG CNS Co., an information technology service company under South Korean conglomerate LG Group, announced on Thursday that it held the Startup Day i...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
LF’s fashion brand Dunst teams up with E-Land for China push
South Korean clothing company LF Corp. said on Monday that its street fashion brand Dunst will build an offline presence in China in partnership wit...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Upstage establishes US subsidiary in Silicon Valley
South Korea's artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage announced on Monday that it established the US corporation Upstage AI in Silicon Valley, ...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
SK Energy, PTC Korea team up for smart plant construction business
SK Energy Co., South Korea’s top oil refiner and energy company, said on Wednesday it has teamed up with PTC Korea Co. to jointly enter the gl...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Shortt gets 400 mn views in one year in SE Asian market
Shortt, a South Korean short form content company, announced on Wednesday that it has got a total of 400 million views of its campaigns for South Ko...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Dept. Store launches membership for foreigners
South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Group announced on Thursday that it launched H Point Global, a dedicated membership service for foreign cus...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine Solution to enter ship cyber security
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Marine Solution announced on Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domestic security...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Gaonchips opens corporation in Silicon Valley
South Korea’s Gaonchips Co. announced on Friday that it opened its new overseas corporation Gaonchips America Inc. in Silicon Valley, the US...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang to resume Rocket Delivery for LG H&H; ends 5-year feud
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading online retailer, said on Friday it will resume the same or next-day delivery service, dubbed “Rocket...
Jan 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
H&Q, Aeneas PE put online retailer 11Street on the market
H&Q Korea Partners and Hong Kong-based Aeneas Private Equity have put South Korea’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. up for sale to recoup...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H’s sales surges 300% on Qoo10 in 6 months
South Korea’s LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday that its sales in November this year in Megawari, a shopping event organized by Qoo10, th...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE due in Korea; to premiere S24 model in January
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker by volume, is launching the Galaxy S23 FE series – its latest fan edition ...
Dec 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H to boost marketing of makeup brands in Japan
South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it will boost marketing of its premium makeup brands "Glint by VDIVOV" (Glint) and "freshian"...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
SPC Samlip partners with H Mart to enter US market
SPC Samlip Corp, a unit of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced on Thursday it signed a business agreement with H Mart, th...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H acquires S.Korean makeup brand Hince
South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Vivawave, which owns the domestic premiu...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
B2B, home appliance giant LG's new money spinner
A sense of crisis gripped South Korean home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. two years ago when consumers tightened their purse strings on growin...
Sep 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT to build AI medical R&D innovation zone in Seoul
South Korean wireless carrier KT Corp. will build an innovation valley for medical research and development (R&D) based on artificial intelligen...
Sep 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec to fend off challengers with tech supremacy: H&A Head Ryu
LG Electronics Inc., the South Korean home appliance giant that is also the world’s No. 1 home electronics seller, is sure it can hold its mar...
Sep 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
SK Telecom unveils analytics solution for UAM networks
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. disclosed its cutting-edge analytics solution and simulator specifically geared for urban air mobility (UAM) commun...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H's The Whoo unveils Cheongidan renewal line in Shanghai
LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday its strategy to focus on the Chinese market by unveiling a renewal version of "Cheongidan," the flagship produc...
Aug 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Electronics to form $100-million global startup fund
LG Electronics Inc. has committed over $100 million to a startup fund to unearth new technologies in sustainable energy, digital health, artificial ...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hyundai, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership for self-driving vehicles
- 2 AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A
- 3 Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore
- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
- 5 MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer