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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao unveils measures to prevent recurrence of service disruptions
South Korea’s Kakao Corp. has unveiled a series of measures to prevent a recurrence of service disruptions after the mobile platform giant cam...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Twelve Labs secures $12 mn for AI-powered video analysis platform
Twelve Labs Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence-powered video search platform developer, closed its seed extension round with an additional...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Uplus poised to acquire homegrown OTT platform Watcha
South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. is slated to acquire homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc., investment b...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
KT conducts reshuffle ahead of launching South Korea's top OTT service
Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. has reshuffled its media business units ahead of the pending absorption of its over-the-top (OTT) video platform Se...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
LG U+ and Korea Fanuc to devise smart factory solutions for SMEs
Korean telecom giant LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday said it will develop a smart factory solution for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) jointly with th...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile networks
SK Telecom to team up with Singapore's Singtel for metaverse venture
SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore's top telecom provider Singtel Group on joint business o...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI raises $10 mn in Series A funding
Medical data platform operator JNPMEDI Inc. announced on Tuesday that it raised 14 billion won ($10.3 million) in a Series A round. Pavilion Ca...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Miniforce producer aims to become Asia's top children's platform with IPO
The South Korean producer of famous animated series such as Miniforce aims to become Asia’s top children's platform by way of an initial publi...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Yanolja to expand overseas business with global partner
South Korea's tourism platform Yanolja is expanding its overseas air and travel operations.Yanolja Cloud, an artificial intelligence-based software ...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG, Altair build AI-powered validation platform for automotive parts
LG Electronics Inc., an industry frontrunner in applying artificial intelligence to home appliances, said on Wednesday it has joined forces with Alt...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
E-book platform Millie's Library drops IPO plan on tepid market interest
South Korean e-book platform Millie’s Library dropped its listing plan on Nov. 8 due to tepid demand from institutional investors, marking the...
Nov 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT posts highest Q1-Q3 operating profit since 2012
KT Corp., South Korea’s major telecommunications firm, posted 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in cumulative operating profit for the first thr...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Select Korean companies seek to raise cash reserves
Several corporations have recently sold stocks and real estate apparently to boost liquidity and repay maturing debts amid the "three high" era of h...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Market Kurly drops Market from platform name to expand business scope
South Korea’s Kurly Inc. has changed the name of its grocery delivery service platform Market Kurly to Kurly as part of its corporate strategy...
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Shopping joins hands with UK's Ocado to build online grocery store
Lotte Shopping Co. will join forces with the Hertfordshire, England-based Ocado Group, which licenses grocery fulfillment technology to retailers.&n...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon to pursue profits with Yonder app launch in US
South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. has been successful in the domestic market with its loyal subscribers willing to pay to read a diverse libra...
Oct 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Korea Post's insurance arm uses buyout, senior debt as core strategies
Korea Post’s insurance bureau will maintain its core-satellite strategy in private equity and debt investments for both stable revenue streams...
Oct 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2022
Teachers' Pension continues focus on global residential, logistics
South Korea’s Teachers’ Pension (TP) will continue its focus on residential and logistics in global real estate investments next year, t...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Singapore PE firm proposes KT&G spin off ginseng biz
A Singaporean private equity firm has proposed a number of measures to KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, including a sp...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korea’s FTC to toughen reviews on platform sector M&As
South Korea’s antitrust body is set to strengthen reviews on acquisitions for different businesses in the platform industry to resolve the pro...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
DRIMAES to produce cloud-based car control platform with Qualcomm
Daegu-based startup DRIMAES is poised to develop and mass produce a cloud-based vehicle control platform using San Diego-based semiconductor giant Q...
Oct 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Zuckerberg meets with Samsung executives over Meta Quest Pro
SILICON VALLEY – Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc., has met with senior officials of Samsung Electronics C...
Oct 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korea's luxury e-commerce platform Balaan completes Series C
South Korean luxury e-commerce platform operator Balaan Co. will complete the attraction of 25 billion won ($17.3 million) in investment in a Series...
Oct 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On in 10-year lithium deal with Australia’s Lake Resources
SK On Co., a leading South Korean battery maker, said on Wednesday it has signed a long-term contract to procure lithium, a key battery material, fr...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Edtech Onuii breaking barriers to private tutoring one tablet at a time
In an interview with The Korea Economic Daily, CEO of Onuii Go Yejin said she used to love contemplating a lot of random things since her elementary...
Oct 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis, Luxoft to unveil infotainment system for future mobility
South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. and Swiss technology company Luxoft have jointly developed an advanced in-vehicle inf...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
BOK mulls 50-bp rate hike despite slower Sept inflation
South Korea’s headline inflation slowed in September for a second straight month on lower oil prices, but the central bank is still predicted ...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Naver to buy Poshmark at $1.6 bn to boost US e-commerce biz
Naver Corp. is set to take over US Poshmark Inc. for some $1.6 billion to make inroads into the e-commerce sector in North America as South Korea&rs...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Kakao to challenge Naver, Apple for offline payment services
South Korea’s largest mobile payment app KakaoPay has bought a stake in the country’s No. 1 electronic payment system provider, accordin...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom commercial feature AI human to promote content platform
South Korea’s major telecom company SK Telecom Co. has adopted a virtual human to feature in one of its commercial ads for the first time in t...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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