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Markets
Korea's bet on US assets up on bull stocks, EV incentives
South Korea’s financial assets in the US hit a record high last year due to the US stock market rally and Korean companies’ capital inje...
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card, Canada's Alberta to co-work for tourism
South Korea's Shinhan Card Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a strategic business agreement with the provincial government of Alberta, C...
Jun 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Samsung launches CSR mobile magazine
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it launched the Samsung CSR Mobile Magazine, an online webzine dedicated to highlighting the compan...
Jun 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
OTT platform TVing gets tailwind from CJ ENM's TV series
TVing, the second-largest over-the-top (OTT) platform in South Korea, has been gaining momentum from hit series such as “Lovely Runner,”...
May 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT offers reverse pitches to pick startup partners
KT Corp. has offered reverse pitches for South Korean artificial intelligence and technology startups to cooperate in the areas where it lacks in te...
May 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
South Korea to accept Indonesia’s KF-21 project cost cut proposal
South Korea plans to accept Indonesia’s request to cut its share of payments for a joint fighter jet development project to one-third of the o...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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North Korea
N.Korean hackers attack South’s arms makers for tech data
North Korean hackers allegedly attacked South Korean arms manufacturers and stole technical data from them over more than a year Seoul’s polic...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity to buy SK Rent-a-Car at $572 mn, more deals expected
Affinity Equity Partners is set to buy SK Rent-a-Car Co., South Korea’s No. 2 car leasing company, at some 800 billion won ($572 million), rai...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
2024 an intriguing year for Japan: Savills IM
The Japanese real estate market holds a prominent status in the global investment landscape, buoyed by robust fundamentals that have made it a sough...
Mar 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Global quest to find modern elixirs enters new chapter
NEW YORK/ BOSTON – Longevity has long been the dream of humankind. China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with finding magic e...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Wrtn opens free AI search service
South Korea's advanced tech startup Wrtn Technologies, a major player in generative artificial intelligence (AI), opened its free and unlimited AI s...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
PUBG’s Krafton expands in India with localized games
South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc., renowned for its global mega-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), aims to expand its market share...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Wanted Lab, Digital Hearts to support S.Korean, Japanese startups
South Korea’s human resources (HR) management tech company Wanted Lab Inc. announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understand...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus, Nokia validate 6G cloud tech
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Friday that it has verified 6G cloud technology in collaboration with Nokia.This technology enhances the s...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba
South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Cuba, a close ally of North Korea, Seoul said on Wednesday. Cuba had long been the only count...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Kakao launches AI-based blood sugar management solution
South Korea’s Kakao Healthcare Corp. has introduced an artificial intelligence-based blood sugar management solution targeting the global digi...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao inspects SM Entertainment’s management
Kakao Corp. has embarked on a special inspection of SM Entertainment Co.'s financial reporting for the first time since the South Korean internet gi...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Glovis invests in stake of EV battery recycler
South Korean shipping and logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a share subscription agreement (SSA) related t...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Boryung, Axiom Space launch joint venture in Korea
Boryung Corp., a South Korean healthcare investment company, said on Thursday it has officially launched a joint venture with Axiom Space, a US comm...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
BP, Corio to invest $1.1 billion in S. Korea as Seoul-London ties deepen
LONDON – British offshore wind power developer Corio Generation and energy giant BP Plc have agreed to invest a combined 1.5 trillion won ($1....
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean aerospace firms to co-work for SLV
South Korea's aerospace companies will collaborate to secure launch vehicle technology for small satellites weighing less than 500kg. The Sou...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
SM Entertainment invests in tech startup, music label
K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment Co. invested 1 billion won ($774,353) in a local app development startup valued at 20 billion won in June 2022 via...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG Uplus to build robot-friendly building with Hyundai
South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. has teamed up with Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Robotics Lab to build a communications infrastructure ecosystem at a...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Russia Pushes Security Talks With North Korea, China
SEOUL—Russia said it supports holding regular security talks with North Korea and China to address the threat posed by the U.S. on the Korean ...
Oct 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Home Shopping, Thai TACC in Bellygom character licensing deal
Lotte Home Shopping Inc. has signed a character licensing agreement with Thailand’s TAC Consumer Public Co. (TACC), a lifestyle product and be...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom introduces paid currency to metaverse ifland
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. has introduced an economic system to its metaverse service "ifland." With this, users can now purchase items with the c...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks go digital in Southeast Asia for non-interest gains
South Korea’s top four banks are strengthening their overseas operations, particularly in the digital banking business, to increase their non-...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Tel launches world’s 1st Korean large language model
SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday announced the official launch of the world’s first Korean large language model (LLM) “A.”, or A Dot, whi...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
S.Korean gov't to invest $827 mn in cyber security sector by 2027
South Korea will invest 1.1 trillion won ($827.1 million) in the information security sector by 2027, nearly double its combined budget of 556.9 bil...
Sep 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
BC Card to develop NFT as used luxury item receipt
South Korea’s BC Card on Sunday said it has applied for two domestic patents for payment receipt-based non-fungible token (NFT) technology to ...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)