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Tech
S. Korea's Kakao Work to rival Slack, messenger platform apps
Kakao Enterprise Corp., the artificial intelligence service unit of South Korea’s Kakao Corp., has launched a business messenger platform to com...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s car-sharing platform becomes 12th unicorn following $42.5 mn injection
South Korea’s leading car-sharing platform Socar Inc. has become the country's 12th unicorn valued at around 1.1 trillion won after re...
Sep 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bond issue
Hyundai Card issues green bonds worth $379 mn to finance eco-friendly services
Hyundai Card Co. has issued green bonds worth 450 billion won ($379 million) to fund its green car financing services, the credit card company said on...
Sep 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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k-webtoon
How Korean platform giants disrupted the digital comics market with webtoons
South Korean webtoons (mobile and digital comics) are taking over the digital comics markets in Japan and the US. Market watchers claim it is&nbs...
Aug 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air, Hahn & Company closer to finalizing $845 mn in-flight meal service deal
Korean Air Lines Co. and local private equity firm Hahn & Company may sign the share purchase agreement (SPA) for the flag carrier’s in-flig...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
[Interview] Manga platform Piccoma ready to take over Japan's comics market
Manga platform Piccoma is gearing up to take over Japan’s massive digital comics market as the company continues to see prominent growth in its ...
Aug 11, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPO
Korean game platform seeks $323 mn IPO in non-contact business boom
Kakao Games Corp., a unit of South Korea’s top mobile messaging app operator, is seeking to raise up to 384 billion won ($323 million) from an i...
Aug 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver inks $83.8 million investment deal in SM Entertainment to boost streaming platform
Naver, a Korean online platform giant, has invested 100 billion won ($83.8 million) in SM Entertainment's subsidiaries SMEJ Plus and Mystic Story in a...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean travel platform My Real Trip raises $36 million amid sluggish travel industry
My Real Trip, Korea’s leading online travel platform, has received 43.2 billion won ($36 million) in funding from domestic and overseas investor...
Jul 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
[Upcoming IPO] Korean streaming service Watcha secures funding to join global players like Netflix
Watcha, a Korean streaming platform, is gearing up to tap into Japan and Southeast Asian markets following the completion of Series D funding worth 19...
Jul 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Buzzvil eyes unicorn status with ad platform
Reading the biographical novel of nuclear physicist Lee Whi-so made his heart beat. "I, too, want to be a creator of something that will change the wo...
Apr 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
App Doctor offers on-demand, hourly app service
For start-ups, applications are often a nuisance. Not only is it tough to develop one, but it's also a hassle to maintain and fix any issues. You're l...
Nov 29, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investment
Meritz Sec commits $425 mn to India’s housing finance platform
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. has committed $425 million to a housing finance platform in India as an anchor investor, in its first foray into the countr...
Nov 14, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Self-guided trip platform expands into themed travels
Planning a trip is no vacation. Booking a flight and hotel isn't the end and searching for activities and mode of transportation is a must. This is wh...
Nov 06, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean military fund invests in UK motorway service chain
The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA) has invested 40 billion won ($34 million) to buy a minority stake in Welcome Break, the UK’s second biggest...
Jun 12, 2019 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Naver to challenge Amazon with launch of Smart Store platform in Spain
South Korea’s top online portal operator Naver Corp. is taking its online shopping platform Smart Store to Spain to support small merchants in...
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Korean games
Samsung Electronics opens gaming-focused shopping platform(edited)
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday launched the "Samsung Game Portal" on Samsung.com in Korea, as the South Korean tech giant seeks to strengthen i...
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