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Future mobility
IMM PE, Affirma Capital shortlisted for T Map Mobility's $275 mn fundraising
Competition is heating up among domestic and foreign private equity firms hoping to invest in T Map Mobility Co., a mobility spin-off of South Korea...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Hyundai Motor Chairman's inner circle promoted to key leadership
Hyundai Motor Group has carried out a massive reshuffling among its key affiliates, with members of Chairman Chung Euisun's inner circle promoted ...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai mulls downsizing skyscraper for future mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. is at a crossroads over the construction of its $3.4 billion global business center, deliberating on whether to downsize the 105-s...
Dec 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor unveils all-new electric vehicle platform E-GMP
Hyundai Motor Co. has unveiled a new platform, which will underpin its electric vehicles in coming years as South Korea’s largest automotive g...
Dec 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fashion platforms Musinsa, Zigzag hit jackpot thanks to Gen Zers and millennials
South Korea’s online fashion apps are booming thanks to their ability to attract Gen Zers and millennials. This year, the top five players&r...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Home interior platform nears unicorn status via $70mn funding
South Korea-based startup Bucketplace, an operator of home interior app OHouse, has raised $77 million in Series C funding, moving a step closer to ...
Nov 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao, Google in talks over mobility partnerships
Kakao Mobility Corp., the transportation arm of South Korea's No. 1 messaging operator Kakao Corp., is in talks with global IT giant Google over pot...
Nov 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom seeks $271 mn for mobility spin-off
South Korea’s largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is looking to raise up to 300 billion won ($271 million) ahead of rolling out its new mobi...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Anchor Equity, TPG invest $500 mn in Korean mobile banking app
Hong Kong-based Anchor Equity Partners has agreed to invest 250 billion won ($226 million) to buy new shares in South Korea’s KakaoBank, shortly...
Nov 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Kakao webtoon platform Piccoma becomes No.1 grossing app worldwide
Kakao Corp., South Korea's platform giant, announced on Nov. 9 that its webtoon (digital comics) platform Piccoma has become the No. 1 grossing mobile...
Nov 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply mobile chips to Xiaomi, Oppo; to rank 3rd in AP market
Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to supply its Exynos mobile processor chips to China’s two leading handset makers, Xiaomi and Oppo, next yea...
Nov 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
How the Lee Kun-hee mobile phone became a blockbuster
This is the third in a four-part series that will delve into Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s New Management initiative that charted Samsung's course in b...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
TPG to invest $222 mn in mobile banking app KakaoBank
TPG will acquire a 2.7% stake in South Korea’s mobile banking app KakaoBank for 250 billion won ($222 million) ahead of an initial public offeri...
Oct 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Lee Kun-hee's legacy
Why Lee set fire to over 150,000 mobile phones
This is the first of a four-part series that will delve into Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s New Management initiative that charted Samsung's course to b...
Oct 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom to spin off mobility unit, launch JV with Uber
SK Telecom Co. is spinning off its mobility platform business as a separate entity and also launching a joint venture with US ride-hailing company Ube...
Oct 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership change
New Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun sets sights on future mobility
Chung Euisun, executive vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Co., has assumed the chairmanship of Hyundai Motor Group, officially confirming his ascension t...
Oct 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mobile games
Korean mobile game developer buys out German rival
South Korean mobile game developer Com2uS Corp. has acquired a German gaming rival in its first cross-over buyout, in a move to bolster its sports gam...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Teachers' Credit Union
Korean teachers' fund pockets sweet returns from US cloud-based platform
The Korean Teachers' Credit Union (KTCU) has secured returns nearly four times its $37.6 million investment in the US cloud-based platform provider El...
Oct 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung beats TSMC to win new Qualcomm order to make mobile chips
Samsung Electronics Co. has clinched a deal with Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to manufacture 5G-capable mobile application processors designed for mid-r...
Oct 06, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Top Korean travel platform Yanolja to join startups lining up for IPOs
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja is planning to list on the domestic stock market in 2022, paving the way for Singapore’s GIC...
Sep 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay set to be Korea's first mobile-payment fintech to go public
Kakao Pay Corp. is set to become South Korea’s first mobile-payment fintech company to go public as the company kicks off preparations for an in...
Sep 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor hires two AI experts to strengthen foothold in future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group has hired two artificial intelligence experts as the company aims to secure its position in the future mobility sector, including ...
Sep 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s mobile banking app KakaoBank to push for 2021 IPO
KakaoBank Corp., the mobile banking arm of South Korea’s online messaging app operator Kakao Corp., is planning an initial public offering next ...
Sep 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
Korea’s tractor and farm machinery maker envisions smart mobility firm
Daedong Industrial Co., South Korea’s leading tractor and farm machinery maker, aims to transform into a smart mobility company, applying a...
Sep 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Samsung Electronics
Samsung to make new Qualcomm chips for 5G smartphones with 5nm technology
Samsung Electronics Co. has secured a deal to manufacture Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s new mobile application processor for 5G smartphones, the ...
Sep 14, 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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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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