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Korean startups
3i's AI technology creates digital twins using smartphone photos
Innovating industrial plants is often a difficult decision-making process for companies because changing a single piece of equipment requires a thor...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Naver to create webtoons of DC Comics' series, HYBE artists
Naver Webtoon Corp., the digital comics platform of South Korea's top online portal, is collaborating with BTS' agency HYBE Co. and DC Comics Inc. t...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung courts image sensor leader Sony with new automotive products
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest image sensor maker, is courting industry leader Sony Corp. with its new line of automotive...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver vs Kakao: Webtoon rivalry extends to superheroes
The fierce competition over webtoons between Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. enters another round as the two South Korean platform giants join forces wi...
Jul 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Innovation to split battery unit, eyes Nasdaq debut as it goes greener
South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. said on Thursday it is considering a spin-off of its battery business and listing the separated entity on the ...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Coway keeps No.1 spot in Malaysia’s water purifier market for 10 years
South Korea’s home appliance rental service provider Coway Co. has maintained the top position in Malaysia’s water purifier rental marke...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Samsung Life eyes CPPIB-style stake purchases in GPs
Samsung Life Insurance Co. has drawn attention from South Korean pension and savings funds with its $90 million purchase last month of a stake in Sa...
Jun 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver vs. Kakao: Global webtoon duel extends into Southeast Asia
The global webtoon battleground between South Korea's leading platforms Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. has expanded into Southeast Asia with each compa...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Chat fiction app operator eyes global expansion, webtoon market
As smartphones have become essential to everyday life, chat fiction -- storytelling in the form of fictional text messaging -- has become popular am...
May 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Color coated steel shines in style on Samsung, LG home appliances
At Dongkuk Steel Mill Co.’s main plant in Busan, some 430 km southeast of Seoul, huge rollers churning out colorful sheets never stop except w...
May 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Com2uS enters JV to create webtoon based on popular game Summoners War
South Korean game developer Com2uS Corp. is expanding its footprint in the storytelling and webtoon industry by setting up a joint venture with lead...
May 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Financing
Naver mulls US listing for webtoon business
South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. is considering more dollar bond sales after it raised $500 million last month in its first foreign...
Apr 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
NHN joins race for top spot in global webtoon market
South Korean content platforms' appetite for webtoons remains strong as major players such as Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. further ramp up their webt...
Apr 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
French webtoon platform posts over 200% growth via Korean content
South Korea’s online content platform KidariStudio Inc. announced on Mar. 31 that its France-based webtoon arm, Delitoon SAS, logged around 10...
Mar 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to unveil industry’s smallest pixel image sensor, eyes $24.9 bn market
Leading global chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. plans to unveil the industry’s smallest 0.7-micrometer pixel image sensor this year to enhance its pr...
Mar 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver Webtoon targets US listing by year-end
Naver Webtoon Ltd. has begun preparations to make its trading debut in the US by year-end, according to the investment banking industry on Feb. 17.S...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai reveals interior images of EV model IONIQ 5
Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled interior images of the IONIQ 5, the first model under its standalone electric vehicle sub-brand, on Feb. 15, featuring a ...
Feb 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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How the webtoon world went mainstream
Imagine this. One moment you're serving noodles at a cozy, modest restaurant packed with students and families eager to taste the savory dish. A few...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-content shares rise as OTTs bask in success of dramatized webtoons
Korean content providers' shares are emerging as some of the best to buy as competition heats up among global over-the-top (OTT) services such as Ne...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korea’s retail investors shed loser image, turn pandemic into bonanza
In South Korea, as the saying goes, the stock market is at its peak if a swarm of individual investors go on a buying spree, often leading to heavy ...
Dec 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Naver Webtoon taps foreign investors ahead of US listing
Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
HOLD Naver Webtoon taps foreign investors ahead of US listing
Global webtoon (digital comics) platform Naver Webtoon is paving the way to a listing in the US market, reaching out to foreign investors for pre-...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to raise image sensor output to overtake Sony
Samsung Electronics Co. is switching one of its DRAM chip fabrication lines to boost production of image sensors used in smartphones and other gadge...
Dec 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver, Kakao wrestle for crown in webtoon market
South Korea’s leading webtoon (digital comics) platforms are wrestling to secure the No. 1 position in the global market as they work to tak...
Nov 30, 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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Obituary
Photos: biography timeline of the late Lee Kun-hee
Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, credited with transforming South Korea’s small television maker into a global tech giant, passed away on Oct. 25 a...
Oct 25, 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
Naver Webtoon becomes industry's first to post over $2.5 mn for daily paid-content
Naver Webtoon has become the industry's first to post over 3 billion won ($2.5 million) for daily paid-content as of August 2, breaking its own r...
Aug 07, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Electronics
Samsung narrows gaps fast with image sensor market leader Sony
Samsung Electronics Co. is narrowing gaps fast with Sony Corp., the global leader in image sensors, which are widely used in smartphone cameras and ot...
Aug 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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