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Research & Development
Plagiarism scandal hits top S.Korean university over AI-themed papers
South Korea's most prestigious university is embroiled in a plagiarism scandal after two papers it published on artificial intelligence are believed...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Meta, Seoul National University jointly set up XR research center
Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, and Seoul National University (SNU) jointly launched an extended reality (XR) research center in So...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
SK Telecom expands system for self-driving in Seoul
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has expanded the area covered by the traffic control system for self-driving in Seoul, takin...
Jun 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom blocks voice phishing via AI, police database
SK Telecom Co., a South Korean major mobile carrier, is strengthening its spam call filtering system to prevent voice phishing. The system blocked 3...
Jun 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korea’s adult audio platform eyes Japan for global biz
South Korea’s adult audio content platform for women raised money to make inroads into Japan as a start of its global business.Sensual Moment ...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Arts
Seoul poised to paint over Hong Kong in fine arts
Back in 2013, Hong Kong painted itself as the uncontested leader in Asia’s art scene – over Singapore, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Art Bas...
Jun 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free to close COEX store in central Seoul
Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, is closing one of its flagship stores in Seoul in the wake of the COVID-19...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
Lemon Healthcare aims for IPO and triple jump in revenue
Imagine making a doctor’s appointment with a click of a button on a smartphone app. Once at the clinic or hospital, the app will guide the use...
Jun 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Four consortiums bid for Seoul’s flying car program
A total of four consortiums announced their bids for the government-run urban air mobility (UAM) program titled K-UAM Grand Challenge on Tuesday.&nb...
May 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
PI Advanced, NexFlex draw bids from foreign rivals, PE firms
Two leading South Korean materials companies PI Advanced Materials Co. and NexFlex Co. have drawn final bids mainly from foreign rivals and private ...
May 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Childcare app Piloto aims to instill healthy device use
Childcare app operator Piloto won first place at the May startup demo event hosted by D.Camp. The startup accelerator’s parent company,...
May 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Seoul, Washington to bolster small nuclear reactor tech alliance
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with his US counterpart President Joe Biden this Saturday for a summit meeting in Seoul. The two...
May 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae Asset named preferred bidder for IFC Seoul
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset management arm of Mirae Asset Financial Group in South Korea, will be in an exclusive talk with Brookfi...
May 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Korean app market One Store to venture into SE Asia
One Store Co., South Korea's homegrown app store, will venture into Taiwan and Southeast Asia within the year, aiming to crack Google and Apple's du...
May 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
SK Telecom to launch metaverse platform in Europe
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and its spin-off investment firm SK Square Co. joined hands with Europe’s largest teleco...
May 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kakao CEO vows messenger app reform as Q1 misses forecasts
South Korea’s leading online platform operator Kakao Corp. plans to drastically change the way KakaoTalk, the country’s top mobile messe...
May 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
NH-Amundi sells Yuanta's Seoul office to Capstone for $242 bn
South Korea’s NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. said on Monday that it completed selling Yuanta Securities Co.’s Korean headquarters to C...
May 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The KED View
Following Japan’s economic decline
When it comes to the economy, would it be faster for South Korea to surpass Japan or be surpassed by Taiwan?Recently, all eyes are on the three East...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS, KKR to found JV for real estate investment in Korea
US private equity investment giant KKR & Co. and IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate fund manager in South Korea, will set up a j...
Apr 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Blackstone taps ex-Citibank Korea CEO as Seoul office head
The Blackstone Group has named Ha Yung-Ku, who had led Citibank Korea for nearly 14 years, as chairman of its South Korean operations as the US inve...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Office deals in Seoul, Bundang surge 45% on-year in Q1
The office building deals in Seoul and neighboring Bundang Business District (BBD) reached 3.1 trillion won ($2.5 billion) during the first quarte...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Black Desert by Pearl Abyss tops China app market
South Korean game developer and publisher Pearl Abyss announced Tuesday the mobile version of its cross-platform MMORPG Black Desert has claimed f...
Apr 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy sells undelivered drillships to PEF
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has sold its four undelivered drillships to a domestic private equity fund for a combined 1.04 trillion w...
Apr 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fractional copyright ownerships are securities: Seoul
Musicow Inc., South Korea's first music copyright trading platform, will come under regulatory scrutiny, after the country's top financial regulator...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinsegae, IGIS bolster tie-ups to bid for IFC Seoul
South Korea's retail giant Shinsegae Group has joined forces with Seoul-based IGIS Asset Management Co. to bid for International Finance Center in S...
Apr 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fortune-telling app receives $4 mn in Altos Ventures-led Series A funding
Chunmyung and Company, the operator of its namesake fortune-telling app, announced on Tuesday it has secured Series A funding worth five billion w...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
One Store refiles IPO application, changing peer group list
One Store Co., investment firm SK Square Co.'s homegrown app store, is gearing up for an initial public offering to be held in May. The local app st...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hilton Seoul to transform into UAM landing area
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) plans to build the country's first landing area for urban air mobility (U...
Apr 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LS Group may raise stake in LS-Nikko Copper to 90%
South Korea's LS Group is considering buying an additional stake in LS-Nikko Copper Inc. to boost its stake in the world’s second-largest elec...
Apr 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Musinsa seeks to buy Japan-focused rival fashion platform
South Korea's top online fashion platform Musinsa is in the last stages of talks to acquire a domestic rival that caters primarily to Japanese shopp...
Apr 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)