smart logistics delivery service
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Korean startups
Lab-grown fish, smart pillow: LG’s choices for future
Startups making lab-cultured seafood, smart pillows and others showcased their innovative products at an exhibition hosted by LG Group, South Korea&...
Oct 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Siltron, UK's IQE to produce high-efficiency wafers for Asian market
South Korean silicon wafer maker SK Siltron Co. has teamed up with UK-based wafer products supplier IQE plc to produce gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxi...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI-powered translation startups tackle niche marketplaces
Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven translation has been dominated by big tech.Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC is the global leader while Naver Cor...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
NHN Cloud to raise $141 mn from stock issuance
South Korea’s cloud service provider NHN Cloud Corp. is eyeing 1.1 trillion won ($776 million) corporate value via a new stock issuance, marki...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy to launch battery swapping services
LG Energy Solution Ltd., a South Korean rechargeable battery maker, has launched two in-house ventures to enter the battery swapping and energy aggr...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Deep learning SaaS provider Z.Ai wins at D.Camp pitch competition
Deep learning-based Software as a Service (SaaS) provider Z.Ai Inc. won the September pitch competition hosted by Seoul-based startup accelerator D....
Oct 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Kakao to challenge Naver, Apple for offline payment services
South Korea’s largest mobile payment app KakaoPay has bought a stake in the country’s No. 1 electronic payment system provider, accordin...
Sep 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS Asia, Quadreal to form JV for warehouse development in Korea
IGIS Asia Investment Management Pte., the Singapore-based subsidiary of South Korea’s largest real estate manager IGIS Asset Management, and V...
Sep 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG Elec., Uplus team up to expand service robot business
South Korea’s home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. and mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. will join forces to expand their service robot busine...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec to supply 5G telecom equipment to Comcast
Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s tech behemoth, agreed to supply 5G telecommunication equipment to US media giant Comcast Corp.Samsung s...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korean warehouse project financing on brink of debt crisis
Warehouse development projects in South Korea, which boomed amid COVID-19, are facing challenges such as suspension of construction projects and ban...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
LG's 5G backup system installed in AWS cloud platform
LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean internet service provider, said on Tuesday that it has installed its 5G mobile backup network system in the cloud com...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband develops green, efficient network technology
South Korea's internet service provider SK Broadband Co. has developed optical communications technology that simultaneously provides differing degr...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Korea unveils autonomous driving, commercial drone service roadmap
South Korea aims to launch advanced autonomous driving, commercial drone and other urban air mobility services by 2025, as the country strives to be...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility, Hyundai to launch pilot robotaxi service by year-end
Kakao Mobility Corp., which runs South Korea’s most popular taxi-hailing app, and top Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have agreed to launch...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
EMP Belstar launches $300 mn Korea logistics fund
Energy and infrastructure-focused private equity firm EMP Belstar has launched its second logistics fund targeting cold storage facilities in South ...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
CJ OliveNetworks to expand fandom platform services
CJ OliveNetworks Co., a South Korean digital software developer, has joined hands with bemyfriends, a startup specializing in the global K-pop fando...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Sanofi, Korean biotech Lemonex ink material transfer agreement
South Korean biotech Lemonex Inc. has signed a material transfer agreement (MTA) with global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi S.A. to use the Korean bi...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Group revs up EV charging businesses to lead burgeoning sector
LG Group affiliates, notably LG Electronics Inc. and LG Uplus Corp., are entering the electric vehicle (EV) charging business in full force. In...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis starts IPO process
South Korea’s grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp. filed for preliminary IPO screening to Korea Exchange on Sept. 7. The firm is aiming to li...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Hancom to focus on cloud computing and AI services
South Korea’s homegrown software giant Hangul and Computer Group, also known as Hancom Inc. Group, is slated to transform itself into a cloud ...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus' K-pop idol platform goes global via smart TVs
Fans of K-pop idols such as boyband sensation BTS and girl group Blackpink will be able to enjoy their live performances through smart TVs at home a...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Kakao joins race to become private 5G network provider
Kakao Enterprise Corp. is poised to become a private 5G network provider, for use within the parent company Kakao Corp. and for serving outside clie...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project
Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to invest $900 million in Vietnam to establish a smart city as it aims to accele...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MBK’s talks to buy S.Korean education platform falter
MBK Partners’ talks to buy a controlling stake in South Korea’s MegaStudyEdu Co. have collapsed, the company said on Friday, a deal esti...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
South Korea’s tech giants bolster short-form video content services
South Korea’s tech behemoth Naver Corp. is poised to strengthen its short-form content service on surging demand for video content that is les...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
S.Korea mulls public survey to decide on BTS' military service exemption
The issue of allowing K-pop megaband BTS to fulfill alternative service to active military duty resurfaced again on Thursday, with government offici...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Korea's Hyundai E&C to build smart green city in Vietnam
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. is poised to become the first South Korean company to join Vietnam’s green smart city development p...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group
LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a k...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Korean teens prefer TikTok over KakaoTalk, says survey
South Korean teens appear to prefer to do their social networking on TikTok over KakaoTalk, as short-form videos surge in popularity worldwide. ...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Hyundai, Waymo forge multi-year, strategic partnership for self-driving vehicles
- 2 AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A
- 3 Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore
- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
- 5 MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer