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Bio & Pharma
Johnson & Johnson more interested in Korean bio startups
Johnson & Johnson, a global pharmaceutical giant, showed more interest in South Korean bio startups with competitive innovation despite the rece...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SeeDevice named Semiconductor Review’s Company of the Year
SILICON VALLEY -- SeeDevice Inc., a fabless image sensor developer famous for its quantum-effect CMOS (QMOS) sensors capable of expanding vision bey...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
100 new South Korean AI vanguards to be unveiled
One hundred new South Korean startups at the vanguard of development of innovative AI technology will be unveiled later this month, according to The...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
LG Elec’s early-stage startup investments in US fare well
LG Electronics Inc.'s early-stage investments in US tech startups will likely generate decent returns as they have raised additional funding at high...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Lotte Ventures hosts L-Camp in Tokyo for promising Korean startups
TOKYO – Lotte Ventures Corp., the corporate venture capital (CVC) business unit of South Korea’s Lotte Group, on Thursday hosted L...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups join push to champion satellite data analytics market
Artificial intelligence is making big changes everywhere, even in space. Joining an AI-controlled space war, South Korean startups armed with AI tec...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM launches AI sound source service
South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. introduced "Viodio: CJ ENM Air," an AI sound source service that makes it easy to utilize AI-generated m...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Hanwha Group chair calls for startup-like entrepreneurial spirit
South Korea’s Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn on Monday urged the defense-to-financial conglomerate to revive the bold innovations of its...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix pins high hopes on specialty DRAM for AI use: CEO
In the semiconductor industry, it’s been quite a while since memory chips became a commodity, meaning so low an entry barrier that any chipmak...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Vuno's brain imaging AI medical device secures FDA certification
South Korea's medical device startup Vuno announced on Tuesday that its AI-powered brain quantification device Vuno Med-DeepBrain has received the 5...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Microsoft ties up with Korean startup Wrtn on AI solutions
Microsoft Corp. and a South Korean artificial intelligence portal startup Wrtn Technologies Inc. joined hands for the generative AI service based on...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea to spur startup investments with eased rules
South Korea will deploy at least 10% of a state-backed fund of funds (FoF) to venture capital investment dedicated to small startups every year, the...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Hyundai Steel aims to reduce reliance on Hyundai, Kia
South Korea's Hyundai Steel Co. is aiming to reduce its dependence on its affiliates Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. to become one of the world&rsqu...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK C&C invests in US startup Glassdome
South Korea's SK C&C announced on Thursday that it has made a new investment in Glassdome, a US carbon emission management solution startup.&nbs...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone, BlueNalu team up for cell-cultured seafood
South Korean food company Pulmuone revealed plans on Thursday to boost its strategic partnership with US-based seafood startup BlueNalu, focusing on...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Doosan Robotics looks for M&A targets post-IPO: CEO
When Ryu Junghoon was tapped as chief executive of Doosan Robotics Inc. two years ago, he vowed to turn the young robot-making company into an indus...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics bags AI chiplet foundry order from Tenstorrent
Canadian chip-designing unicorn Tenstorrent Inc. has become a new foundry customer of Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-biggest foun...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean language demand creates new overseas markets for startups
South Korean language startups are expanding their business in overseas markets with their local tongue through generative artificial intelligence, ...
Sep 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus invests $7.4 mn in S.Korean edu-tech startup
South Korea’s No. 3 wireless carrier LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday said it will make an equity investment of some 10 billion won ($7.4 million) in...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
S.Korean startups, VC seek money, business opportunities in Japan
South Korean startups and venture capitalists battered by chilled investor sentiment amid rising interest rates and slowing economic growth at home ...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Cultivated meat, carbon capture on center stage at D.Day
Simple Planet, a South Korean biotech startup developing sustainable food technologies, has won this month’s startup pitch day held jointly by...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Ex-CEOs return to firms in Korea for operational stability
Former chief executives of South Korean firms are being recruited by their previous employers as the companies need the seasoned experience of these...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
KEPCO's new CEO heralds electricity rate hikes, drastic reforms
South Korea’s near-monopoly power company Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is expected to raise electricity rates and lessen its outsized re...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
Shinsegae axes E-Mart, department store CEOs amid weak sales
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc. on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, replacing chief executives of...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Smart Store's 100 mn won club reaches 45,000 members
Around 45,000 sellers on South Korea's Naver Smart Store as of June raked in annual sales of 100 million won ($72,250) or more, or 7.9% of the overa...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Ready for an AI pastor? Not too distant future in South Korea
Some Christians in South Korea are actively embracing the hottest technology of ChatGPT in their spiritual life, sparking controversy over the role ...
Sep 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Waste management
SK Ecoplant, S.Korean startup to recycle waste fishing nets in SE Asia
South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant has joined forces with Netspa, a Busan-based startup for recycling waste fishing nets, ...
Sep 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s fertility startups gain traction with advanced technologies
South Korea’s fertility startups are garnering attention from investors with innovative technologies such as self-testing of ovarian health, s...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
GenAI startup Wrtn’s cumulative subscribers exceed 1 million
South Korean generative AI startup Wrtn Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has surpassed one million cumulative subscribers to its service.Wr...
Sep 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korean firms confident they can outpace China in LFP battery race
South Korea’s leading battery and materials makers on Monday shared their concerns about Chinese rivals’ ascent, but expressed confidenc...
Sep 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)