sui generis business canvass kakao ventures
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Korean startups
Silicon Valley, Korean startups’ choice for global business
Silicon Valley was the favorite place for South Korean startups for their global business as more of them were established in other countries for th...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Carrier’s Korea JV aims to raise sales with cold chain biz
Carrier Global Corp.’s joint venture in South Korea aims to ramp up sales with the cold chain business, the series of actions and equipment ap...
Jan 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ECM/DCM
Kakao Pay and Hanwha Aerospace likely to be added to MSCI Korea Index
South Korea's Kakao Pay Corp. and Hanwha Aerospace Co. next month are expected to get newly incorporated into the MSCI Korean Index, which measures ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Metaverse-based virtual offices: New breadwinner for LG CNS
LAS VEGAS – While buzzwords such as avatar and the metaverse are on everyone’s lips these days, waking up in the morning and going to a ...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset sees 100-fold jump in deposits 15 years after entering India
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments on Wednesday marked the 15th anniversary of its incorporated company in India that now has 21 trillion ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK mulls business, financial stability this year while focusing on inflation
The Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong on Wednesday said, "We will focus on inflation this year but also closely consider tradeoffs to preserve ...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong accelerates investment in CDMO business
Daewoong, the holding company of South Korea's pharmaceutical-oriented Daewoong Group, is speeding up its pace to beef up its contract development a...
Jan 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kakao Mobility launches future mobility hardware think tank
South Korea's Kakao Mobility has launched a think tank to study next-generation mobility hardware under the company's bid to lead overall innovation...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korean companies ink $6.1 billion MOUs with UAE partners
ABU DHABI – Business leaders from South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed 24 initial agreements worth at least $6.1 billion...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
S.Korea's Bioneer forms diagnostic joint venture with Indonesian company
South Korea's biotech company Bioneer Corp. on Monday said it concluded a deal to form a joint venture with PT Indika Energy of Indonesia for busine...
Jan 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, Honda to build $4.4 billion battery plant in Ohio
LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Honda Motor Co. have launched their first US joint venture to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio, LG said o...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Inc. eyes significant growth in bio business from 2024
SAN FRANCISCO – SK Inc., the investment and holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, expects significant growth in its biopharma...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Capital-impaired SMEs are allowed to participate in government-led R&Ds
Capital-impaired companies can now receive government R&D support as long as they prove their research capabilities.The Ministry of SMEs and Sta...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Systems opens UAE branch as core base for Mideast exports
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. on Thursday opened a branch office in Abu Dubai, the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the company's business gro...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
POSCO Chemical moves into activated carbon business
POSCO Chemical Co. will join hands with Dong-Suh Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. to move into the activated carbon business, an eco-friendly material f...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pre-IPOs
PIF, GIC to invest $964 mn in Korea's Kakao Entertainment
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have agreed to invest a combined $964 million in K...
Jan 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
POSCO opens first overseas venture incubating office in Silicon Valley
POSCO Group said on Wednesday that it has opened the first overseas office of ChangeUp Ground in Silicon Valley in the US.ChangeUp Ground is a start...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
SK Ecoplant looks to enter US battery recycling business: CEO
SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering company, will enter the US battery recycling business by investing in promising startups, C...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Hyundai Eng. acquires certifications for nuclear power plant construction
Hyundai Engineering Co. said on Tuesday it has obtained both domestic and foreign quality certifications to start the nuclear power plant EPC (desig...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kakao Pay likely to be included in MSCI index next month
South Korean mobile payment services firm Kakao Pay Corp. will be newly incorporated into the MSCI index next month, inducing an influx of more than...
Jan 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Smart Study Venture creates $28.4 million Baby Shark Tourism Fund
Smart Study Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) affiliated with The Pinkfong Company, said on Thursday that it has created a "Baby Shark Nex...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Pan Ocean to transport energy products for Portugal's Galp
Pan Ocean Co., the top bulk shipping company in South Korea, has received its first large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to provide shipp...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
LG Elec to increase partnerships for business expansion
LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, is seeking more partnerships with global leading companies and increas...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
HD Hyundai to boost offshore wind power, future ships, CEO says
LAS VEGAS – HD Hyundai Co., the largest shipbuilding conglomerate in South Korea, is set to diversify its future growth engines, focusing on s...
Jan 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2023
Korean startups win 4 out of 23 Best of Innovations at CES 2023
LAS VEGAS – South Korean startups have won four out of the 23 Best of Innovation awards from Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which host...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Com2verse attracts investment of $9.4 million from strategic partners
Com2verse, Com2uS Corp.'s metaverse subsidiary said on Tuesday that it has secured a strategic investment of 4 billion won ($3.1 million) each from ...
Jan 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Sejong kicks off private 5G business for exclusive use for industrial safety
Sejong Telecom, Inc. a mid-sized facilities-based telecommunications business and ICT platform company in South Korea, will launch a private 5G bu...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SKC's film business units change their names, start anew
SKC Future Materials and SKC Hi-Tech & Marketing, which had newly been established through the spin-off of SKC's industrial materials division (...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver, Kakao to hold off M&As to pursue profits
Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp., South Korea’s two leading online platforms, will put on hold acquisition-oriented growth strategies and instead p...
Jan 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
K-BBQ brand Mapo Galmaegi signs agreement to get halal certification
South Korean food service enterprise Didim E&F said on Monday that its Korean barbecue brand Mapo Galmaegi signed a business agreement with a Ko...
Jan 03, 2023 (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