tech education
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Private equity
NPS, KTCU commit $200 mn to US tech-focused PEF
The National Pension Service and the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) have committed a combined $200 million to technology-focused Thoma Bra...
Nov 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seowon: the true value of education preserved
Korea is famous for its passion for education. This can be exemplified in, and traced back to, seowon, the most common educational institution during ...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Licensing agreements
LG to provide ice-making tech for Electrolux's French door refrigerators
South Korea's tech giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Oct. 26 that it has entered into a patent-licensing agreement with Sweden-based Electrolux t...
Oct 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Obituary
Samsung chairman, who led tech giant’s leapfrog to global brand, dies, aged 78
Lee Kun-hee, chairman of the world’s top smartphone and TV manufacturer Samsung Group, passed away on Oct. 25 at the age of 78, the South Kore...
Oct 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Startup
Bain Capital to invest $123 mn in South Korean online education startup
ST Unitas, known for English test and civil service exam preparation classes in South Korea, will receive around 150 billion won ($123 million) in inv...
May 09, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Teachers’ Pension names ex-education ministry official as CEO
The Teachers’ Pension has named former senior education ministry official Myung-hyun Ju as its chief executive officer for a three-year term sta...
Apr 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Up to 70 mn won support given to young entrepreneurs using public tech (edited)
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Friday a new program to support young entrepreneurs under the age of 39 who are interested in startin...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
AI and other Internet new techs reach every corner of our lives (edited)
Metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI) and other Internet new technologies are gradually taking root in the daily lives of our citizens. In the cas...
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to allocate 70% of annual R&D budget to 11 core tech areas
The South Korean government plans to allocate 70% of its annual R&D budget to 40 projects for research and development in 11 core industrial...
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