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Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy resumes its Asia push
Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje Shipyard (Courtesy of Samsung) Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, is set to…
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NCSOFT taps ex-Pearl Abyss US head to lead N.America unit
Jin Jeonghee was appointed as the new head of NC America NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s major gaming company, said on…
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PUBG’s Krafton taps ex-Apple, Samsung execs for global business
(File photo by Krafton) South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc., renowned for its mega-hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), hired former executives…
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NCSOFT invests in Swedish game startup Moon Rover Games
NCSOFT released its new fighting game Battle Crush in July 2024 (Courtesy of NCSOFT) NCSOFT Corp., a South Korean game…
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Colosseum poised for next leap with global push
Colosseum FDs inside a fulfillment center (Courtesy of Colosseum) Colosseum Corporation Inc., a fulfillment startup based in South Korea, has…
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AI to drive Mirae Asset’s next-phase growth: chairman
Park Hyeon-joo, founder and chairman of Mirae Asset Financial Group Mirae Asset Group is a pioneer in South Korea’s mutual…
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Jollibee to acquire Korea’s Compose Coffee in $340 mn deal
Compose Coffee ad featuring BTS member V (File photo, courtesy of Compose Coffee) Jollibee Foods Corp., the Philippines’ largest fast-food…
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AI plagiarism detection startup muhayu eyes IPO in 2026
South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) startup Muhayu hired Mirae Asset Securities as the lead manager for its initial public offering…
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Korea’s top resort operator Sono buys T’way stake for $76 mn
(File photo, courtesy of T’way Air) South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. bought a stake in T’way Air…
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Ediya Coffee expands to Malaysia following Guam
Ediya Coffee Chairman Moon Chang-ki (third from the left) poses at the master franchise agreement signing ceremony South Korea’s homegrown…
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Kookmin to revive Indonesian banking arm with digitalization
Kookmin Bank builts a community library in Indonesia in December 2023 (Courtesy of Kookmin Bank) KB Bukopin, the Indonesian banking…
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Samsung to deepen foray in US HVAC market with Lennox
Samsung Electronics booth at the 2024 AHR Expo in Chicago, US (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics Co. will set…
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Hotel Lotte resumes global push with management deals
Lotte World Tower in which Signiel Seoul is located (Courtesy of Hotel Lotte) Hotel Lotte Co., South Korea’s leading hospitality,…
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Korean banks broaden horizons to Mexico, Poland, Africa
Kookmin Bank’s branch in Cambodia South Korean banks are broadening their horizons into Mexico, Poland and Africa beyond Asia in…
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Tata, Korea’s Woori to expand car finance services in Asia
Woori Financial Group Chairman and CEO Yim Jong-Yong (left), Tata Motors President and head of commercial vehicle business unit Girish…
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Korea’s Koh Young to launch brain surgery robot in US in 2025
The Kymero, Koh Young’ neurosurgical robot (Courtesy of Koh Young) Koh Young Technology Inc., a South Korean developer of 3D…
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Hasty overseas expansions hurt Korean entertainment sector
Ariana Grande (left) and Justin Bieber, pop stars of Ithaca acquired by HYBE (File photo, courtesy of Reuters via Yonhap…
