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MBK’s Korea Zinc takeover attempt to spur search for white knights
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(Courtesy of Getty Images) North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partner Ltd.’s attempt to take control of Korea Zinc Inc.…
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MBK Partners named as Time World’s Best Companies
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South Korea’s private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd. said on Friday it was selected in the “2024 World’s Best Companies”…
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Naver D2SF accelerates investments in Silicon Valley startups
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South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp.’s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) said on Friday it started to discover…
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Instagram poised to crack Korean webcomic market
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(AP file photo via Yonhap) Big tech’s encroachment on the South Korean webcomic market, largely dominated by local players in…
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Kakao to launch AI messenger service Kanana in H1 2025
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Kakao CEO Chung Shina presents Kanana at the if(kakaoAI) 2024 conference on Oct. 22, 2024 (Coourtesy of Kakao) South Korea’s…
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Naver Cloud launches AI meeting minutes service
in NewsNaver Cloud, the cloud subsidiary of South Korean online giant Naver Corp., said on Friday the launch of Naver Works…
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S.Korean live-streaming platform SOOP eyes global market
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(Courtesy of SOOP) AfreecaTV, South Korea’s first-generation interactive live-streaming service with a nearly two-decade-old history, has started a new chapter…
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Naver Labs tops in spatial intelligence tech at ECCV
Naver Labs’ spatial intelligence technology was recognized as superior to that of Google, Apple, and Meta at the world’s leading…
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Naver Pay partners with GLN International
South Korea’s Naver Pay announced on Wednesday that it partnered with Hana Bank’s global payment network subsidiary, GLN International, to…
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Gmarket, CJ Logistics to launch guaranteed delivery date service
CJ Logistics is South Korea’s largest logistics company Gmarket Inc., an e-commerce arm of South Korea’s Shinsegae Group, said on…
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KakaoTalk to adopt full-screen ads as sales, profit growth stunted
KakaoTalk is Korea’s top messenger app Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant messenger and chat app KakaoTalk, will…
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Mirae Asset Securities introduces AI assistant platform for its employees
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities said on Friday that it introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant platform to enhance company-wide…
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Mobility firms, banks replace battery, K-culture stocks in KEDI 30 Index
ETF (Courtesy of Getty Images) Mobility, financial services and biotech companies have elbowed out battery and entertainment stocks in the…
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LG Energy Solution sells upcycled products
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Wednesday that it has started selling upcycled products made from waste separators…
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Naver D2SF invests in two N.American AI startups
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp.’s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in two North American AI startups…
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Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check
A bird’s-eye view of BGF Retail’s logistics center in Busan, Korea South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping…
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Samsung SDS AI service FabriX to launch on Microsoft Azure platform
Keynote Speakers of REAL Summit 2024, an annual tech conference hosted by Samsung SDS Samsung SDS Co., the information technology…
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One Store vows to crack Apple, Google-led app market with localization
One Store CEO Jeon Dong-jin introduces Taiwan-targetted One Store app market on Aug. 28, 2024 (Courtesy of One Store) One…
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IGIS, Naver Labs to develop tech convergence space platform
South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six companies,…
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Korean IT giants drop fandom platforms, help HYBE dominate
BTS concert in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 15, 2022 (File photo by Big Hit Music, HYBE’s wholly-owned subsidiary) South…
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Korea tightens rules on Netflix, Spotify subscription billing
South Korean drama series and films on Netflix (File photo, courtesy of Netflix) South Korea’s antitrust body is slated to…
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Naver’s CLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words
Naver unveils its hyperscale AI platform HyperCLOVA X on Aug. 24, 2023 A picture is worth a thousand words, as…
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Naver Cloud takes the lead in Korea’s public AI business
Naver Cloud DEO Kim Yoo-won (File photo by Naver) South Korean online giant Naver Corp.’s cloud subsidiary is expanding its…
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Alipay’s rise puts Korea on alert to private data breach
A store in Myeong-dong, Seoul South Korean fintech companies’ customer data transfer to Alipay, a Chinese payment platform, sets off…
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Samsung’s Monimo set to disrupt Korea’s financial app market
Monimo mobile app launched by Samsung Financial Networks in April 2022 (Courtesy of Samsung Financial Networks) Samsung Group, South Korea’s…
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Google to target global webtoon sector with Korean creators
(Captured from Dashtoon website) BENGALURU – Google teamed up with South Korean creators to target the global webtoon industry, spurring…
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Korea’s retail investors buy stocks on dips in turmoil
(Courtesy of Getty Images) South Korea’s individual investors took the recent turmoil in stock markets as chances to buy shares…
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Biotech stocks, foreigners’ top pick in Korea amid panic selling
Trading room at Kookmin Bank’s branch in Yeouido, Seoul on August 5 (Courtesy of Yonhap) Foreigners and institutional investors in…
