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Korean startups Baemin founder strikes out for new trophy platform

Kim Bong-jin, a former chairman and CEO of Woowa Brothers Corp., operator of South Korea’s No. 1 food delivery app Baedal Minjok — Baemi...

Leadership & Management Korean catering firm Ourhome CEO to leave amid sibling feud

South Korea’s catering service provider Ourhome Ltd. Chief Executive and Vice Chairwoman Koo Ji-eun has failed in her attempt to serve another...

Leadership & Management Korean catering firm Ourhome again engulfed in sibling feud

South Korea’s catering service provider Ourhome Ltd. faced another sibling dispute as its Chief Executive and Vice Chairwoman Koo Ji-eun faile...

Mergers & Acquisitions Proxy advisor KCGS backs Hanmi founder's sons return to board

South Korea’s top proxy advisory firm has recommended that shareholders of Hanmi Science Co. vote in favor of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group&rsquo...

Leadership & Management Sibling rivalry for Hankook Tire control takes new turn as MBK steps in

The sibling rivalry for management control of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, has taken another turn as the e...

The KED View Why do so many S.Korean innovators bow out following success?

Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the global luxury goods leader LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is well known for sporting a full head of...

Food & Beverage S.Korea's Woowa Brothers launches professional service robot affiliate

Woowa Brothers, the parent company of South Korea's food delivery app Baedal Minjok, on Wednesday spun off its professional service robot unit into ...

Retail S.Korean food delivery app Baemin vows to hike logistics unit's service quality

Woowa Youths, an affiliate of Woowa Brothers, the parent company of South Korea's top food delivery app Baedal Minjok, on Monday announced its visio...

Robotics Korea’s top delivery app operator Woowa launches food delivery robot

The self-driving robot Dilly Tower of Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of Korea’s top food delivery app Baedal Minjok, commonly known as Bae...

Food & Beverage Domino’s Korea to use third party delivery agents, the franchise's first case

It took a whole year for Domino’s Korea to convince the Michigan-based delivery pizza behemoth for an exemption to its corporate guidance of u...

Mergers & Acquisitions SoftBank Son's youngest brother poised to buy Korean VC arm

Taizo Son, the youngest brother of SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son, is poised to buy the group's South Korean venture capital arm for around 200 bil...

Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency Luna plunges 99% after linked stablecoin loses peg 

The value of Luna, the cryptocurrency linked to stablecoin TerraUSD, now hovers just above $0. Just a week ago, its market capitalization was around...

Leadership & Management SK Vice Chair Chey Jae-won reinstated into leadership after eight-year hiatus

Chey Jae-won, the younger brother to SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, returned to the conglomerate’s leadership on Dec. 17, after an eight-year...

Pension funds NPS picks Hillhouse Capital for private equity investment in Q3

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) selected private equity giant Hillhouse Capital Group in the third quarter of this year for its...

Robotics Woowa Brothers launches last-mile indoor food delivery robot in Seoul

Woowa Brothers Corp., South Korea’s top food delivery app operator, has launched a last-mile indoor robot food delivery service, as people inc...

Revenue club Korea’s top delivery app operator Woowa joins 1 trillion won sales club

Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top food delivery app Baedal Minjok, commonly known as Baemin, has joined the 1 trillion w...

Robotics Hyundai, Woowa Brothers tie up to develop last-mile delivery robot

Hyundai Motor Group and Woowa Brothers Corp., the country’s top food delivery app operator, have agreed to jointly develop delivery robots cap...

Mergers & Acquisitions Delivery Hero, Woowa $4 bn merger faces hiccup due to KFTC

The proposed merger between Germany-based Delivery Hero SE and South Korea's Woowa Brothers Corp. has hit a roadblock due to the Korea Fair Trade Co...