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Business & Politics Korea’s Shinsegae chairman dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Chung Yong-jin, the chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group, held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump, becoming Korea's ...

Korean startups Asan Nanum to offer Silicon Valley residence to Korean startups

The Asan Nanum Foundation, a South Korean startup accelerator program operator, said on Thursday it will open a residency space for Korean venture f...

Energy QCells wins 2GW solar panel deal for US community solar farms

Hanwha Q Cell Co., better known as QCells in overseas markets, has signed a solar panel supply and partnership agreement for energy storage system (...

Entertainment HYBE accelerates transition into platform company

HYBE Co. is accelerating its push to transform into a platform company as it prepares to launch a new digital fan community platform. This platform ...

Artificial intelligence Kakao joins open-source community AI Alliance

Kakao Corp. announced on Friday that it joined the global open-source community The AI Alliance to support AI research and development.Established i...

Banking & Finance JPMorgan Chase’s growth driver: offline community branches

NEW YORK -- Global banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been expanding brick-and-mortar branches across the US with investments of billions of...

Artificial intelligence Seoul City, Cyber Vally to support AI startups for overseas expansion

Seoul City announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with Cyber Valley GmbH, Europe's largest artificial intelligence (AI) research consortium, ...

Batteries SK, Hyundai Motor's US JV, named Georgia's Deal of Year

South Korea’s battery maker SK On and Hyundai Motor Group's joint battery project in Georgia, the US, was awarded the "Deal of the Year 2023 i...

Tech, Media & Telecom Naver Band surpasses 5 million MAU in US

South Korea’s Naver Corp. announced Thursday the monthly active user (MAU) of its community social networking platform Naver Band surpassed 5 ...

Batteries Road near SK On’s US plant in Georgia named SK Blvd

South Korean battery maker SK On announced on Thursday that a road near its US corporation, SK Battery America's (SKBA) site, has been renamed "SK...

Food & Beverage SPC supports vulnerable communities in New York

South Korea's major food company SPC Group has taken steps to improve its brand image in the United States by offering baking training and food dona...

Energy Hanwha inks largest supply deal for US community solar biz

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. is set to sell 2.5 million modules to US community solar programs through the largest-ever supply deal fo...

Korean Innovators at CES 2023 Muzlive showcases KiT albums of Blackpink, Jason Mraz

LAS VEGAS – South Korean media platform startup Muzlive Inc. showcased KiTs of K-pop girl group Blackpink, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz and ot...

Metaverse CU to introduce shopping platform on metaverse

Convenience store chain CU said on Thursday that it would introduce a meta-commerce service where online business activities take place on the met...

Banking & Finance Korean American women leaders in finance stress finding joy in work

NEW YORK – One by one, impeccably dressed Korean American women flocked into the Anchorage Capital Group’s headquarters in New York City...

E-commerce Naver to buy Poshmark at $1.6 bn to boost US e-commerce biz

Naver Corp. is set to take over US Poshmark Inc. for some $1.6 billion to make inroads into the e-commerce sector in North America as South Korea&rs...

Blockchain S.Korean firms adopt the x-to-earn model for data, community building

South Korean companies are embracing the x-to-earn (X2E) business model, by which users earn rewards by playing online games and accomplishing other...

Electronics LG Elec. launches 'online playground' for Gram laptop users

In a bid to bolster its fan base, LG Electronics Inc. has launched an online community dedicated to users of its LG Gram laptops. The digital s...

Metaverse Hyundai Motor enters metaverse sphere in tie-up with Meta Kongz

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has announced its foray into the non-fungible token market in partnership with Meta Kongz, an NF...

Real estate Lotte seeks first-mover advantage in senior market

South Korea's Lotte Group will build a luxury residential town for retirees in Seoul by 2025 to plunge into the senior housing market.Lotte Hotels a...

Tech, Media & Telecom Kakao says to shift toward co-existing business model

Kakao Corp. will be abandoning its growth model that has transformed once a mere mobile messenger operator into one of South Korea's largest busines...

Korean startups K-pop content platforms team up to take lead in community market

Platform operators targeting global K-pop fans are mired in fierce competition as companies team up to vie for the lead in the fan community platfor...

Partnerships Naver, Big Hit, YG join forces to conquer K-pop fan community market

The K-pop fan community scene is set to heat up even further as South Korea platform giant Naver Corp. joins forces with BTS label Big Hit Entertain...

Pension fund Silence over NPS chief investment officer's tenure raises eyebrows within the financial community

Silence over the tenure of incumbent chief investment officer (CIO) at the National Pension Service is stirring up talk within the global asset manage...