creator ecosystem

Carbon neutrality SK Innovation E&S, JB Financial team up for renewable energy loans

JB Financial Group Co., the parent company of Jeonbuk Bank and Gwangju Bank, will join hands with SK Innovation E&S Co. and InnerGen Co. to roll...

Electric vehicles Kia CEO stands firm on electrification strategy, premieres EV4 in Europe

TARRAGONA, Spain – Despite a temporary slowdown in electric vehicle demand and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers, Kia Corp. rem...

Content platforms Naver recruits 500 creators for Clip

South Korea's Naver Corp. said on Monday it will recruit 500 creators for Clip in the first half of 2025, the company's short-form platform from Dec...

Artificial intelligence OpenAI, KDB to collaborate to enhance S.Korean AI ecosystem

The US-based OpenAI and Korea Development Bank (KDB) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the development of South Kor...

Energy Kia, KEPCO collaborate to build power ecosystem using PBV

South Korea's Kia Corp. and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, said on Thursday that they signed a memorandum of und...

Automobiles Hyundai, SNU, POSTECH, KIST build joint robotics lab

Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that it established a joint robotics research lab in collaboration with South Korea's top research institution...

Tech, Media & Telecom Influencers wield greater marketing power in S.Korea

Merch reliance on digital content creators for marketing is on the rise in South Korea, allowing some influencers to enjoy handsome earnings from em...

Korean startups Hudson AI dreams of a world without language barriers  

South Korean startup Hudson AI is striving to break language barriers with its artificial intelligence-powered voice dubbing technology, enabling gl...

Blockchain SY Lee: A Korean startup creator who fetched $80 mn for Story Protocol

Seung Yoon Lee, a South Korean startup creator, was in his early 20s when he co-founded Radish Fiction Inc., a US-based mobile fiction platform, in ...

Korean startups Asan Nanum Foundation revamps fund management

The Asan Nanum Foundation, a nonprofit foundation set up in 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hyundai founder Chung Ju-yung’s death,...

Webtoons Google to target global webtoon sector with Korean creators

BENGALURU – Google is teaming up with South Korean creators to target the global webtoon industry, spurring expectations that global Big Tech ...

Electric vehicles Hyundai Motor completes EV ecosystem in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Hyundai Motor Group has built an electric vehicle hub backed by a complete supply chain from raw materials sourcing to ba...

Hydrogen economy Hyundai Motor eyes hydrogen value chain leadership

Hyundai Motor Group will expand its cooperation with global companies to boost its presence in the hydrogen value chain from production to distribut...

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 ...

ESG Hyundai Motor to restore forest ecosystem

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Restoration Project with...

E-commerce YouTube, Coupang offer Shopping affiliate program in Korea

YouTube has started offering its Shopping affiliate program in South Korea in partnership with the country’s No. 1 e-commerce platform company...

Korean games Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, on Monday unveiled a teaser for an upcoming role...

Artificial intelligence Softbank to join SK Telecom-led global AI joint venture

BARCELONA -- Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. tied up with major global telcos such as South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and E...

Korean startups Korea needs sustainable ecosystem for startup accelerators

South Korea needs to create a “sustainable ecosystem” to nurture influential startup accelerators like US tech startup accelerator Y Com...

E-commerce AliExpress’ zero-commission offer jolts Coupang, Naver

AliExpress, an e-commerce arm of China’s Alibaba Group, has offered Korean companies zero commissions, under which it will not charge a sales ...

Hydrogen economy Hyundai, Kia join hands with Gore to develop hydrogen fuel cell material

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday it has signed an agreement with W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., a US material...

Electronics Samsung to release Galaxy Book3 Go 5G laptop

Samsung Electronics Co. will release the Galaxy Book3 Go 5G laptop, which supports 5G networks on Jan. 2. Next year.The device features a 14-inch LC...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 Hyundai’s Supernal to unveil life-size UAM at CES 2024

Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it will participate in CES 2024 ne...

Hydrogen economy SK E&S to strengthen Korea's liquid hydrogen ecosystem

SK E&S Co., an energy unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will cooperate with domestic firms to strengthen the country’s liquid hy...

Fintech Line Next attracts $140 mn to globally expand NFT platform

Line Next Corp., a digital asset affiliate of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has attracted $140 million in a funding round led by Cre...

Korean startups Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments

South Korea’s startup environment lags behind major countries in terms of global expansion and foreign investment attraction, a report from st...

Artificial intelligence Hancom to unveil document creator like Mircrosoft's Copilot

Hancom Inc., a homegrown office suite developer in South Korea, is set to speed up its artificial intelligence business with a beta service of AI-po...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung Electronics hosts AI Forum 2023

Samsung Electronics Co. held on Tuesday the Samsung AI Forum 2023 with the theme of "Super AI for a Better Tomorrow" at the Suwon Convention Center ...

Entertainment Creator of Baby Shark, Pinkfong to launch music variety show

The lovable children’s characters Pinkfong and Baby Shark will soon star in a music variety show for their legions of global fans.The Pinkfong...

Artificial intelligence Rebellions teams up with IBM for ATOM AI chip quality test

Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, said on Monday it has forged a partnership with US tech giant IBM to co...