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Upcoming IPOs Seoul Guarantee Insurance to raise $124 million from IPO

Seoul Guarantee Insurance Co. (SGI) will raise 181.5 billion won ($124.2 million) through an initial public offering later this month in its second ...

IPOs Korean firms cut IPO prices, volumes amid bearish sentiment

South Korean companies are relaunching attempts to go public with lower valuations and fewer shares amid continued sour investor sentiment.CK Soluti...

IPOs LG CNS set to price February IPO at top of price band

LG CNS Co., an information technology service company, is set to price its initial public offering at the top of its proposed price range to raise 1...

Korean startups Korea's No. 1 fitness app Planfit eyes bigger market beyond home in 2025

A new year has arrived, and with it come the New Year’s resolutions. However, if you are one of those who feel you've already failed to keep y...

Tech, Media & Telecom Naver Band surpasses 6 mn MAU in US

South Korea’s Naver Corp. said on Friday its group-based social media platform Band reached 6.04 million monthly active users (MAU) in the Uni...

Robotics Samsung to unveil its first wearable robot Bot Fit by end-October

Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil its first wearable robot, Bot Fit, later this month as the South Korean tech giant delves into the global health...

Banking & Finance 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, including Nav...

Artificial intelligence Ably launches virtual fitting AI service

South Korean fashion commerce platform Ably Corp. announced on Friday that it launched a new service The Shopping Mall-Specific Artificial Intellige...

Electronics Samsung to unveil Galaxy Fit3 in global market

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will release its new fitness band, the Galaxy Fit3. The device features an expansive 40mm di...

Electronics LG Innotek hastens to lead autonomous driving solution

LG Innotek Co., South Korea’s major camera module supplier seeking to reduce its hefty reliance on Apple Inc. for earnings, has unveiled its l...

Korean chipmakers Samsung’s AP chip Exynos turns from ugly duckling to golden swan

Samsung Electronics Co. has bittersweet memories of its Exynos chip – an in-house application processor (AP) referred to as the brain of mobil...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 Samsung, Harman move in lockstep to advance in-vehicle technology

LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. and its wholly owned US subsidiary Harman International Industries Inc. hav...

Tech, Media & Telecom Korea’s 6G frequency bands picked as standard candidates

Sixth-generation (6G) communication frequency bands proposed by South Korea have been adopted as global standard candidates by the industry's freq...

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 ...

Electronics Samsung, UMich to research on Galaxy Watch’s fitness feature

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it is conducting research in collaboration with the University of Michigan to enhance fitness fe...

K-pop K-pop rookies, fresh boost for Korean entertainment stocks

South Korea’s entertainment stocks are poised to rally as K-pop newbies gain momemtum, attracting not only global music fans but also investor...

K-pop Virtual bands, emerging stars to fuel global K-pop craze

Virtual bands have emerged as new stars to accelerate the K-pop craze across the world. An artificial girl quartet attracted more than 25 million vi...

K-pop BTS label HYBE to wholly own K-pop band Enhypen agency

HYBE Co., the agency of K-pop sensation BTS, is slated to acquire a controlling stake in music label Belift Lab Inc. as South Korean entertainment p...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Elec, SM to launch home fitness app in July

LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co. will jointly launch next month a home fitness app nine months after the project was delayed in Septem...

Korean stock market HYBE employees accused of insider stock trading over BTS

Three HYBE employees on Wednesday were accused of insider stock trading, allegedly selling the South Korean entertainment giant's shares before K-po...

Korean startups S.Korean startup Drama & Company introduces AI talent recruiter

Drama & Company, the developer of South Korea’s popular cloud-based business card management app Remember, is readying its next business w...

Bio & Pharma InBody to release big data-based health management solutions

South Korea's InBody Co., the global leader in analytic devices for body composition, is entering the health management solution field in 2023.Usi...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung unveils new Galaxy Watch OS with enhanced sleep management

Samsung Electronics Co. revealed on Thursday its new operating system, One UI Watch 5, for its Galaxy Watch series. The updated OS includes improved...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Elec-SM Ent JV to unveil beta home fitness app in March

Fitness Candy, a joint creation by LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co. to rival Apple Fitness Plus, is expected to unveil its beta service ...

Aerospace & Defense LIG Nex1 signs contract for next-gen military radio system

LIG Nex1 Co. said on Thursday it has signed a contract worth 80 billion won ($63.1 million) with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration for ...

Aerospace & Defense ETRI bolsters semiconductor technologies for use in aerospace defense

Daejeon-based Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is poised to further the development of semiconductor technologies for us...

Tech, Media & Telecom Naver Band celebrates 10-year anniversary, over 6.1 billion posts

South Korea’s tech juggernaut Naver Corp. announced Monday that its Naver Band celebrates 10 years in service with more than 156 million app d...

Electronics LG Elec.-SM Ent. tie up to challenge Apple Fitness+

LG Electronics Inc. and SM Entertainment Co., South Korea’s giants in the home appliances and entertainment sectors, joined hands in the home ...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung Elec. proposes global research for 6G frequencies

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s tech behemoth, has put forward global research on 6G service frequencies as it aims to take the lead in...

Mergers & Acquisitions SK Networks on hunt for one billion-dollar M&A target

South Korea's SK Networks Co. is looking for an acquisition worth over 1 trillion won ($816 million) to accelerate its shift away from trading and r...