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Banking & Finance S.Korea's Hana Card, KFCC launch first PLCC

South Korea's Hana Card said on Tuesday it launched the first private label credit card (PLCC) product, the "MG+ Credit Card Primo Hana Card" of the...

Banking & Finance Shinhan SOL Travel Cards' cumulative issuance reaches 1.2 mn

South Korea's Shinhan Card said on Wednesday that the cumulative issuance of its travel-specialized card, the Shinhan SOL Travel Card (available in ...

Energy Kakao Pay to run Pangyo office with renewable energy

South Korea’s Kakao Pay Corp. said on Monday that it signed a green premium purchase agreement with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the So...

Food & Beverage Lotte Chilsung to reduce plastic usage by 20% by 2030

South Korea’s Lotte Chilsung Beverage announced on Thursday that it plans to reduce plastic usage by 20% by 2030 by decreasing the weight of p...

Electronics Samsung, Henckels co-develop AI Combo detergent course

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it partnered with the global household and industrial goods company Henckels AG to introduce a d...

Electronics LG Elec named best top-load washer in US

LG Electronics Inc. 's washing machines have been selected as the Best High-Efficiency Top-Load Washers by Consumer Reports in the US, according t...

Airlines Korean Air, Japan’s Yusen to co-work for SAF

Korean Air Lines Co. has recently partnered with Japan-based global logistics company Yusen Logistics for a cargo sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom verifies AI server liquid immersion cooling tech

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it has successfully verified the liquid immersion cooling technology, a next-generation Inter...

Cloud computing Amazon bets big on Korea digital transition with new spending

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), the world's largest cloud platform provider, said on Wednesday it will nearly triple its investment in South Korea t...

Entertainment Netflix, S.Korea’s SK Broadband to settle longstanding legal dispute

Netflix Inc., the world’s top streaming service, and SK Broadband Co., South Korea’s No. 2 internet service provider, said on Monday tha...

Cloud computing Korea's LG CNS launches cloud cost optimization service

LG CNS, a South Korean company specializing in digital transformation, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new service called "FinOps" Clinic.Fin...

Mobile networks Network usage fees likely to take center of debate at MWC2023

Major participants in the mobile world congress (MWC) 2023 such as Google Inc. and Netflix Inc. are expected to discuss telecommunications network f...

Korean games Qatar, UAE spend most on Korean games, pushing back China, US

Middle Eastern countries have emerged as a blue ocean for the South Korean game industry, ranking first in both per-capita usage amount and playtime...

Energy S.Korea to cut coal's share of energy usage to under 20% by 2030

The draft of the Korean government's 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand contains a clause on reducing coal generation's share of nati...

Korean chipmakers Samsung Elec. celebrates world's first shipment of 3-nanometer chips 

Samsung Electronics Co. held a ceremony on Monday to celebrate its first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductor chips, notching its lead in the race ...

Entertainment Netflix to strengthen partnerships with ISPs through network technology

Netflix Inc. has confirmed it will focus on partnerships with South Korean internet service providers (ISPs) through its in-house distribution netwo...

Entertainment Disney Plus' S.Korea launch delayed after Netflix's court loss

Disney Plus, a global over-the-top (OTT) streaming service provider, has pushed back its South Korean service launch by about a quarter to the end o...

Entertainment Netflix loses first court case over network usage fee

Global streaming giant Netflix Inc. lost a South Korean court case on Friday, in the world's first ruling over a dispute about whether over-the-top ...