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Earnings SK Hynix’s Q1 profit soars on HBM chips, beats Samsung’s overall earnings

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, reported a dramatic surge in first-quarter profits on Thursday, delivering the sec...

Economy S.Korea logs current account surplus in Jan; Growth slows

South Korea reported a current account surplus for 21 straight months in January but with a moderated gain largely due to a contraction in the goods...

Regulations South Korea allows foreigners to trade treasuries via omnibus accounts

South Korea will allow foreign investors to trade South Korean treasury bonds via omnibus accounts under the names of global custodians or asset man...

Korean startups DOR sets sights on TikTok-like virtual world for gamers  

South Korean startup DOR Corporation has thrown down the gauntlet to Discord, a popular global social platform for gamers, with its TikTok-like soci...

Social media Seoul probes fake online accounts of Hyundai Motor advisor Sung Kim

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has launched an investigation into social media accounts pretending to be Hyundai Motor Group advisor Sung Kim,...

Energy LS Electric shares jump on $358mn HVDC transformer order news

LS Electric Co., a South Korean industrial energy facility and systems supplier, is expected to sign a 500 billion won ($358 million) deal with a GE...

Foreign exchange South Korea returns to US FX monitoring watchlist

The United States has reinstated South Korea on its foreign-exchange monitoring watchlist, a year after it removed Asia’s No. 4 economy from t...

Retail S.Korea’s food delivery apps relish fresh boom in demand

South Korea’s online food delivery market is poised to hit record-high transactions in 2024 as lower fees triggered by Coupang Eats’ fre...

Fintech NinjaTrader to revitalize Koreans’ domestic, overseas derivatives investments

NinjaTrader Group LLC., a leading US futures broker, is set to accelerate South Koreans’ investments in overseas derivatives while seeking to ...

Tech, Media & Telecom S-1 releases CCTV monitoring service

South Korea's security service provider S-1 Corp. said on Monday it launched CCTV Monitoring Service, a system designed to notify customers of any r...

Artificial intelligence SK Telecom unveils AI personal agent Aster for global users

SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday unveiled an AI-driven personal assistant Aster (A*) that understands users' intentions and goes beyond answering simple qu...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus unveils content review platform 1Row

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Wednesday it launched 1Row, a content review platform for movies and dramasUsers can access cast and director i...

Electronics Samsung unveils generative wallpaper of AI TVs

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday the launch of its Generative Wallpaper feature for the 2024 Neo QLED and QLED models, powered by Tizen OS....

Korean games Netmarble’s RPG ‘Solo Leveling’ reaches 50 mn cumulative users

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. announced on Tuesday that the action role-playing game (RPG) “Solo Leveling: Arise” has reac...

Artificial intelligence S.Korean AI content platform Zeta surpasses 1 mn users

South Korean generative artificial intelligence (AI) startup Scatter Lab said on Monday its interactive AI content platform Zeta has surpassed 1 mil...

Asset management Mirae Asset India surpasses 2 million retail client accounts

Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Thursday that the number of retail client accounts in its India operations has crossed the 2 million mark.This ma...

Regulations FTC fines Kakao Mobility $55 mn for alleged unfair taxi-hailing service

South Korea’s antitrust body has fined Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, 72.4 billion won ($54.9 mi...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung Galaxy AI phones surpass 20 mn units in S. Korea

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Sunday that more than 20 million smartphones in South Korea are now equipped with its Galaxy AI technology, driven...

Travel & Leisure Rising overseas trips to raise Korea’s travel account deficit

Demand for overseas travel among South Koreans during the upcoming holiday grew, while the number of inbound tourists from China is expected to shri...

Artificial intelligence Samsung SDS AI service FabriX to launch on Microsoft Azure platform

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of Samsung Group, said on Tuesday it plans to launch its AI service FabriX on Microsoft Cor...

Tech, Media & Telecom Naver Map sees 30% increase in foreign user base

The foreign users of Naver Map, the map service of South Korea's online platform giant Naver Corp., have a 30% increase from last year.  Naver...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom provides SaaS-based passkey solution for biz

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. said on Monday it offers a passkey system, enabling password-free login and user authentication, via a software-as-a-se...

Economy S.Korea’s current account at near 7-year high on strong chip exports

South Korea reported its biggest monthly current account surplus in six years and nine months thanks to robust exports of semiconductors. But the gr...

Petrochemicals S-Oil halts fire-hit paraxylene plant, faces revenue loss

ULSAN, South Korea -- It looks inevitable that S-Oil Corp., the South Korean unit of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., will take a substantial revenue hit from...

Banking & Finance KB Kookmin Bank adds Indonesian to banking platform

South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank said on Monday it launched Indonesian language services on its mobile banking platform KB Starbanking to expand its ...

Banking & Finance Samsung Asset publishes brokerage ISA guidebook

South Korea's Samsung Asset Management announced on Thursday that it newly published the KODEX Brokerage ISA Investment Guidebook for individual inv...

Korean startups Korea’s No. 1 flea market app Karrot expands services across Canada

Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market service provider, is expanding its online used-goods marketplace app Karrot acr...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus to unveil quantum proof solution Alphakey

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it will unveil its new integrated account management solution for cloud services Alphakey at Q...

E-commerce Shein cracks Korea's ultra-low-cost online fashion market

Shein, a Chinese fast fashion online retailer, announced on Thursday its official debut in South Korea with the launch of its Korea-dedicated platfo...

Banking & Finance Mirae Asset Indian subsidiary surpasses $21.8 bn in AUM

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. announced on Thursday that the total assets under management (AUM) of its Indian subsidiary have su...