Korea’s stablecoin trade at $42 bn; BOK balks at non-bank stablecoin deals

Korea’s stablecoin trade at $42 bn; BOK balks at non-bank stablecoin deals

South Korea’s central bank is cautious about non-banks and fintech firms issuing and handling stablecoins amid a global cryptocurrency rally, ...

Samsung Biologics signs initial deal with LigaChem Bio on ADC production

Samsung Biologics signs initial deal with LigaChem Bio on ADC production

Samsung Biologics Co., the world’s largest contract drugmaker, said on Thursday it has signed an initial agreement with LigaChem Biosciences I...

Alternative investment experts to gather Oct. 16-17 at ASK 2024

Alternative investment experts to gather Oct. 16-17 at ASK 2024

South Korea’s major institutional investors and global asset managers will gather at the ASK 2024 global alternative investment conference on ...

Samsung teams up with Ashley to expand SmartThings IoT service

Samsung teams up with Ashley to expand SmartThings IoT service

SILICON VALLEY – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is partnering with Ashley Home Stores Ltd., the US’ largest furniture s...

Korean biotech Bertis to join BIO 2024 for global reach

Korean biotech Bertis to join BIO 2024 for global reach

South Korean biotech Bertis Inc. will deliver presentations at the BIO International Convention, one of the world’s largest bio and healthcare...

Hyundai Mobis to unveil crab-walking car in S.Korea

Hyundai Mobis to unveil crab-walking car in S.Korea

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis, the world’s sixth-largest auto parts supplier, announced on Thursday that it will participate in the 37th I...

Krafton to introduce AI characters in PUBG

Krafton to introduce AI characters in PUBG

South Korea's game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. plans to introduce virtual characters using generative AI in the first-person shoote...

KOTRA to support K-startups in European expansion

KOTRA to support K-startups in European expansion

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Wednesday the establishment of a South Korean pavilion at the upcoming SLUSH 2023, ...

Noul releases AI-based diagnostic gizmo for cervical cancer

Noul releases AI-based diagnostic gizmo for cervical cancer

Noul Co., a South Korean company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood and cancer diagnostic platforms, has entered the cancer di...

With Samsung’s connected gadgets, it’s ‘home, smart home’

With Samsung’s connected gadgets, it’s ‘home, smart home’

SILICON VALLEY – When you come back home after an extended period away from it, you can’t help but express relief and happiness. It&rsqu...

KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference

KOREA Investment Week 2023 with KB KOREA Conference

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ISTE to develop eco-friendly hydrogen with British company

ISTE to develop eco-friendly hydrogen with British company

An innovative South Korean small business has secured technology to simultaneously produce eco-friendly hydrogen and cathode materials for secondary...

LG Electronics targets EdTech market in US

LG Electronics targets EdTech market in US

LG Electronics Inc. is showcasing a lineup of acclaimed products designed for the education sector at the International Society for Technology in Ed...

Korea’s GS E&C holds first global HR conference in Mumbai

Korea’s GS E&C holds first global HR conference in Mumbai

GS Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Friday that it recently held the “1st Global HR Leaders Conference” attended by chief...

KGC promotes S.Korean top red ginseng brand CheongKwanJang in China

KGC promotes S.Korean top red ginseng brand CheongKwanJang in China

Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), wholly owned by South Korean tobacco giant KT&G Corp. , announced on Thursday its participation in the "2023 TFWA Wor...

S.Korea's Bertis releases two academic findings at AOHUPO conference

S.Korea's Bertis releases two academic findings at AOHUPO conference

Bertis, South Korean company specializing in the development of proteomics-based precision medicine technology, announced on Monday that it presente...

S.Korea’s AI platform Wrtn to enter Japanese market

S.Korea’s AI platform Wrtn to enter Japanese market

South Korean generative AI startup Wrtn Technologies unveiled Wrtn Japan, its Japanese version generative AI platform, during the "Generative AI Asi...

Upstage beats Amazon, Nvidia to rank first in global AI competition

Upstage beats Amazon, Nvidia to rank first in global AI competition

South Korea’s artificial intelligence startup Upstage on Monday said it ranked first in four categories at the International Association for P...

Samsung, SK seek dialogue with China at Boao Forum

Samsung, SK seek dialogue with China at Boao Forum

BEIJING – The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is expected to serve as a venue for the world’s two largest memory chipmakers -- Samsung Electro...

AmCham pledges to make S.Korea Asia's top biz hub

AmCham pledges to make S.Korea Asia's top biz hub

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in South Korea on Thursday said it seeks to make the nation Asia's top business hub on the 70th anniversar...

KB Financial Group holds investment conference via metaverse

KB Financial Group holds investment conference via metaverse

South Korea's KB Financial Group on Tuesday presented its investment philosophy to individual and institutional customers in the metaverse, a three-...

NFT to become game changer in new era: KED Conference in New York

NFT to become game changer in new era: KED Conference in New York

NEW YORK – Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will significantly influence a wide range of industries as millions of global investors flock to th...

Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets

Startup minister vows to support Korean firms' entry into overseas markets

South Korea’s startup minister Lee Young vowed to support the country’s startup ecosystem on Sunday, during her tour to the United State...

Meet Wall St. thought leaders at Hankyung conference in NYC

Meet Wall St. thought leaders at Hankyung conference in NYC

The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting a global financial conference for Korean investors in the heart of New York City in October, where top Wal...

About 1,000 attend Upbit Developer Conference preliminary events

About 1,000 attend Upbit Developer Conference preliminary events

South Korea’s unicorn startup Dunamu Inc. hosted two preliminary events for the Upbit Developer Conference (UDC) scheduled for later this mont...

Korea Ginseng Corp. intensifies marketing efforts in the UAE

Korea Ginseng Corp. intensifies marketing efforts in the UAE

South Korea’s Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC) said on Tuesday it recently hosted its second annual conference for large retail pharmacy chains in th...

Proptech platform Olim Planet eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO

Proptech platform Olim Planet eyes 2022 Kosdaq IPO

Olim Planet, a South Korean property technology startup, has begun the process to go public on the junior Kosdaq market as early as the second half ...

KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investo...

KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

KED to host alternative investment summit for Korean, global asset managers

The Korea Economic Daily (KED) is hosting its global alternative investment conference ASK 2020 in Seoul on Oct. 28 for Korean institutional investors...

CCIM to Hold International Conference Jointly with KED Real Estate Research Institutes

The Certified Commercial Investment Member, an American association of international real estate investment analysts, will jointly host the Asia Real ...

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