South Korea unveils $14.6 billion 2nd extra budget to spur growth

South Korea unveils $14.6 billion 2nd extra budget to spur growth

South Korea’s new administration on Thursday proposed an additional 20.2 trillion won ($14.6 billion) extra government spending to stimulate d...

Naver’s Webtoon hints at ad business expansion in 2025

Naver’s Webtoon hints at ad business expansion in 2025

Webtoon Entertainment Inc., the Nasdaq-listed storytelling platform operator under South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., is set to expand ...

Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup

Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup

South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in North American AI ad tech startup Remb...

POSCO shutters wire rod mill in Korea on supply glut

POSCO shutters wire rod mill in Korea on supply glut

POSCO, the world’s seventh-largest steelmaker, said on Tuesday it has shut down a wire rod mill in South Korea as rising exports from China ha...

Lotte Shopping to set up Singapore holding firm, eyes its IPO

Lotte Shopping to set up Singapore holding firm, eyes its IPO

Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s leading retail company, will transform its special purpose company (SPC) in Singapore into a holding firm to...

Lotte Energy, Isu Petasys to co-work on HVLP copper foil supply

Lotte Energy, Isu Petasys to co-work on HVLP copper foil supply

South Korea's Lotte Energy Materials Corp. said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last Friday with Isu Petasys regardin...

KakaoTalk to adopt full-screen ads as sales, profit growth stunted

KakaoTalk to adopt full-screen ads as sales, profit growth stunted

Kakao Corp., the operator of South Korea’s dominant messenger and chat app KakaoTalk, is set to introduce full-screen advertisements on the ch...

Asan Nanum Foundation revamps fund management

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,...

Samsung launches wrapping ad on New York City tour buses

Samsung launches wrapping ad on New York City tour buses

South Korea's Samsung Display Co. announced on Monday that it will launch a wrapping  advertisement promoting the excellence of Samsung OLED on...

MezzoMedia acquires digital ad agency DBASE&

MezzoMedia acquires digital ad agency DBASE&

MezzoMedia, a digital marketing solutions company under South Korea's entertainment company CJ ENM Co., announced on Thursday that it acquired the d...

Lotte Wellfood expands dairy exports to Vietnam

Lotte Wellfood expands dairy exports to Vietnam

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Thursday that it will increase dairy exports to the Vietnamese market.The products newly exported to V...

Bibigo releases 3D ad in New York Times Square

Bibigo releases 3D ad in New York Times Square

CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s Korean food brand Bibigo announced on Thursday that it launched a large-scale outdoor 3D advertisement for the Bibigo brand i...

KT introduces 10 GB Combo Internet

KT introduces 10 GB Combo Internet

South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Wednesday that it introduced Combo Internet technology to its network, enabling the provision of 10-gigabit Inte...

Hyundai Motor unveils SUV digital ad series

Hyundai Motor unveils SUV digital ad series

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it will sequentially release the digital advertisement series Hyundai SUV (sports utility vehicles) Origi...

Hanwha, Taihan to spur global sales of extra-high voltage cables

Hanwha, Taihan to spur global sales of extra-high voltage cables

Hanwha Solutions Corp., the chemical and renewable energy unit of South Korea’s No. 7 conglomerate Hanwha Group, and Taihan Cable & Soluti...

South Korea climbs to 20th on IMD national competitiveness list

South Korea climbs to 20th on IMD national competitiveness list

South Korea’s national competitiveness ranking climbed eight notches to its highest-ever 20th thanks to a leap in the country’s business...

Korea’s SK Telecom, Moloco join hands for AI ad platform

Korea’s SK Telecom, Moloco join hands for AI ad platform

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has teamed up with Moloco Inc., a Silicon Valley-based ad-tech solution startup, for the glo...

Innocean produces Hyundai Motor ad using GenAI

Innocean produces Hyundai Motor ad using GenAI

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Friday that it launched three new digital campaigns...

Kia launches 2024 model year of Morning

Kia launches 2024 model year of Morning

Kia Corp. announced on Monday that it launched its flagship compact car Morning's model year the 2024 Morning. The 2024 Morning featured the ne...

LG Uplus analyzes ad performance with GenAI

LG Uplus analyzes ad performance with GenAI

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it has introduced generative AI technology to its integrated advertising platform U+AD, adding...

HS Ad unveils LG Uplus ad created by 100% AI

HS Ad unveils LG Uplus ad created by 100% AI

South Korea's HS Ad Inc., an advertising agency affiliated with LG Group, announced on Monday that it launched LG Uplus Corp. 's brand advertising...

Samsung Galaxy AI expands to 16 languages

Samsung Galaxy AI expands to 16 languages

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it is expanding the translation and communication language support of Galaxy AI, first introduced...

Lotte Duty Free rebrands LDF House to Now in Myeong-dong

Lotte Duty Free rebrands LDF House to Now in Myeong-dong

South Korea’s Lotte Duty Free announced on Tuesday that it changed its duty-free showroom LDF House, which was opened last October in Myeong...

NPS to veto adding Hyosung chair, vice chair to board

NPS to veto adding Hyosung chair, vice chair to board

The National Pension Service (NPS) will veto the appointment of the chairman and vice chairman of Hyosung Corp. as inside board members of the de fa...

JPMorgan Chase’s growth driver: offline community branches

JPMorgan Chase’s growth driver: offline community branches

NEW YORK -- Global banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been expanding brick-and-mortar branches across the US with investments of billions of...

Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets first nip and tuck, adds new model

Hyundai IONIQ 5 gets first nip and tuck, adds new model

The IONIQ 5, Hyundai Motor Co.'s first pure electric vehicle built on its EV-dedicated platform, is poised to greet drivers this month with its reto...

Kolon Industries, SK Microworks to set up industrial film JV

Kolon Industries, SK Microworks to set up industrial film JV

South Korea’s major chemical materials producer Kolon Industries Inc. will team up with SK Microworks Co. to regain ground in the Chinese film...

POSCO Int’l wins Mercury Awards for video ad

POSCO Int’l wins Mercury Awards for video ad

POSCO International Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has received the Honors Award in the Corporate Identity Video category at the prestigious Mer...

Samsung’s fashion unit logs record profit again in 2023

Samsung’s fashion unit logs record profit again in 2023

Samsung Group’s fashion unit posted record profit and revenue for the second straight year in 2023. The fashion division, which logged deficit...

Huneed, DTC to co-work for military radio equipment

Huneed, DTC to co-work for military radio equipment

South Korea's Huneed Technologies announced on Tuesday that it has signed a teaming agreement with the UK-based Codan Communications DTC. The two c...

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