S.Korea’s most prominent business leader returns with all charges cleared

S.Korea’s most prominent business leader returns with all charges cleared

After nearly a decade spent fighting allegations of corporate wrongdoing, Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been acquitted on all ch...

S.Korea's Smilegate invests in GTA producer's studio

S.Korea's Smilegate invests in GTA producer's studio

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, said on Tuesday it invested in the US-based medi...

Korea Zinc, Hanwha to co-work on Austrailian BESS project

Korea Zinc, Hanwha to co-work on Austrailian BESS project

Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s top lead and zinc smelter, said on Tuesday its Australian subsidiary Ark Energy selected Hanwha Corp. as the pref...

Samsung Electronics to buy back $7.2 bn in shares

 Samsung Electronics to buy back $7.2 bn in shares

Samsung Electronics Co. will buy back 10 trillion won ($7.2 billion) in shares over the next year to prop up its share price, which has plunged more...

AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A round

AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A round

MarqVision Inc., a startup developing an artificial intelligence-powered intellectual property (IP) protection platform, raised 22 billion won ($16....

NCSoft’s MMORPG Throne and Liberty makes global debut

NCSoft’s MMORPG Throne and Liberty makes global debut

NCSoft Corp., a South Korean gaming company, launched the global version of its new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) 'Throne ...

LY vows to keep Line Plus as Naver-SoftBank breakup drags on

LY vows to keep Line Plus as Naver-SoftBank breakup drags on

Japan’s LY Corp., the operator of the country’s top mobile messenger app Line, said on Wednesday it will keep its South Korean affiliate...

Korea desperately seeks global bond index inclusion to rescue won

Korea desperately seeks global bond index inclusion to rescue won

South Korea is desperately working for inclusion on a global major bond index to save the ailing won, the second worst-performer among emerging Asia...

Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare

Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, on Monday unveiled a teaser for an upcoming role...

Solo Leveling: Arise, Netmarble's webtoon-based game to spur turnaround

Solo Leveling: Arise, Netmarble's webtoon-based game to spur turnaround

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. said on Tuesday it is set to launch “Solo Leveling: Arise” — a new title based on a po...

Samsung’s Lee to spur M&As, new growth with ‘lost decade’ behind him

Samsung’s Lee to spur M&As, new growth with ‘lost decade’ behind him

Cleared of wrongdoing charges that shackled his leadership for years, Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee now will actively seek mergers and acquisition...

Lost Ark developer Smilegate faces $75 mn suit over CB issue

Lost Ark developer Smilegate faces $75 mn suit over CB issue

Smilegate RPG, a South Korean developer of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Lost Ark, faced a 100 billion won ($74.8 millio...

Samsung eyes $8.8 billion 2024 chip profit: sources

 Samsung eyes $8.8 billion 2024 chip profit: sources

Samsung Electronics Co. seeks to rake in 11.5 trillion won ($8.8 billion) in operating profit from its semiconductor business this year, swiveling f...

LegoChem Bio mulls name change after defeat to Lego

LegoChem Bio mulls name change after defeat to Lego

South Korean biopharmaceutical company LegoChem Biosciences Inc. is seeking to change its name after it lost in a trademark infringement lawsuit fil...

S.Korean game developer Smilegate, angel of local startups

S.Korean game developer Smilegate, angel of local startups

Smilegate, South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, is raising investments in domestic startups despite ...

Samsung Electronics to soon unveil Galaxy SmartTag2

Samsung Electronics to soon unveil Galaxy SmartTag2

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday announced its planned global release on Wednesday of Galaxy SmartTag2, the improved version of its mobile access...

Samsung Galaxy to help locate lost credit cards

Samsung Galaxy to help locate lost credit cards

Samsung Electronics Co. signed a business agreement with KB Kookmin Card and American Express on Tuesday for the launch of an Internet-of-Things (Io...

Korea’s July factory output slows at fastest pace since February

Korea’s July factory output slows at fastest pace since February

South Korea’s factory output contracted at the fastest rate in six months last month on subdued global demand especially from China, while its...

Smilegate to launch video communication service

Smilegate to launch video communication service

The face on a video call screen changes into a game character, making the conversation fun. This is the main function of P.Pool, a video communicati...

Korean exodus from China funds amid deepening property crisis  

Korean exodus from China funds amid deepening property crisis  

South Korean investors’ retreat from Chinese equity funds of nearly 10 trillion won ($7.5 billion) in total principal is accelerating amid dee...

Samsung to unveil world's first dual UHD gaming monitor at Gamescom

Samsung to unveil world's first dual UHD gaming monitor at Gamescom

Samsung Electronics Co. will unveil its latest gaming monitors at this year's Gamescom, Europe's largest trade show for video games, that runs Wedne...

Smilegate to host CFS Summer Championship 2023 in Vietnam

Smilegate to host CFS Summer Championship 2023 in Vietnam

Smilegate Entertainment, a South Korean game developer and publisher, announced on Monday that it will host the "CFS Summer Championship 2023" in co...

Nexon’s Dave the Diver rises to global top game in 2 weeks after launch

Nexon’s Dave the Diver rises to global top game in 2 weeks after launch

Nexon Co. is poised to change the South Korean game scene with its new adventure PC role-playing game that has grabbed gamers around the world immed...

Korea Zinc ties up with SK, Hanwha for Aussie green ammonia

Korea Zinc ties up with SK, Hanwha for Aussie green ammonia

Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, has joined hands with SK Gas Ltd. and Hanwha Impact Corp. for the green ammonia bu...

S.Korean game companies to launch new offensive in China

S.Korean game companies to launch new offensive in China

Major South Korean game companies such as Nexon, Netmarble Corp. and Smilegate from this month will roll out new titles on the Chinese market. ...

S.Korean MMORPG 'Lost Ark' to launch in Chinese market

S.Korean MMORPG 'Lost Ark' to launch in Chinese market

"Lost Ark," the popular South Korean MMORPG developed by Smilegate RPG, is set to make its debut in the Chinese gaming market next month. Tencent Ga...

Korean won needs economic fundamentals recovery for rebound

Korean won needs economic fundamentals recovery for rebound

The South Korean won is underperforming most other currencies as Asia’s fourth-largest economy is gradually losing steam for long-term growth....

Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s $177 million assets in Korea under seizure

Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s $177 million assets in Korea under seizure

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, the mastermind behind the Terra-Luna cryptocurrency collapse, has had most of his assets in South Korea frozen, a...

Korea's Smilegate to launch PC-mobile cross-play game globally

Korea's Smilegate to launch PC-mobile cross-play game globally

Smilegate, a South Korean game developer and publisher, said on Friday that it will launch its new cross-play game "Wonderers: Eternal World" global...

S.Korea's Smilegate RPG named in 3 categories of Steam game awards

S.Korea's Smilegate RPG named in 3 categories of Steam game awards

South Korea's video game developer Smilegate RPG (Role-playing Games) on Thursday said its leading massively multiplayer online role-playing game (M...

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