Samsung supplies newest nanoprism image sensors to Xiaomi to crack Sony’s lead
Samsung Electronics Co. is supplying a new high-performance image sensor featuring nanoprism technology to China’s Xiaomi, as the South Korean...
K-style strikes back to win over China’s Gen Z with Musinsa at helm
Musinsa, South Korea’s fashion unicorn backed by KKR Co., is set to bring the K-style wave to China with Anta Sports Products Ltd., China's le...
Naver Webtoon’s Eleceed: Now anime by studio behind The First Slam Dunk
High school student Seo Jiwoo knows nothing of the hidden world around him. Terrified of his own mysterious powers, he lives quietly, concealing his...
Jollibee to buy chicken chain Norang Tongdak amid global K-food frenzy
Jollibee Foods Corp., a household name in Southeast Asia’s food market, has been named the preferred buyer of Norang Tongdak, a South Korean f...
Goodai Global poised to build L'Oréal-style empire via M&As
Goodai Global Inc. is seeking to acquire South Korea’s first-generation independent cosmetics brand Skinfood for about 150 billion won ($108 m...
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 ...
SK Hynix to exit image sensor market to focus on AI chips
SK Hynix Inc. will shutter its image sensor business as the South Korean memory giant doubles down on the development of premium artificial intellig...
Naver Webtoon's Stagtown to be cinematized by Hollywood
South Korea's Naver Webtoon said on Thursday its horror series Stagtown, popular in the US, will be made into a movie by Hollywood.Stagtown was di...
Naver Webtoon invests in Japan's Number Nine
South Korea's Naver Webtoon said on Thursday that its Japanese service operator Line Digital Frontier invested in Number Nine, a webtoon studio in J...
Lotte Duty Free unveils robot bartender in Gimpo Int'l Airport
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free said on Thursday it placed its AI-based robot bartenders in Gimpo International Airport.Lotte Duty Free offers robot...
S.Korea's webtoon industry sales surpasses $1.36 bn
South Korea's webtoon market size surpassed 2 trillion won ($1.36 billion) for the first time. The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and...
Samsung Display, Dolby to collaborate on automotive OLEDs
South Korea's Samsung Display said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dolby Laboratories to jointly promote Dolby's high...
NXN Labs aims to be Adobe of image generation AI
South Korean tech giant Naver Corp.-backed NXN Labs Inc., the developer of an artificial intelligence-powered image generation program, aspires to b...
Samsung Electronics to standardize global CI
Samsung Electronics Co. has standardized its corporate identity (CI) by implementing the SAMSUNG logo at all international business sites. This move...
Hyundai Motor reveals teaser image of IONIQ 9
Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday released the teaser images of its IONIQ 9, a three-row, all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV).IONIQ 9's third mode...
South Korea to deploy ‘Iron-Dome’ style defense system early
South Korea will deploy a new air defense system, similar to Israel’s Iron Dome, against North Korean artillery attacks earlier than previousl...
Kia reveals teaser images of The New Sportage
South Korea's Kia Corp. unveiled the teaser images and videos of The New Sportage, the facelift model of Kia's flagship compact sport utility vehicl...
Instagram poised to crack Korean webcomics market
Big tech has begun its encroachment on the South Korean webcomics market, largely dominated by local players over the past two decades, fanning fear...
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....
UCK Partners advises Korean-style approach for buyout deals
An increasing number of South Korean companies are on the radar of private equity investors as the firms undergo digital transformation and generati...
Naver Labs tops in spatial intelligence tech at ECCV
Naver Labs' spatial intelligence technology was recognized as superior to that of Google, Apple, and Meta at the world's leading computer vision con...
Nongshim opens K-Ramyun supermarket in Myeongdong
South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. said on Monday that it opened a Korean-style ramyun experience store K-Ramen Supermarket with the ...
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...
Osstem Implant to boost digital dentistry business
South Korea's Osstem Implant Co., the world’s fourth-largest dental implant maker, will enhance its software system of digital dentistry. ...
KT unveils photos of Canadian fall destinations using GenAI
KT Corp. unveiled on Monday the Canadian edition of Genie TV's AI Travel View, which was created using generative artificial intelligence technology...
4by4, SGO to cooperate on video solution development
4by4 Inc., a South Korean content AI solution company, said on Wednesday that t it signed a basic agreement with the global video solution company S...
Google to target global webtoon sector with Korean creators
BENGALURU – Google is teaming up with South Korean creators to target the global webtoon industry, spurring expectations that global Big Tech ...
S.Korea's 4by4 to supply AI solution to Cakap
4by4 Inc., a South Korean content AI solution company, announced on Thursday that it signed a supply contract for its image enhancement AI solution ...
Lotte Mall writes success story in Hanoi with Koreanization
Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi, a mega commercial complex in Vietnam, has hit a sales milestone of 200 billion won ($145 million) less than one year sin...
Doosan Tesna to invest $160 mn in chip testing plant in Korea
South Korea’s Doosan Tesna Inc. will build a semiconductor testing factory in the country with an investment of 220.6 billion won ($159.7 mill...
