KakaoBank rallies after winning Thai virtual banking license

KakaoBank rallies after winning Thai virtual banking license

Shares in KakaoBank Corp. soared as much as 17% to hit their highest level in nearly three years on Friday after the South Korean internet-only bank...

World Vision becomes 1st Korean corporate entity to trade crypto

World Vision becomes 1st Korean corporate entity to trade crypto

Non-government organization World Vision Korea has sold its Ethereum holdings, becoming the first Korean legal entity to trade crypto after the Sout...

KakaoBank posts record Q1 profit, eyes Thai expansion after Indonesia

KakaoBank posts record Q1 profit, eyes Thai expansion after Indonesia

KakaoBank Corp., a leading South Korean internet-only bank, posted its highest quarterly profit in the first quarter, defying a drop in interest inc...

SillaJen: First to use lab-grown human tissue to find best cancer drug dose

SillaJen: First to use lab-grown human tissue to find best cancer drug dose

South Korean biotechnology firm SillaJen Inc. is pioneering a new approach to determine the best dose for a cancer drug combination in clinical tria...

Korea seeks tighter control over digital coins, mulls mandatory disclosures

Korea seeks tighter control over digital coins, mulls mandatory disclosures

South Korea plans to tighten its controls over cryptocurrency trade in the country by mandating information disclosures for listed virtual assets an...

DOR sets sights on TikTok-like virtual world for gamers  

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...

CLO Virtual Fashion raises $35 mn

CLO Virtual Fashion raises $35 mn

South Korea's 3D digital fashion solution startup CLO Virtual Fashion said on Monday it raised 50 billion won ($35 million).Atinum Investment Co. an...

LG CNS launches AI solution Enerdict for virtual power plant operators

LG CNS launches AI solution Enerdict for virtual power plant operators

LG CNS Co., a leading South Korean IT service provider, has launched Enerdict, an AI-powered solution designed to optimize the operations of virtual...

KB Financial first in Korean banking to achieve ISO human capital standard

KB Financial first in Korean banking to achieve ISO human capital standard

South Korea’s KB Financial Group said on Tuesday that it had obtained ISO 30414 certification, becoming the first in the domestic financial se...

Hyundai Motor releases 2025 IONIQ 5 N

Hyundai Motor releases 2025 IONIQ 5 N

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday that it released the model year of its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the 2025 IONIQ 5 N.The 2025 IONIQ 5 ...

Hana Financial, SK Telecom buy shares in BitGo

Hana Financial, SK Telecom buy shares in BitGo

Hana Financial Group and SK Telecom Co. acquired shares in BitGo Korea, the Korean unit of a global digital asset trust company, and decided to esta...

LG Uplus, SM Entertainment to launch AI Idols

LG Uplus, SM Entertainment to launch AI Idols

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Sunday that it will team up with SM Entertainment Co. to develop content using generative artificial intellig...

Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the adage goes, stressing the power of vision over text.People also say eyes are windows to the soul, emphas...

LG Innotek, Ansys forge digital twin technology partnership

LG Innotek, Ansys forge digital twin technology partnership

South Korea's LG Innotek said on Thursday that it would expand the use of digital twin technology across its operations, partnering with engineering...

Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer

Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer

South Korea's Hyundai Premium Outlet announced on Tuesday that it will trial the artificial intelligence (AI) service AI Human at its Songdo store u...

Naver launches Saudi digital twin project for smart cities

Naver launches Saudi digital twin project for smart cities

South Korean internet giant Naver Corp. and the Saudi Arabian government have started a five-year project to build digital twin platforms for Riyadh...

Kyobo Lifeplanet, FWD Hong Kong to collaborate on GenAI

Kyobo Lifeplanet, FWD Hong Kong to collaborate on GenAI

South Korea's Kyobo Lifeplanet Life Insurance Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong-based insurer FWD ...

Dentlink, virtual lab for dentists around the world

Dentlink, virtual lab for dentists around the world

It's been just over two years since Innovaid Co. launched Dentlink but the South Korean startup has already pivoted from its earlier local market-ce...

Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system

Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), built a makeup product development ...

POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report

POSCO Future M publishes responsible minerals report

South Korea's POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it released a responsible minerals report detailing establishing a sustainable supply cha...

Korea’s Lotte sells Lotte Glory Properties Shenyang amid US-China dispute

Korea’s Lotte sells Lotte Glory Properties Shenyang amid US-China dispute

South Korea’s retail giant Lotte Group has signed a deal to sell a theme park project in Shenyang, China – its latest move to pull out o...

With AI tech, Samsung Electronics on par with Apple: Han Jong-hee

With AI tech, Samsung Electronics on par with Apple: Han Jong-hee

MILAN, ITALY – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has for years been desperate to catch up to US Big Tech Apple Inc. in high-end ...

Ably launches virtual fitting AI service

Ably launches virtual fitting AI service

South Korean fashion commerce platform Ably Corp. announced on Friday that it launched a new service The Shopping Mall-Specific Artificial Intellige...

Global quest to find modern elixirs enters new chapter

Global quest to find modern elixirs enters new chapter

NEW YORK/ BOSTON – Longevity has long been the dream of humankind. China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang was obsessed with finding magic e...

Hyundai Dept. Store virtual idol pop-ups attract 100,000

Hyundai Dept. Store virtual idol pop-ups attract 100,000

South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Co. said on Monday that its pop-up stores of the three virtual idol groups at The Hyundai Seoul attracted ove...

SK Telecom develops AI-powered 6G air interface

SK Telecom develops AI-powered 6G air interface

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, has successfully proved the efficacy of artificial intelligence technology on the improv...

Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human

Studio Meta-K, Vietnam’s Synapse Studio to co-work for virtual human

South Korea’s content production startup Studio Meta-K announced on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietna...

LG Elec unveils OLED TV featuring world-renowned AI artist in US

LG Elec unveils OLED TV featuring world-renowned AI artist in US

LG Electronics Inc. collaborated with world-renowned artificial intelligence (AI) artist Stephanie Dinkins to showcase art pieces that explore commu...

Hyundai Mobis unveils human-centric lighting tech for cars

Hyundai Mobis unveils human-centric lighting tech for cars

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, has introduced a system that changes car interior lights depending on a driver&...

Hyundai Motor launches 'Hyundai Future Adventure' on Roblox

 Hyundai Motor launches 'Hyundai Future Adventure' on Roblox

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it will launch a new game "Hyundai Future Adventure" on the popular metaverse platform Roblox, where user...

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