barenbliss, a rising clean beauty brand from Seoul , is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its inaugural global flagship store ----the barenbliss Clean Beauty Archive Garden in Myeongdong. Meanwhile, the brand also announced a collaboration with Korlma Korea at the opening ceremony to establi
SK telecom and KT have announced their plans to showcase advanced technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, which opens on Feb. 26 in Barcelona, Spain. SKT is set to occupy a large exhibition space of 992 square meters in the Fira Gran Via Hall 3, un
Samsung Electronics is set to launch its new Galaxy S24 series in China, featuring “Erniebot,” an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Baidu as a response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.According to foreign media reports on Jan. 29 (local time), Baidu announced that Samsung Electronics will utiliz
Com2us will launch three new games for the global game market in different genres in the first half of the year. “Our goal is to see all three new games reach top 10 in sales in the global market,” said Han Ji-hoon, head of the game industry division at Com2us.Com2us revealed the details of the thre
NEOPIN, a decentralized crypto banking service, announced today that it has signed a strategic business agreement (MOU) with Catalyze Research (Catalyze), a web3 and blockchain consulting firm, and Futureverse, a metaverse, artificial intelligence (AI), and infrastructure development company, to exp
Minister of SMEs and Startups Oh Young-Ju met with the startup winners of the CES 2034 Innovation Awards on Jan. 18 for a discussion.The meeting, held at the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, aimed to encourage the representatives of the winning ventures and startups and to listen to t
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at jaemin.ahn@nhqv.com -- Ed.In contrast to market concerns, KT should report healthy 2023 OP, as various expenses that occur each 4Q likely eased. We anticipate solid earnings at major subsidiaries and expect a highlighting
Seoul AI hub, supported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, announced that 35 AI startups it supports participated in CES 2024, showcasing their AI-based products and technologies to the global market. Among these, startups that participated as part of Seoul AI hub’s global expansion support proje
At CES 2024, held from Jan. 9 to 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the U.S., SK telecom is showcasing transformative AI technologies designed to alter everyday life.Located in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, SK Group’s exhibition booth featured a Magic Carpet attraction, embodying Urb
"AI is All, FAST is Fast, Death of Linear TV, Content Format Shift, M&A, Advertising, Bundling"These are the keywords that will dominate the domestic and international media, broadcast communication, and entertainment technology markets in 2024.Direct MediaLab, The Core, and the Digital Industry Pol
The landscape of venture investment, including startups and other unlisted companies, has undergone significant changes after enduring a cold spell lasting more than a year and six months. Instead of Software as a Service (SaaS), the rise of manufacturing industries such as semiconductors has become
Devsisters’ mobile RPG “Cookie Run: Kingdom” has reached the No. 2 spot on the local app market’s popularity rankings shortly after its release in China.Devsisters announced on Dec. 28 that Cookie Run: Kingdom was released at 7 a.m. in China on Dec. 27 through China’s major Android app market and Ap
HD Hyundai announced that it will build HD Hyundai’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform based on Google Cloud’s technologies and solutions.Through this collaboration with Google, HD Hyundai plans to accelerate its digital transformation by introducing generative AI technology to its core business
With its wit and freshness, Premium vodka ABSOLUT, which represents Pernod Ricard Korea Co. Ltd (Pernod Ricard Korea), has collaborated with the globally renowned design studio Sticky Monster Lab and Olly Alexander-an active composer, an actor, and the front man of the British Band Years&Years-and,
Coupang is making a significant entry into the 500-trillion-won luxury market by acquiring Farfetch, the world’s largest luxury platform. Farfetch boasts a collection of 1,400 luxury brands, including Chanel and Hermes, catering to global consumers in 190 countries such as the United States and the
The author is an analyst for Shinhan Securities. She can be reached at kimaram@shinhan.com -- Ed.Gaining a solid fan base among NAVER Webtoon subscribersYLAB, listed on the KOSDAQ in July this year, is a webtoon studio that has published popular titles like Island, Reawakened Man, Terror Man, Get Sc
Hanwha Life has established a “Digital Family Center” in Indonesia for local women and children and celebrated its completion on Nov. 29. The center, located within the Agency for the Empowerment of Child Protection and Population Control (PPAPP) building in Jakarta, spans two floors. It includes an
CJ ENM’s over-the-top (OTT) media platform Tving and SK Square’s Wavve are set to merge. Discussions of the merger between the two companies began in 2020 but had not progressed due to differing views on the specifics. However, discussions have recently accelerated.The merger of Tving and Wavve is a
Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced on Nov. 17 that they have won the Awards of Excellence and Honourable Mention in the apartment complex category and the playground design category, respectively, at the 2023 IFLA Award held at Futako Tamagawa Rise Studio & Hall in Tokyo, Japan.The winning
There has never been a more popular time for foreigners to live in or invest in Korea. While the number of foreigners declined during the pandemic due to global travel restrictions, immigration has been soaring in the last year. The number of foreign nationals residing in Korea for more than three m