Toss Lab, the provider of the enterprise collaboration tool JANDI, announced that it has been honored with the 'Technology Rising Star Partner of the Year' award at the AWS Partner Summit Seoul 2024. This prestigious award is presented to an AWS Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner that has dem
With Canadian Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng leading a large-scale trade mission to Korea, high-level business leaders from both countries have come together to call for expanding cooperation in not only traditional industries such as energy but in cu
Global leading tire company Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire)’s iON evo SUV, a high-performance tire specially designed for electric vehicles, has received the highest rating, “Exemplary” in a tire test conducted by the German automotive magazine Auto Bild. Through this, a company once again
Coway, the “Best Life Solution Company," has received the 2024 Red Dot Award, marking its 18th consecutive win. The ongoing success is a testament to the company’s unwavering commitment to innovative design.The Red Dot Design Award is a prestigious international competition that celebrates design ex
Hanon Systems, a leading global automotive thermal management supplier for electrified mobility, has been named a GM Supplier of the Year in General Motors’ 32nd annual Supplier of the Year awards in Miami, Florida.A global, cross-functional team at GM recognized 86 of its best suppliers for perform
Upstage, a pioneering AI company specializing in large language models (LLMs) and Document AI, today announced that it has raised $72 million in a Series B. With this latest investment, Upstage has now raised over $100 million since its founding in October 2020, making it the most-funded South Korea
It has been more than a month since AliExpress received a voluntary agreement proposal from the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) to block hazardous and harmful products but the agreement has not yet been signed yet. Recently, AliExpress has been caught selling deleterious products one after another and i
Coupang has been found to be cheaper than major retailers such as hypermarkets when it comes to groceries and daily necessities that drive shopping cart prices.A recent survey by market research firm Ipsos analyzed the prices of 79 products in 49 categories, including processed food, fresh food, and
The Czech Republic has pushed back the deadline for a rebid for the 30 trillion won Dukovany and Temelin Nuclear Power Plant construction project by two weeks at the request of France.CEZ of the Czech Republic announced on April 8 (local time) that it has extended the deadline for submitting revised
The author, Hyungcho Chung, is the founder and CEO of Scomot -- Ed.We might think that data storage is something that has come about in the tech age of the past few decades. This simply isn’t the case. We have been storing data for centuries, allowing us to process information, keep records and comm
On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Pulmuone has expressed its determination to grow into the global number one “sustainable food company.”On March 28, the company held the “2024 Pulmuone Open Shareholders’ Meeting” at the Science and Technology Convention Center in the Gangnam district of Seou
An analysis by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) suggests that the average person ingests as many as 5 grams of microplastics weekly – that’s the equivalent of eating a whole credit card. While the exact effects of plastics on human health are still relatively unknown, the World Health Organization (WHO
Artificial Intelligence (AI), deep partner collaboration, and building a strong ecosystem foundation were championed as next-level growth engines to new opportunities in industry digitisation at the recent Huawei Cloud APAC Partner Connection Summit 2024.Huawei Cloud Asia Pacific hosted approximatel
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), through their joint venture operation company in the UAE, Nawah Energy, announced that Unit 4 of the UAE Barakah Nuclear Power Plant successfully connected to the UAE transmission network on March 23.The con
This March, Four Seasons Hotel Seoul takes centre stage as an official partner of the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, which comes to the Korean capital for the first time. Securing its place as a gastronomic hotspot in the city’s thriving culinary scene, the contemporary Gwanghwamun hot
Coway Co., Ltd., the “Best Life Solution Company,” showcased its product lineups at the Inspired Home Show held at McCormick Place in Chicago, USA, from March 17th to 19th, 2024, aiming to accelerate its penetration into the North American air purifier market.The Inspired Home Show is the largest ho
SK hynix Inc. announced today that it has begun volume production of HBM3E1, the newest AI memory product with ultra-high performance, for supply to a customer from late March. The company made public its success with the HBM3E development just seven months ago.SK hynix being the first provider of H
A huge wave that began with Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress is now on the horizon, making it to more difficult to predict the future of the Korean e-commerce market.While Korean e-commerce players are competing fiercely for survival, the United States, China, and other Asian countries have jo
Samsung Electronics is projected to relinquish its leading position in the global foldable phone market share to Chinese rival Huawei in the first half of this year.According to market research firm DSCC on March 14, the global shipment of foldable phones in the fourth quarter of last year totaled 4
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at junsup@nhqv.com -- Ed.We believe that Samsung Life will boast the most visible and active shareholder return among major insurance plays. However, with such expectations already partially reflected, the firm’s share price