In the realm of emerging artificial intelligence startups, South Korea lags behind China and India in terms of scale, a recent survey reveals.On April 17, the Singapore-based tech news outlet Tech in Asia released a list of the Top 50 AI Startups in Asia receiving the most investment. China leads wi
Domestic semiconductor design houses are accelerating their expansion into the global market with plans to diversify their revenue sources by targeting overseas fabless semiconductor design companies.Industry sources revealed on April 16 that Samsung Electronics’ Foundry Business Unit’s Design Solut
HD Hyundai Group’s shipbuilders have achieved 73 percent of this year’s order target in the first 100 days of this year. In particular, they are enjoying a boom in eco-friendly ships for the first time in 15 years, as they have been selecting only high-value-added vessels to fill its docks.According
Daewoo Engineering & Construction has secured a credit rating from Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR), one of Japan’s major credit rating agencies, solidifying its position as a global construction firm while boosting its funding flexibility in financial markets across the Middle East, Singapore, and
SPC Group’s bakery brand, Paris Baguette, announced on April 2 the opening of its 20th store in Singapore, located at Square 2.The new Singapore Square 2 store is situated on the first floor of the Square 2 shopping mall, which is connected to Novena Station. The Square 2 shopping mall is a complex
Korea’s exports of beauty care products, which have been shrinking while going through China’s restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic, are rebounding thanks to steady Korean Wave effects and increased exports to other regions.According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on March 31,
According to sources in the shipping industry on March 28, Gemini Cooperation, a shipping business alliance between the world’s No. 2 shipping company Maersk and No. 5 Hapag-Lloyd to go live in February next year has proposed a plan to exclude Busan Port of South Korea and ports of Japan, Vietnam, a
Qoo10 has acquired AK Mall, an internet shopping mall previously operated by AK Plaza, through its subsidiary, Interpark Commerce.Interpark Commerce finalized a business transfer agreement with AK Plaza for AK Mall on the March 27.AK Mall has been known for selling products from department stores wi
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
SK bioscience announced on March 21 that it has shipped about 440,000 doses of cell-cultured influenza vaccine SKY Cellflu from Andong L-House to its Thai partner Biogenetech. SKY Cellflu is a vaccine of SK bioscience’s own development. The vaccine supplied this time is a strain for flu predicted fo
SK bioscience, a global innovative vaccine and biotech company committed to promoting human health from prevention to cure, announced today that the company has shipped approximately 440,000 doses of SKYCellflu to Biogenetech in Thailand from its vaccine manufacturing facility ‘L HOUSE’ in Andong, S
The online stock trading platform Webull, which is gaining popularity among global individual investors based on its commission-free policy, is entering the domestic securities market in Korea. Consequently, there are concerns that individual investors who currently invest in the U.S. stock market t
“Predictability is what matters most for global companies,” said James Kim, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in South Korea (AMCHAM). “With an exodus out of China becoming a reality, we are receiving an influx of many inquiries from companies looking to move their Asia-Pacific headquarte
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
The value of overseas construction orders to Korean contractors exceeded US$30 billion for the fourth year in a row in 2023. Korean builders’ target for 2024 is US$40 billion. They have been looking for opportunities in overseas markets as the Korean real estate market has been slumping for a long t
As the global semiconductor war has become a hot race among nations, major countries such as the United States, China, and Japan have been providing large cash support to their own companies or foreign companies that make investments in their semiconductor industries to boost the growth of their sem
Korea and ASEAN member countries are meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 12 to assess the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and discuss measures for upgrading the agreement.The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced that it will host the Korea-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement
South Korean travelers have ranked Singapore and Japan as the most secure and comfortable countries to travel in the world. These two countries were ranked first and second, respectively, not only for their safety and security but also for their overall pleasant travel infrastructure, including clea
It has been revealed that the hourly wages of domestic helpers in South Korea are more than four times higher than in neighboring countries such as Hong Kong and Taiwan. In an effort to alleviate the burden of caregiving services, which is considered one of the causes of low birth rates, the Bank of
For four consecutive years, South Korea has maintained its position as the top country among 34 advanced and emerging markets worldwide in terms of household debt relative to gross domestic product (GDP). As of the end of last year, the ratio stood at 100.1 percent, slightly lower than the previous