The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) of Korea has decided to promote the enactment of a platform competition promotion act, which will designate large platforms that dominate the market as market dominators and prohibit them from engaging in unfair competition practices such as getting preferential treat
Samsung Electronics and Naver have unveiled their jointly developed artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor, which has been in development over the past year. Known for its power efficiency being approximately eight times greater than chips from competitors like Nvidia, this product is expected t
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
Naver Cloud announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with iot squared, a Saudi Arabian IoT and smart city technology solution company, for collaboration in Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation (DX).iot squared is a joint venture co-founded by the STC Group, a leading force in Sau
Cornerstone at Park Hyatt Seoul, located on Gangnam's Teheran Road, unveils two festive delights: Christmas Wreath Cake and Fresh Cream Strawberry Cake.The Christmas Wreath Cake, harmonizing traditional red and green colors, symbolizes everlasting happiness and prosperity. Crafted with two exception
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
bereum, a company specializing in postbiotics research for over 30 years, led by CEO Han Kwon-il, proudly announced that their meticulously crafted feminine beauty care brand, Young Clair Foam Wash, has secured the 1st place in the Feminine Care category at the 2023 Hwahae Beauty Awards.Young Clair
The number of venture companies with annual revenue exceeding 100 billion won (US$76.8 million) last year reached the record high of 869, the highest figure in history. The growth rate also set a new record, achieving an unprecedented 17.6 percent increase, or 130 companies, compared to the previous
The Korea Startup Forum (Chairman Jae-Wook Park, hereinafter referred to as KSF), the organizing organization of the global startup festival COMEUP, announced that COMEUP 2023, which was held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) for three days from November 8 to 10, attracted about 66,000 people. It was
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at sokang@shinhan.com -- Ed.3Q23 review: Earnings meet consensus on improved cost efficiencyNAVER posted operating profit of KRW380.2bn (+15.1% YoY, +2% QoQ, operating margin of 15.5%) on sales of KRW2.45tr (+18.9% YoY, 1.6%
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at jaemin.ahn@nhqv.com -- Ed.Although it is too early to expect an economic rebound, the ad market started to gradually recover from October. Sales are expected to improve, along with an increase in commerce commission rates
Seven Korean companies, including LG Electronics, Lotte Chemical and Samsung Fire & Marine, have joined RE100 this year, bringing the total number of Korean companies to 34, according to the U.K.-based Climactic Group on Nov. 3.This means that Korea has the fourth-most number of companies after the
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister LEE Young, hereinafter referred to as MSS) and the Korea Startup Forum (KSF, Chairman PARK Jae-wook, CEO of SOCAR) held a press briefing on COMEUP 2023 at Dreamplus in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on October 30.COMEUP is an annual event aimed at showcasing South Kore
A survey found that LG Electronics was the most popular company among Korean consumers in home appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines. In the TV category, one of the three major home appliances, Samsung Electronics snagged the top spot.CEO Score, a company data research center, said o
Contents First, the creator of Tappytoon and a global digital comics industry leader specializing in IP development, production, distribution, and transmedia, today announced its groundbreaking partnership with Penguin Random House’s new global pop-comics imprint, Inklore. In an unprecedented move t
AI momentum, which was prevalent earlier this year, has dried up for now, but AI businesses continue to grow. NAVER’s earnings should remain stable in 3Q23, and 4Q23 should see significant growth thanks to peak seasonality and commerce commission fee billing.Expect significant growth on peak seasona
The Carbon Free Alliance (CF Alliance), proposed by President Yoon Suk-yeol during the UN General Assembly last month, has been officially launched in South Korea on Oct. 12. Major domestic corporations, including Samsung, Hyundai, SK, LG, POSCO, and Hanwha, have joined the CF Alliance.The Ministry
As the issue of expanding insurance premium payments through credit cards remains unresolved and in limbo, the insurance industry is becoming increasingly concerned. This unease is fueled by predictions that the usage volume of convenient payment services like Kakao Pay and Naver Pay will surpass cr
Claims have emerged that Google Korea’s revenue for the previous year is up to 30 times higher than what was disclosed in its audit report. Taking into account the omitted revenue in the audit report, it is suggested that the corporate tax owed to the South Korean government by Google Korea could be
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced that it has initiated a fact-finding investigation to confirm the violation of the Telecommunications Business Act by Naver’s news service starting from Sept. 25.Since July 5, the KCC has been conducting a factual investigation to determine whether