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Woori conducts first overseas IR meeting as holding firm

Woori Financial Group has conducted its first investor relations meetings abroad after adopting a financial holding firm structure early this year, the firm said Monday. Group Chairman Sohn Tae-seun...

May 20, 2019
Finance
KT to enhance partnership with Russia’s biggest telco

Major South Korean mobile carrier KT said Sunday it has discussed business cooperation with Russia’s biggest telecom firm, Mobile TeleSystems, to boost their partnership in the fifth-generation cell...

May 19, 2019
Technology
Market surprised by popularity of LG’s first 5G smartphone

Industry watchers attribute V50 ThinQ’s soaring sales to “overheated” 5G competition among mobile carriers.

May 19, 2019
Technology
[EXIT DAEJEON 2019] Junction seeks more exposure in world’s most wired country

Junction, a Finnish nonprofit organization that has successfully organized world-leading hackathons in Europe since 2015, hopes to expand its presence in Korea. As a part of this process, the Juncti...

May 19, 2019
Technology
[EXIT DAEJEON 2019] Startup’s success depends on team: Slush exec

All over the world, countless startups come and go. For investors, this means it has become tougher to pick the right one. According to Moaffak Ahmed, a Finnish serial entrepreneur and early-stage i...

May 19, 2019
Technology
[Monitor] Local brokerages see IB profitability rise in Q1

Major securities firms saw their operating profits rise in the January to March period this year, mainly boosted by the expansion of investment banking business, Financial Supervisory Service data sh...

May 19, 2019
Finance
S. Korean investors shift attention to overseas stocks

Kospi’s lackluster performance dampens investor sentiment, pushing buyers toward foreign stocks in hopes of bigger, better profits

May 19, 2019
Finance
[Behind the Brand: 1] Lotte inspired by a Goethe heroine; Naver helps us navigate

A look into the origins of some of Korea’s leading brand names

May 19, 2019
Industry
Startup-driven innovation to take center stage at Exit Daejeon 2019

South Korea’s fifth-largest metropolitan city is poised to host the Global Startup Festival Daejeon 2019 from Tuesday through Thursday as part of its efforts to become a global hub for startup-driven...

May 19, 2019
Technology
‘Korean R&D center to play key role in Renault Group’s road map’

Renault Samsung Motors, the Korean unit of French automaker Renault Group, said its research and development center, Renault Technology Korea, will play a key role in the group’s vehicle design, safe...

May 19, 2019
Automode
Kia launches Korea’s first EV service center

Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Motors has established a service center dedicated to electric vehicles for the first time in the country, the firm said Sunday. The automaker has set up an EV Wo...

May 19, 2019
Automode
US-China trade dispute weighs on Korea’s financial markets

The value of South Korean won compared to other major currencies fell to a 19-month low as of Sunday, with the ongoing US-China trade disputes weighing down the economy. Asia’s fourth-largest econom...

May 19, 2019
Finance
Samsung vice chairman meets execs of Japanese mobile carriers

Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong recently met officials from Japanese mobile carriers to discuss possible collaboration on the fifth-generation (5G) network segment, industry sources said Sunday. ...

May 19, 2019
Industry
[Herald Interview] Line pushes Thai startups to scale up

BANGKOK -- Thailand, an ASEAN country with a population of 69 million, is messenger platform Line’s second-largest market after Japan. In fact, 90 percent of the country’s mobile internet users are c...

May 18, 2019
Technology
Initial LG V50 sales far outperform predecessor in S. Korea

LG Electronics' first 5G smartphone, the V50 ThinQ, was well-received in its first week on sale in South Korea, thanks to carriers' high subsidies and promotional events, according to industry source...

May 18, 2019
Industry

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