Watchdog chief calls for fairness, transparency in CEO selection process
The chief of the country's financial watchdog said Wednesday that bank holding companies need to draw up measures to boost fairness and transparency in selecting chief executives of their affiliates. ...
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SK Enmove, LG Electronics team up for immersion cooling technology
SK Enmove, a lubricant unit of SK On, and LG Electronics have teamed up to develop next-generation refrigerants, lubricants and immersion cooling technologies for applications across various industrie...
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Korea Zinc's Project Crucible fills critical gap in US minerals supply chain
Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yun-birm was a relatively small player among the Korean business leaders who gathered in Washington last year for a presidential summit, which included much larger groups such...
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Korean brands leverage offline stores to capture Vietnam's e-commerce boom
As e-commerce rapidly transforms retail across Southeast Asia, Korean brands are using hands-on offline experiences in Vietnam to drive digital sales. Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) h...
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Naver's metaverse affiliate stages walkout, 2nd collective action this year
Unionized workers at Naver Z Corp., the metaverse affiliate of Korea's Naver Corp., staged a walkout on Wednesday, its second collective action this year against the company's decision to freeze wages...
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European business chambers seek stronger investment ties with Korea
The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) and the French-Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) on Tuesday jointly hosted a forum with Korean Prime Minister Han Seong-sook in...
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HS Hyosung Advanced Materials targets aerospace, drone markets with carbon fiber
HS Hyosung Advanced Materials is showcasing carbon fiber products for aerospace, defense and drone applications at CAMX 2026 in the United States, as the company seeks to expand into advanced industri...
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China's 'mala' sauce breaks Korea's culinary boundaries
"Mala" is enchanting Korean palates across the domestic food industry. The tongue-numbingly spicy seasoning that is a traditional favorite in China's Sichuan province has become a popular ingredient f...
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Citibank Korea names corporate banking expert as next CEO
Citibank Korea has tapped Kim Kyoung-ho, its head of corporate banking, as its next CEO, marking the lender’s first leadership change in six years, the bank said Wednesday. The bank’s executive recomm...
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Bank CEOs on edge over year-end reappointment as governance scrutiny grows
With the terms of 54 top executives at major financial holding companies’ affiliates set to expire at the end of the year, including the CEOs of all five major commercial banks, the government is step...
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Korea's first US investment hinges on long-term power buyers
As Korea confirmed a natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Encinal, Texas, will be the first project under its $200 billion strategic investment commitment to the United States, power purcha...
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University students can get free AWS training and certification resources through Student Rewards
For university students looking to build skills in cloud computing and AI, Amazon Web Services has launched a program that is worth knowing about, particularly for those already studying technology-re...
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Voters are turning to AI on politics. Is it up to the task?
Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in how voters get information about politics and elections, raising fresh questions about how the technology could influence the way voters stay infor...
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PPAs emerge as key viability factor in Korea's 1st US investment project
As Korea confirmed a natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Encinal, Texas, will be the first project under its $200 billion strategic investment commitment to the United States, power purcha...
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Southeast Asia gains ground in Seedstars’s disability inclusion accelerator
Seedstars has named the 15 ventures joining the third cohort of SEED Inclusivity, its accelerator for startups building products and services for people with disabilities across Asia Pacific. Supporte...
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Meta, Singapore Police disrupt 3.7M scam-linked assets across Facebook and Instagram
A scam rarely begins with a dramatic breach. More often, it starts with something ordinary: a Facebook page selling discounted skincare, an Instagram post promising easy investment gains, or a message...
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Ethereum’s US$2,800 wall: Why bulls keep failing at the same level
Wall Street finished near record highs on 23 September 2026. Asian equities extended gains. A technology rebound and falling oil prices supported the positive tone. The S&P 500 closed flat and sat rou...
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3cat raises US$4M Series A to take used-device retail model from Malaysia to the Philippines
For many consumers in Southeast Asia, the smartphone has become both a work tool and a status symbol. It is also getting harder to afford. That tension sits at the centre of 3cat’s next phase of growt...
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Your startup has an AI strategy. Does it have a human strategy?
I recently presented at LEAP in Saudi Arabia, where I spent several days talking with founders, startup teams and people building businesses around emerging technology. Unsurprisingly, AI was everywhe...
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Alibaba Cloud set to open new data centres in Europe next year as overseas push gains pace
Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud business unit, is set to launch data centres in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands over the next 12 months, speeding up an overseas push as it seeks to wi...
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Nexstrom lands US$12M to bring 2D semiconductors to 12-inch wafers
For decades, the semiconductor industry has relied on one basic bargain: make silicon transistors smaller, and chips become faster, cheaper and more power-efficient. That bargain is getting harder to ...
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Why Southeast Asia’s next healthtech winners will be built around healthcare workflows, not just AI
Artificial intelligence has become one of the most exciting areas of healthcare innovation. From clinical documentation and diagnostics to patient engagement and remote monitoring, founders are findin...
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Build vs buy: Why custom tools are winning in 2026
From project management and customer service to human resources (HR) and finance, businesses have access to more prebuilt software options than ever before. However, buying prebuilt software that is d...
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Is fast fashion losing its fit?
In 2022, Shein was valued by private investors at around US$100 billion, making it one of the world’s most valuable fashion companies. This month, it went public in Hong Kong at a valuation of around ...
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OPPO’s new Find X10 Pro Max is the world’s first phone with three 200MP cameras
As part of OPPO’s new Find X10 series, the Find X10 Pro Max will be joined by the more affordable Find X10 and Find X10E....
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Pinterest and Shopee link up to bring creator-led shopping to Indonesia
Pinterest and Shopee are linking their creator and shopping ecosystems in Indonesia and Brazil. The partnership shows how e-commerce platforms are trying to get closer to the moment consumers first de...
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MSME development doesn’t need invention, only connection
Capital, training and compliance support for small businesses already exist. What is missing is a system that connects them around the same business journey. Every day, we are adopting new technology,...
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Containerisation explains why AI investment may continue even without returns
Boston Consulting Group recently found that 94 per cent of organisations planned to keep investing in AI even if it did not deliver returns in 2026. At first glance, that sounds irrational. Companies ...
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Why Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam are losing the AI race they think they are winning
In January 2026, Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development announced an additional SG$1 billion (US$786 million) over five years for the National AI Research and Development Plan, on top of the SG$...
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The first Googlebooks are going on sale in the US on 4 Oct
Android phone users, these laptops were designed specifically for you....
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