Toss Place is accelerating the rollout of its offline payment terminals despite deepening losses. The company surpassed 300,000 merchant locations last month, but its cumulative net losses have also exceeded 155 billion won.
#Toss #offline #payment #Naver #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea
Naver Corp.'s four key growth businesses are running into trouble at the same time.
#Naver #Dunamu #B2B #Google #map #data #healthcare #SoftBank #Line #Yahoo #Japan #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
The Super-Enterprise Union, which represents the bulk of Samsung’s organized workforce, is seeing a "membership exit" movement among staff in the DX division, which oversees smartphones and home appliances.
#Samsung #union #semiconductor #memory #HBM #DS #DX #OPI #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea
Krafton is facing difficulties in discovering new titles to succeed Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG). While experimental ventures continue, they have yet to translate into tangible results.
#Krafton #Battlegrounds #PUBG #game #IP #spinoff #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Kakao Games’ controlling shareholder will shift to the side of Japan’s LY Corp. Analysis is gaining ground that the deal reflects aligned interests on both sides.
#KakaoGames #Kakao #Japan #Line #LineGames #AI #KakaoTalk #Tencent #SoftBank #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
South Korean insurers’ underwriting profit fell by nearly 4 trillion won over the past two years, as tighter regulatory scrutiny and stricter actuarial assumptions stripped out earnings inflated in the early years of IFRS17 adoption.
#insurer #profit #slump #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea
The KOSPI plunged more than 1000 points in a month, approaching the 5000 level as foreign investors dumped over 34 trillion won and nearly 1000 trillion won in market value evaporated.
#KOSPI #MiddleEast #Samsung #SK #Google #TurboQuant #AI #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
The reason both of Korea’s two largest IT portal companies are focusing on commerce-centered AI agents lies in the characteristics of the Korean market.
#NAVER #Kakao #Kanana #commerce #AI #shopping #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
The game industry is quietly undergoing restructuring. Major game companies such as Krafton, Nexon, and NCSOFT are changing their survival strategies by reducing hiring and adjusting low-profitability organizations.
#game #Krafton #Nexon #NCSOFT #AI #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea
In the global artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, there are no eternal allies.
#SK #SKHynix #Google #TurboQuant #AI #HBM #Samsung #SamsungElectronics #TPU #software #hardware #technology #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
The problem is the cost. In the saturated telecom market, huge marketing costs are inevitable to boost its market share.
#SKT #KT #LGU+ #telecommunication #AI #hacking #hack #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
As e-sports, live performances and sports broadcasts join films and dramas on living room TVs, competition over living room content is also intensifying.
#OTT #sports #e_sports #game #live #kpop #BTS #broadcast #SOOP #LG #Netflix #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
While the company says the rise reflected shareholder return policies and other factors, critics say the pay hike may have been excessive relative to the stock’s performance.
#Meritz #Meritz_Financial #compensation #bonus #stock #CEO #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Valuation concerns are also growing as the price-to-book ratios (PBRs) of major brokerage firms have risen to levels comparable with those of global peers.
#brokerage #stock #investment #KOSPI #Japan #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
It was a phone that had to be paid up to 580,000 won six days ago, but now it is a phone that can receive more money than it can afford.
#Samsung #Galaxy #GalaxyS26 #SKT #KT #LGU+ #phone #mobile #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Kakao Entertainment is putting greater weight on upgrading its platforms and services under its new co-CEO leadership.
#Kakao #KakaoEntertainment #CEO #AI #kpop #fandom #artist #SM #IP #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Koo Steps Down as LG Board Chair…
Can Governance Shift Help Reclaim No.4 Spot?
#LG #CEO #ESG #LG_Electronics #LG_Chem #LG_EnergySolution #LG_Uplus #Hanwha #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
SK Telecom’s 'Air' has launched an aggressive price competition. It is pointed out in the budget phone industry that it may have reversed its position at the time of launch, when it said it would not compete with the budget phone.
#SKT #mobile #phone #5G #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea
Outside directors of the three mobile carriers were paid an average of more than 120 million won per year, but only two times over the past year expressed opposition at the board of directors.
#SKT #KT #LGU+ #mobile #director #shareholder #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
In the gaming industry, truck protests have become a familiar sight. These truck protests represent collective action taken directly by consumers to protect their own rights.
#game #truck #Netmarble #Nexon #NCSoft #Mabinogi #MapleStory #KakaoGames #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Subtitles appeared three to four seconds after BTS members spoke. In some cases, lyric subtitles did not appear until after a song had already ended.
#BTS #Netflix #Seoul #Gwanghwamun #live #ARMY #HYBE #kpop #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Hyundai Mobis, the auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, is accelerating its transition from a traditional components business to a technology company centered on semiconductors and AI.
#Hyundai #HyundaiMobis #AI #robotics #software #semiconductor #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea
New registrations of privately owned imported passenger cars surpassed 30,000 units in just two months, marking the fastest growth on record.
#car #Tesla #BMW #Benz #Lexus #BYD #EV #hybrid #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Qualcomm has signaled its intention to diversify its semiconductor supply chain beyond its recent heavy reliance on Taiwan’s TSMC, emphasizing a continued and deep partnership with Samsung Foundry.
#Qualcomm #TSMC #Samsung #semiconductor #Snapdragon #AI #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea
What distinguishes K-Channel 82 is that it will be a terrestrial broadcast channel. Viewers will be able to watch it for free with only a TV antenna.
#Sinclair #US #broadcast #TV #Kpop #drama #news #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
As new products failed to vitalize the mobile communication market, retailers are only looking at LG U+ exemptions from penalty surcharges, which are uncertain of feasibility.
#GalaxyS26 #iPhone17e #Samsung #Apple #SKT #KT #LGU+ #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
There is growing attention over whether the National Pension Service will actively exercise shareholder rights at the regular shareholders’ meetings in March.
#ENHYPEN #HYBE #shareholder #SKT #KT #Hyundai #Samsung #Hanwha #HMM #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Critics say the company’s shareholder return policy is being called into question as it continues to withhold dividends despite improved earnings.
#Hanwha #investment #stock #shareholder #it #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
Some analysts also warn that the recent surge in aerospace stocks may be overdone. With IPO expectations already priced in, certain names are facing valuation pressures relative to their earnings.
#SpaceX #IPO #ElonMusk #Tesla #aerospace #ETF #stock #itchosun #chosun #SouthKorea #Korea #NewsUpdate
