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Games & Commerce
Naver to support digital transformation for 10,000 Place merchants, offer tools for external brand stores
Naver said on Wednesday it will roll out support programmes to extend its online digital transformation experience to offline merchants and an AI transformation ecosystem. From June, it will provide on-site consulting for 10,000 Naver Place merchants a year to help them datafy and analyse operations such as visits, orders, reservations and payments. It will also run Place School training, expand support for Smart Store sellers, widen AdVoost coverage and provide tools for external brand stores.
AI & Enterprise
Hancom holds Hancom Typing Pandwijoobgi nationwide regional competition
Hancom said on Wednesday it has launched a nationwide competition for users of its Hancom Typing game “Pandwijoobgi.” The online preliminary round will run for 5 months through August, rotating monthly regional themes from Gangwon and Jeju in April to Chungcheong in August. The event reflects city names, local specialties, tourist attractions and dialects in in-game keywords and bonus sentences. Monthly winners receive ranking exposure, exclusive items and a spot in the final.
Finance
KOSPI rises for third session on hopes of U.S.-Iran end-of-war talks
South Korean stocks were extending gains for a third straight session on Wednesday, supported by expectations for U.S.-Iran end-of-war negotiations. The KOSPI was up 1.06 percent at 6,156.01 by 9:10 a.m., after opening higher and widening its advance. Retail investors and institutions were net buyers, while foreigners were net sellers. Most heavyweight shares were higher. The won edged up against the dollar in onshore trade.
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Finance
Hana Bank partners with Next Securities to strengthen foreign investment infrastructure
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People & Appointments
IMI sponsors cultural arts programme at Jeonbuk Maeum Sarang Hospital
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Crypto
Hecto Financial moves to secure AI agent payment infrastructure with stablecoins
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AI & Enterprise
Nvidia to launch AI agent hands-on development program in South Korea
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AI & Enterprise
AhnLab releases Q1 2026 phishing text message trends report
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AI & Enterprise
MegazoneCloud earns Snowflake top-tier Elite partner status
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Telecommunications & Media
KT Skylife to provide AI 'Capture' broadcast for Korea Journalists Association Seoul soccer tournament
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Industry
Samsung Electronics targets Europe AI TV market with Vision AI Companion
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Industry
Samsung Electronics adds remote monitoring to SmartThings Family Care
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Crypto
XRP whales accumulate 20 million tokens as market watches for breakout
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Crypto
Tether expands bitcoin reserves, maintains 15 percent of quarterly net profit buying policy
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General News
Tesla surges nearly 8 percent as S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs on hopes of easing Middle East risk
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Crypto
Strategy touts 'BTC profit of $1.3 billion' but is it separate from shareholder returns?
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Telecommunications & Media
LG U+ to support emergency medical costs for visually impaired households for Disability Day
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People
Park Jang-hwan appointed second head of regenerative medicine technology development programme