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Woori Bank's WooriWON Banking wins iF Design Award
Woori Bank said on March 23 that its mobile finance platform WooriWON Banking won main prizes at the 2026 iF Design Award in the branding and communication design category and the app and software category. The iF Design Award is a global design competition hosted by Germany’s International Forum Design. The platform was praised for data-based personalisation, scalability and its design system.
AI & Enterprise
Why big tech is abandoning open-weights models
Alibaba's Qwen team lost its technology chief and two senior researchers within 24 hours of releasing its latest model, fuelling perceptions that open-weights AI does not pay. Against that backdrop, Lightricks co-founder and CEO Zeev Farbman says he will accelerate an open-weights strategy. He argues Google and OpenAI are pursuing closed models to build software monopolies. He says closed APIs limit studios and create business risk, while Lightricks aims to monetise enterprise deployment and licensing.
Industry
Samyang Foods launches Japan-only new Buldak Curry
Samyang Foods said on Sunday it will introduce two ready-to-eat "Buldak Curry" products for Japan from next month. The products will come in "medium spicy" and "spicy" versions and will be sold at about 2,000 outlets including Don Quijote, Life Corporation, Aeon and Welcia. The company expects interest from Japanese consumers and Korean tourists visiting Japan.
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Games & Commerce
Naver union pickets ahead of annual shareholders meeting, calls for governance improvements
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Finance
Won-dollar exchange rate climbs past 1,510 in early trade, highest since financial crisis
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AI & Enterprise
Futech Solutions signs exclusive distribution deal in South Korea with U.S. firm Vaidio to step up AI video analytics
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AI & Enterprise
Hancom OpenDataLoader PDF v2.0 tops GitHub trending overall
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AI & Enterprise
Checkpoint launches secure AI advisory service for enterprise AX
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AI & Enterprise
MegazoneCloud selected as supplier for NIPA-led AI voucher support programme
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Industry
Lam Research Korea forms safety consortium with five partners
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People
Fadu hires Seoul National University professor Kim Jin-soo as CRO
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AI & Enterprise
Fasoo U.S. unit to merge with AI firm Konsilix, target global AX
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Finance
Banks to expand Saehuimang Holssi supply, set 2026 target at 5.1 trillion won
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Games & Commerce
Kurly opens Kurly Now Seocho store, one-hour delivery in Seocho, Bangbae and Banpo
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Finance
Hana Bank steps up dementia-stage financial support, expands wealth management and education services
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Finance
KOSPI triggers sell sidecar after sharp fall; KOSDAQ down more than 3 percent
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Finance
KB Kookmin Bank strengthens financial support for exporters and importers
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Crypto
Dunamu hosts Senior Finance Golden Bell to prevent digital finance exclusion