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Finance
Korea Investment Trust Management says it posted biggest ETF market share gain in 2025
Korea Investment Trust Management said on Jan. 5 that its ACE exchange-traded funds posted the biggest increase in market share among 28 domestic ETF providers in 2025. The Korea Financial Investment Association put the firm’s year-end ETF market share at 8.53 percent, up 0.97 percentage point from end-2024. The firm said ACE ETF net assets rose to 25.3505 trillion won by end-2025 from 3.0527 trillion won at end-2022.
AI & Enterprise
Kakao unveils Korean-style hybrid AI, says it can think and double-check
Kakao on Jan. 5 unveiled the performance of its new in-house AI model, Kanana-v-4b-hybrid. Built on the open-source Kanana-1.5-v-3b, it is designed to handle casual conversation and tasks requiring logical reasoning. Kakao said the model uses a four-stage training process and a self-checking method to reduce hallucinations. It scored 92.8 on KoNET, and Kakao said it outperformed similarly sized global models in several areas.
Games & Commerce
JoyCity to attend Taipei Game Show 2026 to show Biohazard Survival Unit
JoyCity said on Jan. 5 it will attend Taipei Game Show 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 29 to present its mobile strategy game Biohazard Survival Unit. The title is being co-developed with Aniplex based on Capcom's Biohazard intellectual property. JoyCity said it has expanded contact points with global users by attending the Tokyo Game Show and Brazil Game Show this year. It will run demo and photo programs for local visitors.
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People
Rapolabs to hire about 50 across all roles, offers stock options up to 200 million won
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AI & Enterprise
JobKorea UX set to change dramatically, AI agent moves forward
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Games & Commerce
Danggeun Pay expands payments to about 80,000 local stores nationwide
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Finance
KakaoBank wins Seoul city commendation for small-business 'Reassurance Account'
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Industry
KB Financial delivers figure skating scholarships
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Finance
Woori Bank expands non-face-to-face trade services to boost convenience for importers
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Finance
Hana Bank Narasarang Card gains word of mouth on differentiated benefits
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AI & Enterprise
KT's Mideum K ranks No. 1 among South Korea's mid-sized AI models on AAII
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Industry
Intel, NCSOFT launch AION 2-optimized PC
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Telecommunications & Media
Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission to invest 13.8 billion won in broadcast-media technology innovation
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Industry
LG Innotek CEO Moon Hyuksoo urges building stable profit-generation system
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Industry
LG Chem CEO Kim Dong-choon says company will change to withstand crises
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AI & Enterprise
South Korea science ministry to seek ways at CES 2026 to achieve top three AI power goal
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Finance
Hana Bank selected as custodian for Finance Ministry pension fund investment pool
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Crypto
Upbit launches limited '2026 Upbit Wish Cake' with Tous Les Jours