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- May- 2021 -30 May
ByteDance’s Zhang Yiming to step down as CEO
ByteDance co-founder and CEO Zhang Yiming said he will step down as the CEO of the TikTok owner at the end of this year. Company co-founder and head of human resources Liang Rubo will take his place. Zhang’s departure comes…
- 30 May
Mobility Company Ground K Launches ‘T-Rise Up’
Tourism transportation platform company Ground K Co., Ltd will present a solution that will advance the business to the next level by reinforcing the digital capabilities of transport operators. Ground-K has recently launched an integrated operation system ‘T-Rise Up’ for…
- 29 May
ICT company with Manufacturing Based, A&L Corporation
A&L Corporation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as A&L) received the ‘Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy’ Award’ in 2019 for contributions to the development of smartphones and advanced technology of parts and was selected as ‘KEA-led IoT Excellent Company’…
- 28 May
The MSS holds P4G Startup Challenge as part of the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups of the Republic of Korea (Minister Kwon Chil-seung, hereinafter “MSS”) announced that it will hold “P4G Startup Challenge,” an online IR pitching event for the startups representing 12 P4G member nations and investors at home and…
- 27 May
HanMaek Medical’s “Moving Bed Shower Carrier”, a necessity for nursing care
The “Moving Bed Shower Carrier” produced and launched by HanMaek Medical Co., Ltd., a nursing care solution R&D company, has become a necessity in nursing care services. The product has shown an increase in demand in hospital wards nationwide. The…
- 26 May
Avention paves the way to localizing high-tech materials and technology independence
Located in the Knowledge Industrial Complex of Songdo Technopark, Incheon, Avention is successfully localizing cutting-edge experimental materials by developing and manufacturing reagents and nanomaterials for researchers. Avention has strengthened its position as a base material manufacturer, and successfully developed nanomaterials,…
- 22 May
Korean Eyeglass Association launch its overseas brand OVIUS
The Korea Eyeglasses Cooperative Association (KECA) will start expanding its market to overseas with its own brand OVIUS. KECA is a cooperative established by eyeglass lens manufacturers and related businesses in 2020. It is made up of companies with various capabilities…
- 16 May
China : Long March 5B situation as rocket heads reentry
On Friday, China’s foreign ministry acknowledged the imminent uncontrolled reentry of the Long March 5B as the orbit of the first stage continued to lose altitude. On May 7 at a Foreign Ministry regular news conference, spokesperson Wang Wenbin responded…
- 12 May
Big Tech’s surging growth stuns Wall Street
After the world’s largest tech companies enjoyed a boom during the coronavirus pandemic, it was expected that life would gradually return to normal. But it certainly did not turn out that way. Big Tech has reported a surge in growth…
- 8 May
Huawei is selling EVs in stores, may offset sinking phone sales
On Wednesday last week, Huawei began selling Chinese-made electric cars. These cars are equipped with Huawei’s powertrain system and in-car infotainment solution. The company said that this move could offset a drastic decline in its global handset business resulting from US…
- 6 May
BlaBlaCar raises $115m and says next financing could be an IPO
Carpooling and transportation marketplace BlaBlaCar has raised $115m, after coming out of 2020 that has been a year marked by Covid-19 travel restrictions relatively well. BlaBlaCar is a Paris-based company, which was founded in 2006. It became France’s first-ever unicorn in…
- 4 May
ByteDance to Take a Bite Out of Tencent?
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, which has been attracting eyeballs to its viral apps is now trying to become an even bigger success in the gaming world too. The Chinese company’s latest game, One Piece: The Voyage, based on a popular…
- Apr- 2021 -29 April
Korea’s largest solar power exhibition 2021 International Green Energy Expo held at Daegu EXCO on April 28
The 2021 International Green Energy EXPO & Conference will be held from April 28 (Wed) to 30 (Fri) at EXCO Daegu. Korea’s largest and the world’s top 10 solar and renewable energy exhibition celebrating 18th session this year is hosted…
- 29 April
5 Health-Tech Startups you need to Watch in 2021
The pandemic might have been a nightmare for the whole world, but it sure did prove many things to humankind, reminding it of its fragile existence. It put our physical and mental health through a stress test and its results…
- 28 April
Ornikar – The French online driving startup raises 120$ millions
Ornikar, which was founded in Nantes in 2013, is a Paris-based driving education platform which has managed to raise a $120m Series C round after seeing an uptick in users since the pandemic began. The latest funding is led by KKR…
- 24 April
MIT startup Pickle raises $5.75M for a package-picking robot
With the events of the past year, the Robotics industry has seen getting a lot of attention. Especially warehouse and logistics have been in the spotlight for the automation push as the businesses struggled to keep going while dealing with…
- 23 April
Coinbase opens at $381 per share, valuing the crypto exchange at nearly $100B
This week, Coinbase executed a direct listing after which the shares of a company opened for trade from a reference point of $250 to $381, a change of 52%. When the trade opened, Coinbase was valued at $99.6 billion on…
- 22 April
The ‘Iron Man’ body armor many of us may soon be wearing
Think about it…you, wearing the ironman like body armour, enhancing your physical abilities and becoming tireless. That might just be our near future. Real name and features Such technology is scientifically called an exoskeleton. In simple terms, an exoskeleton is…
- 21 April
Alibaba fined, delivery service price dumping
China’s top antitrust regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), has fined the e-commerce giant Alibaba RMB 18.2 billion ($2.8 billion) on Saturday for “forced exclusivity.” Forced exclusivity is a practice where platforms force merchants to use only one…
