Shinhan Financial Group has reorganized its Indonesian operations under a local financial holding company structure, strengthening its foothold in Southeast Asia and laying the groundwork for further business expansion.The group announced on October 13 that Shinhan Indonesia Bank had transitioned into a business holding company, officially launching Shinhan Financial Group Indonesia. The move marks the first establishment of a local financial holding company in Indonesia by a South Korean financ

Hana Bank has received international recognition for its innovative wealth management services and private banking expertise, further strengthening its position in the global private banking market.The bank announced on October 13 that it had won the Best Private Bank for Innovation award at the 36th Global Wealth Awards 2026, organized by Private Banker International (PBI), a global financial publication specializing in private banking and wealth management. The awards ceremony was held in Sing

LG Electronics is stepping up its expansion into North America’s premium home appliance market as its flagship luxury brand, LG SIGNATURE, marks the 10th anniversary of its U.S. debut. The company is broadening its product portfolio, introducing differentiated design options and expanding retail access as it seeks to capture growing demand for high-end and built-in appliances.LG Electronics said on Oct. 11 that it held a gala at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Oct. 8 local time to celebrate

LG Group is accelerating its push into the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure market as Chairman Koo Kwang-mo’s “One LG” strategy begins to translate into more concrete business opportunities through partnerships with Microsoft and Nvidia.The South Korean conglomerate is expanding cooperation with Microsoft across AI data centers, AI transformation (AX) and physical AI, while LG Electronics and LG Energy Solution are strengthening their positions in Nvidia’s AI factory ecosystem through

Com2uS announced that SAPPYYY, a player from Toronto, Canada, has emerged as the champion of the Americas Cup at the Summoners War World Arena Championship 2026 (SWC2026), its flagship global esports tournament.Held at the Chrysalis Hall of Toronto Metropolitan University at 3 a.m. KST on October 11, the Americas Cup brought together eight players who advanced through regional qualifiers. Competing in a single-elimination bracket with best-of-five matches, the players battled for three coveted s

Com2uS is taking the next stage of its global esports competition to Canada as the Summoners War World Arena Championship 2026 (SWC2026) Americas Cup gets ready to crown the strongest player in the region.The Americas Cup will take place on October 11 at Chrysalis Hall at Toronto Metropolitan University, with matches scheduled to begin at 3 a.m. KST. The event marks the first time a SWC regional cup has been held in Canada, adding a new destination to the tournament’s international circuit.Eight

South Korean game developer NC has launched its latest MMORPG, Aion 2, globally, with the title surpassing 400,000 concurrent players shortly after its official release.The game went live on October 5 local time across global markets through Steam and NC’s PURPLE platform. The strong opening follows an early access period that began on September 30 for players who purchased the Founder’s Pack.Aion 2 gained momentum ahead of its full launch, remaining at the top of Steam’s global Top Sellers char

Hanmi Pharmaceutical has unveiled a next-generation anticancer modality designed to target not only cancer cells but also the tumor microenvironment, expanding its drug discovery efforts into a new area of oncology.The Korean pharmaceutical company said on Oct. 6 that it presented preclinical research on a small-molecule drug conjugate, or SMDC, targeting fibroblast activation protein (FAP) at Discovery on Target 2026, held in Boston from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1.The approach is designed to address so

LG Uplus is expanding its AI subscription business through a partnership with global subscription technology company Bango, aiming to bring overseas AI and digital content services to Korean consumers through its subscription platform Youdok.The Korean telecom operator said on Oct. 6 that it will wo

NC has kicked off a global closed beta test (CBT) for its upcoming mobile RPG, giving selected players an early look at the game’s story, combat system and character-driven content.NC, jointly led by Kim Taek-jin and Park Byung-moo, said Friday that the CBT for Astrae Oratio has begun and will run t

Hana Securities is broadening its foreign-currency funding base and strengthening its capital position as it expands investment in global investment banking, corporate finance and venture capital.The brokerage has moved beyond conventional dollar-denominated bonds by issuing foreign-currency hybrid

The art collection amassed by the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee is being showcased in Europe, following exhibitions in the United States, as major works spanning some 2,000 years of Korean cultural heritage go on display in London.Samsung said October 1 that a gala dinner was held at the British Museum in London on September 30 to mark the opening of “Korea: 2,000 Years of Creativity,” a special exhibition jointly organized by the National Museum of Korea, the National Museum of Modern

LG Electronics is stepping up its push into the rapidly growing AI data center cooling market by expanding production capacity in the United States and South Korea.The company said on October 1 that it will build a chiller manufacturing plant in Windsor, Virginia, with production scheduled to begin in the first half of next year. The facility will cover approximately 32,000 square meters of floor space on a 170,000-square-meter site and will primarily produce air-cooled chillers for AI data cent

SK hynix said on Oct. 1 that no decision has been made regarding a potential U.S. initial public offering of Solidigm, its NAND flash and enterprise solid-state drive subsidiary, reiterating that it is reviewing various options to strengthen the company’s competitiveness.The statement comes amid gro

NC’s new MMORPG Aion 2 has entered global early access, marking the company’s latest push to expand its presence in overseas gaming markets.NC, jointly led by Kim Taek-jin and Park Byung-moo, said Aion 2 began global early access on Sept. 30 local time.Players who purchased the game’s Founder’s Pack

LG Uplus is accelerating its push into the enterprise AI contact center market by combining its own customer service operations with artificial intelligence, aiming to build an “AI-Native Contact Center” with virtually no customer wait times by 2030.The Korean telecommunications company unveiled its

Shinhan Financial Group is expanding its engagement with global digital asset infrastructure as it prepares for the growing adoption of tokenized finance across traditional financial markets.The group said it held talks on Sept. 29 with Yuval Rooz, co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, and Veep Divak

KB Kookmin Bank is partnering with BNY to develop cross-border digital asset payment and remittance services, as the Korean lender seeks to strengthen its global digital finance capabilities.KB Kookmin Bank said Monday that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with BNY on Sept. 28, U.S.

Shinhan Financial Group is stepping up efforts to develop tokenized finance and digital asset infrastructure through expanded cooperation with the Canton Network, an institutional blockchain platform.Shinhan Financial said Monday that Chairman and CEO Jin Ok-dong met with Digital Asset Co-Founder an

SK hynix is expanding its collaboration with TSMC in next-generation AI memory and advanced packaging, extending its technology roadmap beyond HBM4 to HBM5 as demand for high-performance memory continues to grow alongside large-scale AI infrastructure.The company participated in the TSMC Open Innova