Greenlabs, a South Korean agtech startup, announced this week it has closed a $140 million Series C led by BlueRun Ventures, with participation from Skylake Incuvest and SK Square. The startup plans …
AKA AI Introduces AI Robots Musio and Pepper to Over 100 Institutions in South Korea
AKA AI (“AKA”) announced that it has introduced AKA’s social robots “Musio” and “Pepper” to over 100 South Korean institutions. AKA’s social robots “Musio” and “Pepper” are both powered by AKA’s …
Africa Finance Corps secures $400 million funding from South Korea and Dubai
Pan-African development financial institution, Africa Finance Corps (AFC) has raised $400 million in funds as its fundraising attracted new lenders …
South Korea and Saudi Arabia need oil but eye clean energy
A delegation led by South Korea’s president visiting Saudi Arabia inked a preliminary deal Tuesday to explore a project to develop a potentially cleaner form of energy. The development comes even as …
South Korea and Saudi Arabia need oil but eye clean energy
A delegation led by South Korea’s president visiting Saudi Arabia inked a preliminary deal Tuesday to explore a project to develop a potentially cleaner form of energy. The development comes even as …
Saudi Aramco signs 10 agreements with South Korean companies to advance co-operation
Saudi Aramco signed 10 agreements spanning manufacturing, low carbon energy development and finance with South Korean companies, further strengthening cross-border co-operation. The state-owned oil …
Cyr column: North Korea’s failure and South Korea’s success
North Korea is once again rattling the cage. Over several weeks, the regime has carried out four ballistic missile tests, the most recent on January 17. Pyongyang describes them as essential for …
Hong Kong fund to sell Japan, S.Korea Burger King business in deal over $1bln – source
Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South Korea and Japan, in a deal that could fetch more than $1 billion, a person …
Africa Finance Corp. Secures New Funders from South Korea, Dubai
Africa Finance Corp., which focuses on infrastructure across the continent, raised $400 million in a syndicated loan to bolster its balance sheet as the region seeks to recover from the coronavirus …
Hong Kong fund to sell Burger King business in Japan, South Korea for possibly over US$1 billion
Affinity Equity Partners, a Hong Kong private equity firm, has appointed Goldman Sachs to sell its Burger King fast-food businesses in South Korea and Japan in a deal that could fetch over US$1 …