Korea’s Regional Startup Strategy Faces Funding Gap as Capital Region Dominates Investment Flows
Korea’s ambition to build a balanced national startup ecosystem faces a critical funding challenge. New data reveal that the vast...
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Korea’s AI frontier is gaining global visibility as AWS selects RLWRLD Inc. and Trillion Labs for its prestigious Generative AI...
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Record AI Investment Sparks “Innovation Winter” for Non-AI Startups, Experts Warn of Bubble Risks
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Low Returns on $190M Startup Fund Expose Korea’s Policy Inefficiency in Innovation Finance
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Bitcoin’s $125K Surge Puts Spotlight on Korea’s Digital Finance Shift
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Policy Gap Exposed: $1.8B in Penalties Reveal Korea’s Struggle to Channel Bank Capital into Innovation
Korea’s financial system is facing a critical test. Banks have been fined KRW 2.5 trillion (~ USD 1.8 billion) this...
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Chuseok Holiday 2025: Korea’s Startup Testbed for New Wave of Consumer Innovation with Global Scalability
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