LINE’s parent Naver invests in Southeast Asia’s product discovery and comparison platform iPrice

Naver’s direct investment comes only three months after iPrice raised an...


Coworking space chain EV Hive raises US$20M in Series A, will expand to Southeast Asia

EV Hive was founded in 2015 by venture capital firm East Ventures to provide...


Today’s top tech news, January 22: Snow raises US$50 million from Sequoia and Softbank

Besides Snow, there are new rules to govern ride-hailing in Indonesia and a...


Artwork rental platform Open Gallery secures US$3.8M funding

The goal is to transform the art industry by making it more accessible to the...


Naver officially launches AI-based translation service Papago, includes 5000 characters

The translation technology can translate Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and French...


Naver invests US$421M to construct a new cloud data center in Yongin

The company is positioning the move to improve technology in the AI era Naver...


Netflix and Youtube are the dominant video streaming apps in Asia, so how can local challengers compete?

To win in the online video streaming market, a service needs to first have...


Vietnam’s Appota raises Series C, valuation closing in on US$50M

The two firms involved are both South Korean, but bring unique qualities to the...


South Korea’s Naver joins self-driving car frenzy with suped-up Toyota Prius

It will be the 13th model the Korean government has granted a testing license to...


[Updated] Line Corp goes public in Tokyo, surging nearly 50 per cent above IPO price

Earlier, it debuted in NYSE at US$42 per share Line Corp has made an...