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Seoul Fintech Lab Investor’s Day
Seoul Fintech Lab hosts "Investor's Day' every year in partnership with Plug and Play. The Silicon Valley-based accelerator launched its Korean office in 2020. Since then, Seoul Fintech Lab, Korea's first fintech accelerator, and Plug and Play co-host a 6-week accelerator program for Seoul Fintec…
South Korea United States Relations Under Joe Biden
How has South Korea United States relations been under Joe Biden? As we enter 2023, I look at what may be the impact of Joe Biden’s presidency so far. This includes the direct and indirect impact on Korean global business and industrial sectors. 75 million American voters have choose Democrat Joe…
Meet your Match Korea – An Online Investor-Startup Matching Event
KK Fund is a Singapore-based VC fund that invests in seed-stage startups across South East Asia. They wanted to focus on seed-stage startups in Korea looking to expand into the South East Asian market. Therefore they partnered with KVIC (Korea Venture Investment Corp), a Korean governmental agency…
Shopping Habits in Korea Changed Due to COVID-19
When you walk down the streets of Myeongdong, Dongdaemun, Garosugil (Sina-dong), and even inside COEX mall, you will notice that more and more stores are shutting down. Offline stores have been under pressure due to online retailers even before COVID-19. Shopping habits in Korea are changing as…
Will Bank of Korea Launch Digital Currencies in Korea?
The Bank of Joseon introduced currency notes in Korea back in 1946. 4 years later, a new central bank called the Bank of Korea replaced the Bank of Joseon. Now they play a major role in maintaining price stability in South Korea. However, recently with the rise of Bitcoin and other…
Why is the Youth Unemployment Rate in Korea so High?
The youth unemployment rate in South Korea currently stands at 10%. South Korea overall lost over 1 million jobs from the same time last year. The majority of job loss was in the service sector which has been hit especially hard during the coronavirus pandemic. Retail jobs, hotel jobs, and…
