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How Korean Startups Find Reliable Manufacturers in China
One of the most challenging aspects of entering the Chinese market is finding reliable manufacturers in China. Korean startups have stressed over and over again how difficult it is to find the right partner but also manufacturers they can communicate with. Still, many Korean startups focus on China…
Ways Foreign Players Can Dominate the SaaS Market in Korea
Competition in the SaaS (Software as a Service) space is increasing as customers are looking for better solutions to their problems. Korea has been known for its innovation in the tech space. Many software companies in Korea have sprung up. Thanks to the easily deployable infrastructure like AWS…
Korean Conglomerates Invest in the US Market
This is not the best news for the Korean startup scene. Korean conglomerates like Samsung, SK, Lotte, LG, and others have already started building plants in the United States and have started investing in US companies. This plan is to expand into the world's biggest customer market. Since Donald…
ZEPETO is the largest Metaverse platform in all of Asia
ZEPETO is the largest Metaverse platform in all of Asia. It was created by Naver Z Corp. the metaverse arm of Naver, South Korea’s top search engine. The metaverse platform has over 300 million users and averages 20 million monthly active users from all around the world. It does not compare to…
Korean Cosmetic Industry – Overview of the K-Beauty Market
Due to the rise in demand for K-Beauty products in the United States and Asia, exports of cosmetics in Korea went up 16% in 2020 to $7.5 billion. The data was collected by the Korea Customs Service and the Korea Cosmetic Association. This means that South Korea is currently the 9th largest…
