More Singapore firms making their mark in the land of kimchi

From retail to real estate to IT, the SMEs are winning big jobs and growing their footprint

Ms Natalie Yong, managing director of LCH Quantity Surveying, at Millennium Hilton Seoul Hotel, which is a major client of her company’s Seoul office.
Ms Natalie Yong, managing director of LCH Quantity Surveying, at Millennium Hilton Seoul Hotel, which is a major client of her company’s Seoul office.
Chang May Choon South Korea Correspondent In Busan
Updated
Nov 25, 2019, 06:31 AM
Published
Nov 25, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Timing was everything for Singapore start-up ViSenze when it decided to enter the South Korean market in 2016.

Stunned when its best Go player Lee Se-dol was beaten by Google's AI machine AlphaGo, the country had just started to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 25, 2019, with the headline More Singapore firms making their mark in the land of kimchi. Subscribe

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