Alpha 7 Gen 6 AI Processor
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharm, Dong-A ST sign licensing deal of Cenobamate
South Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract with Dong-A ST to transfer the rights to commercialize t...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
The North Face supplier Youngone lends $177 mn to Scott
Youngone Corp., a South Korean clothing manufacturer to global outdoor brands like The North Face and Patagonia, said on Thursday it has decided to ...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Digital healthcare, robot, AI chip startups among VCs’ 2024 top picks
Startups that specialize in digital healthcare, robots and artificial intelligence chips are among South Korea-based venture capital firms’ to...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
S-1 sees facial recognition AI as core trend in 2024
South Korea's system securities provider S-1 Corp. has forecasted a significant rise in the demand for AI-powered security solutions this year, pr...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, SK Hynix join forces with foreign rivals to win AI chip war
South Korea’s two chip giants Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are expected to further deepen ties with rivals and customers from aro...
Dec 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korea to sell $3.6 bn stake in NXC via private offering
The South Korean government is seeking to sell a 4.71 trillion won ($3.6 billion) stake in gaming giant NXC Corp. via private placement as the autho...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s consumer inflation reaches 3.6% in 2023 on high utilities
South Korea’s consumer prices rose 3.6% this year, driven by the biggest jump in utility bills since 2010 and high inflation in agricultural p...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics unveils 2024 QNED TV
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Thursday that it will unveil the 2024 QNED TV (Quantum nano-emitting diode) equipped with the artificial intelligen...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean innovators at CES 2024
Samsung to unveil AI-feature vacuum cleaner at CES
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will unveil a new vacuum cleaner, the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo, at the upcoming CES 2024. This ...
Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to release Galaxy Book3 Go 5G laptop
Samsung Electronics Co. will release the Galaxy Book3 Go 5G laptop, which supports 5G networks on Jan. 2. Next year.The device features a 14-inch LC...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
ESTsoft launches conversational AI service Alan
South Korea's AI service specialist company ESTsoft Corp. announced on Tuesday that it launched its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) serv...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Samsung Heavy wins $240 mn order for two VLACs
South Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced on Tuesday that it has won a 310.8 billion won ($240 million) order for two very la...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
HD Hyundai, Google Cloud team up to accelerate generative AI innovation
HD Hyundai Co., South Korea’s shipbuilding-to-heavy machinery conglomerate, said on Tuesday it has teamed up with Google Cloud, the informatio...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LegoChem Bio, Janssen sign $1.7 bn ADC licensing deal
LegoChem Biosciences Inc. has signed a blockbuster $1.7 billion deal to license out its proprietary antibody drug conjugate (ADC) candidate to Jasse...
Dec 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver to join race with EQT, Goldman Sachs for Korean SW firm
Naver Corp. is set to go up against global major private equity firms such as EQT Partners AB and Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group to acquire a So...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Poultry processor Harim to buy Korean top sea carrier HMM for $5 bn
South Korea’s leading poultry processor Harim Group is set to acquire the country’s No. 1 sea flag carrier HMM Co. for about 6.4 trillio...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display plans $1 bn rights offering for smaller OLED biz
LG Display Co., the world’s top manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Monday it plans to raise 1.36 t...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT, Obigo to jointly develop car AI services
South Korea's major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the domest...
Dec 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
New Samsung, LG laptops drive industry shift toward on-device AI
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are unveiling new artificial intelligence-powered laptops next month, joining an industry move to in...
Dec 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung to release Galaxy Book4 laptop series in January
Samsung Electronics Co. will release its laptop lineup Galaxy Book4 series on Jan. 2, 2024, with a new intelligent processor for high performance an...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Electronics launches AI-powered LG Gram laptop
South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday its plans to launch the AI-powered LG Gram laptop, featuring Intel's next-gen...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom launches AI-based phone interpreting service
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has launched an artificial intelligence-based telephone interpreting service in real-time for ...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lunit acquires NZ-based AI diagnostics firm Volpara
South Korean medical AI company Lunit announced on Thursday that it will acquire New Zealand-based AI breast cancer diagnostics solutions company Vo...
Dec 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI, cloud to rule video surveillance market in 2024: Hanwha Vision
Hanwha Vision Co., formerly Hanwha Techwin, expects the global video surveillance market to undergo a major upgrade with the development of artifici...
Dec 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paris Baguette opens 7 new stores in SE Asia in one month
Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Tuesday that it opened seven stores in Southeast Asia in on...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Supply chain
South Korea to launch $7.6 bn supply chain fund, make urea locally
South Korea plans to set up a supply chain stabilization fund of up to 10 trillion won ($7.6 billion) to effectively cope with sudden supply disrupt...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korean newly married couples’ birth rate at record low
South Korea’s fertility rate among newly married couples, who account for most of the country’s newborns, hit a trough last year, adding...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton to introduce AI characters in PUBG
South Korea's game developing and publishing giant Krafton Inc. plans to introduce virtual characters using generative AI in the first-person shoote...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Carmakers to expand affordable EV, hybrid lineups in Korea
Carmakers in South Korea are slated to unveil new electric vehicle models at cheaper prices next year to revive the sputtering EV market and also ro...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Samsung launches new growth engine control tower at mobile division
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones, has created a business control tower within its Digital eX...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)