Omicron variant-specific vaccine
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Korean Innovators at CES 2025
SK Hynix to collaborate with Nvidia on Cosmos physical AI platform: Chey
LAS VEGAS – SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has agreed to collaborate with Nvidia Corp. on the top US AI chi...
Jan 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience, Sanofi to develop next-gen pneumococcal vaccines
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. said on Friday it signed an expanded agreement with Sanofi to co-develop next-generation pneumococcal conjugate vacc...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience's SKYCellflu approved in Indonesia
SK Bioscience Co., a bio and pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's SK Group, said on Wednesday that The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority BPOM ...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung expands AI horizon with B2B-specific SmartThings Pro
BERLIN – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is entering the AI-powered business-to-business connectivity platform market with its...
Sep 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
BGF Retail, Deeping Source to co-work on smart convenience stores
BGF Retail Co., the operator of South Korea’s leading convenience store chain CU, said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understand...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Enormous market ahead for Hopae, S.Korean DID pioneer
To Hopae Inc., a digital identity solution-developing startup native to South Korea, its home market is small. After successfully accommodating more...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics' Indian unit logs highest first-half sales
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s largest home appliances maker, raked in more than 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in first-half sales in India ...
Aug 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience sells stake in US vaccine developer Novavax
SK Bioscience Co., a drug-making arm of South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has sold a stake in Nasdaq-listed vaccine developer Novavax Inc. ...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Tucson HEV posts record US sales as hybrids catch on
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. saw sales of the hybrid version of its flagship Tucson SUV hit an all-time monthly high in July in the US, the...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kumho Tire holds Latin American dealer convention
South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. announced on Friday that it held the Kumho Dealer Convention event from July 20 to 22 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, inviting ab...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
SK Bioscience to buy German vaccine maker IDT Biologika for $244 mn
South Korea’s vaccine developer SK Bioscience Co. will acquire a controlling stake in the world’s top 10 vaccine firm IDT Biologika GmbH...
Jun 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
JLK gets FDA OK for prostate cancer diagnosis AI solution
South Korea’s JLK Inc., an AI-based diagnosis solution and platform maker, announced on Monday that it got approval from the US Food and Drug ...
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
LG Uplus, GIST to build metaverse campus
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday a business agreement with the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) to develop a uni...
Jun 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK C&C unveils enterprise-tailored sLLM
SK Inc C&C (SK C&C), the information technology service unit of South Korea’s SK Group, announced on Monday that it launched Solur LLM...
May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
EuBiologics gets WHO certification for cholera vaccine facility
South Korea's EuBiologics Co. announced on Friday that the vaccine bulk production facility at its Chuncheon Plant No. 2 for the oral cholera vacc...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom eyes tangible results from AI business in 2024
South Korea’s No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is set to accelerate investments in artificial intelligence to bring more tangible outcomes ...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Jusung Engineering to spin off major units
South Korea's Jusung Engineering Co. plans to spin off its semiconductor, solar, and display equipment businesses and transform into a holding com...
May 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to bring 1st hybrid variant of subcompact SUV Sonet to Japan, China
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to aggressively expand its hybrid vehicle lineup to subcompact SUVs amid slower-than-...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience exports Sky Cellflu to Thailand
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Thursday that it has shipped about 440,000 doses (for single-dose administration) of its cell-cultured ...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Dubai Chamber of Commerce to open Seoul office
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will open an office in Seoul, South Korea by May this year, according to industry so...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to release Genesis hybrid variants in 2025
Hyundai Motor Co. is expected to release hybrid cars under its premium brand Genesis next year to attract drivers hesitant to switch to all-electric...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Upstage's AI beats global peers in benchmark math tests
South Korean artificial intelligence tech startup Upstage said on Monday that its math-specific large language model (LLM), jointly developed with l...
Jan 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience start to deliver Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Tuesday that it started to deliver the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine against XBB.1.5 variant.According to No...
Dec 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience applies Phase 3 trials in US for pneumococcal vaccine
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Monday that it submitted the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the Phase 3 clinical trial ...
Dec 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion, Cyron to develop multi-specific antibody new drug
South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it signed a joint research agreement with domestic startup ...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea to invest $200 mn in new drugs, vaccines by 2028
South Korea’s health ministry will allocate 261.6 billion won ($200.2 million) for two funds over the next four years to boost private sector ...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GC Biopharma wins $10 mn order for flu vaccine in Thailand
South Korea's GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Thursday that its flu vaccine GC Flu secured a $10 million order in the upcoming bid by Thailand's Gov...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
KAIST, IVI to collaborate on global vaccine research
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the I...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience to develop 2nd-generation Ebola vaccine
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with the international non-profit research organization H...
Nov 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Upstage to develop math-specific LLM with Qanda
South Korean artificial intelligence tech startup Upstage will challenge global math solver AIs such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Ph...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)