UX Tech Day
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom commercial feature AI human to promote content platform
South Korea’s major telecom company SK Telecom Co. has adopted a virtual human to feature in one of its commercial ads for the first time in t...
Sep 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
SK Innovation tech turns 98% of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide
The Institute of Technology Innovation operated by SK Innovation Co. announced on Friday that it has developed electrochemical catalytic technology,...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
ETRI bolsters semiconductor technologies for use in aerospace defense
Daejeon-based Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is poised to further the development of semiconductor technologies for us...
Sep 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom expands business portfolio with quantum tech
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is expanding its business portfolio with quantum technology, even into industries that are unr...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Broadband develops green, efficient network technology
South Korea's internet service provider SK Broadband Co. has developed optical communications technology that simultaneously provides differing degr...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Samsung goes green as it eyes clean tech supremacy across supply chain
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone and memory chipmaker, said on Thursday it is aiming to power its entire operations wit...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
South Korea fines Google, Meta $72 million for privacy violations
South Korea’s privacy protection regulator on Wednesday levied millions of dollars in fines on Alphabet’s Google LLC and Facebook operat...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea in for longest monthly trade deficit spell in 25 yrs
South Korea is poised to report a trade deficit for a sixth straight month in September, which would mark its longest period of trade shortfalls in ...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DB HiTek develops automotive power semiconductor tech
DB HiTek Co., South Korea’s major foundry chipmaker, developed the automotive power semiconductor process technology to meet the increasing de...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Broadcom not to force S.Korean tech companies on deals
US chipmaker Broadcom Inc. has pledged to cease putting undue pressure on Samsung Electronics Co. and other South Korean tech companies to sign deal...
Sep 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Hancom to focus on cloud computing and AI services
South Korea’s homegrown software giant Hangul and Computer Group, also known as Hancom Inc. Group, is slated to transform itself into a cloud ...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis to debut Detroit Auto Show with advanced EV technology
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. will showcase its latest electric vehicle-related technology at this year’s North A...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
About 1,000 attend Upbit Developer Conference preliminary events
South Korea’s unicorn startup Dunamu Inc. hosted two preliminary events for the Upbit Developer Conference (UDC) scheduled for later this mont...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
South Korea’s tech giants bolster short-form video content services
South Korea’s tech behemoth Naver Corp. is poised to strengthen its short-form content service on surging demand for video content that is les...
Sep 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Korea's Hyundai E&C to build smart green city in Vietnam
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. is poised to become the first South Korean company to join Vietnam’s green smart city development p...
Aug 31, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG boost use of recycled materials for electronics
South Korean tech giants Samsung and LG are increasing their amount of electronic products made from recycled materials. The companies will showcase...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai narrows Level 3 self-driving tech gap with Tesla to one year
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has narrowed its technology gap in Level 3 self-driving vehicles with Tesla Inc. to one year, mo...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Crypto exchange Binance to work with Busan on blockchain
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced on Friday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis has been recognized by industry analysts for its excellence in innovative technology and consumer experi...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startup accelerator D.Camp marks 100th demo day
Startup accelerator D.Camp’s demo day event dubbed D.Day celebrated its 100th event on Thursday. The first D.Day event was held in June 2...
Aug 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to invest $15 bn in semiconductor R&D complex
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, plans to spend 20 trillion won ($15.1 billion) by 2028 on an advanced semiconductor...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Tech giant Kakao turns to digital display advertising for added revenue
Kakao Corp. is looking to add display advertising to South Korea’s largest messaging app KakaoTalk, as well as the fintech apps developed by i...
Aug 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Drones, AI, big data power Korean fisheries’ earnings
The Jubilee, a 2,200-ton tuna fishing vessel operated by South Korea’s leading fishing company Dongwon Industries Co., has been using drones t...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Blockchain
S. Korea's digital asset exchange operators bulk up despite crypto winter
Despite being in crypto winter, or a period in which prices of major cryptocurrencies have slid and stayed low for weeks on end, South Korea's bigge...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
It's time for individual investors to bet on stocks: Carlyle's David Rubenstein
A lot of stock investors have jumped into the bullish market in recent years. But global inflation and recession appear as threats to invest...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korean firms bullish on hiring developers from India, SE Asia
Travel startup Storicity Inc. tried for a year to find a developer in South Korea – to no avail.But when it expanded its search abroad through...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis steps up future mobility business
Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is accelerating its future mobility businesses as well as intensifying open innovat...
Aug 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan wins $640 mn desalination plant deal in Saudi
South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility Co. secured a $640 million deal for a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia to meet water demand in the kingdom.D...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix unveils world's first 238-layer NAND; Samsung SSD 20 times faster
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chipmakers, are set to overtake their rivals in the industry’s...
Aug 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
APR Corp. generates $199 mn in revenue with advanced tech, branding
APR Corp. is a South Korean startup less than a decade old, which develops and manufactures skin care products and athleisure clothing. While t...
Aug 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)