Korea’s NPS sees record assets, profit on double-digit return

Korea’s NPS sees record assets, profit on double-digit return

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) enjoyed record assets and profit in 2023 as the world’s third-largest pension fund reported...

42dot to lead Hyundai Group's in-vehicle software R&D

42dot to lead Hyundai Group's in-vehicle software R&D

Hyundai Motor Group’s self-driving technology arm 42dot Inc. will absorb the electronics, infotainment and autonomous driving technology divis...

Daewoo E&C opens theme park Ice Jungle in Phu Quoc

Daewoo E&C opens theme park Ice Jungle in Phu Quoc

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) opened the digital theme park Ice Jungle in its ongoing luxury residential ...

Hyundai Mobis, Wind River to build digital space for SDV

Hyundai Mobis, Wind River to build digital space for SDV

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis announced on Monday that it will build a digital twin system named M.Dev Studio with the US-based software compa...

HS Ad, Coupang to co-work for retail media advertising

HS Ad, Coupang to co-work for retail media advertising

South Korea’s HS Ad Inc. announced on Thursday that it will collaborate with the domestic e-commerce giant Coupang for data-based digital mark...

Daedong partners with POSCO to build first robot for steel mills

Daedong partners with POSCO to build first robot for steel mills

Daedong Corp., South Korea’s leading tractor and farm machinery maker, said on Thursday it has teamed up with POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent ...

HD Hyundai builds VR shipyard Twin FOS

HD Hyundai builds VR shipyard Twin FOS

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Co. announced on Wednesday that it completed the building of a virtual reality shipyard, the first stage of its Futur...

Doosan Robotics supplies baggage handling robots to Dutch Airport

Doosan Robotics supplies baggage handling robots to Dutch Airport

South Korea's Doosan Robotics Inc. announced on Thursday its collaboration with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Danish firm Cobot Lift. This part...

POSCO DX to develop robots for steel mills

POSCO DX to develop robots for steel mills

POSCO DX Co., the IT services subsidiary of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc., will collaborate with Chosun Refractories Co. to develop ...

Samsung launches new growth engine control tower at mobile division

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...

Hyundai, Kia unveil snow tire-transforming technology

 Hyundai, Kia unveil snow tire-transforming technology

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. unveiled a tire technology that can transform regular tires into snow tires with the simple push of a button, the co...

Naver, PIF-backed JV join hands for Saudi Arabia’s smart cities

Naver, PIF-backed JV join hands for Saudi Arabia’s smart cities

South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp. is planning to accelerate Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation in partnership with a tech firm b...

Korean digital comics boost Naver Webtoon’s biz in Japan

Korean digital comics boost Naver Webtoon’s biz in Japan

Naver Webtoon Ltd., the world’s top digital comics provider, enjoyed robust business in Japan with a record gross merchandise value (GMV) this...

Iljin Electric bags $333 mn high-voltage transformer deal in US

Iljin Electric bags $333 mn high-voltage transformer deal in US

Iljin Electric Co. has won its largest-ever 431.8 billion won ($333.2 billion) order to supply high-voltage transformers to a US energy company, the...

LG Uplus to spur generative AI service for new growth: CEO

LG Uplus to spur generative AI service for new growth: CEO

LG Uplus Corp., a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, is accelerating its generative artificial intelligence business as a new growth driver amid...

Hyundai to be first automaker to sell cars on Amazon

Hyundai to be first automaker to sell cars on Amazon

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will be the first carmaker to sell cars on Amazon in the US while providing drivers with the g...

Samsung Asset launches 1st Korea-listed ETF in US

Samsung Asset launches 1st Korea-listed ETF in US

Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, has launched an ETF in the US, the first of its kind t...

S.Korean webcomics inspire foreign screen adaptations

S.Korean webcomics inspire foreign screen adaptations

South Korea’s digital comics are reaching beyond borders with a boom of their adaptations into foreign movies and TV series thanks to glo...

Korean tire makers post double-digit Q3 profit margins; outlook bright

Korean tire makers post double-digit Q3 profit margins; outlook bright

South Korea’s three leading tire makers posted their highest-ever quarterly profit margins in the third quarter, boosted by tire price hikes, ...

LG CNS to join New York digital transformation project

LG CNS to join New York digital transformation project

South Korea's information technology service provider LG CNS announced on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a digital tra...

Kia reveals facelift of midsize sedan K5

Kia reveals facelift of midsize sedan K5

Kia Corp. unveils the new K5, a facelift model of its signature midsize sedan K5. This car is the revamped of third-generation K5, launched in 2019....

Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market

Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market

South Korea's digital healthcare startup ichrogene, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), entered into Thai market. Naver Corp....

Hanwha Ocean to design digital vessels with ABS

Hanwha Ocean to design digital vessels with ABS

South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co. on Sunday announced its conclusion of a basic accord with the Houston-based American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) t...

Digital infrastructure as essential as water today: asset managers

Digital infrastructure as essential as water today: asset managers

Digital assets are important components of change in the infrastructure investment landscape today and are as essential as water and electricity, ex...

LG Elec to launch new business with startup: LG NOVA head

LG Elec to launch new business with startup: LG NOVA head

SAN FRANCISCO – LG Electronics Inc. will set up a new business entity focusing on some of its new growth pillars — digital healthcare, c...

Lunit joins Saudi gov't healthcare sandbox

Lunit joins Saudi gov't healthcare sandbox

South Korea's medical AI company Lunit has joined the Saudi Arabian government's Healthcare Sandbox initiative, a move to advance digital transforma...

POSCO DX develops AI-based roadkill prevention system

POSCO DX develops AI-based roadkill prevention system

POSCO DX Co., the IT services subsidiary of South Korean steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc. announced on Wednesday it developed an artificial intelligen...

Naver Cloud to offer edutech service in Mongolia

Naver Cloud to offer edutech service in Mongolia

South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Tuesday it will participate in the Digital Classroom Project of Mong...

Naver secures $100 mn digital twin project in Saudi Arabia

Naver secures $100 mn digital twin project in Saudi Arabia

South Korea's dominant web portal giant Naver Corp. has won a contract to develop a Digital Twin platform for Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Municipal a...

Kakao Enterprise, Salesforce establish joint sales partnership

Kakao Enterprise, Salesforce establish joint sales partnership

South Korea's Kakao Enterprise Corp. announced on Friday that it has formed a joint sales partnership with Salesforce Korea to support digital innov...

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