SM Entertainment acquires additional 11.4% stake in DearU for $9.2 mn

SM Entertainment acquires additional 11.4% stake in DearU for $9.2 mn

SM Entertainment Co., South Korea’s music powerhouse behind internationally popular boy and girl bands like EXO and aespa, has acquired an add...

Alux's export contracts with US, Japan top $5 million

Alux's export contracts with US, Japan top $5 million

South Korean drone maker Alux Co. said on Monday its cumulative export contracts with the US and Japan have surpassed 7 billion won ($5 million). Th...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches S.Korean satellite into orbit

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches S.Korean satellite into orbit

A Falcon 9 rocket developed by Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched the Koreasat-6A, a communication satellite that...

Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition

Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition

The Asan Nanum Foundation selected Big Mobility and Hummingbirds as the top winners of the 13th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition demo day on Novemb...

Perigee, Quantum Aero to cooperate on military UAV

Perigee, Quantum Aero to cooperate on military UAV

South Korea's small space launch vehicle startup Perigee Aerospace Inc. said on Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Quantum Ae...

Samsung, NTT Docomo to cooperate on AI technology

Samsung, NTT Docomo to cooperate on AI technology

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NTT Docomo, Japan's largest mobile telecommunicati...

KT succeeds 5G NTN satellite communication

KT succeeds 5G NTN satellite communication

South Korea's KT Corp. and its satellite subsidiary KT SAT said on Monday their integration of KOREASAT 6 with a terrestrial 5G network, utilizing...

Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea

Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea

South Korea's Doosan Corp. completed the construction of a high-end copper foil plant to produce materials widely used in automotive electronic comp...

Samsung releases 1-terabyte microSD cards for mobile devices

Samsung releases 1-terabyte microSD cards for mobile devices

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday released higher-capacity memory cards for portable devices that can store up to 1 terabyte (TB) of data, almost ...

LG Innotek to foster car communication parts business with digital key

LG Innotek to foster car communication parts business with digital key

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. aims to accelerate growth in the global auto communication parts market with a new digital car key as its parent ...

SK Telecom identifies illegal drones using AI

SK Telecom identifies illegal drones using AI

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Thursday that it developed a communication and AI-integrated module to catch illegal drones using artifici...

Gmarket CEO vows to reclaim lead with know-how from Alibaba, Coupang

Gmarket CEO vows to reclaim lead with know-how from Alibaba, Coupang

The new chief executive of South Korea’s Gmarket Inc. on Monday pledged to drive the local retail giant Shinsegae Group’s online shoppin...

Hyundai Motor to restore forest ecosystem

Hyundai Motor to restore forest ecosystem

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Restoration Project with...

South Korean drone startups rush to join military drone race

South Korean drone startups rush to join military drone race

South Korean drone-developing startups are rushing to join the race to develop military drones to meet growing demand for drones fit for combat oper...

KOTRA holds drone roadshow in Kazakhstan

KOTRA holds drone roadshow in Kazakhstan

Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Tuesday that the Korea-Kazakhstan Drone Roadshow opened in Astana, the capital of Kazak...

SM Bexel to localize military drone battery packs

SM Bexel to localize military drone battery packs

SM Bexel Co., the battery manufacturing affiliate of South Korea's SM Group, announced on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)...

S.Korea's drone market set for takeoff, led by startups   

S.Korea's drone market set for takeoff, led by startups   

Starting in May, drones, not boats, will deliver parcels and even fried chicken to residents living on some of South Korea's remote islands unreacha...

Samsung Asset wins iF Design Award

Samsung Asset wins iF Design Award

South Korea's Samsung Asset Management announced on Friday that its exchange-traded fund (ETF) brand KODEX has won the top prize in the communicatio...

KT teams up with Amazon to bolster B2B generative AI

KT teams up with Amazon to bolster B2B generative AI

BARCELONA -- KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecom services provider, said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership with Amazon Web...

Hanwha Ocean develops draft measuring with drones

Hanwha Ocean develops draft measuring with drones

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co., the world's third-largest shipbuilder, announced on Tuesday that it has developed a system that utilizes drones and ...

LG Elec unveils OLED TV featuring world-renowned AI artist in US

LG Elec unveils OLED TV featuring world-renowned AI artist in US

LG Electronics Inc. collaborated with world-renowned artificial intelligence (AI) artist Stephanie Dinkins to showcase art pieces that explore commu...

POSCO E&C develops solution for detecting wall cracks by drones

POSCO E&C develops solution for detecting wall cracks by drones

South Korea's POSCO E&C has developed a solution for apartment exterior wall maintenance using drones.The company announced on Tuesday that it h...

Naver unveils reports of Qatar Asian Cup utilizing AI

Naver unveils reports of Qatar Asian Cup utilizing AI

South Korea's Naver Corp. announced on Friday that it has published AI Scout Report for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023, which...

Supernal debuts upgraded flying-car concept; Hyundai reveals MOBION

Supernal debuts upgraded flying-car concept; Hyundai reveals MOBION

LAS VEGAS – Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) affiliate of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has unveiled its latest ...

S.Korea needs 35,000 additional foreign workers: study

S.Korea needs 35,000 additional foreign workers: study

The South Korean government plans to issue non-professional employment (E-9) visas to 165,000 foreign workers this year. However, claims have arisen...

KAIST, MIT jointly open Quantum Winter School

KAIST, MIT jointly open Quantum Winter School

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Monday that it is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Techn...

Hanwha wins S.Korean military anti-drone system deals

Hanwha wins S.Korean military anti-drone system deals

South Korean aerospace and defense maker Hanwha Systems Co. is set to establish a military system to cope with small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

S.Korean drone exports quadruple from goal

S.Korean drone exports quadruple from goal

South Korean drone exports surged to $1.11 million in 2023, exceeding the government's target by more than four times, fueled by strong demand for d...

Hyundai Wia to defend against illegal drones

Hyundai Wia to defend against illegal drones

South Korea's second-largest automotive parts supplier Hyundai Wia Corp. plans to develop an anti-drone system (ADS) technology tailored to the uniq...

LG Uplus to build robot-friendly building with Hyundai

LG Uplus to build robot-friendly building with Hyundai

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. has teamed up with Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Robotics Lab to build a communications infrastructure ecosystem at a...

K-beauty boom propels APR ahead of LG H&H, closing gap with AmorePacific IMM joins $600 mn fund for K-beauty unicorn Goodai Global in M&A drive Blackpink’s Jump music video draws 100 mn YouTube views Seoul signals agricultural market access on tariff talks table amid intensifying US trade pressure Korea’s top four financial holding firms post stellar Q2 profit on won, non-interest gains