Mezzion Pharma to try again for US FDA approval of drug

Mezzion Pharma to try again for US FDA approval of drug

South Korea's Mezzion Pharma will seek to get the oral medicine Udenafil to treat side effects from heart surgery, planning to clinical trials in th...

LG Display develops invisible speaker for automobiles

LG Display develops invisible speaker for automobiles

South Korea's LG Display on Monday said it has developed an in-vehicle sound solution that uses screen vibrations to produce sound, and that the dev...

KEB Hana secures 6% stake in Onmind, part of SK Square's porfolio

KEB Hana secures 6% stake in Onmind, part of SK Square's porfolio

SK Square Co. announced on Monday that Onmind Inc., one of its portfolio companies, raised 2 billion won ($1.5 million) from KEB Hana Bank. The...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Postech to develop materials, parts talent

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Postech to develop materials, parts talent

Samsung Electro-Mechanics on Sunday said it has teamed up with Pohang University of Science and Technology (Postech) to develop outstanding human re...

Deeping Source turns visual data into info that drives business decisions

Deeping Source turns visual data into info that drives business decisions

Deeping Source Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) analytics startup, turns real-life visual data into insight that can drive business decisions.&...

KT unveils AI strategy, including hyperscale AI commercialization 

KT unveils AI strategy, including hyperscale AI commercialization 

South Korea’s second-largest wireless carrier KT Corp. unveiled a set of steps it will take to commercialize the internally developed Hypersca...

LG CNS to design smart city system for Indonesia's new capital

LG CNS to design smart city system for Indonesia's new capital

South Korea's LG CNS will provide a smart city design for Indonesia's new capital of Nusantara. The company on Tuesday said it signed the day before...

NCSOFT unveils trailer of new shooting game LLL

NCSOFT unveils trailer of new shooting game LLL

NCSOFT Corp. on Monday unveiled the gameplay trailer for LLL, its new shooting game for PCs and consoles to be released worldwide in 2024, for the f...

SK Nexilis develops copper foil for cylindrical batteries

SK Nexilis develops copper foil for cylindrical batteries

South Korea's SK Nexilis, a maker of copper foil for secondary cells under SKC Inc., has achieved a world first with its development of a highly elo...

Game design and development studio SHIFT UP eyes IPO

Game design and development studio SHIFT UP eyes IPO

SHIFT UP Corp., known for its subculture games, is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO.) The game design and development studio confirmed th...

Korean brokerages' restructuring targets investment banking units

Korean brokerages' restructuring targets investment banking units

South Korea’s small- and mid-sized brokerage houses have begun their workforce reductions ahead of the end of the year. The brokerages are set...

KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer

KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer

KT Corp., a South Korean telecommunications giant, plans to invest $2 million in Sonde Health Inc., a US voice biomarker developer, to enhance the c...

Samsung Heavy develops liquefied hydrogen fuel cell system

Samsung Heavy develops liquefied hydrogen fuel cell system

Samsung Heavy Industries has succeeded in developing a liquefied hydrogen fuel cell system for use in marine propulsion. The electric power is ...

LG, Altair build AI-powered validation platform for automotive parts

LG, Altair build AI-powered validation platform for automotive parts

LG Electronics Inc., an industry frontrunner in applying artificial intelligence to home appliances, said on Wednesday it has joined forces with Alt...

NCSOFT invests $15 million in blockchain company Mysten Labs

NCSOFT invests $15 million in blockchain company Mysten Labs

NCSOFT Corp., which announced early this year plans to install non-fungible token (NFT) technology in the global version of its online role-playing ...

Microsoft CEO Nadella to speak at developers' forum in Seoul

Microsoft CEO Nadella to speak at developers' forum in Seoul

Microsoft Korea said on Tuesday that it will host Microsoft Ignite Spotlight on Korea, an annual conference for developers and IT professionals, on ...

Korea's SKT aims for $32 bn in corporate value via AI tech by 2026

Korea's SKT aims for $32 bn in corporate value via AI tech by 2026

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is aiming to quadruple its corporate value, currently around 11 trillion won ($7.9 billion), b...

Samsung’s new NAND boasts industry’s highest storage capacity

Samsung’s new NAND boasts industry’s highest storage capacity

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has begun mass producing its latest NAND chip, which features the industry&rsqu...

Aekyung Chemical develops 1st domestically made refrigeration lubricant

Aekyung Chemical develops 1st domestically made refrigeration lubricant

Korea's Aekyung Chemical, an affiliate of Aekyung Group, along with GS Caltex, has made the nation's first localized refrigeration lubricant in line...

Internet giant Naver to introduce same-hour delivery by year’s end 

Internet giant Naver to introduce same-hour delivery by year’s end 

South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp. plans to introduce same-hour delivery service by year’s end. Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon ann...

S.Korean lunar orbiter sends 'Dynamite' BTS video to Earth

S.Korean lunar orbiter sends 'Dynamite' BTS video to Earth

South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri has sent texts and images from space to Earth, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced Monday. Da...

Hyundai Heavy to invest $30 million in TerraPower for SMR business

Hyundai Heavy to invest $30 million in TerraPower for SMR business

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Group said on Friday it has signed a deal to invest $30 million in TerraPower, a US nuclear power ventu...

LG Electronics, 6 stellar startups to jointly develop B2B growth engines

LG Electronics, 6 stellar startups to jointly develop B2B growth engines

LG Electronics will team up with promising startups to discover and develop new growth engines for business-to-business (B2B) operations. LG Electro...

No more ineffective drugs due to resistance

No more ineffective drugs due to resistance

L-Base is a pharmaceutical startup specializing in developing drugs for those who become resistant to existing cancer treatments. This year, the Minis...

Germany’s MBraun, Korean university to co-work on solar cells: CEO

Germany’s MBraun, Korean university to co-work on solar cells: CEO

MBraun, an affiliate of Germany’s Indus Holdings AG, plans to invest 1 billion won ($702,000) in a South Korean university as part of a deal t...

BOK to ease Legoland developer default-led credit crunch

BOK to ease Legoland developer default-led credit crunch

South Korea’s central bank joined rescue moves to improve liquidity in the local bond market and alleviate the fallout from a debt default by ...

Samsung to use rare gas produced by POSCO for chip manufacturing

Samsung to use rare gas produced by POSCO for chip manufacturing

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will significantly raise the use of locally produced xenon, a critical gas for ...

Principal opens Seoul office to intensify client relationships

Principal opens Seoul office to intensify client relationships

US investment firm Principal Global Investors LLC has recently opened a Seoul office to strengthen the firm’s existing client relationships in...

Samsung, Qualcomm unveil industry’s fastest LPDDR5X DRAM chip

Samsung, Qualcomm unveil industry’s fastest LPDDR5X DRAM chip

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has successfully proved the performance of its latest LPDDR5X DRAM on Qualcomm Te...

LG Elec speeds up robot biz expansion in logistics sector

LG Elec speeds up robot biz expansion in logistics sector

LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, has ramped up expansion of robot applications in the smart logistics sector with it...

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