LG Electronics, Microsoft sign strategic partnership on AI agents

LG Electronics, Microsoft sign strategic partnership on AI agents

LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s top home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. has signed a strategic partnership with US tech giant Micros...

Korea Zinc, MBK-Young Poong alliance to fight over cumulative voting

Korea Zinc, MBK-Young Poong alliance to fight over cumulative voting

The battle over Korea Zinc Inc.'s management control between Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yun-birm and the Young Poong Corp.-MBK Partners alliance has n...

S.Korea's exports of snack exceed $700 mn mark in 2024

S.Korea's exports of snack exceed $700 mn mark in 2024

South Korea's confectionery exports from January to November last year increased 16.5% year over year surpassing $700 million for the first time, ac...

Korean pension funds raise bets on infrastructure, global stocks

Korean pension funds raise bets on infrastructure, global stocks

South Korean pension funds are raising their bets on infrastructure and global stocks, while reducing exposure to the domestic stock market on a dow...

Yuhan’s lung cancer drug gets OK in Europe

Yuhan’s lung cancer drug gets OK in Europe

Leclaza (ingredient: lazertinib), a new lung cancer treatment developed by South Korea’s Yuhan Corp. secured approval from the European Commis...

Hanjin expands GDC at Incheon Airport

Hanjin expands GDC at Incheon Airport

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Monday it expanded its global distribution center (GDC) at Incheon International Airport to meet the dem...

SK Hynix develops high-capacity SSD for AI data center

SK Hynix develops high-capacity SSD for AI data center

SK Hynix Inc. unveiled on Wednesday its high-capacity solid-state drive (SSD) product PS1012 U.2, designed for AI data centers with 61 terabyte (TB)...

Hanwha's financial companies open AI center in San Franciso

Hanwha's financial companies open AI center in San Franciso

South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate’s financial companies have opened a joint artificial intelligence center in San Francisco, a ...

Samsung SDS to build AI-focused data center at Samsung Electronics’ plant

Samsung SDS to build AI-focused data center at Samsung Electronics’ plant

Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, plans to build an artificial intelligence data center...

NPS steps back from Doosan Robotics' Bobcat merger

NPS steps back from Doosan Robotics' Bobcat merger

The National Pension Service (NPS) appears to be stalling on a vote for Doosan Robotics Inc.'s merger with Doosan Bobcat Inc., with major proxy advi...

Samsung C&T, Sweden's Karnfull Next to team up for SMR

Samsung C&T, Sweden's Karnfull Next to team up for SMR

South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. said Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swedish energy company Karnfull Next AB to jointl...

Hyundai, Kia to build Hyundai Center of Excellence in India

Hyundai, Kia to build Hyundai Center of Excellence in India

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to build the Hyundai Cente...

GIC to pick preferred bidder in $1.1 bn Seoul landmark building sale

GIC to pick preferred bidder in $1.1 bn Seoul landmark building sale

Singapore’s GIC Private Ltd., the world’s sixth-largest sovereign wealth fund, is set to select a preferred bidder for the sale of a lan...

Rebellions · Sapeon Korea merger, the first domestic AI chip unicorn

Rebellions · Sapeon Korea merger, the first domestic AI chip unicorn

Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, officially merged with Sapeon Korea to form the first domestic AI chi...

President of Latvia visits S.Korea's Daan Cancer Lab

President of Latvia visits S.Korea's Daan Cancer Lab

Daan Cancer Laboratory under Severance Hospital said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Latvian government to streng...

S.Korean gov't eases restrictions on Korean investment in overseas startups

S.Korean gov't eases restrictions on Korean investment in overseas startups

The companies founded by South Korean nationals abroad will be recognized as domestic companies if they contribute to the Korean economy, making it ...

South Korea approves Korea Zinc’s precursor as national core technology

South Korea approves Korea Zinc’s precursor as national core technology

South Korea has designated Korea Zinc Inc.'s precursor manufacturing process as a national core technology and advanced industrial technology, effec...

Samsung vows to regain chip lead with new R&D center

Samsung vows to regain chip lead with new R&D center

Samsung Electronics Co. is pinning its hopes on its new research and development complex, which will cost the company 20 trillion won ($14.4 billion...

Korea’s Lunit in AI-powered lung cancer diagnostics deal with AstraZeneca

Korea’s Lunit in AI-powered lung cancer diagnostics deal with AstraZeneca

Lunit Inc., a South Korean AI-powered cancer diagnostics company, has partnered with global biopharma giant AstraZeneca plc. to jointly enter the AI...

CJ Logistics opens cold-chain logistics center in Georgia

CJ Logistics opens cold-chain logistics center in Georgia

South Korea's CJ Logistics said on Thursday that it completed the construction of a large-scale cold-chain logistics center in the US and has begu...

S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam

S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that South Korean company Jeil Construction has begun building a cold chain complex logi...

LG Electronics to conduct safety training using VR

LG Electronics to conduct safety training using VR

South Korea's home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Nation...

Kakao Mobility, Samyang Logistics partner on fulfillment services

Kakao Mobility, Samyang Logistics partner on fulfillment services

Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s most popular ride-hailing app operator, said on Monday that it partnered with logistics firm Samyang Logis...

Hyundai Motor designs the future of mobility in Irvine studio

Hyundai Motor designs the future of mobility in Irvine studio

IRVINE, Calif. -- White sneakers, gray nail polish, pink goggles and orange remote controls are not something visitors expect to see in car design s...

Volpara to supply breast cancer SW to US Defense Health Agency

Volpara to supply breast cancer SW to US Defense Health Agency

Lunit, a South Korean cancer diagnostics AI company, said on Monday its US subsidiary Volpara Health secured a 10 billion won ($7.5 million) contr...

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to invest $5 mn in S.Korea’s Musicow  

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to invest $5 mn in S.Korea’s Musicow  

US entertainment tycoon Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is expected to invest about $5 million in Musicow Inc., South Korea’s music copyright trading...

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

LG H&H, DSH to nurture beauty tech startups

South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. said on Thursday that it will run an open innovation program with the US-based Draper Startup House (DSH...

LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany

LG Chem opens Europe Innovation Center in Germany

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest chemicals manufacturer, said on Sunday the opening of its Europe Innovation Center in F...

LG Uplus publishes white paper on 6G services

LG Uplus publishes white paper on 6G services

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Wednesday the release of its "6G White Paper: Non-Terrestrial Networks," which explores the future direction of...

Celltrion's anti cancer drugs hold 90% market share in C.America

Celltrion's anti cancer drugs hold 90% market share in C.America

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc. said on Friday that its cancer treatments have captured a 90% market share in several Central American countries....

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