Samsung to only use Qualcomm’s AP for Galaxy S23 series

Samsung to only use Qualcomm’s AP for Galaxy S23 series

Samsung Electronics Co. is poised to release the Galaxy S23 series smartphones in mid-February, those familiar with the development told The Korea E...

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...

SK On to buy battery material lithium hydroxide from Chile's SQM

SK On to buy battery material lithium hydroxide from Chile's SQM

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric battery maker, said on Sunday it signed a deal on Nov. 4 to purchase lithium hydroxide, a key ba...

Samsung sets sights on new chips for self-driving homes on wheels

Samsung sets sights on new chips for self-driving homes on wheels

For decades, Samsung Electronics Co. has been a household name in the semiconductor industry, making chips that work like the human brain for comput...

Domino’s Korea to use third party delivery agents, the franchise's first case

Domino’s Korea to use third party delivery agents, the franchise's first case

It took a whole year for Domino’s Korea to convince the Michigan-based delivery pizza behemoth for an exemption to its corporate guidance of u...

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 ...

Korea Post's insurance arm uses buyout, senior debt as core strategies

Korea Post's insurance arm uses buyout, senior debt as core strategies

Korea Post’s insurance bureau will maintain its core-satellite strategy in private equity and debt investments for both stable revenue streams...

DRIMAES to produce cloud-based car control platform with Qualcomm

DRIMAES to produce cloud-based car control platform with Qualcomm

Daegu-based startup DRIMAES is poised to develop and mass produce a cloud-based vehicle control platform using San Diego-based semiconductor giant Q...

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will increase production of hybrid models by some 15% next year to focus on the popular segmen...

GM may consider producing EVs in South Korea

GM may consider producing EVs in South Korea

CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang Province -- General Motors Co. may consider making electric vehicles in South Korea, the country manager said on Wednesda...

Oil prices to remain high, petrochem a concern: GS Caltex CEO

Oil prices to remain high, petrochem a concern: GS Caltex CEO

GS Caltex Corp. Chief Executive Hur Sae-hong said on Monday he expects global oil prices, which remain elevated due to geopolitical tensions, won&rs...

US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers

US DOE officials in Seoul to meet with Hyundai Motor, battery makers

US Department of Energy officials are in South Korea to discuss details of its electric vehicle and battery tax credit law with Korean government of...

Hyundai to shift gear toward software-centric cars from 2023

Hyundai to shift gear toward software-centric cars from 2023

Hyundai Motor Group will introduce software-defined vehicles (SDVs) that receive wireless software updates for models to be released from next year,...

Stay in market despite rising interest rates: Howard Marks

Stay in market despite rising interest rates: Howard Marks

NEW YORK – Investors should stay in the financial market as rising interest rates have put the values of assets such as stocks and bonds at ap...

SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture

SK Hynix hikes use of locally produced neon gas for chip manufacture

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it will significantly raise the use of locally produced neon, a ...

EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market

EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market

Eco-friendly cars such as electric vehicles and hybrids have increased their share in South Korea's used car market, together accounting for 36% of ...

Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari

Kia’s EV6 GT: Faster than supercars Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari

South Korea’s sports car enthusiasts now have one more supercar option to enjoy at an affordable price – one that is arguably as powerfu...

Hyundai Mobis hosts future mobility startups in Silicon Valley

Hyundai Mobis hosts future mobility startups in Silicon Valley

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. will host a future mobility conference, dubbed Mobis Mobility Day, with around 80 experts from mobility startu...

SK Telecom commercial feature AI human to promote content platform

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...

ETRI bolsters semiconductor technologies for use in 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...

EV tax credits may prove detrimental to the US: EU official

EV tax credits may prove detrimental to the US: EU official

The US decision to remove tax incentives for cars produced outside North America may violate World Trade Organization (WTO) provisions and could be ...

LG Elec., GS EPS join forces to produce, use solar power in Korea

LG Elec., GS EPS join forces to produce, use solar power in Korea

LG Electronic Inc. is set to produce solar energy to support 10% of the annual electricity consumption at its Changwon plant in South Korea.The firm...

Korea unveils autonomous driving, commercial drone service roadmap

Korea unveils autonomous driving, commercial drone service roadmap

South Korea aims to launch advanced autonomous driving, commercial drone and other urban air mobility services by 2025, as the country strives to be...

Kakao Mobility, Hyundai to launch pilot robotaxi service by year-end

Kakao Mobility, Hyundai to launch pilot robotaxi service by year-end

Kakao Mobility Corp., which runs South Korea’s most popular taxi-hailing app, and top Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have agreed to launch...

Drivers try racing Hyundai’s latest models at Asia’s largest driving center

Drivers try racing Hyundai’s latest models at Asia’s largest driving center

The HMG Driving Experience Center, which is set to open on Sept. 16, will offer the general public an opportunity to try out aspects of professional...

Korea lags peer nations in robot industry

Korea lags peer nations in robot industry

South Korea’s competitiveness in the robot industry is among the world’s lowest even though the country is one of the largest buyers of ...

South Korea fines Google, Meta $72 million for privacy violations

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...

LG AI center joins forces with Parsons School for creative AI development 

LG AI center joins forces with Parsons School for creative AI development 

South Korea’s LG Corp. announced it signed an academic collaboration agreement with the New York City-based Parsons School of Design on Monday...

Hanmi’s anti-cancer drug Rolontis gets FDA approval; US sale via Spectrum

Hanmi’s anti-cancer drug Rolontis gets FDA approval; US sale via Spectrum

South Korea’s Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. said on Tuesday that Rolontis, an anti-cancer drug it has jointly developed with its US partner, has ob...

DB HiTek develops automotive power semiconductor tech

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...

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