6G common requirements

Corporate strategy Samsung seeks tech alliance with top US universities for robotics, AI, 6G

In an ambitious bid to shape the future of technology, Samsung Electronics Co. is launching a sweeping initiative to collaborate with elite North Am...

Business & Politics Trump says Korea interested in Alaska gas project; Korean firms skeptical

South Korea, Japan and other countries want to partner with the US in a $44 billion natural gas pipeline project in Alaska, President Donald Trump s...

Artificial intelligence SK Telecom to secure stake in IonQ, forges quantum partnership

South Korea’s largest telecom company SK Telecom Co. will acquire about a 3% stake in IonQ Inc., the world’s first publicly traded quant...

Bio & Pharma Noul's miLab registered FDA's Class I

South Korea's Noul Co., an in-vitro diagnostics maker and artificial intelligence (AI)-based blood and cancer diagnostic platforms company, said on ...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus tests energy efficiency tech for 6G network

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. said on Tuesday it tested the All-Photonic Transport Network, a key technology designed to reduce power consumpti...

Tech, Media & Telecom 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...

Regulations FTC fines Kakao Mobility $55 mn for alleged unfair taxi-hailing service

South Korea’s antitrust body has fined Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s largest taxi-hailing app operator, 72.4 billion won ($54.9 mi...

Tech, Media & Telecom 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...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus, GSMA sign Open Gateway agreement

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Monday that it signed an agreement with the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) to parti...

IPOs Korea’s MeatBox to go public despite other failed grocery platform IPOs

MeatBox Global Inc., South Korea’s online livestock product sales platform operator, aims for an initial public offering valued at up to 28.5 ...

Electric vehicles Hyundai Mobis unveils airbags for purpose-built vehicles

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, on Thursday unveiled the industry’s first airbags for purpose-built vehic...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom, Singtel partner for next-gen network tech

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) to collab...

ESG Hyundai, Kia to require stricter ESG compliance from subcontractors

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group plans to require stricter environmental, social and governance compliance from its partners st...

Regulations South Korea to ban Chinese online products without KC certification

South Korea will ban products purchased online through overseas shopping platforms but without the KC certification amid growing concerns about prod...

Tech, Media & Telecom KT, Nokia to collaborate on global 6G research

South Korea's KT Corp. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with global mobile communications equipment manufacturer Nokia Cor...

Business & Politics Biden exempts graphite from EV mineral sourcing rule in win for Korea

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US government has given automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements, allowing electric vehicles w...

Future mobility Hyundai to invest $923 million on self-driving JV Motional

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, is set to spend nearly $1 billion on Motional, its loss-making self-driving joint ve...

Banking & Finance S.Korea asks savings banks to raise capital to avoid crisis

South Korea’s top financial regulator advised about 10 local savings banks in trouble to increase their capital by the end of this month to pr...

Regulations South Korea gets tough with Chinese platforms AliExpress, Temu, Shein

South Korea plans to introduce a get-tough e-commerce policy on Chinese platforms such as AliExpress, Temu and Shein amid increasing complaints abou...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus, Nokia validate 6G cloud tech

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Friday that it has verified 6G cloud technology in collaboration with Nokia.This technology enhances the s...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom develops AI-powered 6G air interface

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, has successfully proved the efficacy of artificial intelligence technology on the improv...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus validates next-gen 5G SW platform tech

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it has completed the technology verification of next-generation software platforms with Eric...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung, Princeton Univ. to team up for 6G R&D

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its fore-front R&D center Samsung Research America (SRA) has joined Princeton University&rsquo...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom brings forward 6G era with low-latency tech

South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) major SK Telecom Co. has developed a new technology jointly with US tech giant I...

Korean games Lost Ark developer Smilegate faces $75 mn suit over CB issue

Smilegate RPG, a South Korean developer of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Lost Ark, faced a 100 billion won ($74.8 millio...

Electric vehicles Hyundai, LG ask US to ease EV tax benefit requirements

South Korean electric vehicle and battery makers including Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have asked the US to ease requirements fo...

Food & Beverage This country will police ‘shrinkflation’ at the supermarket

SEOUL—Food prices have risen so much that Kim Soo-yeon has developed a suspicious new habit at the grocery store. She has taken to shaking bag...

Tech, Media & Telecom Korea’s 6G frequency bands picked as standard candidates

Sixth-generation (6G) communication frequency bands proposed by South Korea have been adopted as global standard candidates by the industry's freq...

Retail Fake Rolexes most common counterfeit watches smuggled into S.Korea

After the COVID-19 crisis, it has been revealed that counterfeit goods smuggling is on the rise once again. According to data submitted by the Korea...

The KED View Five most common frustrations of Korean entrepreneurs

A South Korean company recently gave up on its plan to venture into the burgeoning robot market.Fair-trade regulations that prohibit the creation of...