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Electronics Now, slim is in – and Samsung aims to be No. 1 with Galaxy S25 Edge

With the advent of mobile AI, the performance arms race among smartphone makers is reaching diminishing returns, as some market analysts put it.The ...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung Display picked as sole OLED screen supplier for foldable iPhone

Samsung Display Co., the display-making unit under Samsung Electronics Co., will exclusively supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for...

Real estate IGIS puts office tower, 2 nearby hotels on market in bundled sale

Prime office complex AP Tower and two adjacent hospitality properties in Seoul’s Gangnam Business District have been put up for sale in a bu...

Electronics LG Electronics deepens ties with US startup Apex.AI

LG Electronics Inc. has invested in Apex.AI, a US-based startup developing safety-certified software designed to accelerate the transition of softwa...

Electronics Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy S25 smartphone: 'Perfect AI assistant'

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Last year, Samsung Electronics Co. scored a first-mover advantage with consumers by introducing the Galaxy S24 as an AI sma...

Korean startups Imagoworks raises $15.6 mn in Series C funding

Imagoworks, South Korea's AI-based digital dental service startup, said on Tuesday it raised 23 billion won ($15.6 million) in Series C funding.Foun...

Business & Politics South Korea mulls visa waiver for Chinese group tourists

South Korea is considering temporary visa exemptions for Chinese group tourists to boost the domestic tourism sector, after being spooked by the bot...

Tech, Media & Telecom Google unveils Android XR platform to launch on Samsung headset

SILICON VALLEY/SEOUL -- Global tech giant Google LLC on Thursday introduced a new operating system for extended reality (XR) devices to be installed...

Corporate investment Samsung invests in AI security platform Axiado

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Thursday it invested in the Series C funding round of Axiado, a US-based artificial intelligence (AI) security platf...

Entertainment Disney Plus bets big on Korean content to boost global presence

SINGAPORE -- Disney Plus, a global over-the-top (OTT) platform, is expanding its lineup of original Korean titles, buoyed by the popularity of K-dra...

Korean startups Panmnesia raises $57 mn in Series A funding

Panmnesia, a South Korean fabless startup specializing in compute express link (CXL) technology, said on Tuesday it raised 80 billion won ($57 milli...

Beauty & Cosmetics 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...

Future mobility Self-driving tech startup RideFlux raises $1.9 mn in Series B

RideFlux Inc., a South Korean autonomous driving technology startup, raised 26 billion won ($1.9 million) in a Series B funding round about four mon...

Banking & Finance Samsung Asset releases KODEX India ETF Investment Guide

South Korea's Samsung Asset Management said on Monday it released its KODEX India ETF Investment Pocket Guide.The guide provides information on the ...

Electronics LG 2024 OLED TVs named as best TV in US

LG Electronics Inc. 's  2024 organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs were named as the best OLED TV by several prominent US media outlets.Accor...

Electronics Samsung mobile chief to talk with Qualcomm on Galaxy S25 chips

Global smartphone leader Samsung Electronics Co.'s mobile business chief is expected to hold talks with senior executives of Qualcomm Inc. about s...

Banking & Finance Liner raises $20 mn in Series B funding

South Korean AI search startup Liner said on Friday it raised 270 billion won ($200 million) in a Series B funding round led by Atinum Investment an...

Artificial intelligence AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A round

MarqVision Inc., a startup developing an artificial intelligence-powered intellectual property (IP) protection platform, raised 22 billion won ($16....

Electronics Samsung’s Galaxy S24 FE: Budget smartphone packed with AI functions

Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE, the latest addition to its AI-enabled smartphones series, with which the South Korean ...

Robotics CJ Logistics, Aidin Robotics to co-develop logistics robots

South Korea’s CJ Logistics and Aidin Robotics recently signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop and commercialize logistics robots.U...

Automobiles Chabot Mobility raises $900,000 in Series C round

South Korea's automotive management platform startup Chabot Mobility said on Wednesday that it raised 1.2 billion won ($900,000) in a Series C inv...

ESG LG releases sea lion-themed animal conservation video in Times Square

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has unveiled a sea lion-themed video for its “The LG Endangered Species Series” campaig...

Electronics LG Elec unveils gram laptop featuring Intel Series 2

LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its latest LG gram laptop on Wednesday, powered by Intel's new  Intel Core Ultra processor (Series 2) during an ...

Entertainment Korea’s Everland to lure horror fans with Netflix series

Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park, is set to lure horror movie fans at home and abroad with famous fright series such as “Stran...

Korean games NCSOFT to seek recovery momentum with open-world game

South Korea’s gaming giant NCSOFT Corp. is set to develop an open-world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) while launchin...

Electronics Samsung’s Circle to Search available on Galaxy A series to rival Xiaomi

Samsung Electronics Co. has been battling Apple Inc. in the high-end smartphone segment with its premium Galaxy S series packed with advanced featur...

Corporate investment Samsung invests in US AI security startup Protect AI

Samsung Venture Investment Corp., Samsung Electronics Co.'s venture capital firm, has invested in Protect AI Inc., a US startup offering a security ...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor unveils SUV digital ad series

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it will sequentially release the digital advertisement series Hyundai SUV (sports utility vehicles) Origi...

Electronics Samsung OLED gaming monitor sales surpass 20,000 units

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that its sales of the new Odyssey OLED gaming monitor series have surpassed 20,000 units in a month.&nbs...

Petrochemicals Lotte Chemical's rating outlook cut on worsening financials

South Korea’s No. 2 petrochemicals maker Lotte Chemical Corp. has taken a hit from a lowered credit-rating outlook of the company and its majo...