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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 fends off Apple to reclaim global smartphone crown in Q1

Samsung Electronics Co. has regained its position as the world’s top smartphone vendor in the first quarter, outpacing Apple Inc. despite the ...

Earnings Samsung’s Q1 profit beats expectations; Q2 outlook murky on tariff war

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday, booste...

Mergers & Acquisitions CHA Biotech seeks to resume healthcare unit IPO after affiliates’ merger

CHA Biotech Co., South Korea’s leading stem cell therapeutics developer, plans to resume an initial public offering of CHA Healthcare Co., a m...

Private equity EQT targets healthcare, technology, business service providers in Korea

EQT, the largest private equity firm in Europe, is setting its sights on healthcare, technology companies and business service providers in South Ko...

Bio & Pharma Partners Investment, GordonMD eye $150 mn biotech fund launch

South Korean venture capital firm Partners Investment said on Thursday it will raise up to 215.5 billion won ($150 million) in a biotech fund jointl...

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...

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...

Electronics Samsung unveils AI-powered Galaxy Book5 Pro to take on Apple’s MacBook

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its new Galaxy Book5 Pro, packed with various AI functions, to compete with archrival Apple Inc.’...

Aerospace & Defense Boryung invests $10 million in Intuitive Machines

South Korea's Boryung Corp. said on Friday it bought $10.0 million in shares of US-based lunar lander company Intuitive Machines to expand its space...

Electronics Samsung Galaxy solidifies dominance in Indian smartphone market

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. solidified its dominance in the Indian smartphone market, capturing its largest revenue share in the...

Electronics Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition: slimmest, lightest of its kind

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday it is unveiling the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition (SE) — the thinnest and lightest among the company&rs...

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...

Electronics Galaxy S24 Ultra named best cellphone in US by consumer magazine

Samsung Electronics Co. 's Galaxy S24 Ultra was ranked as the best-performing smartphone in the US, surpassing Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max in a ...

Electronics LG NOVA hosts Innovation Festival in US

LG Electronics Inc. 's North American Innovation Center (LG NOVA) said on Monday that it held an Innovation Festival last Wednesday and Thursday at ...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung Galaxy AI phones surpass 20 mn units in S. Korea

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Sunday that more than 20 million smartphones in South Korea are now equipped with its Galaxy AI technology, driven...

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 ...

Companies Samsung develops health software development kit

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday introduced the Samsung Health Software Development Kit (SDK) Suite, aimed at helping developers and researchers ...

Healthcare Hyundai Department to triple healthcare sales by 2030 with Nestle

Hyundai Department Store Group, a South Korean conglomerate controlling retail, fashion, healthcare and lifestyle businesses, aims to triple its hea...

Electronics Samsung Galaxy S25 to run on Qualcomm chips

The Galaxy S25, a new iteration of Samsung Electronics Co.'s flagship Galaxy smartphone series, will run on Qualcomm Inc.’s application proces...

Mergers & Acquisitions Kakao to merge dk techin and Kakao Brain

South Korea's Kakao Corp. said on August 23 that its mobile solution development subsidiary dK Techin Corp. will merge with its AI technology affili...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung tops S.Korean smartphone market with 76% share

In the second quarter of this year,  the market share of Samsung Electronics Co. in the South Korean smartphone market slightly increased, whil...

Bio & Pharma Volpara to supply cancer diagnostics SW to Intermountain Health

Lunit, a South Korean cancer diagnostics AI company, announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary Volpara Health, a New Zealand-based AI software deve...

Construction HD Hyundai Infracore to supply construction equipment to Saudi Arabia

South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract to supply 100 excavators and wheel loaders to Saudi Arabia's l...

Bio & Pharma CHA Healthcare incorporates Singapore's SMG as subsidiary

South Korea's CHA Healthcare Co., CHA Biotech's overseas medical business affiliate incorporated Singapore's SMG as a subsidiary. CHA Healthcare an...

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...

Economy South Korea’s job growth rises in July led by elderly workers

South Korea’s job numbers grew in July, led by new hires among those in their 60s and older in one of the world's fastest-aging countries. The...

Electronics Samsung, Trek Bicycle launch Ultra Riding Challenge

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday that it launched the Ultra Riding Challenge in collaboration with global bicycle brand Trek Bicycle, offerin...

Artificial intelligence Spear Korea to acquire AI medical firm Life Semantics

South Korea's aerospace materials company Spear Korea will acquire artificial intelligence (AI) medical firm Life Semantics Co. Life Semantics ...

Electronics Samsung shifts to MediaTek for Galaxy Tab S10 chipsets

Samsung Electronics Co. will use MediaTek Inc.’s high-end application processor (AP) Dimensity 9300+ instead of Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipsets...