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Korean Innovators at CES 2025 SK Hynix to collaborate with Nvidia on Cosmos physical AI platform: Chey

LAS VEGAS – SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has agreed to collaborate with Nvidia Corp. on the top US AI chi...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience, Sanofi to develop next-gen pneumococcal vaccines

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. said on Friday it signed an expanded agreement with Sanofi to co-develop next-generation pneumococcal conjugate vacc...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience's SKYCellflu approved in Indonesia

SK Bioscience Co., a bio and pharmaceutical affiliate of South Korea's SK Group, said on Wednesday that The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority BPOM ...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung expands AI horizon with B2B-specific SmartThings Pro

BERLIN – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is entering the AI-powered business-to-business connectivity platform market with its...

Retail BGF Retail, Deeping Source to co-work on smart convenience stores

BGF Retail Co., the operator of South Korea’s leading convenience store chain CU, said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understand...

Korean startups Enormous market ahead for Hopae, S.Korean DID pioneer

To Hopae Inc., a digital identity solution-developing startup native to South Korea, its home market is small. After successfully accommodating more...

Electronics LG Electronics' Indian unit logs highest first-half sales

LG Electronics Inc., the world’s largest home appliances maker, raked in more than 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in first-half sales in India ...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience sells stake in US vaccine developer Novavax

SK Bioscience Co., a drug-making arm of South Korea's No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, has sold a stake in Nasdaq-listed vaccine developer Novavax Inc. ...

Automobiles Hyundai Tucson HEV posts record US sales as hybrids catch on

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. saw sales of the hybrid version of its flagship Tucson SUV hit an all-time monthly high in July in the US, the...

Automobiles Kumho Tire holds Latin American dealer convention

South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. announced on Friday that it held the Kumho Dealer Convention event from July 20 to 22 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, inviting ab...

Mergers & Acquisitions SK Bioscience to buy German vaccine maker IDT Biologika for $244 mn

South Korea’s vaccine developer SK Bioscience Co. will acquire a controlling stake in the world’s top 10 vaccine firm IDT Biologika GmbH...

Bio & Pharma JLK gets FDA OK for prostate cancer diagnosis AI solution

South Korea’s JLK Inc., an AI-based diagnosis solution and platform maker, announced on Monday that it got approval from the US Food and Drug ...

Metaverse LG Uplus, GIST to build metaverse campus

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday a business agreement with the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) to develop a uni...

Artificial intelligence SK C&C unveils enterprise-tailored sLLM

SK Inc C&C (SK C&C), the information technology service unit of South Korea’s SK Group, announced on Monday that it launched Solur LLM...

Bio & Pharma EuBiologics gets WHO certification for cholera vaccine facility

South Korea's EuBiologics Co. announced on Friday that the vaccine bulk production facility at its Chuncheon Plant No. 2 for the oral cholera vacc...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom eyes tangible results from AI business in 2024

South Korea’s No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. is set to accelerate investments in artificial intelligence to bring more tangible outcomes ...

Korean chipmakers Jusung Engineering to spin off major units

South Korea's Jusung Engineering Co. plans to spin off its semiconductor, solar, and display equipment businesses and transform into a holding com...

Automobiles Kia to bring 1st hybrid variant of subcompact SUV Sonet to Japan, China

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to aggressively expand its hybrid vehicle lineup to subcompact SUVs amid slower-than-...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience exports Sky Cellflu to Thailand

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Thursday that it has shipped about 440,000 doses (for single-dose administration) of its cell-cultured ...

Business & Politics Dubai Chamber of Commerce to open Seoul office

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will open an office in Seoul, South Korea by May this year, according to industry so...

Electric vehicles Hyundai to release Genesis hybrid variants in 2025

Hyundai Motor Co. is expected to release hybrid cars under its premium brand Genesis next year to attract drivers hesitant to switch to all-electric...

Artificial intelligence Upstage's AI beats global peers in benchmark math tests

South Korean artificial intelligence tech startup Upstage said on Monday that its math-specific large language model (LLM), jointly developed with l...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience start to deliver Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Tuesday that it started to deliver the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine against XBB.1.5 variant.According to No...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience applies Phase 3 trials in US for pneumococcal vaccine

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Monday that it submitted the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the Phase 3 clinical trial ...

Bio & Pharma Celltrion, Cyron to develop multi-specific antibody new drug

South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company Celltrion Inc. announced on Wednesday that it signed a joint research agreement with domestic startup ...

Bio & Pharma Korea to invest $200 mn in new drugs, vaccines by 2028

South Korea’s health ministry will allocate 261.6 billion won ($200.2 million) for two funds over the next four years to boost private sector ...

Bio & Pharma GC Biopharma wins $10 mn order for flu vaccine in Thailand

South Korea's GC Biopharma Corp. announced on Thursday that its flu vaccine GC Flu secured a $10 million order in the upcoming bid by Thailand's Gov...

Bio & Pharma KAIST, IVI to collaborate on global vaccine research

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the I...

Bio & Pharma SK Bioscience to develop 2nd-generation Ebola vaccine

South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a business agreement with the international non-profit research organization H...

Artificial intelligence Upstage to develop math-specific LLM with Qanda

South Korean artificial intelligence tech startup Upstage will challenge global math solver AIs such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Ph...