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Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung steps up AR race with advanced microdisplay for smart glasses

Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a major push into next-generation microdisplays for augmented reality (AR) glasses as it aims to position itsel...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD Hyundai Heavy, HII team up for naval shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HD HHI) and US naval shipbuilding leader Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) have agreed to join hands to buil...

Entertainment Korean entertainment stocks advance, unfazed by US tariff concerns

South Korean entertainment and gaming stocks climbed on Friday, defying a broader market drop as investors sought refuge in sectors seen as immune t...

Korean Investors Samsung to invest $10 million in US-based C2N Diagnostics

Samsung Group companies will jointly invest $10 million in C2N Diagnostics LLC, a U.S.-based company specializing in blood-based Alzheimer’s d...

Earnings Naver founder to return as board chair; 2024 earnings solid

Lee Hae-jin, the founder of South Korea’s No. 1 internet portal operator Naver Corp., is set to return to the company to lead the board amid t...

Petrochemicals HS Hyosung Advanced Materials seeks to sell tire steel cord business

South Korea’s HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is seeking to sell its tire steel cord business to secure funds for its new growth ventures ...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor, Nvidia team up for AI development for future mobility

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday that it has teamed up with Nvidia Corp. to accelerate the development of advanc...

Batteries Lotte to supply advanced copper foil to Doosan for Nvidia’s Blackwell

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., a leading South Korean battery materials maker, said on Tuesday it will supply advanced copper foil to Doosan Corp.'s&...

Korean chipmakers SKC’s US affiliate Absolics receives $100 million in US R&D grants

Absolics Inc., the US glass substrate affiliate of South Korean chemical materials company SKC Ltd., has been selected to receive up to $100 million...

Logistics Korean logistics companies expand overseas businesses

South Korea’s logistics companies such as local industry leader CJ Logistics Corp. are expanding their overseas operations to take advantage o...

Electronics LG Electronics, Tenstorrent in strategic tie-up for AI chip advancement

South Korea’s home appliances giant LG Electronics Inc. and Toronto-based fabless AI chip designer Tenstorrent Inc. have agreed to expand thei...

Leadership & Management SK to nurture 10,000 AI talent, introduce Board 2.0 to enhance governance

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, said on Monday it plans to nurture 10,000 artificial intelligence professionals over the ...

Automobiles Hyundai Mobis develops leaf spring with advanced materials

South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, the world’s fifth-largest auto parts supplier, said on Monday that it developed a leaf spring using lightweight p...

Korean stock market MSCI Korea Index adds Hyundai Rotem

MSCI announced on Wednesday that South Korea's Hyundai Rotem Co. will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index. ...

Earnings Samsung’s memory business fares better in Q3; more HBM sales ahead 

Samsung Electronics Co. reported weaker-than-expected operating profit in its chip business in the third quarter but expects a rise in sales of its ...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Elec to advance in-cabin sensing solution

LG Electronics Inc. said on Monday it's advancing its in-cabin sensing solution which detects and analyzes the interior of vehicles to prevent acc...

Research & Development Hyundai Motor Group expands R&D partnership with Singapore

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, has expanded its research partnership with Singapore into energy, artificial intelli...

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 ...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix’s CXL optimization software tool installed on Linux

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Monday the key features of its computer expr...

Korean chipmakers S.Korea's Asicland establishes Taiwan subsidiary

Asicland Co., South Korea's only design house contracted by TSMC, said on Monday that it launched a local subsidiary in Hsinchu, Taiwan.The Taiwan...

Automobiles The new Kia K8: A high-tech, modern and innovative sedan

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. on Friday unveiled a new K8 large-size sedan, its first drastic facelift in three years.Kia, ...

Electronics LG ramps up European HVAC marketing with new Therma V model

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, is strengthening efforts to enhance its presence in Europe’s heating, ventil...

Korean chipmakers SK Hynix aims for graphics chip supremacy with GDDR7 in Q3

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Tuesday it plans to begin volume production ...

Future mobility Hyundai gives advanced air mobility demo in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group on Monday unveiled its advanced air mobility (AAM) technology and demonstrated an AAM prototype aircraft, or a flying car, in In...

Earnings SK Hynix to supply 12-layer HBM3E to Nvidia in Q4; profit soars in Q2

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said on Thursday it has made a significant turnaroun...

Shipping & Shipbuilding HD KSOE partners with University of Michigan to foster US ship engineers

South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) has joined hands with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (UM) a...

Korean chipmakers Samsung sets sights on next-generation memory CXL DRAM

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is setting its sights on next-generation memory technology, dubbed CXL, to lead the artificial intel...

Pension funds Korea mulls tripling NPS' advance dollar funding limit

South Korea is considering tripling the maximum amount of dollars the National Pension Service (NPS) can buy from the domestic foreign exchange mark...

Insurance Kyobo Lifeplanet, FWD Hong Kong to collaborate on GenAI

South Korea's Kyobo Lifeplanet Life Insurance Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong-based insurer FWD ...

Korean chipmakers Samsung wins 2nm AI chip foundry, package order from Japan

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday it has bagged a 2-nanometer AI chip foundry and package turnkey order from Preferred Networks Inc., a J...