combinatorial optimization

Korean startups Fleetune continues evolving for smarter route optimization   

Fleetune Inc., a South Korean transportation management service (TMS) platform-developing startup, is gearing up for a big leap next year with relen...

Cryptocurrencies Korea’s crypto exchanges ride bitcoin rally on Trump optimism

South Korea’s crypto exchanges are enjoying a global boom in virtual currencies, including bitcoin, as US President-elect Donald Trump is expe...

Artificial intelligence LG CNS launches AI solution Enerdict for virtual power plant operators

LG CNS Co., a leading South Korean IT service provider, has launched Enerdict, an AI-powered solution designed to optimize the operations of virtual...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom upgrades 5G base stations with Samsung

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. said on Monday that it partnered with Samsung Electronics Co. to apply artificial intelligence (AI)-based quality opt...

Machinery Doosan Bobcat RogueX2 wins Red Dot Design Award

South Korea's Doosan Bobcat said on Friday that its construction equipment RogueX2 won the prize in the Design Concept category at the Red Dot Desig...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor releases 2025 IONIQ 5 N

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday that it released the model year of its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the 2025 IONIQ 5 N.The 2025 IONIQ 5 ...

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...

Batteries Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.5 bn EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 battery maker, and General Motors Co., the leading US automaker, are set to build a $3.5 billion cell plant...

Chemical Industry Lotte Fine Chemical, JEFA to collaborate on clean ammonia value chain

Lotte Fine Chemical Co., a subsidiary of South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp., said on Friday that it signed a Clean Ammonia Value Chain Agreement (JC...

Electronics Samsung, Henckels co-develop AI Combo detergent course

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it partnered with the global household and industrial goods company Henckels AG to introduce a d...

Electric vehicles LG Elec showcases EV chargers optimized for various spaces

LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday unveiled its electric vehicle charging solutions optimized for homes, commercial spaces and charging stations at 20...

Tech, Media & Telecom Naver, Aramco to team up to enter Saudi Arabia

South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. announced on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with Aramco Digital, a subsidiary of the world's lar...

Korean startups Kakao Ventures invests in AI optimization startup Omelet

Kakao Ventures Corp. has made an undisclosed amount of seed investment into Omelet, a South Korean early stage startup developing industrial operati...

Korean chipmakers Samsung, Arm reinforce alliance on future AI chips

Samsung Electronics Co. will offer Arm Inc.’s most advanced central processing unit (CPU) optimized on its latest gate-all-around (GAA) techno...

Bio & Pharma Inventage Lab, Yuhan to co-work for obesity treatment

South Korea’s Inventage Lab Inc. announced on Friday that it has signed a joint development agreement with Yuhan Corp. for a long-acting inj...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 LG Display to unveil future mobility panels at CES

LG Display Co., the world’s leading organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will unveil its next-generation automotive display produc...

Tech, Media & Telecom Naver Whalebook supply volume triples in 2023

South Korea's Naver Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Naver Corp., announced on Friday that the distribution volume of Whalebook has tripled compa...

Artificial intelligence Naver-invested Nota AI named global leader in AI optimization

South Korea’s Nota AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) optimization model company with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), an inv...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom launches cloud cost management platform

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. on Wednesday announced the launch of Cloud Radar 2.0, its next-generation cloud management platform that leverages arti...

Tech, Media & Telecom KT, Hyundai Livart to pursue DX in home interior

South Korea’s KT Corp. and furniture and interior company Hyundai Livart Furniture are pursuing Premium Interior Digital Transformation (DX), ...

Electronics Samsung, UMich to research on Galaxy Watch’s fitness feature

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it is conducting research in collaboration with the University of Michigan to enhance fitness fe...

Logistics CJ Logistics to introduce intelligent CCTV

South Korea's CJ Logistics announced on Thursday that it has entered into a business agreement with Hanwha Vision for the development and logistics ...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor’s China restructuring continues with Chongqing plant sale

Hyundai Motor Co., reeling from its weak car sales in China, has put its Chongqing plant up for sale as South Korea’s top automaker continues ...

Electronics LG Elec. showcases micro LED optimized for business spaces

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday that it has launched a micro light-emitting diode (LED) signage, LG MAGNIT All-in-One, to t...

Private debt Optimizing flexibility for fixed-income in new era: M&G

Fixed-income continues to offer an attractive entry point for investors with higher yields, declining inflation and the end of the interest rate hik...

Electronics Samsung releases portable screen The Freestyle EV9

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that it will unveil The Freestyle EV9 Edition, a portable TV screen, to commemorate the launch of Kia C...

Corporate strategy Samsung Electronics holds biannual global strategy meeting

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday launched its three-day global strategy meeting, a biannual event held in June and December where major executives...

Leadership & Management Korea’s GS E&C holds first global HR conference in Mumbai

GS Engineering & Construction Co. announced on Friday that it recently held the “1st Global HR Leaders Conference” attended by chief...

Korean startups Bredis Healthcare, Tilda win June D.Day, Korea’s oldest startup pitch race

An early-stage startup by young entrepreneurs who developed a digital diagnostic tool for brain disease and an AI-powered business optimization prog...

Perspectives Optimism and hope for South Koreans

I sometimes receive emails from Koreans asking why I don’t consider some of the more troubling social issues their country faces when I am pla...