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Machinery Korean tractor maker Daedong ends two-decade partnership with Deere

Daedong Corp., South Korea’s leading tractor and farm machinery maker, has ended its two-decade-long partnership with Deere & Co., the wor...

Tech, Media & Telecom South Korea’s alternative data pioneer KED Aicel in full force

South Korea’s leading alternative data service provider Hankyung Aicel Inc. is poised to transform companies' and investors’ business an...

Central bank Bank of Korea seen cutting interest rates by 25 bps in January

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is widely expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday amid the nation's softening economy and moderating i...

Culture & Trends Baby Shark receives three Emmy nominations

South Korea's The Pinkfong Company, popularly known for its "Baby Shark" character, said on Friday that "Baby Shark’s Big Movie" received thre...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Samsung Heavy sails autonomous demonstration vessel

The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Thursday the launch ceremony for Samsung Heavy Industries' autonomous demonstra...

Corporate restructuring Korean steel giant POSCO to sell Chinese JV PZSS amid US-China trade war

South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. is seeking to sell its entire stake in a Chinese stainless steel joint venture as it faces growing comp...

IPOs TheBorn Korea eyes M&As, overseas expansion after $73.7 million IPO

TheBorn Korea Inc., a leading South Korean food and beverage group operated by TV celebrity and chef Paik Jong-won, is looking to acquire soy sauce ...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Broadband unveils upgraded AI-powered IPTV service

SK Broadband Co., South Korea’s No. 2 internet service provider, has upgraded the voice command function of its internet protocol television (...

Korean startups Hudson AI dreams of a world without language barriers  

South Korean startup Hudson AI is striving to break language barriers with its artificial intelligence-powered voice dubbing technology, enabling gl...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus unveils new AI serivice for IPTV

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. unveiled its Media Agent, an artificial intelligence (AI) service for Internet TV (IPTV).The company's AI assistant is ...

Artificial intelligence Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the adage goes, stressing the power of vision over text.People also say eyes are windows to the soul, emphas...

Korean food Seaweed, dubbed ‘Korea’s black semiconductor,’ powers its economy

Dried seaweed, widely used to make kimbap, or seaweed-wrapped rice rolls, is often referred to as the “black semiconductor” in South Kor...

Artificial intelligence Korean Air, Amazon to build AI customer center

South Korea's Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will build an artificial intelligence (AI) contact center (AICC) platform in collabor...

Fashion Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior post weak profits in Korea post-pandemic

Global luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Dior saw worsening profitability of their South Korean operations last year after a few years of dece...

Electronics With AI tech, Samsung Electronics on par with Apple: Han Jong-hee

MILAN, ITALY – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has for years been desperate to catch up to US Big Tech Apple Inc. in high-end ...

Electronics Baidu’s AI Ernie to power Samsung Galaxy S24 in China

Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest smartphone series Galaxy S24 to be released in China will feature Baidu Inc.’s Ernie Bot artificial intellige...

Artificial intelligence DeepBrain AI launches deepfake detection solution

South Korean AI startup DeepBrain AI announced on Friday that it released the country's first service-as-a-software (SaaS)-based deepfake detection ...

Korean innovators at CES 2024 Samsung dubs upcoming Galaxy S24 AI phone as on-device AI race rages on

Employees at Samsung Electronics Co.'s Mobile eXperience (MX) division recently developed a habit of referring to the upcoming Galaxy series of smar...

Robotics Daedong partners with POSCO to build first robot for steel mills

Daedong Corp., South Korea’s leading tractor and farm machinery maker, said on Thursday it has teamed up with POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent ...

North Korea Kim Jong Un urges women to be good comrades — and give birth

SEOUL—Kim Jong Un has a new mission for North Korean women: Have more babies.Kim acknowledged the impoverished nation’s plunging bi...

Entertainment HYBE to showcase game voice AI tech at G-Star 2023

Supertone, HYBE Co.'s AI audio subsidiary, is set to participate in the international gaming exhibition G-Star 2023, taking place from Nov. 16 to 18...

Artificial intelligence Samsung to apply GenAI to all home appliances from 2024

BERLIN, GERMANY - Samsung Electronics Co. from next year will incorporate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into all home appliances and de...

Automobiles Hyundai, Kia hope to turn Indians into EV consumers

CHENNAI, INDIA – When Hyundai Motor Co. decided to establish its operations in Chennai, India, 27 years ago, many of its executives in Seoul q...

Artificial intelligence SK Telecom buys major stake in AICC developer Persona AI

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. will boost its artificial intelligence (AI) contact center (AICC) unit to emerge as a comprehensive provider of AICC pr...

Artificial intelligence LG unveils upgraded hyperscale AI for future businesses

LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, on Wednesday introduced an upgraded hyperscale AI to be used for its future growth engine...

Electronics Samsung Electro-Mechanics starts mass-producing power inductors

South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics has started mass-producing power inductors, an essential component of electric (EV) and self-driving vehicle...

Artificial intelligence LG Uplus releases ad with generative AI

South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the first video ad using generative artificial intelligence (AI)...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom introduces voice authentication tech to AI contact center

SK Telecom Co. announced on Thursday its partnership with American voice technology company, Pindrop, to introduce an artificial intelligence voice ...

Sovereign wealth funds S.Korea's KIC to strengthen responsible investments

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) plans to actively voice its opinions on portfolio companies' management over the next two years to tighten its re...

Automobiles Kakao Mobility launches future mobility hardware think tank

South Korea's Kakao Mobility has launched a think tank to study next-generation mobility hardware under the company's bid to lead overall innovation...