optical communications

Entertainment SM Entertainment acquires additional 11.4% stake in DearU for $9.2 mn

SM Entertainment Co., South Korea’s music powerhouse behind internationally popular boy and girl bands like EXO and aespa, has acquired an add...

Aerospace & Defense SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches S.Korean satellite into orbit

A Falcon 9 rocket developed by Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched the Koreasat-6A, a communication satellite that...

Korean startups Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition

The Asan Nanum Foundation selected Big Mobility and Hummingbirds as the top winners of the 13th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition demo day on Novemb...

Aerospace & Defense Perigee, Quantum Aero to cooperate on military UAV

South Korea's small space launch vehicle startup Perigee Aerospace Inc. said on Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Quantum Ae...

Automobiles Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss to mass-produce holographic HUDs in 2027

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s No. 6 auto parts supplier, has teamed up with German optics giant Zeiss to mass-produce nex...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung, NTT Docomo to cooperate on AI technology

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NTT Docomo, Japan's largest mobile telecommunicati...

Tech, Media & Telecom KT succeeds 5G NTN satellite communication

South Korea's KT Corp. and its satellite subsidiary KT SAT said on Monday their integration of KOREASAT 6 with a terrestrial 5G network, utilizing...

Chemical Industry Doosan completes high-end copper foil plant in Gimje, Korea

South Korea's Doosan Corp. completed the construction of a high-end copper foil plant to produce materials widely used in automotive electronic comp...

Energy Taihan Cable completes 1st optical cable plant in Kuwait

Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Tuesday it has completed the first fiber optic cable factory in Kuwait, in a joint project with Rank General...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom, Nokia to cooperate on AI-based network tech

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nokia to commercialize the wired network AI...

Automobiles LG Innotek to foster car communication parts business with digital key

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. aims to accelerate growth in the global auto communication parts market with a new digital car key as its parent ...

E-commerce Gmarket CEO vows to reclaim lead with know-how from Alibaba, Coupang

The new chief executive of South Korea’s Gmarket Inc. on Monday pledged to drive the local retail giant Shinsegae Group’s online shoppin...

Automobiles IL Science enters UK silicon lens market

South Korea's IL Science Co. said on Monday that it signed a contract with the US-based automotive electronics company Polymer Optics to supply an i...

Banking & Finance Samsung Asset wins iF Design Award

South Korea's Samsung Asset Management announced on Friday that its exchange-traded fund (ETF) brand KODEX has won the top prize in the communicatio...

Artificial intelligence KT teams up with Amazon to bolster B2B generative AI

BARCELONA -- KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecom services provider, said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership with Amazon Web...

Electronics LG Elec unveils OLED TV featuring world-renowned AI artist in US

LG Electronics Inc. collaborated with world-renowned artificial intelligence (AI) artist Stephanie Dinkins to showcase art pieces that explore commu...

Artificial intelligence Naver unveils reports of Qatar Asian Cup utilizing AI

South Korea's Naver Corp. announced on Friday that it has published AI Scout Report for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023, which...

Culture & Trends S.Korea needs 35,000 additional foreign workers: study

The South Korean government plans to issue non-professional employment (E-9) visas to 165,000 foreign workers this year. However, claims have arisen...

Research & Development KAIST, MIT jointly open Quantum Winter School

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Monday that it is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Techn...

Robotics LG Uplus to build robot-friendly building with Hyundai

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. has teamed up with Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Robotics Lab to build a communications infrastructure ecosystem at a...

Artificial intelligence LG Uplus developing communications GenAI ixi-GEN

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. on Sunday said it is developing the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) ixi-GEN.The large language model (...

Advertising & Marketing Innocean to invest $370 million in new growth drivers

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, will invest 500 billion won ($370 million) for four years u...

Artificial intelligence SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom to design LLM

SK Telecom Co. on Sunday said it will develop a large language model (LLM) specifically for the communications sector with Deutsche Telekom of Germa...

Energy NJ certifies Taihan Cable as major power grid supplier

South Korean fiber optic cable manufacturer Taihan Cable & Solution Co. on Thursday said it has been certified as a major power grid supplier by...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung, Japan's KDDI co-work for 5G network slicing tech

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a business agreement with Japanese mobile communications company KDDI to jointly d...

Aerospace & Defense SK Telecom unveils analytics solution for UAM networks

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. disclosed its cutting-edge analytics solution and simulator specifically geared for urban air mobility (UAM) commun...

Korean games Smilegate to launch video communication service

The face on a video call screen changes into a game character, making the conversation fun. This is the main function of P.Pool, a video communicati...

Tech, Media & Telecom LG Uplus launches customized solution for cultural facilities

South Korea’s telecom service provider LG Uplus Corp. has released a solution that identifies the interests and movements of exhibition visito...

Tech, Media & Telecom Seoul Metro to develop communication system for foreign passengers

Foreign users of major subway stations in Seoul can communicate with Seoul Metro Corp. staff through simultaneous translation.  Through artific...

Banking & Finance SK C&C begins to construct S.Korea's first ATS

SK C&C, an information and communications technology affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group announced on Wednesday it has started constructio...