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LG CNS wins W100b project digitalizing Indonesia’s tax system

Dec 14, 2020

LG CNS has clenched a contract worth 100 billion won ($92 million) to digitize Indonesia’s national tax administration system, the information and communication technology solutions provider said Mon...
Disney+ to heat up video streaming competition in S. Korea

Dec 11, 2020

Walt Disney Co. has said it will launch its flagship streaming service Disney+ in South Korea next year, a move that could intensify competition between local and global streaming giants in the count...
Celltrion Healthcare's adalimumab biosimilar in last step before EC approval

Dec 11, 2020

Celltrion announced Friday that the company’s adalimumab biosimilar candidate CT-P17 has received a positive opinion for marketing authorization from the Committee for the Medicinal Products for Huma...
S. Korean govt. to forge W26b fund to help digital content market

Dec 11, 2020

The South Korean government will create a fund worth 26 billion won ($23.9 million) by March next year to invest in local startups and small firms producing over-the-top solutions and digital content...
Samsung unveils MicroLED TV

Dec 10, 2020

Tech giant unveils W170m screen for home use
LG Innotek’s substrate developer wins presidential award

Dec 10, 2020

Son Kil-dong, senior vice president at LG Innotek, won a presidential award in recognition of his contribution for development of the electronic material industry. Son, who joined LG Electronics as ...
S. Korea to spend over W400b in XR industry in 2021

Dec 10, 2020

South Korea said Thursday it will spend more than 400 billion won ($371 million) next year in the extended reality (XR) industry, such as augmented reality (AR) glasses and virtual reality (VR) conte...
New era for online ID certifications opens

Dec 9, 2020

Private security firms race to replace decades-old public ID authentication system
Expectations grow for Samsung’s expansion in US

Dec 9, 2020

Samsung Electronics may be considering ramping up its Austin, Texas-based semiconductor factory as part of efforts to strengthen its foothold in the foundry market, according to industry sources on W...
Samsung's IoT platform to support Google's smart home devices

Dec 9, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has signed a partnership with Google on smart home solutions as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the Internet of Things (IoT) sect...
LG Uplus to test mmWave 5G at university campus

Dec 8, 2020

LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Tuesday it will start testing millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G at a university campus under a government-led program as the country prepares to ...
Korea Electronics Show to kick off amid pandemic

Dec 8, 2020

LG says the UV-C rays remove 99.9 percent of E. coli within a distance of less than 50 centimeters, which was confirmed by a joint test with Korea Conformity Laboratories. Equipped with an autonomou...
SK hynix develops 176-layer 512-gigabit NAND flash

Dec 7, 2020

SK hynix announced Monday that the chipmaker has finished development of its 176-layer 512-gigabit 4D NAND flash chips, the third generation product in its 4D NAND line-up. The Korean chipmaker is t...
Samsung to unveil new Micro LED TV this week

Dec 7, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will introduce a new Micro LED TV later this week as the South Korean tech giant tries to further boost its presence in the premium TV market. Samsung said it ...
LG Group sets up AI research center

Dec 7, 2020

LG Group said Monday it has set up an artificial intelligence research center called LG AI Research as part of its digital transformation strategy to create better value for customers. The research ...