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South Korea pays keen attention to upcoming US semiconductor bill

Apr 12, 2021

The South Korean government and experts in the semiconductor industry are paying close attention to a meeting hosted by the White House on Monday in the US. According to Seoul-based government offic...
Institut Pasteur Korea partners with Genexine for global clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine

Apr 12, 2021

Institut Pasteur Korea announced Monday that it had signed an agreement with Genexine to offer support for the latter’s global clinical studies of COVID-19 vaccine candidate GX-19N. IPK said it woul...
Samsung Biologics, Kakao and Hyundai Motor compete to join KOSPI's top 5 club

Apr 12, 2021

Samsung Biologics, Kakao and Hyundai Motor are competing to be the fifth-largest company in terms of market capitalization in South Korea. According to Korea Exchange on Monday, Samsung Biologics is...
SK Telecom launches AR app in US

Apr 12, 2021

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile carrier, said Monday it launched its augmented reality (AR) app in the United States as it seeks widespread adoption of the immersive technology. The mob...
SK Innovation reaches W2tr settlement in battery row with LG Energy Solution

Apr 11, 2021

Battery rivals reach last-minute deal in one of largest-ever trade secret disputes among Korean firms
Samsung invited to White House meeting on chip shortage

Apr 11, 2021

Samsung Electronics, South Korea’s top tech giant, is among 19 global semiconductor manufacturers invited to a White House meeting to be held virtually on Monday. The CEO summit, according to US off...
KT to develop music streaming service in Vietnam

Apr 9, 2021

KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, said Friday it has clinched business ties with a Vietnamese cable network to cooperate in developing a music streaming platform in the Southeast Asian country....
Samsung unveils upgraded smart tracking tag with UWB tech

Apr 9, 2021

Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday unveiled its upgraded smart tracking tag leveraging advanced wireless communication technologies that can locate people's lost items with better accuracy. The Galax...
S. Korean O2O services grow fast in COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 8, 2021

South Korea’s online-to-offline, or O2O, services marked rapid growth amid the booming stay-at-home economy last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Thursday. According to data...
SKT to support vaccination monitoring with AI

Apr 8, 2021

SK Telecom, South Korea’s top telecom company, is utilizing its artificial intelligence technology to support the country’s health authority in monitoring recipients after COVID-19 vaccination, it sa...
LG to support smartphone OS updates for up to 3 yrs even after closure

Apr 8, 2021

LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will offer extended software upgrades for its smartphones as the company is set to depart from the mobile business. LG's mobile operating system (OS) update guar...
Samsung launches upgraded Galaxy A series in US

Apr 8, 2021

Samsung Electronics Co. introduced its new Galaxy A series smartphone portfolio in the United States on Thursday, hoping it can take over market share of its South Korean rival LG Electronics Inc. th...
Buoyed by patent suit victory against LG, SK says will fight till the end to save name

Apr 7, 2021

SK Innovation, apparently buoyed by its recent battery patent victory at the US trade court against LG Energy Solution, reiterated Wednesday that it will “respond sternly” to any attempt by its rival...
SK Innovation says will buy more EV battery materials in hopes of veto

Apr 7, 2021

SK Innovation said Wednesday it is in talks to purchase more cathodes, one of the four key components of lithium-ion batteries, as an apparent demonstration of confidence in future orders. The prosp...
Samsung, LG achieve Q1 earnings surprises on pent-up demand

Apr 7, 2021

In an earnings surprise, Samsung Electronics is believed to have recorded an operating profit of 9.3 trillion won ($8.3 billion) in the first three months of 2021, according to early estimates releas...