Shim Woo-hyun
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S. Korea develops pliable battery for flexible robots, devicesTechnologySept 28, 2021A local research team has developed a new snakeskin-like structure that contains battery cells, which can be potentially applied to soft robots and a wide range of wearable devices. The Korea Instit... -
S. Korea's 5G users continue to soar, but base stations grow at slower paceTechnologySept 27, 2021South Korea’s 5G users increased by millions this year, but 5G network base stations are still being rolled out slowly, a local agency said Monday. According to data compiled by the Korea Communicat... -
Hyundai to use Samsung sludge to make steelTechnologySept 27, 2021Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Steel announced Monday that they had developed a new wastewater recycling technology that would allow sludge from the chip manufacturing process to be reused for steel... -
LG Energy Solution jointly develops new solid-state batteryTechnologySept 24, 2021South Korea’s leading battery maker LG Energy Solution announced Friday that the company and UC San Diego have co-developed a new solid-state battery that is safer and more durable than existing ones... -
Celltrion to supply rapid COVID-19 tests to US govt.TechnologySept 23, 2021Celltrion announced Thursday that it had won a contract to supply its rapid COVID-19 test DiaTrust to the US government. Starting Oct. 1, Celltrion USA, Celltrion’s US-based unit, will begin supplyi... -
S. Koreans spend all-time high on Netflix in Aug.: dataTechnologySept 23, 2021Netflix recorded record sales for South Korea in August, a local report said Thursday. According to the report released by industry tracker WiseApp, South Koreans’ payments to Netflix last month rea... -
Female scientists step up for leading roles in medical science: reportTechnologySept 22, 2021Four out of 10 medical research projects in South Korea are now led by female scientists, but in other fields of science, women are still significantly outnumbered by men, a local report revealed Wed... -
Disney+ likely to be introduced via LG U+ first and possibly KT laterTechnologySept 19, 2021Disney+, the US entertainment giant’s streaming service, is expected to land in Korea via LG U+ first, the smallest of the country’s three IPTV providers. Then, it may team up with KT, the largest of... -
SK Innovation wins shareholder approval for battery unit split-offTechnologySept 16, 2021Shareholders of SK Innovation on Thursday approved a plan to split off the battery business, the company said With the endorsement, which was made at a general shareholders’ meeting held earlier in ... -
S. Korea to invest W2.6t in hyperconnectivityTechnologySept 15, 2021The South Korean government said it will invest 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) by 2025 in hyperconnectivity and related technologies used in newly emerging services, such as metaverse, blockchain an... -
SK Bioscience likely to secure vaccine supply deal from COVAX next year: reportTechnologySept 15, 2021SK Bioscience is expected to secure a large-size COVID-19 vaccine supply deal from the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility next year, a local brokerage firm said Wednesday. The possible deal wil... -
Chip sales drive last month’s ICT exports past $20b, the best August resultTechnologySept 14, 2021South Korea’s exports of information and communication technology products in August surpassed $20 billion for the first time in 34 months, on robust sales of semiconductor products, government data ... -
Google slapped with $177m in fines for abusing market powerTechnologySept 14, 2021South Korea‘s antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has decided to fine US-based tech giant Google 207.4 billion won ($176.8 million) for abusing its market power with the Android mobile operating syst... -
Samsung Bioepis says its trastuzumab biosimilar as safe, effective as originalTechnologySept 13, 2021South Korean pharmaceutical company Samsung Bioepis said Monday its breast cancer treatment biosimilar Ontruzant is proven to be just as safe and effective as the original drug. The Korean drugmaker... -
FTC to keep eyes on unfair practices in e-commerce sectorTechnologySept 10, 2021Amid growing scrutiny of online giants Naver and Kakao, South Korea’s antitrust watchdog chief on Friday spoke of the need to regulate massive online platforms in order to better protect small vendor...
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