Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio push

Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio push

Harman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has acquired Masimo Corp.’s audio business for $350 million, a ...

Samsung unveils generative wallpaper of AI TVs

Samsung unveils generative wallpaper of AI TVs

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday the launch of its Generative Wallpaper feature for the 2024 Neo QLED and QLED models, powered by Tizen OS....

Foreign appetite for Korean stocks wanes with $5.5 bn in September sales

Foreign appetite for Korean stocks wanes with $5.5 bn in September sales

Foreign investors' appetite for South Korean stocks turned sour with sales of 7.36 trillion won ($5.5 billion) worth of shares on the Korean bourse ...

Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore

Taihan Cable wins $630 mn power grid project in Singapore

South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Friday that it signed a contract worth 840 billion won ($630 million) with Singapore PowerGrid...

Krafton diversifies its business by investing in Spoon Labs

Krafton diversifies its business by investing in Spoon Labs

South Korea's gaming giant Krafton Inc. said on Wednesday that it invested in SpoonLabs, a domestic short-form drama platform companySpoonLabs is th...

Samsung unveils new AI-enhanced side by side refrigerator

Samsung unveils new AI-enhanced side by side refrigerator

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Wednesday that it launched a new side-by-side refrigerator, featuring enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) technolo...

Liner launches beta service for Academic Mode AI Search

Liner launches beta service for Academic Mode AI Search

South Korea's generative AI startup Liner announced on Thursday that it launched a beta service of Academic Mode AI Search, which provides answers b...

Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis to buy e-commerce 11Street

Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis to buy e-commerce 11Street

South Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis Corp. is poised to acquire the country’s leading e-commerce operator 11Street Co. to ramp up its ...

SK On to sell $360 mn in perpetual bonds amid tough EV market

SK On to sell $360 mn in perpetual bonds amid tough EV market

SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to sell 500 billion won ($359.6 million) in its first perpetual bon...

US court dismisses suit against Samsung by ex-patent chief

US court dismisses suit against Samsung by ex-patent chief

A US court rejected a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. by a former intellectual property chief of the company and banned ...

Samsung showcases AI TV techs in SE Asia

Samsung showcases AI TV techs in SE Asia

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it held its 2024 Southeast Asia Tech Seminar in Bangkok, Thailand from April 23 to 24. The ...

Samsung shifts to emergency mode with 6-day work week for executives

Samsung shifts to emergency mode with 6-day work week for executives

Executives at all Samsung Group units will work six days a week from as early as this week in a shift to emergency mode. The move comes as the won's...

BMW unveils PHEV sedan New 530e in S.Korea

BMW unveils PHEV sedan New 530e in S.Korea

BMW Korea announced on Tuesday that it unveiled the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedan model The New 530e in the domestic market. According to BMW Kor...

Samsung TV secures artful color certification from Pantone

Samsung TV secures artful color certification from Pantone

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its 2024 model "The Frame" TV became the first display to receive "Artful Color Certification" fro...

LG to double CES 2024 exhibition booth

LG to double CES 2024 exhibition booth

LG Electronics Inc. will double its dedicated exhibition booth for the LG Labs marketing platform at CES 2024, the world's largest IT and consumer e...

LG unveils UltraGear gaming monitor 2024

LG unveils UltraGear gaming monitor 2024

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it unveiled the 2024 model of the UltraGear gaming monitor, optimized for resolution and refresh r...

LG Elec launches new medical monitor

LG Elec launches new medical monitor

LG Electronics Inc. unveiled a new medical monitor on Wednesday. This monitor boasts high brightness suitable for both clinical and diagnostic purpo...

Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million

Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has acquired Sharekhan Ltd., India’s 10th-largest brokerage firm, to enh...

Samsung’s Harman ups ante in home audio market with Roon

Samsung’s Harman ups ante in home audio market with Roon

Harman International has taken over Roon Labs, the multi-device and multi-room audio technology company popular among audiophiles for its streaming ...

Samsung’s Harman to buy French audio software firm FLUX::

Samsung’s Harman to buy French audio software firm FLUX::

Harman Professional Solutions, a professional sound system unit under Samsung Electronics Co.'s wholly owned Harman International, has agreed to acq...

Kakao in emergency mode under regulatory, antitrust probes

Kakao in emergency mode under regulatory, antitrust probes

Kim Beom-soo, founder and chairman of South Korea’s largest mobile platform Kakao Corp., convened an emergency meeting with some 20 chief exec...

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

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...

New Mercedes E-Class, world’s first to use LG’s SPM display  

New Mercedes E-Class, world’s first to use LG’s SPM display  

LG Display Co., the world’s leading organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker seeking to cement its market leadership, is supplying its ...

S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services

S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services

South Korea's telecom service provider LG Uplus Corp. will start offering travel services at its offline branches. The company on Wednesday said it ...

Korean Air’s operating profit falls to $360 mn in Q2 2023

Korean Air’s operating profit falls to $360 mn in Q2 2023

Korean Air Lines Co.’s operating profit in the second quarter fell over 30% from the same period last year in line with market consensus.Consi...

Innocean acquires digital marketing company D-Plan 360

Innocean acquires digital marketing company D-Plan 360

Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, has acquired the Seoul-based digital marketing company D-Plan 360 to greatly rai...

Samsung Electronics launches latest stick vacuum cleaner via catwalk

Samsung Electronics launches latest stick vacuum cleaner via catwalk

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday said it launched the unique publicity campaign "Jet Walk" stressing "an uber-powerful cleaning show the world has...

S.Korea's CGBio exports $8 mn filler to Australia, New Zealand

S.Korea's CGBio exports $8 mn filler to Australia, New Zealand

CGBio, a South Korean bio-regenerative medical company, announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract to export its hyaluronic acid (HA) fille...

Samsung Elec to release new Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 laptop

Samsung Elec to release new Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 laptop

South Korea's electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. will release its latest premium laptop model, Galaxy Book2 Pro 360, on Jan. 16, the company ...

ESTsoft completes construction of studio dedicated to AI virtual humans

ESTsoft completes construction of studio dedicated to AI virtual humans

South Korea's application software developer ESTsoft Corp. said on Tuesday that it has built a dedicated studio in its headquarters in Seoul's Gangn...

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