Korea’s game studios rebrand as AI tech firms, move into fashion, robotics, media

What was once a world of elves, dragons and power-ups is now giving rise to one of South Korea’s most unexpected tech revolutions, with game s...

Naver Webtoon’s Eleceed: Now anime by studio behind The First Slam Dunk

High school student Seo Jiwoo knows nothing of the hidden world around him. Terrified of his own mysterious powers, he lives quietly, concealing his...

S.Korea’s Krafton to nurture 6 new game studios in India

Krafton Inc., the publisher of global mega-hit “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), has selected six new Indian game studios to...

Genesis premieres premium electric off-road SUV X Gran Equator Concept

NEW YORK – Genesis, the luxury brand of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has premiered its first electric off-roader conce...

Naver Webtoon's Stagtown to be cinematized by Hollywood

South Korea's Naver Webtoon said on Thursday its horror series Stagtown, popular in the US, will be made into a movie by Hollywood.Stagtown was di...

Naver Webtoon invests in Japan's Number Nine

South Korea's Naver Webtoon said on Thursday that its Japanese service operator Line Digital Frontier invested in Number Nine, a webtoon studio in J...

SK Hynix develops high-capacity SSD for AI data center

SK Hynix Inc. unveiled on Wednesday its high-capacity solid-state drive (SSD) product PS1012 U.2, designed for AI data centers with 61 terabyte (TB)...

S.Korea's Smilegate invests in GTA producer's studio

Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, said on Tuesday it invested in the US-based medi...

E-Land sets sights on Vietnam as its next China, to open 10 outlets by 2025

South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has set its sights on Vietnam as its next target market after China, planning to open 10 outlets there...

Hyundai Motor, Kia unveil wearable robot X-ble Shoulder

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. unveiled the wearable robot X-ble Shoulder at Wearable Robot Tech Day held at the Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, Gyeong...

Kim Jong Un’s Message to Trump: We’re Not Interested

SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to rebuff the prospect of reviving his nuclear diplomacy with President-elect Do...

GS Retail selects six startups to innovate retail biz

South Korea's GS Retail said on Friday it selected six startups—Studio Lab, Tilda, Oasis Business, YesPlzAI, Vessl AI, and Raondata—th...

Hyundai Motor designs the future of mobility in Irvine studio

IRVINE, Calif. -- White sneakers, gray nail polish, pink goggles and orange remote controls are not something visitors expect to see in car design s...

Blackpink’s Rose releases new song in collaboration with Bruno Mars

Girl group Blackpink's Rose released her single “APT.” in collaboration with global pop star Bruno Mars on Friday, her agency The Black ...

Management dispute brewing at leggings brand Xexymix operator Brand X?

A leadership change in Brand X Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top leggings brand Xexymix, is spawning speculation that a management cont...

S.Korea’s reshoring companies pale amid lack of support, incentives

Reshoring, or a corporate U-turn to the home country from an overseas location, has been the global trend since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemi...

Mobility firms, banks replace battery, K-culture stocks in KEDI 30 Index

Mobility, financial services and biotech companies have elbowed out battery and entertainment stocks in the KEDI Innovator ESG 30 Index in an annual...

Naver’s HyperCLOVA X Vision proves a picture is worth a thousand words

A picture is worth a thousand words, as the adage goes, stressing the power of vision over text.People also say eyes are windows to the soul, emphas...

Lunit participates in Singapore's AI diagnostic solution project

Lunit, a South Korean cancer diagnostics AI company, announced on Wednesday that it solely participates in a chest X-ray reading workflow improvemen...

LG Uplus to produce live-action robot drama

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced plans to partner with SAMG Entertainment and HighZium Studio Co. to create Korean-style robot content, aimi...

SK Telecom's X Caliber to enter SE Asian pet market

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract to supply X Caliber, an AI-based pet diagnosis assistance solution, to t...

SK Telecom's X Caliber enters N.American pet market

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a distribution agreement with Canadian pet medical equipment company Nuon & Nikk...

HD Hyundai's Future-X wins Red Dot Design Award

South Korea's HD Hyundai XiteSolution announced on Thursday that its futuristic unmanned construction equipment Future-X won the Best of the Best Aw...

LG Uplus analyzes ad performance with GenAI

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it has introduced generative AI technology to its integrated advertising platform U+AD, adding...

SK Telecom launches AI pet diagnostic solution in Australia

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that it launched its AI-based pet diagnostic assistance service X Caliber in Australia and has b...

Samsung’s new AI PC to hit global market in mid-June

Samsung Electronics Co. will start offering the Galaxy Book4 Edge, a new addition to its latest flagship Galaxy Book4 laptop series and powered by b...

Samsung's Galaxy Studio Photo surpasses 100,000 visitors

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that the Galaxy Studio Photo at South Korea's theme park Everland has surpassed 100,000 visitors. The Ga...

Lotte Wellfood, Studio Dragon to collaborate on K-contents

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with K-drama producer Studio Dragon to col...

Startups bet on affluent Gen X in Korea’s senior living market

Elder-care startups are rushing to build high-end senior homes in South Korea targeting affluent Generation Xers set to retire in five years on expe...

Rakuten backs S.Korea’s new mobile carrier Stage X

South Korea’s fledgling mobile carrier Stage X Co. has teamed up with relatively new Japanese mobile company Rakuten Group to crack Korea&rsqu...