SK Innovation E&S, JB Financial team up for renewable energy loans
JB Financial Group Co., the parent company of Jeonbuk Bank and Gwangju Bank, will join hands with SK Innovation E&S Co. and InnerGen Co. to roll...
SK Telecom to secure stake in IonQ, forges quantum partnership
South Korea’s largest telecom company SK Telecom Co. will acquire about a 3% stake in IonQ Inc., the world’s first publicly traded quant...
Kia CEO stands firm on electrification strategy, premieres EV4 in Europe
TARRAGONA, Spain – Despite a temporary slowdown in electric vehicle demand and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers, Kia Corp. rem...
Microsoft's quantum computing bet sparks controversy, again
In 2021, Microsoft Corp. faced significant scientific embarrassment when a landmark research paper it had sponsored was retracted.Published in the U...
OpenAI, KDB to collaborate to enhance S.Korean AI ecosystem
The US-based OpenAI and Korea Development Bank (KDB) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support the development of South Kor...
Perigee, Quantum Aero to cooperate on military UAV
South Korea's small space launch vehicle startup Perigee Aerospace Inc. said on Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Quantum Ae...
Samsung Display gets quantum dot ink recycling tech
South Korea's Samsung Display said on Monday it developed technology to recycle quantum dot (QD) ink, aiming to improve cost competitiveness in its ...
Kia, KEPCO collaborate to build power ecosystem using PBV
South Korea's Kia Corp. and Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state-run utility company, said on Thursday that they signed a memorandum of und...
Hyundai, SNU, POSTECH, KIST build joint robotics lab
Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that it established a joint robotics research lab in collaboration with South Korea's top research institution...
Asan Nanum Foundation revamps fund management
The Asan Nanum Foundation, a nonprofit foundation set up in 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hyundai founder Chung Ju-yung’s death,...
Hyundai Motor completes EV ecosystem in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Hyundai Motor Group has built an electric vehicle hub backed by a complete supply chain from raw materials sourcing to ba...
LG Uplus to unveil quantum proof solution Alphakey
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it will unveil its new integrated account management solution for cloud services Alphakey at Q...
Hyundai Motor eyes hydrogen value chain leadership
Hyundai Motor Group will expand its cooperation with global companies to boost its presence in the hydrogen value chain from production to distribut...
Hyundai Motor to restore forest ecosystem
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Restoration Project with...
Softbank to join SK Telecom-led global AI joint venture
BARCELONA -- Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. tied up with major global telcos such as South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. and E...
Korea needs sustainable ecosystem for startup accelerators
South Korea needs to create a “sustainable ecosystem” to nurture influential startup accelerators like US tech startup accelerator Y Com...
AliExpress’ zero-commission offer jolts Coupang, Naver
AliExpress, an e-commerce arm of China’s Alibaba Group, has offered Korean companies zero commissions, under which it will not charge a sales ...
Korean mining company to file around $747 mn claim against Panama
A state-run company in South Korea is set to seek an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) worth around 1 trillion won ($747.1 million) against t...
KAIST, MIT jointly open Quantum Winter School
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Monday that it is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Techn...
Hyundai, Kia join hands with Gore to develop hydrogen fuel cell material
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday it has signed an agreement with W. L. Gore & Associates Inc., a US material...
Samsung to release Galaxy Book3 Go 5G laptop
Samsung Electronics Co. will release the Galaxy Book3 Go 5G laptop, which supports 5G networks on Jan. 2. Next year.The device features a 14-inch LC...
Hyundai’s Supernal to unveil life-size UAM at CES 2024
Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it will participate in CES 2024 ne...
SK E&S to strengthen Korea's liquid hydrogen ecosystem
SK E&S Co., an energy unit of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will cooperate with domestic firms to strengthen the country’s liquid hy...
Line Next attracts $140 mn to globally expand NFT platform
Line Next Corp., a digital asset affiliate of South Korean online portal giant Naver Corp., has attracted $140 million in a funding round led by Cre...
Korea's startup ecosystem lags behind peers in global investments
South Korea’s startup environment lags behind major countries in terms of global expansion and foreign investment attraction, a report from st...
Samsung Electronics hosts AI Forum 2023
Samsung Electronics Co. held on Tuesday the Samsung AI Forum 2023 with the theme of "Super AI for a Better Tomorrow" at the Suwon Convention Center ...
Rebellions teams up with IBM for ATOM AI chip quality test
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, said on Monday it has forged a partnership with US tech giant IBM to co...
Korean startups join hands amid dwindling funding, acceleration support
Collaboration is becoming active among peer startups in South Korea to create synergy between different technologies and accelerate an early stage s...
SK Broadband launches hybrid quantum security service
South Korean internet service provider SK Broadband on Tuesday said it launched the country’s first dedicated line service that supports the o...
SK Telecom expands its Web3 ecosystem
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. has joined hands with Polygon Labs, a New York-based global blockchain company, to expand its Web3 ecosystem.Both compa...
