KT Imaging
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT builds hyper-connected R&D network KOREN data site
KT Corp. said on Monday that it will start operation on Jan. 5 after completing the construction of KOREN data lake portal site, which provides vari...
Dec 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT signs agreement with O2 Company on smart fish farming
KT Corp., a South Korean telecom giant, plans to advance into the sea farming business.KT said on Sunday it had signed a business agreement with O2 ...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek to unveil precision smartphone camera module
South Korea's LG Innotek said on Thursday it will unveil its high-magnification optical camera module with continuous zoom next month at CES 2023, t...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lunit to export breast cancer detecting solutions to Hong Kong, Mongolia
South Korea's AI-based medical imaging equipment firm Lunit will export AI breast cancer diagnosis solutions to large hospitals in Hong Kong and Mon...
Dec 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Lunit exports AI imaging analysis solution to Brazil
South Korea's medical imaging startup Lunit said on Monday it has signed a software licensing agreement with Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
KT to commercialize self-driving robots with startup Neubility
KT said on Friday that it has signed a partnership agreement with Neubility, an outdoor self-driving robot developer, to expand its robot service bu...
Dec 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea's Shinsegae, KT tie up to develop digital ecosystem
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group and leading telecommunication carrier KT Corp. have joined hands to develop the digital ecosystem i...
Dec 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Neurophet acquires Singaporean certification for Alzheimer's diagnosis
South Korea's medical imaging device maker Neurophet said on Tuesday that its SCALE PET has obtained a medical device certification from the Health ...
Dec 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Private equity juggernauts bid for $758 million worth of KT Cloud shares
A number of private equity giants in South Korea and beyond are bidding for shares worth up to 1 trillion won ($758.2 million) in KT Cloud, a subsid...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
KT&G completes elementary school in Laos with employee donations
KT&G, South Korea's dominant tobacco company, announced on Monday that along with South Korea's non-profit organization Sharing Culture &a...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
KT conducts reshuffle ahead of launching South Korea's top OTT service
Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. has reshuffled its media business units ahead of the pending absorption of its over-the-top (OTT) video platform Se...
Dec 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
CJ CheilJedang rebrands porridge line as Hetbahn Soft Meal
CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced Wednesday it has changed the name of its line of porridge products from Bibigo Jook to Hetbahn Soft Meal. CJ Het...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
KT unveils AI strategy, including hyperscale AI commercialization
South Korea’s second-largest wireless carrier KT Corp. unveiled a set of steps it will take to commercialize the internally developed Hypersca...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G enlists Goldman Sachs to cope with shareholder activism
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, appointed Goldman Sachs as an advisor to improve corporate governance after a Singapo...
Nov 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT to invest $2 million in US voice biomarker developer
KT Corp., a South Korean telecommunications giant, plans to invest $2 million in Sonde Health Inc., a US voice biomarker developer, to enhance the c...
Nov 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT posts highest Q1-Q3 operating profit since 2012
KT Corp., South Korea’s major telecommunications firm, posted 1.5 trillion won ($1.1 billion) in cumulative operating profit for the first thr...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
KT adds partner to expand Vietnam digital healthcare biz
KT Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, has teamed up with another local company to expand its digital healthcare business in Vietnam furth...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korean lunar orbiter sends 'Dynamite' BTS video to Earth
South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri has sent texts and images from space to Earth, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced Monday. Da...
Nov 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
S.Korea's LS Cable to become KT Submarine's largest shareholder
South Korea’s leading cable manufacturer LS Cable & System Ltd. is poised to become the largest shareholder of undersea cable construction...
Nov 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
KT&G taps top-tier law firm to defend itself against shareholder activism
KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, has appointed South Korea’s top-tier law firm Kim & Chang to take action ag...
Nov 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Singapore PE firm proposes KT&G spin off ginseng biz
A Singaporean private equity firm has proposed a number of measures to KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, including a sp...
Oct 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LS Cable to become No.2 shareholder in KT Submarine
South Korea’s LS Group will become the No. 2 shareholder in KT Submarine Co. after buying the undersea cable construction company’s new ...
Oct 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT rebrands Olleh TV as Genie TV to transform into media portal
South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. is rebranding its IPTV service Olleh TV as Genie TV as part of its efforts to transform into a media port...
Oct 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Energy, KT join KED’s top 30 Korean innovator list
KT Corp. and Studio Dragon Corp. have joined the ranks of South Korea’s most innovative companies thanks to their creation of cultural produ...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Hyundai Motor, KT in $540 million share swap deal for future mobility
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and telecom giant KT Corp. have agreed to expand their future mobility partnership through a 750 billion won...
Sep 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
KKR, Macquarie race for $728 mn stake in Korea’s KT Cloud
Global private equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Macquarie Asset Management are among the preliminary bidders for shares wor...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Com2uS announces plans to build real-life-like metaverse platform
South Korea’s Com2uS Studios, the creator of the popular game Summoners War, said on Thursday it will unveil a real-life-like metaverse platfo...
Aug 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG, KT join forces to launch next-generation service robots
South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. has partnered with LG Electronics Inc. to develop and launch next-generation custome...
Aug 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
KT ups ante with $1.5 billion spending on public sector cloud service
KT Cloud Corp., a unit of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., plans to spend up to 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) over the next three years t...
Jul 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Content platforms
KT spurs content creation with hot Netflix drama Attorney Woo
On the heels of South Korea's successful Netflix drama "Squid Game" comes drama series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo." It has topped the streami...
Jul 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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