On-device AI Office
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Artificial intelligence
AI data center with up to 3 gigawatts of power envisioned for South Korea
An investor group is planning one of the world’s largest data centers for artificial intelligence in South Korea, a sign of red-hot AI de...
Feb 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Beauty giant CJ Olive Young to buy Seoul office building for $472 mn
CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, has been given priority rights to buy an office building in Seoul for about 680 bi...
Feb 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Mirae Asset prepares bitcoin covered call ETF launch: chairman
Mirae Asset Financial Group is preparing to launch a bitcoin covered call exchange traded fund (ETF) for global investors to foray into the cryptocu...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Microsoft CEO Nadella seeks AI alliance with Hyundai, POSCO, Shinhan, KT
Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Satya Nadella is seeking to forge an artificial intelligence alliance with major South Korean companies...
Feb 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Medical devices
Middle East: New land of opportunity for Korean medical devices
South Korea is making inroads into the Middle East's medical device market dominated by the US and Europe, aiming to leverage the region’s str...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Sale of Doosan Tower attracts bids from IGIS, Kiwoom, Korea Investment
The much-anticipated sale of Doosan Tower in Seoul’s central business district (CBD) has attracted bids from three interested parties – ...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Naver founder to return as board chair; 2024 earnings solid
Lee Hae-jin, the founder of South Korea’s No. 1 internet portal operator Naver Corp., is set to return to the company to lead the board amid t...
Feb 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
NPS closes $1.6 bn Korean office deal; scientists pension eyes NCSOFT building
The National Pension Service (NPS) has completed the purchase of One Grove for 2.3 trillion won ($1.6 billion), its largest single real estate inves...
Feb 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG, SNU team up to develop AI modeling for protein structure predictions
LG AI Research Institute, the artificial intelligence think-tank of LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-biggest conglomerate, on Thursday signed a ...
Feb 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
OpenAI, SoftBank tap Samsung for Stargate AI initiative
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong discussed potential collaboration on the Stargate AI initiative with OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Alt...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao set to announce AI partnership with OpenAI
Kakao Corp., South Korea’s dominant mobile platform, is expected to unveil a business partnership with OpenAI to incorporate the technology of...
Feb 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI agent Gentoo poised to revolutionize online shopping
South Korean artificial intelligence startup Waddle Corp. is gearing up to reshape the online retail industry with artificial intelligence-powered i...
Jan 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
HS Hyosung Advanced Materials seeks to sell tire steel cord business
South Korea’s HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is seeking to sell its tire steel cord business to secure funds for its new growth ventures ...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Partners Investment, GordonMD eye $150 mn biotech fund launch
South Korean venture capital firm Partners Investment said on Thursday it will raise up to 215.5 billion won ($150 million) in a biotech fund jointl...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics' new Galaxy S25 smartphone: 'Perfect AI assistant'
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Last year, Samsung Electronics Co. scored a first-mover advantage with consumers by introducing the Galaxy S24 as an AI sma...
Jan 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Samsung, LG consider moving electronics plants to US from Mexico
South Korea’s leading electronics companies such as Samsung and LG are considering moving their plants in Mexico to the US to respond to Presi...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display unveils industry’s brightest OLED panel for AI TVs
LG Display Co., the world’s top organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, on Thursday unveiled a fourth-generation screen optimized for...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Lotte Duty Free unveils robot bartender in Gimpo Int'l Airport
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free said on Thursday it placed its AI-based robot bartenders in Gimpo International Airport.Lotte Duty Free offers robot...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Biopharmaceuticals, Eurofarma to set up AI epilepsy platform JV in US
South Korea’s SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. has signed a deal with Brazil’s Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A. to establish a joint venture ...
Jan 15, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup
South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in North American AI ad tech startup Remb...
Jan 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Koramco seeks to sell Seoul prime office tower in $272 million deal
South Korea’s Koramco REITs Management & Trust Co. is poised sell a prime office building in Seoul in an estimated 400 billion won ($272 m...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
NCSOFT’s NC Tower up for sale with its value estimated at $272 million
The sales of several office buildings along Teheran-ro in Seoul's upscale Gangnam Business District (GBD) are gaining momentum.The bidding for the...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor, Nvidia team up for AI development for future mobility
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday that it has teamed up with Nvidia Corp. to accelerate the development of advanc...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to produce all-solid-state batteries in 2026
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. will unveil a sample of an ultra-compact all-solid-state battery within the year for mass production...
Jan 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2025
LG Electronics bets big on humanoid robots: CEO Cho
LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s top home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. has thrown down the gauntlet to frontrunners in the AI robot race...
Jan 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2025
SK Hynix to collaborate with Nvidia on Cosmos physical AI platform: Chey
LAS VEGAS – SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has agreed to collaborate with Nvidia Corp. on the top US AI chi...
Jan 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Innovators at CES 2025
LG Electronics, Microsoft sign strategic partnership on AI agents
LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s top home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. has signed a strategic partnership with US tech giant Micros...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
JLK gets OK from FDA for ICH diagnosis solution
South Korea’s JLK Inc., an AI-based diagnosis solution and platform maker, said on Monday it got 501K approval from the US Food and Drug Admin...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor to introduce 10 startups in robotics, AI at CES 2025
Hyundai Motor Group, which has been promoting open innovation through generous investment in startups with promising technologies, will lead 10 cher...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul office sales rebound for first time in 4 years in 2024
The Seoul office market bounced back for the first time in four years in 2024, with transaction volume soaring 78.7% to 13.4 trillion won ($9.1 bill...
Jan 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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