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Lightweight cobots with higher payload fuel robot arms rivalry
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Universal Robots’ cobot UR30 (Screenshot captured from Universal Robots website) Denmark-based Universal Robots’ release of the world’s slimmest collaborative robot…
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Hyundai Mobis, Zeiss to mass-produce holographic HUDs in 2027
in NewsThe rendering of the Hyundai Mobis-Zeiss holographic ‘windshield’ HUD system (Screenshot captured from Hyundai Mobis website) South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis…
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A Journey Through Time: The History of Korean Art
Introduction to Korean Art Korean art, a vital reflection of the nation’s rich heritage and cultural evolution, holds a unique…
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Supernal aims to launch flying cars at LA 2028 Olympics
Supernal debuts S-A2, its upgraded eVTOL flying-car concept, at CES 2024 Supernal LLC, the US-based urban air mobility (UAM) unit…
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Lotte Shopping to set up Singapore holding firm, eyes its IPO
Lotte Shopping CEO Kim Sanghyun speaks at Lotte’s IR Day on Oct. 11, 2024 Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s leading…
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Korea’s Dongkuk develops world’s first biodegradable film for steel plates
Dongkuk Coated Metal’s biodegradable film for color-coated steel sheets (Courtesy of Dongkuk CM) Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the…
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Samsung retains No. 5, Hyundai climbs to No. 30 global brand
Samsung booth at the EuroCuchina 2024 (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s most valuable company in terms…
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Microsoft, KT to invest $1.8 bn in Korea’s AI, infrastructure
KT Chief Executive Kim Young-shub speaks to the press about the company’s partnership with Microsoft in Seoul on Oct. 10,…
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Hyundai E&C, Surbana Jurong to team up on power projects
From left: Yoon Young-Joon, Hyundai E&C CEO; Ahn Duk-geun, Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy; Tan See Leng, Second…
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LG Electronics doubles down on B2B business
LG MAGNIT Micro LED display (Courtesy of LG Electronics) LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker seeking…
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Mirae Asset India surpasses 2 million retail client accounts
Mirae Asset Financial Group headquarters in Seoul Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Thursday that the number of retail client…
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Samsung Apologizes for Falling Behind in AI Chips Race
A Samsung high-bandwidth memory chip. Photo: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News SEOUL—For a major maker of semiconductors such as Samsung Electronics Co.…
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LG CNS gets Google Cloud GenAI certification
South Korea’s LG CNS said on Thursday that it obtained Google Cloud’s Generative AI (GenAI)Service Specialization certification. It’s the first…
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Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to drastically cut its chip executive jobs and restructure semiconductor-related operations as it struggles to compete…
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Hyundai Motor Group expands R&D partnership with Singapore
Hyundai Engineering & Construction President & CEO Yoon Young-Joon (from left), Hyundai Motor Co. President & CEO Chang Jae-hoon, Minister…
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Toyota, Hyundai chairmen to meet in Seoul for hydrogen alliance
Hyundai Motor and Toyota will jointly host Hyundai N x TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Festival in Yongin, South Korean on October…
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Naver Labs tops in spatial intelligence tech at ECCV
Naver Labs’ spatial intelligence technology was recognized as superior to that of Google, Apple, and Meta at the world’s leading…
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HL to acquire French parking robot firm Stanley Robotics for $24 million
Stan, valet parking robot by Stanley Robotics (Courtesy of Stanley Robotics) HL Group, the construction-to-auto parts conglomerate in South Korea,…
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Yanolja Cloud Solution relocates headquarters to India
South Korea’s top travel and accommodation booking platform operator Yanolja Co. said on Tuesday that it relocated its global solution…
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HD Hyundai to produce key ship electrification part LV VFD in-house
Executives of HD Hyundai and its affiliates pose for a photo after demonstrating LV VFD, a key part used in…
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Hyundai Motor Group, D.Camp to host startup demo day
Hyundai Motor Group’s open innovation platform ZER01NE said on Tuesday it partnered with startup accelerator D.Camp in collaboration with 19…
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Hyundai Movex to lead S. Korea’s unmanned robot project
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex Co. was selected to lead the design of a high-precision large autonomous mobile robot (AMR) platform…
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Samsung flags Q3 earnings shock; chip head apologizes for weak results
A researcher in a Samsung Electronics chip cleanroom South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. flagged a four-fold jump in…
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LG Energy to more than double sales to $50 bn by 2028
Kim Dong-myung, LG Energy Solution CEO, unveils the company’s long-term business goal on Oct. 7, 2024 in Seoul (Courtesy of…
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SK Telecom to host SK AI Summit in Seoul
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. said on Monday that it will host the SK AI Summit 2024 on November 4-5…
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Hyundai Motor, Waymo enter multi-year, strategic partnership
Hyundai Motor and Waymo enter multi-year, strategic partnership for autonomous vehicle production basded on the all-electric IONIQ 5 South Korea’s…
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Two out of 5 CEOs hold negative views on Korean startup scene
Screenshot of ChangGoo participants captured from Google Korea Blog Nearly half of South Korean startups hold negative views on the…
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SK Group may beef up reform drive after CEO seminar
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won South Korea’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group will hold an annual strategic meeting presided over by…
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FTC fines Kakao Mobility $55 mn for alleged unfair taxi-hailing service
A Kakao T taxi in Seoul (File photo by News1) South Korea’s antitrust body fined Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s…
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Samsung, NTT Docomo to cooperate on AI technology
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NTT Docomo, Japan’s largest mobile…
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LG Chem develops material blocking battery thermal runaway
LG Chem’s Platform Technology R&D team has developed a temperature-responsive safety-reinforced layer (SRL), a composite material designed to suppress battery…
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LG Uplus, GSMA sign Open Gateway agreement
Lee Sang-yup, CTO of LG Uplus (left) and Alex Sinclair, CTO of GSMA South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. said on…
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KT succeeds 5G NTN satellite communication
South Korea’s KT Corp. and its satellite subsidiary KT SAT said on Monday their integration of KOREASAT 6 with a…
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Microsoft, KT join forces to propel Korea’s AI innovation
KT CEO Kim Young-shub (right) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shake hands after signing a strategic partnership at Microsoft’s headquarters…
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Samsung Galaxy AI phones surpass 20 mn units in S. Korea
Galaxy Z Flip6 Samsung Electronics Co. said on Sunday that more than 20 million smartphones in South Korea are now…
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LG to invest $762 mn in webOS to transform into platform-based tech giant
Park Hyoung-sei, head of LG Electronics’ home entertainment division, speaks at the company’s webOS Summit 2024 in Incheon, South Korea,…
