South Korea Launches Investigation Into KT, LG Uplus Data Leak Claims
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT has launched an official investigation into suspected cyber intrusions at telecom operators KT...
South Korea Eyes Global AI Leadership with Record 8.1% Budget Hike
South Korea has unveiled its biggest-ever budget plan, setting aside 728 trillion won ($524 billion) for 2026, an 8.1...
Kakao Becomes First in Korea to Open-Source Advanced AI Models
Kakao has made history as the first South Korean company to open-source both a high-performing MLLM and a mixture of...
Hanwha Aerospace to Develop Indigenous Turboprop Engine for South Korea’s Next-Gen UAVs
Hanwha Aerospace has signed a new agreement with South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) to develop a prototype turboprop...
Kakao Bank Returns to Thailand After 25 Years with Digital Bank License
South Korea’s leading internet-only bank, Kakao Bank, has received official approval from Thailand’s Ministry of Finance to launch a...
Naver to Launch ‘AI Tab’ for Smarter, Interactive Search by 2026
South Korea’s leading internet platform, Naver, has unveiled plans to introduce an AI-powered agent designed to make search more conversation-based....
KT and Microsoft Launch Integrated Teams Phone Solution for Businesses
KT has introduced the Microsoft Teams Phone service, a new offering that integrates its communication network with Microsoft’s business collaboration...
Kakao Unveils Kanana-o: Korea’s First AI Model That Sees, Hears, and Speaks
Kakao introduced Kanana-o, South Korea's first multimodal large language model (LLM), capable of understanding and processing text, voice, and images...
Korea’s Navigation Battle Heats Up: Naver and Kakao vs. Google maps
With Google maps aiming to lift restrictions on exporting detailed map data from South Korea, Naver and Kakao are...
SK Telecom Reports Data Breach: Exposed USIM Information Poses SIM Swapping Risk
SK Telecom, South Korea's largest mobile operator, has warned that a malware attack led to unauthorized access to its...
Korea Boosts Deep Tech Drive with $561M Investment in Industrial R&D
South Korea has announced plans to allocate 830 billion won (around US$561.2 million) in 2026 for the research and development...
Kakao Mobility Takes k.ride Global with Expansion to 12 Countries
Kakao Mobility, a subsidiary of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., is expanding its k.ride taxi service for international travelers...
Hyundai AutoEver, MCL Korea Collaborate to Build AI-Driven Logistics Innovation Hub
Hyundai AutoEver, a software subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, has partnered with Maersk Contract Logistics (MCL) Korea to advance logistics...
Naver Expands E-Commerce Push with AI-Powered Plus Store App
Naver, South Korea's leading internet company, is set to launch its standalone shopping app, Naver Plus Store, in the first...
South Korea to Acquire 10,000 GPUs in AI Push, Plans $277M Computing Center
South Korea plans to acquire 10,000 high-performance GPUs in 2025 to speed up the creation of a national AI computing...
LG Electronics Sets Global Standard in AI Robotics Patents
Between 2012 and 2021, LG Electronics established itself as the global leader in AI robotics patent applications, outpacing major competitors...
Naver Pay Reaches 30.68 Million Users, Expands Global and Local Payment Services
On January 21, Naver Pay revealed that its user base had surpassed 30.68 million in 2024, representing around 60% of...
SK Telecom Launches Beta of Aster AI Agent in North America
On Tuesday, SK Telecom (SKT) announced that it will launch a beta version of its AI agent, Aster, targeting North...
US Finalizes $4.7 Billion Chip Subsidy for Samsung Ahead of Presidential Transition
The US government has finalized a $4.745 billion subsidy for Samsung Electronics to support its semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Texas....
GM and LG Energy Solution Partner to Develop Prismatic Battery Cells for Future EVs
General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution (LGES) are expanding their long-standing 14-year partnership in battery technology to include the...