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The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year’s biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November 19-21. The three-day...

The afternoon session of the first day of COMEUP 2020 featured agenda speeches on creating healthy lifestyles through behavioral change amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the management of renewable energy to address climate change. Photo shows Noom CEO Saeju Jung

COMEUP 2020: Digital Healthcare: The Behavior Change Revolution

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year’s biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November...

Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions, and Cities

COMEUP 2020: Startup and Entrepreneurship Policy Post COVID-19

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year's biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November...

The morning session of the first day of COMEUP 2020 featured agenda speeches on fighting against COVID-19 and policies to support SMEs and startups. Picture shows CEO of Seegene Jong-Yoon Chun

COMEUP 2020: COVID-19 & Startups: Fighting Against COVID-19

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year's biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November...

Korea Successfully Launches Global Startup Festival COMEUP 2020

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year’s biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November...

President Moon Jae-in giving a speech about the country's biotechnology industry during a signing ceremony held at Yonsei University Global Campus in Songdo, Incheon.

South Korean Firms to Inject 10 Trillion Won into Biotechnology by 2023

November 18, 2020

South Korean biotech companies, including Celltrion and Samsung Biologics, would jointly invest a total of 10 trillion won ($9.03 billion)...

Render of the floating solar farm to be constructed by Hanwha Q Cell.

Hanwha Q Cells to Construct Hapcheon Floating Solar Power Plant

November 13, 2020

Hanwha Q Cells, South Korea's leading solar power solutions provider and module maker, said that it would construct a 41-megawatt...

An unmanned drone taxi developed by China-based EHang flies over Seoul during a test flight event hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. / photo credit to Yonhap

South Korea Test Flight Drone Taxi Service in Seoul

November 11, 2020

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) on Wednesday morning test flight six unmanned drone taxis in Yeouido capital...

LG Electonics' center information display receives Best Innovation Award during Renault's 2020 Supplier Awards

LG’s Center Information Display Receives Renault 2020 Supplier Award

November 10, 2020

LG Electronics announced on Tuesday that it received its third Best Innovation Award for its Center Information Display (CID) during...

LG Chem's Yeosu plant in South Jeolla Province

LG Chem, Neste Join Hands to Produce Eco-Friendly Synthetic Resins

November 5, 2020

LG Chem, the leading South Korean petrochemical company, announced on Thursday that it entered into a strategic partnership with Neste,...

Renault Samsung's electric vehicle Twizy

ECCK Hosts Twizy Charity Race Event with Renault Samsung

November 5, 2020

The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) hosted a three-day charity race event in partnership with Renault Samsung Motors...

Ministry of SMEs and Startups Announce Plans for COMEUP 2020

November 3, 2020

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups on Tuesday held a press briefing announcing the details of the upcoming COMEUP 2020...

Microsoft's mixed reality headset "HoloLens 2."

Microsoft Korea Releases Mixed Reality Headset HoloLens 2 in S. Korea

November 2, 2020

Microsoft Korea, on Monday, announced the launch of its mixed-reality headset dubbed the HoloLens 2 in South Korea. The company...

Moon Visits Hyundai’s Ulsan Site, Pledges 20Tln Won in Future Mobility

October 30, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in inspected Hyundai Motor's Ulsan plant on Friday to look into its future automobile production facilities...

Edtech startup LUXROBO said that it would launch its coding education kit "Designer Kit Set" for homeschooling in the North American market in November.

LUXROBO Develops Homeschooling Coding Designer Kit Set in N. America

October 30, 2020

LUXROBO, a leading South Korean-based education technology (edtech) startup, announced that it would launch its coding education kit "Designer Kit...

STAR Labs partners with CJ OliveNetworks

Samsung Partners with CJ OliveNetworks to Develop Neon-Based Biz

October 29, 2020

Samsung Electronics' research unit announced its collaboration with specialized ICT firm CJ OliveNetworks to develop and provide business service models...

Kim Woo-kyu, managing director of Merck Korea (Center), Pyeongtaek City Vice Mayor Lee Jong-ho (Right), and Gyeonggi Province Vice Governor Lee Yong-chul signed a memorandum of understanding during a ceremony at Merck’s Advanced Technology Center in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

Merck to Invest 25 Bln Won for OLED Manufacturing Facility in Gyeonggi

October 28, 2020

Merck, a multinational science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt, announced on Wednesday that it signed an MOU together with...

Woowa Brothers' new and improved Dilly Drive food delivery robot. / photo courtesy of Woowa Brothers

Woowa Brothers to Debut New Dilly Drive at End of Year

September 21, 2020

Woowa Brothers announced that it would debut its improved "Dilly Drive," a short-distance indoor and outdoor food delivery robot, as...

LG Uplus and Unmanned Solution test runs a 5G-powered autonomous robot at Hyundai Oilbank's Oilbank’s oil refining facility in Seosan. / photo courtesy of LG Uplus

LG Uplus Exhibits 5G-Powered Autonomous Monitoring Robot