South Korea
KT Signs Agreement to Export 5G Network Technology to Taiwan
KT Corp. said Wednesday it would export its 5G network technology and digital content development to Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET)....
KRICT Develops Safety Sticker that Indicates Spoiled Food
The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) developed a cold-chain safety sticker that indicates if food products such as...
Samsung Boost Mask Manufacture to Combat Coronavirus
As the new coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread throughout the world, Samsung Electronics established regional response teams providing its employees...
Baedal Minjok New Ads Fee System Anger Restaurant Owners
Baedal Minjok (Baemin) took flak after introducing a new commission system that restaurant owners argue would put a higher cost...
Coronavirus: Economic Impact on South Korea’s Tech Industry
As the new coronavirus shakes the business and consumers industries on a massive scale, some market analysts warn of a...
Coupang Demerges Fintech Business Subsidiary Coupang Pay
Coupang announced the spin-off of its payment service platform Coupang Pay to advance its fintech business. The company expects the...
Celltrion at Second Stage of Vaccine Development Against COVID-19
Celltrion said on Thursday that the company started to select through screening the most effective antibodies to neutralize the virus....
Samsung Display to Stop LCD Business, Focuses on QD-LED
Samsung Display reportedly decided that it would end its traditional liquid-crystal display (LCD) business as the company aims to become...
Hyundai, Samsung, LG Suspend More Plants Abroad Due to COVID-19
As more countries deteriorate due to the rapid and widening spread of the COVID-19, South Korean companies are suspending more...
Hanjin Group Chair Cho Won-tae Remains Hanjin KAL Exec Director
Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae retained his position as the executive director of Hanjin KAL, the company of Hanjin Group,...
Research Consortium to Test COVID-19 DNA Vaccines on Primates
The South Korean government commissioned a research consortium intended at testing the first of a vaccine candidate on primates. The...
Coupang Becomes Industry First to Install Around View Camera in Delivery Vehicles
Coupang on Wednesday introduced the industry's first Automotive Around View Monitoring system in all its delivery vehicles, enhancing Coupang men's...
Hyundai Glovis Makes Contactless Cloud-Based Used-Car Auction System
Hyundai Glovis launched on Tuesday the first contactless, cloud-based used-car auction system for direct integration with different auction centers. The...
South Korean Companies Close India Plant Operations Amid Virus Scare
South Korean companies temporarily closed their plant operations in India. The country recently shut down all its nonessential services amid...
SK Telecom’s NUGU MindView Ensure Mind Health Amid Social Distancing
SK Telecom would provide free meditation service called "NUGU MindView" through its artificial intelligence speaker NUGU to people participating in...
Chung Euisun Elected as New Hyundai Motor Board Chairman
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun succeeds his father, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo, as the new...
Top Eight Promising EdTech Startup Companies in South Korea
With the advancement of technology, the education technology sector has been rapidly growing in South Korea. EdTech startups are developing...
Naver to Takedown Abusive Comments and Users
Naver announced on Wednesday that the company would display the user names and histories to prevent malicious comments on news...
KAIST Researchers Develop Highly Reusable Mask Filter
A team of South Korean scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced Monday that the...
Celltrion to Conduct Trials for COVID-19 Test Kit, Cure in Six months
Celltrion, South Korea’s leading biosimilar developer, said it doubled its efforts to create a super-fast test kit designed to identify...