SK Group Chair Chey Tae-won and TerraPower Chair Bill Gates met Friday in Seoul to discuss next-generation nuclear power and energy demand from AI data centers, expanding their relationship beyond inv…
LG Electronics began operating a new refrigerator plant in Parana state, Brazil, on Thursday, with an annual capacity of about 600,000 units, as part of its Global South expansion strategy. The facili…
South Korea's 22 science high schools will admit a record 1,858 freshmen for the 2027 academic year, up 13.2% from 1,642 this year, driven by two new schools in Gyeonggi Province and increased intake …
Busan's Haeundae district has been named South Korea's first global tourism zone, with 6 billion won ($4.3 million) invested through 2027 to boost year-round tourism. The designation follows a surge i…
A Gallup Korea poll of 2,674 students found that 67 percent had used AI in the previous week, with usage highest among high school students at 82.3 percent, as Generation Alpha, born between 2010 and …
Korean builders are racing into AI data center construction, chasing multibillion-dollar opportunities as global data center power consumption is expected to nearly double from 103 GW in 2025 to 200 G…
Outstanding short selling on South Korea's stock market reached 19 trillion won ($13.4 billion) as of Tuesday, up 14 percent from 16.73 trillion won at the end of last month, according to data from th…
South Korean Prime Minister Han Seong-sook met Bill Gates, chairman of TerraPower, in Seoul on Friday to discuss cooperation on small modular reactors and energy solutions for the artificial intellige…
LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo signed an agreement with Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang at Nvidia's Santa Clara headquarters on Thursday, formalizing a strategic partnership in humanoid robots, AI…
Samsung Electronics has hired AI and data specialists Han Bo-hyung and Hahn Tai-rin to accelerate AI adoption across its semiconductor operations. Han, a deep learning and vision AI researcher, will l…
The Kospi's recent pullback is a short-term correction rather than a reversal, with experts expecting gradual recovery driven by continued AI investment and strong chip earnings, according to The Kore…
Kyungpook National University (KNU) will launch a Mobile AI Engineering contract major with Samsung Electronics, admitting 20 students for the 2027 academic year. The five-year combined bachelor's-mas…
President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for a swift overhaul of South Korea's conscription system to introduce a 'selective voluntary enlistment system' that retains universal service while expandi…
Yanolja Cloud Solution, the hospitality technology affiliate of Yanolja, launched Pulse AI, a multi-agent platform that automates hotel operations, after testing it at around 1,000 properties in India…
HD Hyundai Chair Chung Ki-sun called for a 20-year vision focused on sustainable growth at an executive strategy meeting Thursday, warning against prioritizing short-term results. The meeting, held at…
SK hynix will break ground on Aug. 27 on its $3.87 billion advanced chip packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana, for high-bandwidth memory used in AI processors. The South Korean memory maker, whi…
Samsung Electronics opened a new HVAC production line in Pune, India, targeting demand from AI data centers, with an annual capacity of 6,500 units once fully operational. The facility, which will pro…
South Korea's finance ministry announced plans to ease regulations, including administrative procedures, to support three megaprojects centered on semiconductors and artificial intelligence facilities…
A US trade and technology expert, Nigel Cory, director of trade and technology at Crowell Global Advisors, criticized South Korean regulators for unevenly applying rules that disadvantage US companies…
Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Micron Technology are locking customers into long-term supply agreements lasting up to five years, a shift from quarterly negotiations that could soften the memory ch…