Mnet's new unscripted series 'My AI Partner: Strange Romance' tests whether people can develop genuine romantic feelings for AI companions, pairing celebrities including 41-year-old webtoon creator Ki…
Moody's raised South Korea's 2026 GDP growth forecast to 3.5% from 2.5%, citing an AI-driven memory chip boom expected to last into mid-2027. The ratings agency also projected 2.6% growth in 2027 and …
LG Electronics is accelerating its robotics partnership with Nvidia, targeting 100,000 hours of humanoid robot training data by the end of this year at its Yangjae data factory in Seoul. Madison Huang…
LG AI Research, SK Telecom and Upstage advanced to the next stage of South Korea's government-backed competition to develop a homegrown AI foundation model, while Motif Technologies was eliminated, th…
KT Corp., SK Telecom Co., and AI startup Upstage advanced to the next stage of South Korea's government-led 'AI for All' project, while Motif Technologies was eliminated, the Ministry of Science and I…
President Lee Jae Myung has reopened a debate on Korea's multiple-choice national college entrance exam, with the National Education Commission considering constructed-response and essay questions, bu…
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…