South Korea Technology & Innovation News

Coverage of South Korea's technology sector, including AI, semiconductors, startups, and digital innovation.

LG Uplus Wins Minister Award for 'Simple. Lab' Ad Campaign

LG Uplus (032640) announced on the 20th that its brand campaign advertisement 'Simple. Lab' won the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award (Digital Category) at the 34th Good Advertising Awards...

Published 2026.03.20. 08:59:44 | By Kim Ki-hyuk

Pearl Abyss Launches 'Crimson Desert' After Seven Years of Development

Pearl Abyss (263750) globally launched its new title 'Crimson Desert' on May 20 (Korea time). The game is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S...

Published 2026.03.20. 08:06:36 | By Roh Hyun-sub

Uijeongbu City Launches Three-Stage Startup Support System

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Published 2026.03.20. 06:58:01 | By Kang Do-won

BOK July Rate Hike Scenario Emerges Amid War-Driven Inflation Fears

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Published 2026.03.20. 06:55:43 | By Kang Do-won

Teletubbies Launch TikTok Live 'Gift Master' Event in Korea

Global beloved characters Teletubbies are appearing on TikTok Live with various events. TikTok announced on the 20th that it will hold the TikTok Liv...

Published 2026.03.20. 06:30:05 | By Kim Tae-young

Korea Space Agency Sends Delegation to Brazil to Expand Aviation Cooperation

Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) announced it dispatched a public-private delegation to Brazil from the 16th to the 19th to discuss ways to expan...

Published 2026.03.20. 06:16:05 | By Kim Ki-hyuk

CJ OliveNetworks Launches First-Half Recruitment Drive Across 12 Job Categories

CJ OliveNetworks announced on the 20th that it will conduct open recruitment for new employees in the first half of 2026. The recruitment covers 12 a...

Published 2026.03.20. 06:01:05 | By Kim Tae-ho

Bespin Global Partners with KB Life for AI-Powered Insurance Underwriting

Bespin Global, a company specializing in artificial intelligence services and solutions, announced it is partnering with KB Life to improve insurance ...

Published 2026.03.20. 05:30:05 | By Kim Ji-young

AMD CEO Signals Priority GPU Supply to Korea, Challenging Nvidia's Dominance

AMD CEO Lisa Su said on May 19 that priority supply of the company's latest GPUs to Korea is "possible," as the world's second-largest graphics proces...

Published 2026.03.19. 19:59:05 | By Kim Tae-ho

AI Era Sparks Surge in Skilled Trade Worker Wages

"For just 200 million won, one robot does the work of two people—robots are devouring jobs." The recent unveiling of the electric humanoid robot "Atl...

Published 2026.03.19. 16:07:03 | By Cho Su-yeon

Megazone Cloud to Host ICON 2026 Conference on AI and Security

Megazone Cloud announced Wednesday it will host "ICON 2026" at the InterContinental Seoul Parnas Grand Ballroom on April 2. Now in its third year, IC...

Published 2026.03.19. 15:13:11 | By Kim Ji-young

SKT Partners With Ericsson to Lead 6G Race Through AI Networks

SK Telecom (017670) is joining forces with Ericsson to prepare for the sixth-generation (6G) mobile communications era through artificial intelligence...

Published 2026.03.19. 14:26:30 | By Kim Ki-hyuk

Naver Restricts Comments on Political Articles Through Local Elections

Naver will restrict comments on political and election news articles and strengthen its AI moderation system during the local election period. The co...

Published 2026.03.19. 14:14:52 | By Kim Tae-young

Korean Researchers Develop Nation's First 200Gbps Photodetector

Korean researchers have developed the nation's first 200Gbps photodetector device for use in large-scale AI data centers and 5G/6G mobile communicatio...

Published 2026.03.19. 13:16:06 | By Park Hee-yoon, Daejeon

Korean Researchers Verify AI Chip Operates in Space Radiation

An international research team with Korean participation has verified next-generation artificial intelligence semiconductor technology that operates s...

Published 2026.03.19. 12:24:47 | By Seo Ji-hye

Naver AI Call Service Cuts Lonely Deaths by 44%, Generates $25M Social Value

Naver Cloud announced Thursday that its AI welfare call service "Clova CareCall" generated an estimated 34 billion won ($24.7 million) in social value...

Published 2026.03.19. 11:41:22 | By Lee Jin-seok

Hancom InSpace to Launch Korea's First Private Hyperspectral Satellite

Hancom InSpace announced on the 19th that it will launch "Sejong-3," Korea's first private hyperspectral satellite, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on...

Published 2026.03.19. 10:50:48 | By Kim Ji-young

Nexon Foundation Partners With Gyeonggi Education Office to Train Young Game Creators

The Nexon Foundation announced Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education to enhance youth...

Published 2026.03.19. 10:12:58 | By Lee Jin-seok

Kolon Benit Builds AI-Based IT System to Speed Customer Response

Kolon Benit announced on the 19th that it has built an AI-based information technology (IT) system that enhances productivity and enables faster respo...

Published 2026.03.19. 10:00:49 | By Kim Ji-young

Kakao Entertainment, Naver Webtoon Win $1.4M Lawsuit Against Piracy Site

Kakao Entertainment announced Monday it won a civil lawsuit against the operator of "Azitoon," Korea's largest illegal webtoon and web novel distribut...

Published 2026.03.19. 09:56:01 | By Lee Jin-seok