South Korea Technology & Innovation News

KAIST Launches Science Diplomacy Center to Lead AI-Era Global Cooperation

KAIST has launched the Center for Science Diplomacy (KCSD) to lead global cooperation in AI and quantum technology, holding a forum with ambassadors t...

Hancom Q1 Operating Profit Rises 2.7% on AI Business Acceleration

Hancom reported Q1 operating profit of 17.6 billion won, up 2.7% year-on-year, driven by AI business growth. The company targets 200 billion won in an...

Korea Launches K-Plant Project to Break China's Rare Earth Monopoly

Korea's KIGAM launches a K-Plant project to develop rare earth processing technology and equipment by 2030, aiming to break China's monopoly on heavy ...

Korean Researchers Develop 'Magic Chemistry' Linking Four Compounds at Once

UNIST and DGIST researchers have developed a world-first nickel-catalyzed "radical relay" synthesis method that links four different compounds in a si...

Venture Associations Urge Top Kosdaq Firms to Stay

Three Korean venture and Kosdaq industry associations issued a joint appeal urging blue-chip Kosdaq firms to remain on the market, following Alteogen'...

Korea-UAE AI Infrastructure and Semiconductor Investment Forum Opens

Korea and the UAE held an AI Infrastructure and Semiconductor Investment Forum in Seoul, bringing together 25 UAE officials from Core42, MGX, Mubadala...

SKT Turns Korea University Into Power-Generating Campus With Rooftop Solar

SK Telecom is building 1.8MW solar power facilities on 20 rooftops at Korea University's Seoul campus, expected to cut 1,069 tons of CO₂ emissions ann...

NCsoft Operating Profit Soars 2,070% on Aion 2, Lineage Classic Success

NCsoft's Q1 operating profit surged 2,070% to 113.3 billion won on strong performance of Aion 2 and Lineage Classic, as PC game revenue hit a record q...

SAP Unveils 'Autonomous Enterprise' Platform with Nvidia, Anthropic as Allies

KARI Opens Launch Vehicle Technology Cooperation Center as Space Transport Hub

KARI opened its Launch Vehicle Technology Cooperation Center in Daejeon to host Hanwha Aerospace, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Uconsystem, strength...

Samsung Electronics Adopts Oracle Java to Unify Global Development Environment

Samsung Electronics has adopted Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription to standardize its global software development environment and strengthen securi...

Google Unveils 'Gemini Intelligence' for Android

Wemade Returns to Profit in Q1 on Blockchain Growth

Wemade returned to profit in Q1 2025 with operating profit of 8.5 billion won, as blockchain revenue surged 867% year-on-year on strong "Legend of Ymi...

KT Unveils Tailored AX Platform Strategy as Q1 Profit Falls 30%

KT unveiled a customer-tailored AX platform strategy as Q1 operating profit fell 29.9% to 482.7 billion won, hit by hacking compensation costs. CFO ta...

Pearl Abyss Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 2,585% on Crimson Desert Hit

Pearl Abyss posted record Q1 earnings with operating profit up 2,585% to 212.1 billion won, driven by Crimson Desert, which generated 266.5 billion wo...

Lotte Tests Physical AI From Warehouse Floors to Dance Stages

Lotte Innovate is expanding physical AI collaboration with Lotte Group affiliates including Lotte Global Logistics and Lotte World, testing humanoid r...

LG Uplus Lands First Overseas Deal for AI Assistant ixi-O in Malaysia

LG Uplus will launch its AI assistant ixi-O in Malaysia with Maxis, the country's largest mobile carrier with 10 million subscribers, marking its firs...

Accuracy Alone Not Enough; Trustworthy AI Rises: Prof. Lee

Prof. Su-In Lee of the University of Washington says Explainable AI (XAI) will become a market entry condition in regulated fields like healthcare and...

Professor Su-In Lee Pioneers Explainable AI With SHAP Framework

Professor Su-In Lee of the University of Washington pioneered Explainable AI by developing the SHAP framework, now the standard for AI model interpret...