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SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) -- South Korea is set to launch a homegrown earth observation nanosatellite into space this week, as part of its plan to create the country’s satellite constellation by 2027, the science ministry said Tuesday. The nanosatellite, the first unit of the envisioned satellite constellation, will be launched from Rocket Lab’s [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) –Hyundai Motor Company is offering Pakistani drivers some relief from the region’s scorching summer temperatures through an innovative nanotechnology that drastically reduces interior vehicle heat without tinted windows. The South Korean automaker launched a campaign called “Made Cooler by Hyundai” this month to install its proprietary “nano cooling film” on [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s online gaming giant Nexon Co. said Monday it will release a mobile version of its smash-hit title, Dungeon & Fighter, in China next month. Dungeon & Fighter Mobile will hit the Chinese market on May 21 and be operated by local game publisher Tencent Games, according to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) –LG Electronics and the Kakao Mobility are teaming up to deploy fleets of autonomous delivery robots across South Korea, targeting large office buildings, hotels, apartments and hospitals starting this month. The partnership will integrate LG’s AI-powered CLOi self-driving delivery robots with Kakao Mobility’s “BRING” robot delivery service. On April 25, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has donated an advanced medical imaging analysis system to a military hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help improve its health care service, the defense ministry said Monday. The artificial intelligence (AI) powered medical image analysis system, jointly developed by the defense and ICT ministries [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports rose 11.1 percent on-year in the first 20 days of April on surging global demand for semiconductors, data showed Monday. Outbound shipments reached US$35.82 billion in the April 1-20 period, compared with $32.25 billion tallied a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study suggests that network operators, including telecommunications companies, provide benefits worth an estimated 506 billion won annually to Netflix users in South Korea. The research paper titled “An Empirical Study on the Benefits Provided by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to Over-the-Top (OTT) Service Users,” authored by Professor Byun [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) –In the aftermath of Twitch’s withdrawal from South Korea, a staggering 1.84 million users have migrated to the upstart live streaming service CHZZK, according to a report released on April 18 by data analytics firm IGAWorks. The report, which analyzed trends across major personal broadcasting apps from December 2023 to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chipmaker SK hynix Inc. said Friday it has set up a strategic partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) aimed at bolstering its capabilities in producing premium high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips and advanced packaging technologies. Under the memorandum of understanding agreed recently in Taipei, Taiwan, the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to raise awareness about animals facing extinction from rapid climate change, LG Electronics unveiled a video series as part of its Vulnerable and Endangered Species Awareness Campaign on the renowned billboard screens of New York’s Times Square on April 16. The campaign launch in Times Square, featuring [...]