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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of high-skilled workers in South Korea grew for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, with such jobs in the semiconductor sector increasing by the most, government data showed Wednesday. The total number of industrial technology workers stood at 1.74 million as of end-2024, up 1.1 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor division is set for a sharp rebound in performance bonuses this year, reflecting a strong recovery in memory chip demand after last year’s industry downturn. According to industry officials, Samsung Electronics announced internally on Tuesday its projected payout rates for its annual OPI (Over-Performance Incentive) bonuses by [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean businesses’ expenditure on data protection rose 14.3 percent from a year earlier in 2025, data showed Tuesday, amid companies having faced increased threats involving customer information theft this year. Local companies spent 2.4 trillion won (US$1.67 billion) in related areas this year, compared with 2.1 trillion won [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics is deepening its long-running partnership with BMW by expanding cooperation from batteries and displays into automotive semiconductors, underscoring Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s push to position vehicle electronics as a core growth engine for the group. Under the latest agreement, Samsung will supply its in-house automotive processor, Exynos Auto, for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s semiconductor industry is pushing back against political calls to relocate the massive Yongin semiconductor cluster away from the Seoul metropolitan area, warning that any abrupt change to the project could disrupt investment plans and undermine the country’s global competitiveness in chips. The concerns come after Kim Sung-hwan, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranked third globally last year in the growth of patent applications, underscoring Asia’s expanding role in global innovation even as economic uncertainty persisted. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 2025 World Intellectual Property Indicators, cited Tuesday by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies are facing a widening shortage of research and development workers, particularly in strategically important technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, according to a new industry survey released on Monday. The survey, conducted by the Korea Industrial Technology Association, found that corporate research institutes were short about [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s science ministry said Monday that a security breach at KT Corp., the country’s second-largest mobile carrier, stemmed from lax internal controls over femtocells—small base stations used in homes and offices—allowing attackers to penetrate the company’s core network and carry out unauthorized mobile payments. The Ministry of Science and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics unveiled its 2026 lineup of sound devices ahead of the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026, signaling a continued push to blend audio performance, design and artificial intelligence in its home entertainment strategy. The new products, which will be introduced at Samsung’s “The First Look” event [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display said it will unveil a lineup of record-setting gaming display technologies at CES 2026, underscoring its push to dominate the fast-growing OLED monitor market. The South Korean display maker announced on Sunday that it will introduce the world’s first gaming OLED panel capable of a 720-hertz refresh rate, [...]