SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Medical technology giant Siemens Healthineers and Seoul’s Asan Medical Center have joined hands to develop a CT scan technology that makes it easier for doctors to take a CT scan of children who have a hard time holding their breath. Existing CT technology is based on scans made in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Small and medium-sized parts makers of memory chips and displays will be able to test their products in assembly lines of large companies that can improve their overall competitiveness, the industry ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held a meeting with leading semiconductor and display [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ CGV has signed a deal with Cineworld, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, to open 100 more ScreenX locations across the world, the largest South Korean cinema chain said Thursday. The deal was signed at the CineEurope 2018 event in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday (local time). Developed with South [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Chemicals Co., a South Korean vaccine maker, said Thursday it has joined with Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. to sell its herpes zoster vaccine in South Korea. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together on the sales and marketing of Skyzoster, a shingles vaccine developed by SK Chemicals, [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker by sales, said Friday it has partnered with Facebook to help the U.S. social media giant test augmented reality. Earlier in the week, Facebook announced it will test a new feature in Facebook Messenger that will let users message companies to see [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — E-Mart Inc., South Korea’s largest discount store chain by sales, is set to sign an initial agreement with Dutch food retailer SPAR International, a company official said Wednesday, in a move to boost its presence in China. E-Mart is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SPAR [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday that it has invested 1 billion won (US$934,000) in the South Korean startup Acryl, which specializes in the development of artificial intelligence technologies. Under the deal, LG acquired a 10 percent stake, or 336,000 shares in the venture firm. Established in 2011, Acryl focuses [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A transpacific joint venture between Korean Air Lines Co. and Delta Air Lines Inc. launched Tuesday to create a combined network serving more than 290 destinations in the Americas and more than 80 in Asia, providing customers of both airlines with more travel options. In March, the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Infosec, a security solution provider under South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Friday it has forged ties with Tokyo-based Sompo Risk Care Management to make inroads into the Japanese market. Sompo Risk Care Management is an affiliate under Sompo Holdings Inc., a major Japanese insurance company. Under the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top portal operator Naver Corp. said Friday it has opened a research center specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) technology with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The South Korean company said the research center, dubbed NAVER/LINE-HKUST AI Laboratory, will operate in Hong Kong and carry [...]