Korea Times K-Culture Reporter
Baek Byung-yeul is a journalist at The Korea Times focused on cultural content, including films and cultural events in South Korea. You can contact him at baekby@koreatimes.co.kr to share your insights.
A Samsung Electronics’ billboard promotes Busan’s World Expo 2030 bid at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France. Samsung said on Thursday that it has installed 14 billboards at the airport to promote Busan’s Expo bid until Nov. 28, when the host city for the 2030 event will be decided at the Bureau International des Expositions’ meeting. Courtesy of Samsung Electronics
NCSOFT will release a new role-playing game, Throne and Liberty, also known as TL, in Korea on Dec. 7, and later in the global market, the game company said Thursday.
Korea called for global efforts to raise AI ethics standards during the AI Safety Summit in the U.K. AI technology has emerged as a dynamic force that will drive transformative changes in our lives, and its safety and reliability must be ensured, the ICT minister said, Wednesday.
Jee Dong-seob, CEO of SK Group’s battery company SK On, received the Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit for his contributions to the development of the nation’s battery industry, the industry ministry said, Wednesday.
Han Jong-hee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, speaks during a celebration of the company’s 54th anniversary at its headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. At a commemorative ceremony attended by over 400 company employees, the vice chairman emphasized that "investments to secure technological superiority should always be prioritized," and that "technology and quality are our core competitiveness that we must always protect." He also stressed that Samsung must be reborn as a company that creates the best customer experience and value. Courtesy of Samsung Electronics
LG Electronics is expanding in the in-vehicle infotainment market having supplied webOS Auto, an operating system for in-vehicle infotainment, to Genesis’ latest SUVs GV80 and the GV80 Coupe, the company said Wednesday.
Cartoonist Min Song-a turbocharged her online creation, “The Girl Downstairs,” through an innovative new tool that enabled the webtoon to become a global hit on Netflix.
Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor business narrowed losses in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter, thanks to increased sales of high-priced products such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM), mainly for AI chips and DDR5 DRAM chips as well as chip price increases, the company said Tuesday.
KT unveiled its hyperscale AI platform Mi:dm and will expand its AI business in business-to-business (B2B) markets at a time when increasing numbers of organizations are considering adopting the emerging technologies to improve efficiency and productivity, the telecom company said Tuesday.
Korea has taken steps to establish a roadmap for Mars exploration, such as developing a spacecraft as part of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ambitious vision to land on the planet by 2045 and to keep pace with powerhouse space exploring nations, the science ministry said, Monday.