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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.
Samsung Electronics, which is building a chip foundry plant in the U.S. state of Texas, will likely receive over $6 billion in subsidies from Washington, allowing the Korean chipmaker to better compete with TSMC, the world's leader in the contract-based chip-making business, according to media reports and industry experts Friday.
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics unveiled their latest premium gadgets to Chinese consumers at China's largest home appliance and tech show, held in Shanghai, according to the companies, Friday.
The job market is changing rapidly as AI technology continues to evolve, with professional occupations requiring a high level of expertise being the most likely to be replaced by this technology, according to industry officials and experts, Thursday.
LG Innotek achieved a Leadership A rating in a climate change response evaluation conducted by the global non-profit organization Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), to be named the top carbon management company for two straight years, the company said Thursday.
Korea will expand its space industry development budget to 1.5 trillion won ($1.14 billion) by 2027 and attract 100 trillion won in private investment by 2045 to create 250,000 high-quality jobs, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday, vowing to position the space business as a key national industry.
Samsung Electronics launched its new TVs, the Neo QLED and OLED TVs, in the Korean market with enhanced AI features to provide a better viewing experience, the world’s biggest TV maker said Wednesday.
LG Electronics has invested $60 million in Bear Robotics, a U.S.-based AI autonomous service robot company, the Korean tech firm said Tuesday.
POSCO International signed contracts worth around 1.16 trillion won ($885 million) to supply rare earth permanent magnets to carmakers in North America and Europe, the trading and energy arm of POSCO Group said, Tuesday.
Tving, an online streaming media service, promised to offer a better level of streaming quality after being heavily criticized by baseball fans for its subpar online broadcasting of a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League game, its CEO said, Tuesday.
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are closely monitoring a troubling trend of technology theft involving ongoing efforts to poach talent, not only from Chinese chip companies but also from their American counterparts.