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[INTERVIEW] Mobility expert recommends bold strategy to turn entire S. Korea into test bed
SEOUL -- As a technological revolution unparalleled in human history creates innovative changes in mobility, an expert with career experience in future platforms such as autonomous driving recommends a bold test bed strategy for South Korea to secure competitiveness in mobility in a short period of time. Cha Doo-won, head of the CHA Mobility Research Institute, demands urgent government support to acquire domestic mobility personnel, pointing to a competitive push worldwide to s
July 1, 2022 -
Samsung rolls out all-in-one streaming discovery platform for playing games with smart TVs
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics rolled out an all-in-one game streaming discovery platform where players can use smart TVs and monitors to play games with no additional hardware or downloads needed. Gamers can simply select any game and play it instantly without downloading. It's all there, right away, Samsung said, adding its gaming hub also supports multitasking, allowing users to explore videos or listen to music while playing games. "With expanding partnerships across
July 1, 2022 -
Kakao Games ready for Odin's active overseas expansion after successful domestic service
SEOUL -- The game publishing wing of South Korea's web service giant Kakao is ready for the full-fledged overseas expansion of "Odin: Valhalla Rising," a blockbuster mobile game that has garnered the explosive popularity of domestic fans since its launch a year ago. Kakao Games vowed to make full preparations for Odin's services in Japan and other regions by establishing a differentiated game with next-generation technology, after it completed the acquisition of
July 1, 2022 -
KT ties up with i3DMeta to apply fast 3D image conversion solution to metaverse and IPTV
SEOUL -- As animation markets face a technical transition from 2D to 3D in the metaverse era, i3DMeta, a startup based in South Korea, is drawing attention with a fast 3D image conversion solution that can provide competitive prices. Traditionally, converting 2D images into 3D has required a large number of manpower and long hours of work, However, i3DMeta's solution was seen as an effective tool to save time and cost. The startup hopes to open an era where 3D videos of various
July 1, 2022 -
Sesame Lab founder eyes overseas markets with contactless digital master key platform
SEOUL -- Blockchain technology is bringing about change innovative changes in many parts of daily lives, including the home security system. Using a contactless digital master key platform, smartphone users don't have to take out access cards or press passwords to enter their houses. They just need a smartphone application. Keyring, a digital key platform developed by Sesame Lab, an IT startup founded by Damian Kim, is drawing attention in a contactless era caused by a COVID-
July 1, 2022 -
SM-LG home fitness service targets global market with K-pop and dance content
SEOUL -- SM, an entertainment powerhouse in South Korea, partnered with LG Electronics to launch a home fitness service that would contain various content such as K-pop and dance-based exercises. LG's platform technology and SM's K-pop content capabilities will be combined for differentiated services. In a ceremony on June 30, SM Entertainment LG Electronics launched a joint venture named "Fitness Candy" and disclosed their goal to compete with Apple's subscri
June 30, 2022 -
Hyundai Robotics' quarantine robot uses plasma and UVC LED sterilization.
SEOUL -- An autonomous quarantine robot developed by Hyundai Robotics is ready for commercial operation. It can conduct face-to-face quarantine activities in the lobby and passageways of buildings using plasma and ultraviolet-C light-emitting diode (LED) sterilization. Hyundai Robotics, a robot maker affiliated with South Korea's top shipbuilding group, would release its new quarantine robot on July 1. Plasma sterilization removes various harmful bacteria and discharges purified
June 30, 2022 -
Daewoo shipyard works with university to develop radiated noise reduction technology
SEOUL -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, will carry out a joint study with a national university on technologies to reduce anthropogenic noise that has threatened underwater wildlife, responding to an international campaign to tighten relations on marine environmental protection. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said that its joint research with Mokpo National Maritime University is expected to advance noise pred
June 30, 2022 -
Samsung Engineering acquires stake in Vietnam's water treatment company DNP Water
SEOUL -- Samsung Engineering, a construction and project management company in South Korea, has acquired a 24 percent stake in DNP Water, a leading private water treatment company in Vietnam, for $41 million. Vietnam will be used as a regional base for business expansion into neighboring countries. The Vietnamese government has called for bigger private funding to meet growing demands for clean water and piped water. DNP Water has expanded urban water treatment and supply faciliti
June 30, 2022 -
LG Chem leads project to recover resource in cement production
SEOUL -- South Korean cement companies are expanding the use of waste plastic with high bio-mass content as an alternative fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the heating of limestone, the burning of fossil fuels, and a chemical process called calcination. Burning waste plastics produces chlorine dust, a byproduct that cannot be recycled. Chlorine components attached to the walls of cement preheaters also reduce the utilization of production facilities. LG Chem tied up wit
June 30, 2022
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Seoul aims to revitalize Han River into leisure, tourism hub
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Education startup Mathpresso makes TIME's top edutech company list
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Vietnamese schools adopt AI-based Korean learning platform
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VISUALS: Premier electric vehicle fair underway in Seoul
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HYBE takes legal action against NewJeans agency CEO amid management control feud
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Korea reports world's first demonstration of integrated operation of urban air mobility systems
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SNU professor to spearhead Korea's inaugural space agency
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HD Hyundai establishes new headquarters for marine energy businesses
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Video streaming services in Korea sharply raise subscription fees
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Korea launches first nanosatellite in New Zealand