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Second Round of Negotiations Underway for Korea-EU ‘Digital Trade Agreement’

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has announced that the second round of negotiations for the South Korea-European Union (EU) Digital Trade Agreement will take place in Seoul from Feb. 20 to 22.

Korea, Netherlands Kick off Semiconductor Dialogue

The first meeting of the Korea-Netherlands Semiconductor Dialogue kicked off in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Feb. 19 (local time).

The Netherlands-Korea Joint Education Program on Cutting-edge Semiconductor Technology

Sixty top talented students from South Korea and the Netherlands participate in first Eindhoven-South Korea Future Chips Academy.

Gov’t Invests 10 Billion Won in 10-Year Research Support with Top Global Research Institutions through the ‘Top-tier’ Project

The government announced today the start of the new project application period for this year as part of its global R&D initiative, aiming to establish a cooperative hub with top overseas research institutions.

Gov’t to Support Startups Abroad as Well: Stepping Stone for K-Startups’ Global Expansion​​​​​​​

The key change shifts the startup policy paradigm from supporting only domestic companies to include those established abroad, enabling the government to actively support the establishment, settlement, and growth phases of companies in foreign countries.

Large-capacity ultra-low temperature chiller for industrial use opens the era of 'zero GWP'

The KIMM has succeeded in conducting the cooling test of a large-capacity ultra-low temperature (hereinafter referred to as ULT) Turbo-Brayton cooling system using a zero GWP refrigerant.

A Korean research team develops a new clinical candidate for fatty liver disease​

Genome Sequencing Unveils Mutational Impacts of Radiation on Mammalian Cells​

Hyundai, KAIST work on self-driving sensors

Hyundai Motor and Kia have joined forces with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology to establish a joint laboratory to develop the next generation of sensors for light detection and ranging, of lidar.

Samsung, UK's Arm team up to produce advanced AI chips

High-profile collaboration to improve efficiency of new chip development

HD Hyundai Heavy, Babcock pushing to jointly develop submarine

South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said Wednesday it will cooperate with British defense titan Babcock to jointly develop a submarine for exports.

KAI partners with German arms maker over weapons capabilities of S. Korean jets

Hanwha Begins Construction of Country’s Largest Private Space Launch Vehicle Facility

Autonomous Driving Without Worrying About Snow, Frost: LG Innotek Develops ‘High-Performance Heating Camera Module’

Samsung Electronics Establishes Canada’s First ‘5G OpenRAN’

S. Korean care robot company Hyodol nominated for innovative connected health tech award at MWC in Barcelona

Robot maker Robotis provides autonomous delivery robot to Japanese hospital

EU-Korea Research & Innovation Day 2024

The event will be organized by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) and the EU Delegation to RoK, and will focus on Korea's association to Horizon Europe programme.

Horizon Europe launches Joint call with South Korea on semiconductor as part of Digital Partnership​​​​​​​

The call for early-stage, pre-commercial research projects is open to universities, research and technology organizations, and private companies. The EU has allocated €6M to the call, and is expected to dedicate €1.5M to each successful project.

Overseas Research Organizations to be Allowed to Directly Participate in Korea’s National R&D Projects Beginning Feb

Overseas organizations that conduct joint research with Korean institutions will be able to directly participate in Korea’s national R&D projects as lead and joint R&D organizations.