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Korea, Lithuania hold talks on bilateral cooperation in laser, bio

Both sides exchanged views on Korea-Lithuania economic cooperation and other industries like laser and bio.

Seoul weighs ‘Chip 4’ alliance as ties with China hang in balance

S. Korea is poised to join a working-level meeting of government officials involving major chipmaking nations along with the U.S., Taiwan and Japan, amid mounting concerns over China’s retaliation.

KIEP Advises on South Korea’s Strategy in Semiconductor Sector

KIEP said in its report on Aug. 8 that S. Korea needs to strategically expand its presence in the U.S. semiconductor market by utilizing the United States’ semiconductor supply chain strategy

Nation’s 1st lunar orbiter enters intended trajectory toward moon

The Ministry of Science and ICT said it confirmed that the orbiter at 2 PM entered a ballistic lunar trajectory heading for the moon.

A New Therapeutic Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease without Inflammatory Side Effects​

 A team of researchers at KAIST in South Korea has developed a novel fusion protein drug, αAβ-Gas6. Their findings were published on August 4 in Nature Medicine.

Researchers develop special electrode-coating technique to improve green hydrogen production performance

JLK’s AI brain image analysis solution wins approval from Thai health department

Metabolically Engineered Bacterium Produces Lutein​

A research group at KAIST has engineered a bacterial strain capable of producing lutein.

Samsung releases smart family care service capable of monitoring vulnerable elderlies living alone

Resort island Jeju deploys safety drone capable of dropping rescue tubes in case of emergency

NHN Edu releases AI pregnancy diagnosis solution to identify unclear pregnancy result

Future of head-up display tech is in augmented reality

“The next-generation AR HUD technology will not only replace navigation and instrument cluster functions, but also develop connected car solutions such as an infotainment system as its new growth engine”

Global Chipmakers Racing to Develop CXL Memory Solutions

Competition is heating up among global memory semiconductor producers to develop compute express link (CXL)-based memory solutions.

Korea-Malaysia cross-border cooperation for CCS project

Six Korean companies sign an MOU with PETRONAS for Shepherd CCS Project

Samsung Electronics to Supply 5G Equipment to Airtel of India

Samsung Electronics has been selected as a 5G communication equipment supplier for Bharti Airtel, a nationwide mobile communication operator in India.

LG CNS to Export Smart City Solutions to Indonesia

LG CNS will provide consulting for a smart city design project for East Kalimantan, Borneo Island, the new capital of Indonesia.

KT to Cooperate with Turk Telekom in Content and Private 5G

KT announced on 7 Aug that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Turk Telekom, a Turkish telecom operator.

Samsung rolls out futuristic memory, storage tech tailored to big data

Samsung Electronics said 3 Aug it unveiled a set of next-generation memory and storage technologies to better address various client demands for handling big data.

SK hynix unveils 238-layer 4D NAND flash memory

SK hynix said 2 Aug that it had unveiled plans to mass-produce the industry‘s first 238-layer four-dimensional NAND flash memory in the first half of 2023.

SK hynix’s W122tr chip cluster project hits snag over water dispute

The South Korean chipmaking giant is being denied a request for water usage from a city adjacent to the cluster’s location in Greater Seoul.