South Korea to expand anti-piracy unit operations closer to Strait of HormuzSouth Korea is planning to broaden the operational area of its Cheonghae unit in the Middle East. Following pressure from Donald Trump, the...
05 Nov, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
Paper straws are more harmful than plastic straws, South Korean study finds; check what research revealsNew research from South Korea has revealed an unexpected finding: paper straws may actually cause more environmental harm than their plasti...
26 Oct, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Experts see political signaling behind China's EUV claims as major technical hurdles keep commercial chipmaking years awayLangdao Silex, a Chinese startup, has introduced a prototype EUV light source claiming 90 percent domestic components. Experts, however, do...
21 Oct, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Samsung plans $9.15 billion semiconductor investment, with nearly $6 billion earmarked for VietnamSamsung affiliates are planning to invest over 12 trillion won in semiconductor operations across Vietnam and South Korea. The company aims...
12 Oct, 2026, 09.51 AM IST
AMD CEO Lisa Su courts Korean AI chipmakers as it takes on NvidiaAMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su put Korean AI chips at the center of partnership talks in Seoul on Wednesday, exploring how they could work along...
08 Oct, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
The US said China was priming a trade superweapon. Then it vanishedLOGINK, originally a project to improve cargo logistics, has seen its international efforts falter significantly. The platform lost key par...
06 Oct, 2026, 06.41 AM IST
Samsung poised for historic $73.4 billion quarterly operating profit on memory demand surgeSamsung Electronics is expected to report a record quarterly profit due to increased demand for memory semiconductors. The anticipated oper...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Global memory deficit set to prolong Korean chip supercycle through 2028The projection gained ground after US-based Micron Technology reported that over 75 per cent of its planned production for fiscal 2027 stoo...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
FIIs are coming back: Can Indian stocks sustain buying for 3rd consecutive month in September?Foreign investors returned strongly to Indian equities, with August FPI inflows exceeding $3.2 billion. Consumer Services, Financials and H...
05 Sep, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
12-year-old wins $2,120 for a smartphone grip that becomes a breathing mask and she plans to donate prize to developing countriesA 12-year-old inventor Kim Ji On has won a $2,120 prize for creating a smartphone breathing mask inspired by a deadly hotel fire. Her emerg...
31 Aug, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
SK hynix open to US investment, sees memory shortage through 2030SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said SK hynix was looking globally for potential sites that could support its development and testing needs, cit...
30 Aug, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
- Samsung, SK Hynix stand to benefit as Nvidia AI server costs surge
Server manufacturers notified major data center customers, including Microsoft, Google, and Oracle, that prices for Nvidia-based AI systems...
25 Aug, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
- Samsung hires two AI experts to boost AI adoption in chip business
The South Korean electronics giant is increasingly utilising AI across its semiconductor business to shorten development cycles, improve ma...
14 Aug, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
AI-driven chip boom fuels 47% surge in entry-level semiconductor hiring in South KoreaJobKorea said Monday that entry-level hiring in South Korea's semiconductor industry surged in the first half of the year, reflecting robus...
20 Jul, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
Use of AI in crime? Woman in South Korea used ChatGPT to plan drug killings of two men, police say; chilling details insideA South Korean woman, Kim, faces murder charges. Police allege she used AI chatbot ChatGPT to plan killings. She is accused of giving two m...
22 Feb, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Jensen Huang goes viral, gets rockstar-like welcome in Seoul after treating fans and diners to chicken and beer bashJensen Huang Seoul dinner: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang enjoyed a casual dinner with Samsung's Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai's Chung Euisun in Seoul....
02 Nov, 2025, 01.59 AM IST
South Korea faces dramatic population crash, could have just 7.5 million people by 2125A new report from the Korean Peninsula Population Institute for Future paints a grim picture for South Korea's future. Under the worst-case...
03 Jul, 2025, 08.48 AM IST