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  Korean Nuclear Fusion Superconductor Aims for Self-Reliance by 2035

  Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR). 2024.7.22 ⓒ News1 The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 19th that it will secure “superconductor technology,” a core technology for the commercialization of fusion energy, by 2035.Fusion energy is a next-generation clean energy that

  2026.02.19
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  SK Innovation

  SK Innovation Wins KRW 3.3 Trillion Vietnam LNG Project

  Bird’s-eye view of the Quynh Lap LNG power generation project in Nghe An Province, Vietnam. SK Innovation SK Innovation announced on the 19th that it has been selected as the operator for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power generation project in Vietnam. The project is an extra-large one with a tota

  2026.02.19
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  Investment Trend

  Japan Approves First $36 Billion US Investment, Pressuring Korea

  Donald Trump, President of the United States, on the 17th (local time) disclosed the first target of Japanese investment in the United States under the U.S.-Japan trade agreement. The investment project, totaling USD 36 billion (approximately KRW 52 trillion), consists of the construction of a gas-f

  2026.02.19
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  LG·OpenAI

  LG CNS, OpenAI Team Up to Target AI Shift Market

  LG CNS headquarters. Provided by LG CNS LG CNS has joined hands with OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, to target the AX (AI transformation) market.On the 18th, LG CNS announced that it had signed “reseller partner” and “enterprise AI service implementation partner” agreements with OpenAI. Through th

  2026.02.19
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  Global Trend / Semiconductor

  Chip Prices Soar as Nvidia to Supply Meta Millions of AI Chips

  The value of semiconductor companies is soaring as the shortage of artificial intelligence (AI) chips intensifies. Big Tech companies are launching unprecedented-scale investments to expand data centers, triggering a flood of “love calls” to the semiconductor industry. NVIDIA announced on the 17th (

  2026.02.19
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  Global Expansion

  Samsung, SK, LG Race to Expand U.S. AI Investments

  View of SK hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. 2026.2.12/News1 South Korea’s major conglomerates are concentrating investment in the United States, which is regarded as the “heart” of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Samsung Electronics, LG Group, and SK hynix are establishing

  2026.02.16
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  K-Defense

  Korean Arms Surge in Europe, Build Local Hubs

  Hanwha Aerospace Chunmoo multiple launch guided weapon system. DongA.com DB With Norway’s purchase of the Chunmoo system produced by Hanwha Aerospace, observers assess that Korean defense companies are entering the European market in earnest. Some companies have begun pursuing localization strategie

  2026.02.16
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  MOU

  BauerLab, BIGK Partner to Expand ORBYT LED Dome Concerts

  ORBYT concept rendering. Bauer Lab Immersive content production company Bauer Lab announced on the 13th that it signed a strategic Korean Wave (Hallyu) content memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global “entertech” company BIGC on January 10 for the development of concert and music festival conte

  2026.02.13
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  Investment

  Government Doubles Fund, KRW 333.3 Billion for Startups

  Sejong Government Complex of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (provided by MSS) More than half of the companies that received venture investment in Korea last year were identified as late-stage startups founded more than seven years ago. To stimulate investment in early-stage startups, the governme

  2026.02.13
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  MOU

  Thermo Fisher, KRICT Team Up to Advance Next-Gen Batteries

  Thermo Fisher Scientific (hereafter Thermo Fisher) announced on the 13th that on the 11th it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Next-Generation Secondary Battery Strategy Research Center of the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) to cooperate on next-generation s

  2026.02.13