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  Global Expansion

  HD Hyundai Electric Wins KRW 98.6 Billion U.S. Transformer Deal

  View of HD Hyundai Electric’s Ulsan plant. Provided by HD Hyundai Electric HD Hyundai Electric has signed a contract to supply 765kV extra-high-voltage transformers with the largest transmission network operating power company in the United States.HD Hyundai Electric announced on the 6th that it “ha

  2026.01.06
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  Global Expansion

  Top Korean, Chinese Business Leaders Convene

  President Lee Jae-myung (third from left), who is on a state visit to China, applauds together with participants at the Korea-China Business Forum held on the 5th at Diaoyutai (釣魚臺) State Guesthouse in Beijing. In his keynote speech, President Lee told business leaders from both countries, “It is sa

  2026.01.06
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  CES 2026

  Smarter AI TVs: Samsung Widens, LG Slims

  On 4 January, ahead of the opening of CES 2026, the world’s largest consumer electronics and information technology (IT) exhibition to be held in Las Vegas, USA from 6 to 9 January (local time), Roh Tae-moon, President and Head of the DX Division at Samsung Electronics, delivers a speech at “The Fir

  2026.01.06
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  Investment / Semiconductor

  Samsung, SK hynix surge on booming memory demand

  KOSPI surpasses 4,400: The KOSPI closing price is displayed in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 5th. On this day, the KOSPI exceeded 4,400 for the first time and set a new all-time high. Reporter Jeon Young-han scoopjyh@donga.com This year, as in the previous year, semiconduct

  2026.01.06
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  MOU

  Korea, China to Regularize Industry Talks, Sign 14 MOUs

  President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during an MOU signing ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of the 5th. 2026.1.5 Cheong Wa Dae Press Corps, Reporter Song Eun-seok silverstone@donga.com The governments of South Korea and China a

  2026.01.05
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  Investment

  AI End-of-Life Platform MangoHada Secures Bluewhale Invest Funding, Pre-TIPS Selection

  AI-based well-dying platform MangoHada Co., Ltd. announced that it has attracted investment from Blue Whale Invest. The investment amount was not disclosed. Along with this investment, MangoHada was finally selected for “Pre-TIPS,” a preliminary TIPS program organized by the Ministry of SMEs and Sta

  2026.01.05
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  Samsung / CES 2026

  Samsung’s ‘First Look’ Draws Crowds, AI Home Reality

  On the 4th (local time) at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, United States. As the curtain rose on Samsung Electronics’ “The First Look” event held one day before the official opening of “CES 2026,” cheers erupted repeatedly from among more than 6,000 media and industry officials gathered from around the

  2026.01.05
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  CES 2026

  Korean Ministry to Discuss Supply Chains with Nvidia, OpenAI

  Promotional materials are attached at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) in Nevada, United States, on the 3rd (local time), three days before the opening of the world’s largest IT (information technology) and home appliance exhibition, “CES 2026.” This year’s theme is set as “Innovators Show UP.

  2026.01.05
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  MOU

  Growise, Worldbridge Al Saudi to Enter Mideast Smart Farm Market

  Photo courtesy of Growise Smart farm solution company Growise Co., Ltd. (Growise) announced that it has signed a strategic business agreement (MOU) with World bridge al saudiya Company Ltd. and will enter the Middle Eastern smart farm market. World bridge al saudiya is the Saudi Arabian subsidiary o

  2026.01.05
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  AI Trend

  Vision-Centric AI Fades as Voice AI Battle Heats

  Meta’s smart glasses “Meta Ray-Ban Display,” unveiled in September last year. Provided by Meta The new year is seeing global big tech companies expand their artificial intelligence (AI) competition from images to voice. As the market for smart glasses equipped with voice AI opens up, interest is gro

  2026.01.05