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  Global Expansion

  U.S. MRO Market Opens, HJ Heavy a Dark Horse

  The US Navy’s 40,000-ton-class logistics support ship “USNS Amelia Earhart” docked at HJ Shipbuilding & Construction’s Yeongdo Shipyard for MRO. HJ Shipbuilding & Construction During the shipbuilding supercycle, the spotlight has consistently focused on HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean, and

  2026.03.18
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  Naver-AMD MOU

  After Jensen Huang, Lisa Su Courts Naver; AMD, Naver Expand AI Ecosystem

  Naver Labs CEO Seok Sang-ok (left) explains Naver’s digital twin technology to AMD CEO Lisa Su (center) and Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon (right). Naver is moving to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem by partnering with AMD following its collaboration with Nvidia. AMD is a U.S. fabless semi

  2026.03.18
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  Tech Hegemony

  Nvidia AI Chips Shift to Inference; Samsung Supplies Key Parts

  Jensen Huang: “Thank you, Samsung”… NVIDIA’s next-generation AI chip to be made by Samsung Jensen Huang, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NVIDIA, holds the latest artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator “Vera Rubin” at NVIDIA’s annual developer conference “GTC 2026,” held in San Jose, California, o

  2026.03.18
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  MOU / Strategic Alliance

  Hyundai, Kia, Nvidia to Co-Develop Level 4 Robotaxis

  Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun (left) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang greet the audience on stage at the “GeForce Gamer Festival,” held to mark the 25th anniversary of GeForce in Korea, at COEX Square in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on 30 October last year. News1 Since the “kkangbu meeting” in Seoul la

  2026.03.18
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  Tech Hegemony

  AMD’s Lisa Su Visits Korea, Talks K-Chip Deal

  Lisa Su, Chief Executive Officer (CEO, photo) of AMD, who is visiting Korea on the 18th, will meet with Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics. AMD is a U.S. semiconductor fabless company that competes with Nvidia in the artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator market. While Nvidia is unveili

  2026.03.18
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  Global Supply Chain

  Survival Bids Undercut Goal of Reviving Korea’s ESS

  News1 With the prolonged “EV chasm” (a temporary stagnation in demand) triggering a harsh “barley hump” (a severe lean period) for Korea’s three major battery makers (LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On), these companies are staking their survival on bidding for government-led energy storage syst

  2026.03.18
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  Global Supply Chain

  Chey Tae-won: Chip Wafer Shortage to Last to 2030

  Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group (photo), predicted that a global supply shortage of memory semiconductors driven by the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) will continue through 2030. Speaking with reporters on the 16th (local time) at Nvidia’s annual developer conference “GTC 2026,” held at t

  2026.03.18
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  Future Industries

  Geoje Shipbuilding M.AX Alliance Launches, AI-Led Innovation Begins

  The “Geoje Shipbuilding & Offshore M.AX Alliance Launching Ceremony” was held on the 17th at the Sono Calm Geoje Grand Ballroom in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province. Provided by the Research Institute of Medium & Small Shipbuilding The industry-government-research cooperation body for the artificial

  2026.03.17
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  Tech Sovereignty

  Almonty Korea Tungsten Restarts Sangdong Mine After 32 Years

  Commemorative photo at the Sangdong Mine completion ceremony Almonty Korea Tungsten Corporation announced that it held a completion ceremony for the concentrator at Sangdong Mine in Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, at 11:00 a.m. on the 17th. The ceremony marked the redevelopmen

  2026.03.17
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  Digital Innovation

  Lotte Department Store Targets Chinese Tourists With New Channels

  Lotte Department Store is accelerating efforts to capture Chinese tourists (“Youke”) by entering China’s major super-platform applications (apps). Lotte Department Store announced on the 17th that, for the first time in the Korean retail industry, it will establish official channels on China’s large

  2026.03.17