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  Future Industries

  Exclusive: KAIST Launches AGI Lab for Humanlike AI

  KAIST has established the first dedicated Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research institute in Korea. The goal is to develop fundamental technologies that go beyond current artificial intelligence (AI), which handles only the tasks it has been trained on, to enable AI to independently judge a

  2026.09.22
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  AI Investment

  Samsung Starts Gwangju HVAC Line to Meet AI Data Demand

  A view of Samsung Electronics’ Gwangju Plant 3rd Campus located in the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City. Samsung Electronics will newly establish the FläktGroup’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) production line at this site. Provided by Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics

  2026.09.22
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  MOU

  U.S.–Japan–South Korea Arctic MOU on Energy Cooperation

  On July 22 (local time), Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (left) poses for a commemorative photo with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (center) and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu ahead of the ROK-U.S.-Japan foreign ministers’ meeting held on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Mee

  2026.09.21
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  Tech Sovereignty

  Korea Takes First Step in Commercial AI Chip

  On the 8th, an official demonstrates a server based on a domestically produced AI semiconductor (NPU) at the Seoul Gangseo data center of AI semiconductor company Rebellions. Photo by reporter Shin Won-geon, laputa@donga.com The domestically developed artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor neura

  2026.09.21
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  Global Business

  LS Group to Deepen Energy, Telecom, Resource Ties with 3 Central Asian Nations

  Taking the opportunity of the “Korea–Central Asia 5 Countries Summit and Business Summit” held on the 16th, LS Group is expanding its business in the energy/telecommunications infrastructure, critical minerals, and rare metals industries in three Central Asian countries. From left, Shim Hyun-seok, E

  2026.09.18
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  Global Business

  Chipflation Lifts Korean Displays as Premium Phones Boom

  Due to the sharp rise in semiconductor prices and the resulting so-called “chipflation” (chips + inflation), Korean and Chinese display companies have seen diverging fortunes in the smartphone market. While the price-sensitive mid- to low-end smartphone segment has stagnated, the market has expanded

  2026.09.18
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  Global Business

  Hanwha, UAE Partner to Build Integrated Air Defense

  Yang Gi-won, CEO of Hanwha Systems (left), and Hamad Al Marar, CEO of EDGE Group, pose for a commemorative photo in the United Arab Emirates on the 15th (local time). 2026.09.17 Provided by Hanwha Systems Hanwha will jointly build an integrated air defense network for the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

  2026.09.18
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  Future Industries

  Doosan to Invest KRW 970 Billion in CCL Capacity

  Doosan will invest a total of KRW 970 billion by 2028 to strengthen its production capacity for high-end copper-clad laminate (CCL). CCL is a core material used in printed circuit boards (PCBs), which are employed in the manufacture of electronic products and semiconductors. Of the KRW 970 billion,

  2026.09.18
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  Global Business

  Hyundai Motor Group Signs Alatau City Project Deal

  Seo Kang-hyun, President in charge of Corporate Planning & Coordination at Hyundai Motor Group; Park Jung-sung, Deputy Minister for Trade Negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Ardak Zebeshev, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan;

  2026.09.17
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  MOU

  Vitoz Signs Digital Infrastructure MOU With Kyrgyz Agency

  On the 16th, at the Korea–Central Asia Business MOU Signing Ceremony held at the Westin Josun Seoul, Lee Sang-guk, CEO of BEATOZ Korea (first from left), and Ravshanbek Sabirov, Director of the National Investment Agency (third from left), pose for a commemorative photo. Photo courtesy of BEATOZ BEA

  2026.09.17