LG CNS partners with Viet Nam's IT giant FPT to accelerate digital transformation       

SEOUL, March 26 (AJU PRESS) -- LG CNS, the technology solution wing of South Korea's LG Group, has partnered with Viet Nam's information technology giant FPT Group to help the Hanoi-based company undergo a digital transformation designed to maximize work efficiency and user accessibility. A digital transformation process involves a company or an organization converting its analog or outdated work style and work systems to adopt digital technologies such as artificial infor

March 26, 2024

Global tech firms to present smart manufacturing solutions at 'Smart Factory + Automation World' in Seoul

SEOUL, March 26 (AJU PRESS) -- A total of 450 companies from nine countries will participate in the "Smart Factory + Automation World (SFAW)," an annual tech event held in Seoul from March 27 to March 29. Exhibitors will showcase robots and other innovative factory automation solutions at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center located in Gangnam District, the fashion and finance hub of Seoul. SFAW is one of South Korea's largest business-to-business (B2B) ex

March 26, 2024

Education company Visang provides smart Korean language learning platform 'Klass' to Vietnamese universities

SEOUL, March 25 (AJU PRESS) -- "Klass," a digital Korean learning platform created by South Korea's Visang Education, has been adopted by 24 Vietnamese higher education institutes that offer Korean language courses. The Southeast Asian country has at least 40 colleges and universities providing Korean language programs. Demand for the Korean language is exceptionally high in Viet Nam. As of June 2023, the number of Vietnamese students enrolled at South Korea's pu

March 25, 2024

S. Korea's artificial sun project KSTAR achieves longest operation time of 102 seconds

SEOUL, March 21 (AJU PRESS) -- Researchers have achieved the longest-ever operation duration of South Korea's artificial sun project called "Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR)." The new test record brings the artificial sun project one step closer to the realization of limitless energy production with zero greenhouse gas emissions or zero radioactive wastes. KSTAR, an experimental tokamak device, aims to harness the energy of nuclear fusion. Fus

March 21, 2024

WeMade signs official administrative permit contact with MLB

SEOUL, March 20 (AJU PRESS) -- South Korea's major game publisher WeMade has signed an official administrative permit contract with the United States Major League Baseball for the global service of its new baseball game, "Fantastic Baseball." Fantastic Baseball is a new baseball game developed by WeMade. The game publisher said on Wednesday that the company has acquired licensing rights from Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), which represents the rights of

March 20, 2024

KAI to adopt collaborative robots for production of fighter jet KF-21

SEOUL -- South Korea's major aircraft maker, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), will incorporate collaborative robots into the production process of the country's homemade fighter jet KF-21. Developed by domestic robot platform company Rainbow Robotics, these robots will be utilized for drilling tasks in the aircraft's fuselage structure. The KF-21 project started in 2010 in a bid to replace the country's aging fleet of U.S.-made F-4 and F-5 fighters. According to s

March 15, 2024

CJ's canteen service wing partners with Hanwha Robotics to upgrade food services

SEOUL -- CJ Freshway, the canteen service and food ingredient distributor wing of South Korea's CJ Group, has partnered with Hanwha Robotics, Hanwha Group's robot-specialized subsidiary, to upgrade the food service value chain through the commercialization of autonomous cooperative robots, also known as collaborative robots. The adoption of cooperative robots in South Korea is accelerating as more business operators who seek to lower their operating costs are choosing robo

March 14, 2024

LG joins global accord to prevent deceptive AI content from interfering with elections

SEOUL -- LG AI Research, the artificial intelligence technology wing of South Korea's LG Group, has joined the ranks of global tech companies that formed an accord to prevent the use of deceptive AI content from interfering with elections across the world in 2024. While various types of AI technologies are utilized globally to make people's lives better, some are used to deceive and create chaos in societies by spreading false or misleading information. Malicious AI conten

March 14, 2024

AI startup Upstage partners with legal tech firm to develop AI-based legal advisor

SEOUL -- South Korean artificial intelligence technology developer Upstage will work with domestic legal tech firm Law & Company to create an AI-driven legal advisor that can analyze complicated legal precedents. Upstage's large language model-based solution called "Solar" will be upgraded into the AI legal assistant after studying legal data provided by Law & Company. Solar is a deep-learning-based AI platform capable of understanding and generating content.

March 12, 2024

S. Korean companies to showcase new metaverse solutions at SXSW event in Texas

SEOUL -- A total of 10 South Korean companies will present new metaverse solutions at the South by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas from March 8 to March 16 through a joint exhibition booth. The country's science ministry has set up the joint booth to support exhibitors. Metaverse is a virtual world where anyone can engage in many different social and economic activities using their own avatars. Metaverse platforms require high-speed internet access. Market research fir

March 11, 2024