Samsung Taps Stanford Scholar to Lead North America AI Research
Samsung Electronics named Stanford's Juan Carlos Niebles to head its North America AI Center, pushing into humanoids and manufacturing AI.
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Korea Chamber to Back 49,000 Young Jobseekers With Training and Stipends
The Korea Chamber of Commerce will give 49,000 young jobseekers free training and stipends, with 29 firms including Samsung and SK taking part.
Korea Investment & Securities Opens Fall Hiring Across All Divisions
Korea Investment & Securities is hiring across all divisions through Oct. 19, while KAIST early admission applications jumped 20.1% on its new AI college.
AI Widens Job Gap Between Capital Region and Rest of Korea
The Bank of Korea says 80.8% of the rise in generative AI-exposed jobs went to Korea's capital region, widening the regional employment gap.
25 Companies Join Universities to Train Security Talent
Twenty-five companies including LG Uplus and Toss are partnering with universities to train security specialists as demand for data protection experts…
Chip Contract Programs Draw 5,992 Applicants at 28-to-1 Odds
Five Samsung Electronics and SK hynix semiconductor contract programs drew 5,992 applicants, a record 28.53-to-1 ratio in 2027 early admissions.
POSCO Technical University Shifts to AI-Focused Curriculum
POSCO Technical College becomes POSCO Steel AI Convergence College, converting 14 of 31 courses to AI subjects, a 45% share.
Youth Jobless Rate Hits Four-Year High as Hiring Freeze Drags On
Korea's youth jobless rate hit 5.4% in August, the highest for any August since 2022, as the youth employment rate fell for a 28th straight month.
Korea Expands Youth Employment Policy Age Limit to 34 From 29
Korea expands its youth employment policy age limit to 34 from 29 on the 18th, covering vocational training and job placement for people in their early…
Samsung Opens Fall Hiring for 6,000 New Graduates at 19 Affiliates
Samsung Group is recruiting about 6,000 new employees across 19 affiliates, with applications open through the 15th on Samsung Careers.
Stop the Minimum Wage Tug-of-War: Fix Labor Law and AI Rules Together
A Seoul Economic Daily survey found 82.7% back maintaining AI adoption while 74% want legal controls on high-risk personnel decisions.
Seoul City Affiliates Draw 390-to-1 Odds as Relocation Plan Fuels Rush
Seoul city affiliates drew 10,295 applicants in joint hiring, averaging 93.5 to 1, with one track hitting 390 to 1 amid relocation plans.
Samsung, SK, Hyundai Among Top 10 Groups Pledging More Youth Hiring
Chief HR officers from Korea's top 10 business groups pledged to expand new hiring and internships for young people at an FKI roundtable with the labor…
Talent Drain South of Seoul Blunts Korea's Regional Development Push
Only 63.5% of strategic tech research institutes sit in Korea's capital region, and departures jump after firms relocate outside it.
Labor Ministry Bets Big on Youth Jobs, Revamps Half of Programs
Korea's Labor Ministry set a 38.9 trillion won budget for next year, with youth employment spending rising 700 billion won to 3.3 trillion won.
Korea to Let Engineers Earn Doctorates Through Corporate R&D
Korea will introduce an industrial degree system next year allowing engineers to earn doctorates through corporate R&D results instead of a dissertation.
Korea and Japan Move to Link Youth Labor Markets
Korea and Japan launched a joint committee to link youth labor markets, as an 800 trillion won chip investment faces staffing dispute risk.
Korea to Double Youth Job Spending, Pay 1 Million Won Monthly for Regional Jobs
Korea will nearly double youth job spending next year, paying up to 1 million won a month for two years to those hired by regional SMEs.
Nvidia Sets 13th Straight Record Quarter as Memory Squeeze Extends to 2028
Nvidia posted a 13th straight record quarter with $96.2 billion in revenue, and memory supply constraints are expected to persist through 2028.
Korea Names Regional Growth Engines in Chips, AI With Tax Breaks
Korea designated semiconductors, AI, biotech and aerospace as regional growth engines, adding up to 50% more in R&D tax credits for provincial companies.
Korea to Cover Full Tuition at Regional National Universities
Korea plans to fully fund tuition at regional national universities and create an internship-semester system to draw talent under its balanced…
680,000 Young Koreans 'Doing Nothing' Monthly as Wage Gap Hits 56%
A monthly average of 680,000 young Koreans are neither working nor job-hunting, as large firms pay 56% more than smaller ones.
Semiconductor Contract Majors Draw Higher Grades Than Med Schools in Korea
Applicants to Korea's semiconductor contract majors posted an average school grade of 1.25, higher than the 1.27 for medical schools, as a…
Anthropic Files for IPO This Month Targeting $2 Trillion Valuation
Anthropic will file for an IPO this month targeting a $2 trillion valuation as its Q2 revenue surged 14.6-fold from a year earlier.
mRNA Cancer Vaccine Clears First Phase 3 Trial, Reshaping Biotech Hiring
An mRNA cancer vaccine from Moderna and Merck cleared its first Phase 3 trial, while Honam gains two more chip fabs and AI literacy emerges as a…
Venture Funding Hits Record 8.9 Trillion Won, Led by AI and Chips
H1 venture investment hit a record 8.87 trillion won led by AI and chips, as household debt topped 2,000 trillion won and the COFIX rate reached a…
2.96 Million People's Data Exposed as Hackers Target Korean Campuses
Personal data of 2.96 million people was exposed in hacks at Korean universities over five years, with nine incidents last year alone.
Samsung's SSAFY Tops 10,000 Job Placements, Relaunches as AI-Focused 2.0
Samsung's SSAFY has placed some 10,000 developers since launch and is relaunching as AI-focused SSAFY 2.0, as it backs 15 Olympiad team members.
AI Chip Boom Lifts SK hynix Pay to 144 Million Won in First Half
SK hynix paid its 36,042 employees an average of 144 million won in the first half, up 23% as the AI chip boom lifts semiconductor pay.
"Build a Game in a Minute": AI Ends Developers' Monopoly
AI-based platforms from Krafton and Nexon let non-developers launch games in minutes, while Chinese AI and traditional steelmakers ride an AI…
Korea Plants Seeds for 7 Future Industries Including SMR and Quantum
Korea names SMR, quantum, fusion and four other fields as future growth engines, using a public-private SPC to share early R&D risk and create science…
Computer Skills Certificate Still No. 1 for Jobseekers in AI Era
Computer proficiency certificates ranked first and second among young hires at Korea's top 500 firms, holding their place as a top job credential even in…
1.39 Million Young Koreans Join State Savings Program; More Slots Eyed for September
Youth Future Savings enrollment hit 1.385 million, led by ages 25-29, and Korea's FSC is weighing an extra September round.
FKI to Pick, Fund 100 Startup Teams in New Program
FKI launches "Plus Startup" to pick and fund 100 teams, as Korea reworks 22 marriage-penalty rules and China voids 140,000 exam scores.
SK hynix Commits 54 Trillion Won to Expand Yongin, Cheongju Bases
SK hynix finalized a 54.3 trillion won investment in its Yongin Y2 and Cheongju M17 fabs to expand AI memory production, while youth employment fell for a 26th straight month and Naver's AI business nears monetization.
Even a 'Legend' Departs: Google Reorganizes as It Falls Behind in AI
Google reorganizes its AI operations around Mountain View as DeepMind CEO Hassabis and 'AlphaGo father' Jeff Dean depart amid a Big Tech talent battle with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Mega-Zone, Youth Jobs: Labor Ministry Sets to Shift the Game
Korea's Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon will unveil a "National Responsibility System for Youth First Careers" next week, as 210,000 youth jobs vanished amid AI's spread and elderly workers top 10 million.
Hanwha Systems to Hire 100+ for Space Business Amid 20 Trillion Won Bet
Hanwha Systems will hire more than 100 experienced workers for its space business division in H2, backed by Hanwha Group's roughly 20 trillion won investment in the space sector.
Haenam AI Center Breaks Ground, Aims for 15,000 GPUs
Korea broke ground on the National AI Computing Center in Haenam with 2.4 trillion won, aiming for 15,000 GPUs by 2028 and 50,000 by 2030, alongside expanded youth tax benefits.
DeepSeek Lightweight Model Outperforms Flagship Eight Times Its Size
DeepSeek's lightweight V4 Flash beats its own 8x-larger flagship through post-training alone, scoring 82.7 on Terminal-Bench 2.1 at just $0.28 per million tokens.
LG's K-EXAONE Grows Threefold, Surpasses China's Top AI
LG AI Research Institute's K-EXAONE 2.0, with 750 billion parameters, scored 94.4 in long-context comprehension, far surpassing China's GLM-5.1 at 71.5, proving Korea's AI reached the global frontier level.
Samsung Launches Job Training for 1,000 Youth Outside Seoul Metropolitan Area
Samsung launches "Youth Hope Learning Center" for 1,000 unemployed youth outside Seoul, while SK hynix adopts half-day interviews and Wanted Lab runs an AI career camp.
LG Offers Free AI Education to 33,000 People Annually, Expanding Talent Pipeline
LG Group provides free AI education to 33,000 middle and high school students annually via LG Discovery Lab, expanding a talent pipeline as Gyeongnam and K-beauty open new job markets.
Long-Term Jobless Youth Surge 13.5% in Two Years
Long-term jobless youth in Korea surged 13.5% to 427,143 in the first half of 2025, with 62.4% of "resting" youth out of the labor market for over a year.
Hyundai Motor Group to Train 1,000 Youths as AI Talent
Hyundai Motor Group launches "HINT" to train 1,000 youths in embedded AI and manufacturing intelligence, while the government pushes for up to 10 years of income tax cuts for youth at regional SMEs.
Krafton Launches Postdoc Fellowship, a First for Korean IT Firms
Krafton subsidiary Ludo Robotics becomes the first Korean IT firm to launch a postdoc fellowship, offering up to 180 million won for global postdoctoral researchers.
Samsung Opens Recruitment at 18 Units, Hiring Seen Topping 12,000
Eighteen Samsung Group affiliates opened first-half recruitment through Samsung Careers, with hiring expected to exceed 12,000 amid a chip super cycle and expanded AI investment.
Samsung, SK Chip Cluster Drives 4-Million Metropolitan Zone in Southern Gyeonggi
Samsung and SK hynix chip investments are driving Yongin, Hwaseong, and Pyeongtaek toward a 4-million-person metropolitan zone by 2040, expanding job opportunities in Korea's semiconductor belt.
15-Year-Old NAND Fabless Firm Becomes Unicorn on AI Tailwind
NAND controller fabless firm AIO reached a 1.2 trillion won valuation with first-half revenue of 150 billion won, becoming a unicorn 15 years after founding on the AI boom.
Chip, AI Workers to Get Military Service Perks in Mega-Zones
Korea plans military service and tax incentives for chip and AI workers in regional mega-zones, while Olive Young adds AI hiring assignments and Busan launches a youth career program.