South Korea Technology & Innovation News

Coverage of South Korea's technology sector, including AI, semiconductors, startups, and digital innovation.

'Special Force' Returns After 20 Years on Unreal Engine 5

Smilegate's Stove has launched "Special Force Remaster" on Unreal Engine 5, reviving the 2004 Korean FPS hit after more than 20 years....

Published 2026.09.19. 12:00:05 |

Korean IT Firms Now Test Job Applicants on AI Skills

Korean system integrators LG CNS and CJ Olivenetworks now test entry-level applicants on generative AI skills as corporate AX demand grows....

Published 2026.09.19. 10:00:05 |

AI Takes Center Stage at Tokyo Game Show 2026

AI dominated Tokyo Game Show 2026, with Nexon Games unveiling voice recognition and 85.8% of Japanese developers using generative AI....

Published 2026.09.19. 09:00:05 |

Wounds That Linger Past Three to Four Weeks Signal Diabetes or Poor Circulation

A wound that has not healed after three to four weeks is a chronic wound, often tied to diabetes, poor circulation or constant pressure....

Published 2026.09.19. 08:24:12 |

RSV Threatens Infants as Colds Turn Into Breathing Trouble

RSV can turn a mild cold into pneumonia in infants under 6 months, and a single long-acting antibody dose cuts hospitalization risk by over 80%....

Published 2026.09.19. 07:25:05 |

Scam Texts Offering Chuseok "Holiday Subsidies" Spread Before Holiday

Korean regulators warn of scam texts offering Chuseok "holiday subsidies" or gift deliveries to steal personal and financial data....

Published 2026.09.18. 23:17:46 |

Nvidia's Madison Huang Expected to Visit Korea as Early as October

Nvidia's Madison Huang, daughter of CEO Jensen Huang, will visit Korea as early as October to meet Upstage and other startup executives....

Published 2026.09.18. 21:42:14 |

Xenon Open-Sources Computer-Operating AI Model Hunmin VLM 397B

Xenon open-sourced Hunmin VLM 397B, a computer-operating AI model that ranked second on Hugging Face's ScreenSpot Pro leaderboard with a 75.6 accuracy...

Published 2026.09.18. 19:49:44 |

NHN Bets on Puzzle Games in First Korea-Japan Co-Development

NHN unveiled three casual titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026, led by its first Korea-Japan co-developed puzzle game "Puchipoyon of the Fantasy World."...

Published 2026.09.18. 19:02:18 |

Netmarble Chairman Bang Checks New Titles at Tokyo Game Show

Netmarble Chairman Bang Jun-hyuk visited the company's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth, urging staff to reflect Japanese user feedback and raise game polis...

Published 2026.09.18. 18:44:49 |

Smilegate to Make Anime-Style Games Over Half of Lineup for Japan Push

Smilegate will make anime-style games more than half its lineup within two to three years and run Japan services directly, its CBO said at TGS 2026....

Published 2026.09.18. 18:43:21 |

Samsung Moves Into Military Command-Control Modernization

Samsung SDS studied next-generation military command and control concepts for the Agency for Defense Development, proposing a 5G collaboration model w...

Published 2026.09.18. 17:44:21 |

NAVER Pushes Military-Industry Teamwork on Defense AI

NAVER Cloud proposed a defense AI framework in which the military and private sector work together from the requirement stage through field operations...

Published 2026.09.18. 17:31:30 | Updated 2026.09.18. 17:53:53 |

Samsung Bets on 5G, Tactical Phones to Win Korea's Defense AI Push

Samsung SDS and Samsung Electronics are teaming up on 5G networks and tactical phones to bid for Korea's next-generation KCCS military command system....

Published 2026.09.18. 17:28:22 |

Shinsegae I&C to Retire 840,000 Treasury Shares

Shinsegae I&C will retire 835,090 treasury shares, about 6% of shares outstanding, and raise its minimum dividend to 400 won per share....

Published 2026.09.18. 16:51:30 |

Yuhan Launches Daily Red Ginseng Sticks for Pharmacy Channel

Yuhan has launched Yuhan Daily Red Ginseng, a liquid stick supplement with 3 mg of ginsenosides per daily serving, sold only at pharmacies....

Published 2026.09.18. 14:33:29 |

Daewon Pharmaceutical Launches Liquid Magnesium Supplement

Daewon Pharmaceutical's Daewon Health has launched Magnesium King, a liquid magnesium supplement taken as one bottle a day without water....

Published 2026.09.18. 14:26:39 |

Kolon Life Science Chungju Plant Wins Government Best HRD Certification

Kolon Life Science's Chungju plant won the 2026 Best HRD certification, with employee-led AI study groups drawing high marks....

Published 2026.09.18. 14:15:30 |

Asora Developers Bet Outsider's Eye Will Win Over Japan

Dynamis One says its new game Asora, set in a fictional 1989 Tokyo, can win over Japan with an outsider's fresh take on subculture....

Published 2026.09.18. 11:19:31 |

Korea to Split Innovative Pharma Certification Into Two Tiers

Korea will split its innovative pharmaceutical company certification into leading and step-up tiers, extending drug pricing and R&D benefits to biotec...

Published 2026.09.18. 11:05:19 |