There are rumors that Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will release their strategic smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and the G5, next February, which is a month earlier than they did before.As various mid-range phones will be launched from the beginning of next year as well as premium phones from Sa

South Korea’s leading drug maker Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. (CEO Lee Gwan-sun) announced on Nov. 23 that it has signed a license agreement with Chinese biotechnology company ZAI Lab Limited to grant exclusive rights of its novel EGFR targeted therapy for lung cancer, or HM61713, in China, including Ho

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on Dec. 9 that its research team led by Dr. Kim Young-soo and head of its Brain Science Institute Kim Dong-jin developed a new drug candidate of EPPS. “The EPPS can remove beta-amyloid, which is a protein causing Alzheimer's dementia, fr

The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) announced on Dec. 7 that it developed a hydrogen fuel cell catalyst that is capable of improving the efficiency and stability of power generation with a halved platinum content.At present, hydrogen fuel cells are characterized by not only their high prices but a

The Gyeonggi Provincial Government signed an investment agreement with Faurecia on Dec. 7. The purpose of the agreement is to set up an R&D institute in Korea in order to work on a technique for reducing NOx emissions from automobiles by up to 80 percent with 25 Korean companies which also includes

Korean scientists developed a hologram display technology that can realize holograms in 360-degree three-dimensional (3D) color image, which often appears in science fiction films such as Star Wars and Minority Report. It will be used as a core technology that allows users to watch hologram images i

According to industry sources, the global total electric vehicle (EV) sales increased by 47 percent from a year ago during the first three quarters of this year based on governments’ incentives and the recent Volkswagen scandal. The EV sales volume is forecast to skyrocket from 0.5 million to 3.93 m

Based on a through-silicon via (TSV) technology, Samsung Electronics is stepping up the development of integrated chip solutions that bind memory and logic, or system semiconductor, together. The company is planning to foster chips, which integrate central processing unit (CPU), memory and communica

Based on a three-dimensional through-silicon via (TSV) technology, Samsung Electronics has started mass production of its new DRAM module featuring the world’s largest capacity and the highest performance and energy efficiency that are existing in today's market. The company is planning to strengthe

LG Electronics is trying to move away from Qualcomm, which the company solely relied on for existing mobile application processors (AP), and is now developing its new mobile AP in cooperation with Intel and TSMC. The company seeks to reduce its dependency on Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, which will b

As tablet products are competing for large displays in earnest, Samsung Electronics has released its new 18.4-inch (46.73-cm) Galaxy View tablet that is larger than most laptop screens.According to industry sources on Nov. 26, the Galaxy View, which was introduced first in the U.S. early this month,

Samsung is reportedly reconsidering including a microSD card slot in its next-generation Galaxy S7 smartphone, according to a report from Italy-based information and technology news outlet HD Blog on Nov. 23 (local time).It said that there is a possibility that the microSD card slot will return on t

According to market research firm DRAMeXchange’s recent report, Samsung Electronics accounted for 31.5 percent of the global NAND flash market in the third quarter of this year, followed by Toshiba (20.5 percent), SanDisk (15.4 percent), Micron (13.8 percent), SK Hynix (10.9 percent) and Intel (7.8

Through coexistence with partner companies, LG Display has succeeded in the local production of the main components for curved organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, which are considered a new growth engine in the future.According to LG Display on Nov. 23, the company suggested Poongwon Precisi

Hyosung announced on Nov. 23 that it unveiled the world’s largest bulletproof panel using aramid fiber called Alkex at the Milipol Paris 2015, the international defense exhibition held in Paris, France, from Nov. 17 to 20.A bulletproof panel is produced by spraying resin on glass fibers, aramid fibe

Hyundai Mobis developed an Integrated Mobis Electronic Brake (iMEB) for eco-friendly vehicles, the second time in the world and first time in Korea. With the latest development, Hyundai Mobis, a late starter in the brake sector, has gained a foothold to jump up to be the leading auto part producer i

The Samsung Gear S2 smart watch is expected to be compatible with the Apple iPhone soon. In the smart watch market, which is dominated by the Apple Watch, the Gear S2 will accelerate the pursuit.According to industry sources on Nov. 19, the screen to prepare its Gear Manager app for the iPhone appea

During the Samsung Electronics 2015 Investors Forum at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Singapore on Nov. 16, Samsung Electronics announced that it will commercialize a biosensor processor in the first quarter of next year and roll out related products. For the system semiconductor business, which is consi

The National Cancer Center announced on Nov. 16 that a research team led by Drs. Kim Jeong-seon and Cho Yeong-ae of its Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention Research proved that probiotics makes an improvement to blood lipid metabolism.Probiotics is a germ that enhances health insid

According to Samsung Electronics on Nov. 16, Kim Seong-joon, ophthalmologist and professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Seoul National University College of Medicine, and her research team conducted clinical tests to analyze the eye fatigue lessening effects of Samsung Electronics’ curved m