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AI & Enterprise
Hancom launches companywide learning group 'AI-dea Crew'
Hancom is recruiting employees for a project-based learning group called 'AI-dea Crew' to support voluntary efforts to strengthen AI capabilities and to identify creative ideas. The program, part of the company’s AI internalisation strategy, will run for 3 months from March. Participants can join in teams of up to 3 or as a solo crew. Hancom will provide up to 300,000 won per person and offer additional support and awards.
Telecommunications & Media
Xiaomi pushes smartphone camera innovation with modular optical system
Xiaomi is turning its Modular Optical System, previously shown as a concept, into a product and signalling a shift in smartphone photography. A report said the system has entered mass-production stages. The attachable module uses LaserLink Communication to send optical data to a phone at up to 10 Gbps, enabling real-time handling of large RAW files. It features a 6-element aspherical lens group and f/1.4 aperture, with a plug-and-play magnetic attachment and a limited supporting role for AI.
People & Appointments
Science vice minister Gu Hyuk-chae attends 2026 science elders' New Year gathering
Gu Hyuk-chae (구혁채), first vice minister at South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT, attended the 2026 New Year gathering of the Science Elders Association on Thursday at the Korea Science and Technology Center. He exchanged views with senior figures in the science and technology community on national development. About 90 attendees included former ministers and vice ministers from science and technology-related ministries. The event also featured an award ceremony, greetings, a cake-cutting, dinner and well-wishes.
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People & Appointments
BMC practises neighbourly love with traditional market goods ahead of Lunar New Year
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Finance
Woori Investment Securities posts 10.9 billion won operating profit in 2025, returns to profit
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Finance
iM Financial posts 443.9 billion won net profit for 2025, up 106.6 percent
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Finance
Claude shock wipes $300 billion from global software market value; South Korean firms fall too
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AI & Enterprise
AI safety master plan talks gather pace as calls grow to clarify rights of those harmed
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Industry
LG Energy Solution to buy 49 percent stake in Canada JV Nextstar Energy
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Finance
Woori Financial posts 2025 net profit of 3.14 trillion won, up 1.8 percent
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Finance
KakaoPay posts 50.4 billion won operating profit in 2025, first full-year profit
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Finance
BNK Financial posts 2025 net profit of 815.0 billion won, up 11.9 percent
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General News
Coupang's Harold Rogers makes second police appearance over alleged perjury on NIS instructions
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Finance
KOSPI slides on U.S.-led selloff but holds 5,000 level
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AI & Enterprise
MSIT holds hearing to expand mandatory information security disclosure
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Crypto
Deutsche Bank says bitcoin slump is not market collapse but trust issue
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Crypto
U.S. Treasury secretary says crypto cannot be regulated without bill as Coinbase-Congress row deepens
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Finance
Naver Pay runs Lunar New Year overseas payment, travel insurance promotions