(Photo=LG) LG Electronics, the South Korean company best known in the U.S. for televisions and home appliances, is increasing hiring in robotics and smart factories as it moves more aggressively into physical AI with Nvidia. The timing matters more than the hiring numbers themselves. LG and Nvidia have spent recent months expanding their partnership from discussions into actual development work

(Photo=Seegene) Routine HPV screening is designed to identify a virus linked to cervical cancer. Seegene, a South Korean molecular diagnostics company specializing in multiplex PCR testing, says its latest data raise a broader question for laboratories: how often does an HPV test reveal only part of what is happening? In an analysis of about 60,000 HPV and sexually transmitted infection

Photo=Motionelements South Korea’s biotech industry is becoming an increasingly important source of drug candidates for U.S. and global pharmaceutical companies, with licensing activity accelerating in obesity, immunology and RNA-based medicines and potentially creating new opportunities for investors. Through Aug. 24, South Korean drugmakers and biotech companies had disclosed more than $11 billion in licensing agreements since January, putting the industry

South Korea’s push to build a semiconductor hub and expand artificial-intelligence infrastructure is creating new opportunities for U.S. technology companies and investors, as President Lee Jae Myung steps up private talks with the country’s biggest corporate leaders. Mr. Lee met SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won over dinner last week and is expected to meet Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun

Photo=Motionelements South Korea on Aug. 25 is putting the finishing touches on a record 2027 budget of more than $600 billion, a spending surge that could give U.S. companies and investors greater exposure to the country’s semiconductor-led recovery and broader capital-market boom. The proposed budget would increase total government spending by more than 10% from this year’s roughly $547 billion,