Ian Werther

LG CNS is accelerating its AI transformation (AX) business by forming a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies of the United States and creating a dedicated Forward Deployment Engineering (FDE) organization to drive the effort. Palantir’s offerings include Foundry, which unifies and cleans dispersed corporate data to create a data-driven

The Korea Personal Information Protection Commission announced on Sept. 12, 2025 that it had fined Lotte Card Co. Ltd. for violating the Personal Information Protection Act after a data breach that exposed resident registration numbers. The penalties total 9.62 billion won in fines and an additional 4.8 million

A market research report from TrendForce shows that last year the global contract semiconductor foundry market remained led by Taiwan’s TSMC, which approached a 70% share. Samsung Electronics, by contrast, saw declines in both revenue and market share, widening the gap between the two leaders. TrendForce tallies the top

South Korea’s privacy regulator has ordered penalties against Lotte Card over a major data breach and its handling of sensitive information. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) decided on a 9.62 billion won fine and an additional 4.8 million won in administrative penalties, along with corrective orders

The Seo-Seoul Museum of Art in southwestern Seoul opened on the 12th in Doksan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, as the city’s first public art museum in the southwest dedicated to new media. The opening marks a milestone as Seoul’s public art network expands to eight main and branch museums, aimed at

Hanwha Ocean has disclosed that subcontractor unions have filed bargaining requests under the revised labor union law, the so‑called “Yellow Envelope Law,” and that the company has begun coordinating negotiations with those unions. South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor said that on the first day of the

A Seoul court heard prosecutors seek a prison term for Nam Tae-hyun, a singer formerly with the K-pop group WINNER, on charges of drunk driving and speeding. The prosecution asked for a prison sentence of one year and six months and a fine of 1 million won. The case was

The United States has opened Section 301 investigations into 16 countries, including South Korea, as part of a broad push to address what it calls structural overcapacity in global manufacturing. The probe focuses on electronics equipment, automobiles and parts, machinery, steel, and ships, and aims to determine tariff measures before

On the first day of enforcement for Korea’s new crime of distorting the law, Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae arrived at the Supreme Court with little visible change in expression. He was accompanied by Justice Park Young-jae as the day began, underscoring the high-profile nature of the case. The two

KAIST researchers say they have developed a way to control gravity-driven liquid flow on tilted or curved surfaces by mixing a small amount of volatile liquid into an inverted liquid film. The approach could improve precision coating, electronic circuit printing, additive manufacturing processes, and fluid control in space or other