GOYANG – November 03, 2026 -- ROBOTWORLD 2026 will gather 402 companies from 17 countries across 1,198 booths at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) on Nov. 4-7, with Physical AI and AI-driven manufacturing as the central themes.
Incheon – November 03, 2026 -- Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS) has earned an ESG Risk Rating score of 9.0 from Morningstar Sustainalytics, placing the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) among the top 0.5% of companies assessed in the pharmaceuticals industry.
Plano – November 03, 2026 -- ISU Specialty Chemical and Ares Materials will jointly develop polymer materials for solid-state batteries, along with the AI tools used to optimize them. The deal pairs a lithium sulfide producer with 2025 revenue of about KRW 411.5 billion (US$290 million) and a materials-AI company based in Plano, Texas, and Guadalajara, Mexico.
PITTSBURGH – November 03, 2026 -- Efficient Computer's Electron E1 processor delivers up to a 100X improvement in energy efficiency over low-power CPUs, and edgeAI has selected it for its physical AI and critical infrastructure products.
edgeAI runs large AI models on-device with lower power and cost
Efficient Computer says the Electron E1 outperforms many AI accelerators on both performance and energy efficiency. According to the company, this lets edgeAI run large AI models on-device while easing power, cost and form-factor constraints.
Dallas and Fort Worth – November 03, 2026 -- The oneworld alliance's branded lounge at Seoul Incheon International Airport has been named "Asia's Leading Airline Lounge - Business Class" at the World Travel Awards for a second consecutive year. The lounge receives 150,000 guests annually.
World Travel Awards select winners through a vote of professionals and travellers
Established in 1993, the World Travel Awards cover the travel and hospitality sectors. Winners are chosen in a voting process that includes both travel professionals and travellers.
SHANGHAI – November 03, 2026 -- Envision has supplied certified green ammonia to bunker the Terra Clove, the world's first Very Large Ammonia Carrier (VLAC) with dual-fuel ammonia propulsion, from a plant that currently produces 320,000 tons a year.
The vessel is owned by Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and was built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. It was recently named at a ceremony in South Korea.
Seoul – November 02, 2026 -- XPENG has appointed Lee Man-sik, a 30-year automotive veteran, as Managing Director of XPENG Motors Korea effective December 1, 2026, confirming its planned entry into the South Korean market. The company said launch timing and local business operations will be announced at a later date.
ROCKVILLE – – November 01, 2026 -- Ceva (NASDAQ: CEVA) has secured the first production deployment of its NeuPro NPU family, with Seoul-based Mobilint integrating the NeuPro-Nano NPN32 NPU and SensPro AI DSP into its REGULUS edge AI system-on-chip (SoC).
REGULUS delivers 10 TOPS at under 3W with up to 8GB of memory
REGULUS is a standalone processor for on-device AI. It targets power- and space-constrained applications including robotics, drones, machine vision, smart cameras and IoT devices.
Seoul – October 31, 2026 -- HanAll F&B Farming Association Corporation has filed a patent application for a rice noodle manufacturing method after using about 6 tons of rice flour over three years of development.
SEOUL – October 31, 2026 -- NIDS Co., Ltd., a South Korean environmental sensor maker that says it has supplied more than 10 million sensors cumulatively, has confirmed it will exhibit at CES 2027 to convert product introductions into overseas supply contracts.
The company is targeting global home appliance makers, HVAC specialists and robotics companies. Its customer base already includes Dyson, Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor.
