Hyundai Motor Group said Friday it has formed a strategic partnership with Nvidia Corp. for the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies related to future mobility. Through the partnership signed in Las Vegas on Thursday (local time),

Seoul shares finished over 1 percent higher Thursday as big-cap tech shares advanced on foreign buying driven by cooler-than-expected US inflation data. The local currency gained against the greenback.

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended a five ... 6.1 percent to 226,000 won after announcing that it formed a strategic partnership with Nvidia for the development of advanced artificial intelligence technologies related to future mobility.

South Korean stocks rose more than 1 percent Wednesday, driven by advances in top-cap Samsung Electronics and other tech shares. The local currency fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 28.

Samsung Electronics , the world's top memory chip maker, is expected to forecast on Wednesday its profit growth continued to slow in the fourth quarter as it struggled to keep up with Nvidia's strong demand for AI chips.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a notable appearance alongside multiple partnered robots during his keynote speech at CES 2025. South Korean media observed that out of the 14 showcased robots, six were from Chinese companies,

The chairman of SK Hynix Inc.’s parent and Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang met Wednesday to discuss AI, suggesting the two companies are exploring ways to deepen one of the most important relationships in artificial intelligence hardware.

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s stock market stumbled on January 7 after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed at CES 2025 that the company’s new GeForce RTX graphics processing unit (GPU) will use DRAM supplied by Micron Technology, sidelining Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

Major bio shares gathered ground. Samsung Biologics surged 2.54 percent to 10,008,000 won, and Celltrion increased 0.33 percent to 184,500 won. Carmakers also ended higher. Top automaker Hyundai Motor advanced 1.18 percent to 213,500 won, and its sister affiliate Kia jumped 1.92 percent to 101,000 won.

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