{
  "id": 17751034,
  "title": "Korea unveils $276 mil. 'Hangang' supercomputer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/korea-unveils-276-mil-hangang-supercomputer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261102/korea-unveils-276-mil-hangang-supercomputer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea has officially debuted its sixth national supercomputer, named Hangang after the famous Han River running through the city of Seoul. The ambitious machine aims to advance cutting-edge artificial intelligence and scientific research. The Ministry of Science and ICT, along with the state-owned Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), unveiled the new system on Monday at KISTI's headquarters in Daejeon, a key scientific and research center situated about 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul.\n\nThe grand ceremony convened around 200 leaders from various sectors including industry, academia, and government research organizations. The new supercomputer, priced at 382.5 billion won ($276 million), supersedes Nurion, the fifth-generation system introduced in 2018. Nurion secured the 11th position globally upon its launch and facilitated 1,730 research projects throughout its eight-year run. These endeavors yielded 1,520 peer-reviewed papers, with 70 published in prestigious international journals such as Nature, Science, and Cell.\n\nAlthough Hangang carries on executing the same heavy computational simulations previously handled by its predecessor, such as vehicle crash tests, it boasts enhanced capabilities and performance.",
  "summary": "Korea has officially launched its sixth national supercomputer, named \"Hangang\" after the iconic Han River flowing through Seoul, to propel cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and scientific research. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the state-run Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) marked the launch Monday at KISTI headquarters in Daejeon, the nation’s primary…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korea unveils $276 million Hangang supercomputer.",
    "Named after Seoul's Han River, aims for AI and research.",
    "Replaces 2018 Nurion system, 11th globally in rankings."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Investing in the Hangang supercomputer accelerates South Korea's capacity for high-level scientific research and artificial intelligence development by replacing aging infrastructure with significantly enhanced computational performance.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}