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Automobiles
Hyundai unveils redesigned SUV Tucson
Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled The new Tucson, the partially redesigned model of its flagship mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV). Tuc...
Dec 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG collaborates with BoConcept for TV interior design
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it is collaborating with the European premium furniture brand BoConcept to showcase the interior desig...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia EV9 sweeps European awards, sees strong US pre-orders
The Kia EV9, the flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is sweeping major industrial awards in Eu...
Dec 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Ocean to develop submarine technology to evade detection
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. has consecutively secured contracts for naval technology-related vessel research projects. The company recently annou...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Samsung Engineering designs Sarawak green hydrogen project in Malaysia
Samsung Engineering Co., the construction and engineering unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, said on Friday it has begun th...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver invests in AI operations automation startup
Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), a tech startup investment and support project, announced Thursday that it invested in a startup with AI operations ...
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
ADNOC awards steel pipe order contracts to Korea’s SeAH
South Korea’s SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. said on Tuesday it has signed a five-year contract to provide 200,000 tons of steel pipes to Abu Dhabi...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai’s new Tucson: Trendsetter with a taste for futuristic design
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the facelifted design of its compact sport utility vehicle, the Tucson, whic...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Electronics to up AI chip foundry sales to 50% by 2028
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to up artificial intelligence chip foundry sales to about 50% of its total foundry sales in five years with its advanc...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Samsung hires Waymo’s autonomous driving design head
YoonJung Ahn, a design head at Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous driving technology unit, is joining Samsung Electronics Co. as executive vice pres...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hyundai’s Chung: 1st Korean awarded top UK Order from King Charles
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for promoting economic and cultural co...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK, Hyundai Motor's US JV, named Georgia's Deal of Year
South Korea’s battery maker SK On and Hyundai Motor Group's joint battery project in Georgia, the US, was awarded the "Deal of the Year 2023 i...
Nov 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung C&T to build world’s largest liquid hydrogen tank
South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. announced on Sunday it received certification for the world's largest liquid hydrogen storage tank design from D...
Nov 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Saudi Aramco’s $7 bn Korea project mired by labor shortage
Saudi Aramco’s $7 billion petrochemical project in South Korea, in what would be its largest-ever investment in the country, has hit a stumbli...
Nov 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction & Planning
Heerim wins design contract for Hyundai Motor's Saudi plant
South Korea's Heerim Architects & Planners said on Monday it secured the architectural design contract for Hyundai Motor Co.'s new automobile as...
Nov 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Doosan Enerbility secures contract for cask design from KHNP
South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co. announced on Thursday it secured a contract for dry storage systems of spent nuclear fuel comprehensive design s...
Nov 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
S.Korea to put self-developed lander on moon by 2032
South Korea plans to put its first lunar lander on the moon by 2032. In a meeting of the National R&D Project Evaluation Advisory Commit...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean to design digital vessels with ABS
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co. on Sunday announced its conclusion of a basic accord with the Houston-based American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) t...
Oct 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia’s Q3 profit soars; groupwide design centers revamped
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Friday that its third-quarter net profit rose fourfold from a year earlier thanks t...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia reveals exterior design of the new Carnival
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, unveiled the new exterior design of its flagship large leisure vehicle Carnival on Friday. ...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Innotek detects design flaws using AI tech
South Korean electronic parts manufacturer LG Innotek announced on Tuesday it has implemented an artificial intelligence (AI) analysis system to qui...
Oct 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom to design LLM
SK Telecom Co. on Sunday said it will develop a large language model (LLM) specifically for the communications sector with Deutsche Telekom of Germa...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Energy to expand residential ESS biz with new product
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, is set to launch a new residential energy storage s...
Oct 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai, Siemens to jointly build smart shipyard
South Korean HD Hyundai Co. and Siemens, a Germany-based global smart engineering company, will jointly develop a data platform for building a smart...
Oct 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
KT, Hyundai Livart to pursue DX in home interior
South Korea’s KT Corp. and furniture and interior company Hyundai Livart Furniture are pursuing Premium Interior Digital Transformation (DX), ...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics unveils new gaming monitor tailored for LoL
LG Electronics Inc. 's new LG UltraGear gaming monitor is optimized for both performance and design and customized for the world-famous multiplayer ...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Samsung Eng. wins $19.5 mn Saudi petrochemical plant design contract
South Korea's Samsung Engineering has secured a front end engineering design (FEED) project for a PDH·PP·UTOS Plant in Saudi Arabia, m...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis unveils redesigned GV80, first-ever GV80 Coupe
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Wednesday unveiled the partially redesigned model of its flagship sports utility vehicle (SUV), the GV8...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Rebellions teams up with IBM for ATOM AI chip quality test
Rebellions Inc., a South Korean artificial intelligence chip design startup, said on Monday it has forged a partnership with US tech giant IBM to co...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
S.Korea's Cosmax wins halal award in Indonesia
Cosmax Inc., a South Korean original development manufacturer (ODM) of global cosmetics that also does research and development in the field, has wo...
Sep 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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