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Tech, Media & Telecom
Naver Cloud builds S.Korea’s first 5G network at construction site
Naver Cloud for the first time in South Korea has launched a specialized 5G mobile communications network at an apartment construction site.The comp...
May 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis develops high-tech headlamp to prevent accidents at night
South Korea's automotive parts company Hyundai Mobis on Thursday announced its development of the HD Lighting System, a next-generation vehicle head...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility uses self-driving vehicles to transport cargo
South Korea’s transportation company Kakao Mobility has launched a project in the nation's fourth-largest city of Daegu to transport people an...
May 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia team up with 11 universities for vehicle electrification
South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. are joining forces with leading South Korean universities to pioneer adva...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha aims to develop unmanned fighter jet engine within decade
Hanwha Aerospace Co., South Korea’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, aims to develop engines for unmanned aircraft within the next decade t...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KEPCO vows to save $19 bn in 5 yrs; CEO offers to resign over swelling losses
South Korea’s state-run utility monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday vowed to save nearly 26 trillion won ($19.5 billion) ove...
May 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea to prop up quantum tech with academia, private sector
South Korea, trailing in the global race for quantum technology, will open a new quantum technology-dedicated graduate school with a consortium led ...
May 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hyundai, IGIS sign deal to develop robot-friendly buildings
Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate investment firm ...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor drives software unit's Q1 sales higher
Record-setting earnings at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group have driven its vehicle software platform’s sales sharply higher and painte...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean builders fare well in Q1 with overseas projects
South Korea’s leading construction companies, led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), posted modest operating pro...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SK Telecom, Golfzon develop AI golf platform
An artificial intelligence platform in South Korea has produced a golfing coach that analyzes and diagnoses problems in swing posture and recommends...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
POSCO Int’l Q1 operating profit up 30% with merged energy affiliate
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., reported a 30% on...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK On to spend $352 million to mass produce solid-state batteries by 2028
South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said on Monday it will spend 470 billion won ($352 million) to begin mass production in 2028 of solid-state bat...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis test-drives 'crab walking car' on public roads
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis has verified through test-drives of a demonstration vehicle on public roads the real-life use of the company's e-corner ...
Apr 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai Motor to develop lunar exploration mobility Rover
Hyundai Motor Group is developing the lunar exploration mobility vehicle Rover in expanding its mobility scope to space as well as land, sea and air...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
GeneOne Life Science gets patent for coated microneedle tech in China
South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company GeneOne Life Science Inc. on Tuesday said it received a patent from the China National Intellectual Pr...
Apr 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Indonesia’s slashed EV tax to boost Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 sales
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is expected to enhance its presence in Indonesia, which has drastically reduced its value-added ...
Apr 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
LG Electronics rolls out third-generation Cloi ServeBot
LG Electronics Inc. has rolled out a new serving robot that easily serves soup, boosting the device's performance and customer convenience. The com...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia plans 'game changer' EV9 launch in US by 4th quarter
South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. on Thursday said it unveiled on Wednesday in New York its large electric sport-utility vehicle EV9 for the first tim...
Apr 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility focuses on electric vehicle platform, self-driving tech
South Korea's KG Mobility (formerly Ssangyong Motor Co.) says it will actively target not only Europe and the US but also niche markets in emerging ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Autoever, Avikus jointly develop self-sailing ship solution
South Korea’s Hyundai Autoever and Avicus, the self-navigation vessel affiliate of HD Hyundai, on Tuesday said they signed a development contr...
Apr 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea to invest $24 mn in fostering future car industry workforce
South Korea will invest 31.5 billion won ($23.96 million) this year to train over 3,700 core personnel in future car technologies, including autonom...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
ETRI’s drone communication tech is selected as international standards
South Korean researchers have developed international standards for drone communication, solving the problem of drones being unable to exchange info...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to supply chips for Intel's self-driving tech unit Mobileye
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, has won a semiconductor production order from Israel-based Mobileye Global Inc., a le...
Apr 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Innotek unveils new 5G communication module for self-driving cars
South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. on Wednesday unveiled its second-generation 5G communication module for use in autonomous driving cars.Based on Q...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia EV9 boasts 336-mile target range in digital world premiere
Kia Corp.’s second all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 made its global premiere virtually on Tuesday, boasting a target driving range of 54...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai launches 2023 season of HMG Driving Experience Center
Hyundai Motor Group announced the commencement of the 2023 season for its HMG Driving Experience Center, which is the largest of its kind in South K...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI tech firm Interminds to attract up to $12 mn in Series C
South Korean startup Interminds Co., an AI developer of unmanned convenience store operations, aims to attract 10 billion won to 15 billion won ($7....
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire supplies tires to BMW Driving Center for 9 consecutive years
Hankook Tire & Technology, a tire manufacturer based in South Korea, announced on Wednesday its exclusive partnership with BMW Driving Center's ...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KB, Hana drive major S.Korean overseas banking profits lower
KB Kookmin Bank and Hana Bank led weaker earnings of the four largest South Korean lenders’ overseas units last year although their rivals Shi...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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