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Kia rolls out new version of flaship SUV Mohave

Jan 11, 2021

Renewed version noted for expanded user convenience, safety features
Hanwha launches new collaborative robots to target $1b market

Jan 11, 2021

Hanwha has introduced a new line of collaborative robots, making a foray into the fast-growing global collaborative robot market, it said Monday. “The HCR-3A, HCR-5A and HCR-12A models can handle an...
LG Display vows to make OLEDs mainstream

Jan 11, 2021

LG Display plans to ship 7 million to 8 million OLED TV panels this year
Korea Shipbuilding wins W288b in orders

Jan 11, 2021

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Monday that it has won a combined 288 billion won ($263 million) in orders from three companies in Liberia, Oceania and Asia. Under the deal with a...
$Doosan Infracore's excavator sales up 22% on-year in 2020 in China$

Doosan Infracore's excavator sales up 22% on-year in 2020 in China

Jan 11, 2021

South Korea's top construction equipment maker Doosan Infracore Co. said Monday that its excavator sales in China rose 22 percent last year from a year earlier on the back of infrastructure investmen...
LG Electronics inks partnership with esports firm Gen.G

Jan 11, 2021

LG Electronics Inc. on Monday said it has signed a partnership with the global esports organization Gen.G to better target young consumers amid the pandemic. Under the deal, the two sides agreed to ...
Hyundai halts plant in S. Korea on coronavirus case

Jan 11, 2021

Hyundai Motor Co. said it halted operations at one of its domestic plants Monday morning as an employee was infected with the new coronavirus. Hyundai Motor suspended its Asan plant, which produces ...
Samsung SDI to reinforce safety for defective battery cells

Jan 10, 2021

Samsung SDI is charting a hard course to ward off battery defects, holding a symbolic ceremony to put an end to faulty small lithium-ion batteries. According to a source familiar with the matter, th...
Samsung Display to ink 1st collective agreement with labor union

Jan 10, 2021

The management and labor union of Samsung Display Co. said Sunday that they will sign a collective agreement this week for the first time among the electronic affiliates of Samsung Group, which decla...
Hyundai Motor Group pushes for project to reuse waste EV batteries

Jan 10, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth-largest automotive group, said Sunday that it will carry out a pilot project to reuse batteries used for electric vehicles (EVs) at solar power plants. The mov...
[Eye Plus] Gapyeong’s garden of fantastic lights

Jan 9, 2021

At Garden of Morning Calm, an arboretum in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, once the trees shed their leaves and their botanical splendor fades, bright lights fill the conservatory for the “Starlight Gar...
Samsung SDI replaces electric-car battery chief

Jan 8, 2021

Samsung SDI said Friday that it had recently conducted an executive-level reshuffle to appoint a new electric-car battery chief. According to the South Korean electric vehicle battery maker, the res...
Industrial accident bill passes assembly despite brawl

Jan 8, 2021

The National Assembly on Friday passed a bill to enhance employer liability in industrial accidents, amid persistent backlash from business circles. The corresponding bill was laid out to the parlia...
Ssangyong Motor operations stay afloat, amid hopes of new investment talks

Jan 8, 2021

Ssangyong Motor is managing to keep its manufacturing operations afloat, as some suppliers are temporarily providing a minimal amount of necessary parts while the automaker works on finding a new inv...
Former vice land minister tapped as Incheon Airport chief

Jan 8, 2021

Kim Kyung-wook, former vice land minister, has been nominated as president and CEO of the state-run Incheon International Airport Corp. to fill in the vacuum caused by the predecessor’s dismissal. T...