HD Hyundai Electric eyes Europe with greener grid technology

HD Hyundai Electric said Monday it has developed Korea’s first 420-kilovolt circuit breaker that does not use sulfur hexafluoride, positioning the company to tap Europe’s growing market for greener power grid equipment. Sulfur hexafluoride, or SF6, is widely used to insulate high-voltage equipment but is subject to tightening European Union regulations due to its potent greenhouse gas effect. The new circuit breaker instead uses a C4-based insulating gas. HD Hyundai Electric said the alternative

2026-08-17 14:27:02:00

LG opens Brazil refrigerator plant in Global South push

LG Electronics said Monday it has begun operating a new refrigerator plant in Brazil, expanding its production capacity as it targets faster growth across the Global South. The facility in Parana state began operations on Thursday and can produce about 600,000 refrigerators annually. It is LG’s second manufacturing base in Brazil, following its Manaus plant in Amazonas state, which opened in 1996. The new plant uses artificial intelligence and industrial robots to improve productivity and qualit

2026-08-17 14:14:03:00

GS Global opens Houston office to target US energy projects

GS Global said Monday it has opened an office in Houston to expand its presence in the US energy and infrastructure markets. Located in Houston’s Uptown district, the office will target growing demand for project-based steel generated by increased investment in energy, power and infrastructure. GS Global previously managed most of its US business through its Los Angeles office. The company said the new base would help it respond more quickly to shifting market conditions, including stronger prot

2026-08-17 11:22:15:00

Shameful inertia 수치스러운 무사안일

Democracies are accustomed to worrying about interference. South Korea's problem today is almost the reverse. An institution created to defend elections from political pressure has become so insulated that incompetence can flourish behind the protections meant to preserve neutrality. 민주주의 국가들은 개입에 대해 우려하는데 익숙하다. 한국의 작금의 문제는 거의 그 반대에 가깝다. 정치적 압박으로부터 선거를 방어하기 위해 설립된 기관이 책임으로부터 지나치게 단절되어 중립성 유지를 위해 만들어진 보호 장치 뒤에서 무능함이 만연했다. Independence, once a safeguard, has turned into a refuge from accountabilit

2026-08-14 10:00:00:00

Yanolja takes AI hotel concierge global after India trial

Yanolja is taking its artificial intelligence hotel concierge global after testing the service at around 1,000 properties in India. Its hospitality technology affiliate, Yanolja Cloud Solution, said Thursday that it will officially launch Pulse AI, a multi-agent platform designed to automate hotel operations throughout a guest’s stay. The platform deploys eight specialized AI agents covering guest communications, reservations, check-in and checkout, room service, housekeeping, payments and upsel

2026-08-13 15:28:20:00

Coupang funds scholarships for descendants of independence activists

Coupang will provide 100 million won ($70,700) in scholarships to 60 descendants of Korean independence activists, the e-commerce company said Thursday. The initiative, announced ahead of the 81st anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Day, is intended to honor independence activists and help their descendants continue their education. Under an agreement with the Korean Liberation Association, Coupang will fund scholarships for 20 university students and 40 high school students. University students w

2026-08-13 14:45:10:00

HiteJinro nurtures Vietnamese talent as first overseas plant nears completion

HiteJinro has awarded a combined 400 million dong ($15,400) in scholarships to 20 Vietnamese university students as it deepens its presence in the key Southeast Asian market. The Korean liquor maker said Thursday that students from Hanoi University and Hanoi University of Foreign Studies each received 20 million dong. Launched in 2017, the scholarship program has awarded 2.4 billion dong to 130 students over seven rounds. At the award ceremony, HiteJinro CEO Jang In-seop mentioned a former schol

2026-08-13 13:28:36:00

K-food exporters brace for tighter Southeast Asian rules

The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation said Thursday it held an online briefing with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on non-tariff barriers to Korean food exports to Southeast Asia for food exporters and industry officials. The briefing, held Wednesday, was organized to help Korean exporters proactively respond to regulatory changes in Indonesia and Vietnam, two major export markets for Korean food products. The Korea Food Research Institute and local experts from

2026-08-13 10:57:03:00

Musinsa to open first Philippine store in Southeast Asia push

Musinsa said Wednesday it would accelerate its expansion in Southeast Asia by opening its first offline stores in the Philippines, starting with a Musinsa Standard location in Manila this year. The expansion follows an exclusive distribution agreement signed July 17 with ACX Holdings, a distribution affiliate of Ayala Group, one of the Philippines' largest conglomerates. ACX Holdings manages the entry and operation of global brands in the Philippine market. Under the agreement, Musinsa will serv

2026-08-12 16:51:46:00

Kolon Industries launches world-first low-carbon medical plastic

Kolon Industries said Wednesday it will begin commercial production of a low-carbon engineering plastic for medical applications, claiming a global first. The product, Kocetal ECO-E, is a type of polyoxymethylene, or POM, made using methanol derived from renewable energy. The company said it retains the durability, wear resistance and dimensional stability of conventional POM while reducing carbon emissions. POM is an engineering plastic widely used in precision components because of its low fri

2026-08-12 11:29:31:00