HD Hyundai, Siemens team up to accelerate smart shipbuilding

HD Hyundai has opened a joint research center with Siemens in Busan to accelerate shipbuilding's digital transformation, aiming to cut construction time and boost productivity through AI-powered design and virtual shipyard technology. The Global Marine Center, inaugurated Tuesday in Haeundae-gu, Busan, will bring together 50 specialists from both companies in ship design, electrical systems, piping, artificial intelligence and product lifecycle management. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engine

2026-10-13 14:06:22:00

GS Caltex wins London awards for carbon capture campaign

GS Caltex scored two prizes at the 2026 London International Awards for a campaign that employs playful, interactive content to explain carbon capture technology, the company said Tuesday. The company's CCU-S campaign earned silver for creativity in public relations and bronze in creative strategy, recognizing its approach to making complex low-carbon technologies more accessible to the public. At the center of the campaign is the interactive CCUS kit, which uses children's familiarity with fart

2026-10-13 11:40:09:00

MetLife Korea relocates headquarters to boost collaboration

MetLife Life Insurance has relocated its headquarters to G1 Seoul in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, as part of efforts to improve collaboration, streamline decision-making and foster a more agile corporate culture. The insurer held a ceremony Oct. 6 attended by MetLife Asia President Lyndon Oliver, MetLife Life Insurance Board Chair Park Hye-kyung, National Office and Financial Services Trade Union Chairman Lee Jae-jin and employees. The move brings teams previously spread across multiple floors into

2026-10-13 11:09:45:00

Toss Place to hire hundreds in first companywide recruitment

Toss Place, a subsidiary of Viva Republica that provides payment terminals and point-of-sale solutions, has launched its first recruitment drive across all job functions, with plans to hire hundreds of employees. Applications are open through Oct. 31 for positions spanning business and sales, data, design, engineering, finance, marketing, human resources, product, security and strategy. The recruitment is open to entry-level and experienced applicants. Toss Place has also removed its six-month w

2026-10-12 14:27:09:00

Hyundai Steel unifies H-beam lineup under H ONE brand

Hyundai Steel has launched H ONE, a unified brand combining its rolled and built-up H-beams, as it targets growing demand from projects such as AI data centers, semiconductor plants and high-rise buildings. The company unveiled the brand at Pangyo Tech One in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, with representatives from construction companies, distributors, steel fabricators, structural design firms and industry associations attending. Demand for more diverse H-beam specifications is increasing as data

2026-10-12 11:10:03:00

Posco unveils steel landmark overlooking Gwangyang Bay

Posco and the city of Gwangyang in Jeonnam-Gwangju unveiled Panorama Walk, a massive interactive steel sculpture atop Gubongsan, on Thursday, turning the former beacon site into a new cultural landmark overlooking Gwangyang Bay. Unveiled to mark Gwangyang Citizens’ Day, the installation combines the steelmaker’s industrial identity with the city’s history, landscape and culture. The project dates back to a 2022 agreement between Posco and Gwangyang to develop Gubongsan as a tourist destination.

2026-10-08 17:30:00:00

LG CLOiD meets young innovators

LG Electronics is showcasing its robotics ambitions at the 2026 First Global Challenge, an international youth robotics competition running Wednesday through Saturday at Songdo Convensia in Incheon. The company is sponsoring the event, which brings together youth teams from 185 countries to design and build robots, complete missions and collaborate on solutions to global challenges. Held annually by US nonprofit First Global since 2017, this year's competition is themed “Igniting Innovation” and

2026-10-08 11:12:26:00

SK chief pitches new capitalism in rare TV turn

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is making a rare television appearance to share his vision for capitalism and growth in the AI era. Chey will open the sixth season of EBS’ Great Minds as its first lecturer, discussing how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, jobs and society — and why economic growth alone can no longer be expected to solve mounting social challenges. Having led SK Group for nearly three decades through shifts in semiconductors, energy and telecommunications, Chey will

2026-10-08 10:51:57:00

Shin Ramyun makes a splash on the Thames

A giant cup of noodles takes a Thames cruise as Nongshim floats a 6-meter-tall Shin Ramyun cup sculpture through London on Tuesday. Traveling from Royal Docks past the London Eye and Big Ben, the installation featured oversized chopsticks, steam effects and nighttime lighting under the slogan “Work done. Day done. SHIN ME.” The campaign invited consumers to unwind with ramyeon after work and promoted “SHIN TO WIN,” a scratch-card giveaway running at UK retailers through Oct. 31. (Nongshim)

2026-10-07 15:31:06:00

KT&G opens Indonesian plant to expand global output

KT&G has opened a new cigarette plant in Indonesia, lifting its annual production capacity in the country to 35 billion sticks and making it the company’s largest overseas manufacturing base. The facility in Pasuruan, East Java, completes KT&G’s production network across five countries — South Korea, Indonesia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey — as the company shifts more output overseas. KT&G CEO Bang Kyung-man attended Tuesday’s opening ceremony alongside Adhy Karyono, secretary-general of the Ea

2026-10-07 15:20:24:00