LG to showcase AI technologies at Spark 2026

LG will showcase its latest artificial intelligence technologies and business applications at LG Spark 2026, running Monday through Sept. 17 at LG Sciencepark in Magok, western Seoul. Launched in 2023, LG Spark combines technology events hosted across the group. This year’s program has been reorganized around five AI-focused events: the LG Tech Fair, LG AX Fair, AI Talk Concert, AI DevCon and Culture Week. LG affiliates, global technology companies, developers and AI specialists will participate

2026-09-04 16:56:14:00

Kolmar Korea brings K-beauty colors to Paris fashion fair

Kolmar Korea became the first Korean cosmetics company to participate in Premiere Vision Paris, showcasing K-beauty technology and color cosmetics at the leading fashion materials trade show. Held in Paris from Tuesday through Thursday, Premiere Vision brought together more than 900 companies across eight specialized sections covering yarns, fabrics, design, accessories, leather and smart creation. This year’s event debuted Cosmetic Village, a 150-square-meter exhibition space designed to foster

2026-09-04 15:13:01:00

Devsisters expands CookieRun Card Game into Europe

Devsisters’ trading card game CookieRun: Braverse Card Game will enter the European market in January. The company will release its 13th booster pack in late January and introduce Brave League, an organized play program at local card shops. Three specialized distributors — Blackfire, Cube Golem and Bliss Distribution — will handle distribution in Europe. Blackfire, owned by Asmodee Group, distributes games across the region and has supported organized play for major global TCGs. The game maker s

2026-09-04 11:27:23:00

Hyundai Mobis starts EV powertrain production in Slovakia

Hyundai Mobis has begun mass-producing electric powertrain systems at a new plant in Slovakia, its first such facility in Europe, as it strengthens its foothold in the region’s electric vehicle market. The company invested about 250 billion won ($184 million) in the Novaky plant, which can produce 280,000 power electric, or PE, systems annually. A PE system combines an electric motor, inverter and reducer into a single powertrain unit. Hyundai Mobis held an opening ceremony Wednesday attended by

2026-09-03 14:31:57:00

Golfzon names 20 Korean finalists for China Open final

Indoor golf simulator company Golfzon has completed the Korean round of the global screen golf tournament, with 20 Korean golfers advancing to the December final. The 2026 Golfzon China Open brings together professional and amateur golfers from Asia, America and Europe. About 20,000 golfers entered the domestic qualifiers, held from March 10 to May 31. The field included 4,461 professionals and 15,523 amateurs, surpassing 40,000 rounds played. About 200 golfers who met the qualification requirem

2026-09-03 13:13:15:00

Dongkuk Steel takes young architects on UK study tour

Dongkuk Steel Group has wrapped up a seven-day architectural study tour in the UK for seven students chosen as the first cohort of its 2026 Songwon Future Architecture Talent Fellowship. The participants, known as “Luxteeliers” — a combination of Dongkuk’s Luxteel brand and “sommeliers” — toured the UK from Aug. 4-10. They were selected in May through document screening, interviews and an orientation program. The itinerary examined London’s architecture through five themes, spanning historic lan

2026-09-03 13:13:08:00

BBQ chief bets on AI for global expansion

Genesis BBQ Group is turning to AI, data and robotics to streamline store operations and maintain consistent product quality as the fried chicken franchise accelerates its global expansion. The company unveiled three growth strategies — “AX Transformation,” “Globalization 2.0” and “Sustainable Platform” — at its 31st anniversary ceremony held Tuesday at Chicken University in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. Under its AX Transformation strategy, BBQ plans to integrate data from store management, custom

2026-09-02 14:18:02:00

Gaon Cable targets AI data centers with low-friction cables

Gaon Cable is targeting the AI data-center power infrastructure market with low-friction distribution cables designed to cut installation time and costs, the company said Wednesday. The cables feature an improved outer sheath that reduces friction during installation by about 30 percent compared to conventional products. Gaon Cable said this can extend the cable-pulling distance by up to 45 percent while lowering labor requirements and construction costs. Distribution cables are used in certain

2026-09-02 14:17:52:00

Posco chief calls for stronger Korea-Australia resource ties

Posco Group Chairman Chang In-hwa proposed strengthening resource supply chains at the 47th Korea-Australia Business Council annual joint meeting in Adelaide on Wednesday. About 200 government and business officials from both countries attended the meeting, including Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell and Martin Ferguson, chairman of the Australia-Korea Business Council. Chang emphasized supply chains that combine Australia’s resources with Korea’s ref

2026-09-02 14:07:35:00

JungKwanJang retains global ginseng crown

JungKwanJang, KGC’s health supplement brand, ranked first in the global red ginseng and herbal dietary supplement markets for a 12th consecutive year, according to data from market researcher Euromonitor International. The brand accounted for 44.3 percent of global red ginseng retail sales in 2024, up from 40.4 percent in 2020. It has led the category every year since the survey began in 2014. JungKwanJang also ranked first in the broader herbal dietary supplement category with a 3.5 percent glo

2026-09-01 17:11:20:00