SK on, a leading global electric vehicle battery manufacturer, announced today it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Italian luxury sports carmaker Ferrari to reinforce partnership and lead innovation in cell technology.SK on Chief Executive Officer Lee Seok-hee, Ferrari Chief Execu
Genesis, a division of Hyundai Motor, will add a high-performance trim called “Magma” to all its models from 2025 starting with the GV60, just like premium automaker rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW have AMG and M as their high-performance luxury trims.Genesis took the wraps off the GV60 Magma Concept C
Hyundai Motor Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in future mobility with Red Sea Global (RSG), a leading developer of the Red Sea and western coastal areas, in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on March 24 (local time).The Red Sea coastal development project is one of
AIA Group Limited has published its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report 2023, "Sustaining Healthier, Longer, Better Lives." The report highlights the strong progress of AIA's five-pillar ESG Strategy.Among the significant achievements in 2023 AIA published its first Climate Transition
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on March 21 that it will be holding the “On-device AI Ultra-differential Challenge” launch ceremony at the Josun Palace Hotel in the Gangnam district of Seoul in collaboration with LG Electronics, Microsoft Korea, and Intel Korea. This event marks the begi
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, visited Samsung Electronics’ booth at the GTC 2024 event in San Jose, California, on March 20 (local time) and left a handwritten signature on the 5th generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM3E) on display, which has been positively interpreted by industry insiders. Followi
The online stock trading platform Webull, which is gaining popularity among global individual investors based on its commission-free policy, is entering the domestic securities market in Korea. Consequently, there are concerns that individual investors who currently invest in the U.S. stock market t
On March 19, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency conducted a search and seizure at the headquarters of KG Mobility (KGM) in Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province. The CEO of KGM, Jung Yong-won, and employees have been under investigation for embezzling com
Samsung Electronics is currently considering the acquisition of a portion of the automotive electronics business from Continental, a global automotive electronics company based in Germany. If the acquisition is finalized, it will mark Samsung’s first major merger and acquisition (M&A) in seven years
LG Electronics is expanding its content ecosystem beyond household appliances to mobility by installing its own OTT service, LG Channel, into Hyundai and Kia vehicles.According to the electronics industry on March 18, LG Electronics started the LG Channel service in Hyundai and Kia vehicles from Jan
Renault Korea Motors plans to invest 700 billion won to transform its Busan plant into a future car production base. Discussions are also underway with the French Renault Group headquarters to increase the investment scale to around 1.5 trillion won by 2027.On March 18, Renault Korea Motors exchange
Top executives of LG’s major affiliates visited the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz in Germany. A lot of attention is being paid to whether or not the visit will lead to further cooperation between LG and Mercedes-Benz in the automotive electronics business.Top executives of LG’s major affiliates in t
Chinese TV manufacturers are aggressively targeting the OLED market, dominated by Samsung and LG, with their large LCD products offered at breakthrough prices.During the “Korea Display Conference” hosted by Omdia in the Seocho district of Seoul on March 13, Park Kyung-sun, director at Omdia Korea, s
Analysts have reported that LG Display is set to supply between 700,000 to 800,000 white OLED (WOLED) panels to Samsung Electronics.At the Korea Display Conference held on March 13 at Seoul’s EL Tower, Jeong Yoon-seong, executive director of Omdia Korea, stated, “It is believed that LG Display and S
Kia announced on March 10 that its flagship electric vehicle, the EV9, has been named as the 2024 U.K. Car of the Year.The U.K. Car of the Year is selected each year by a 30-member judging panel of locally based automotive journalists who vote on vehicles launched in the last 12 months. Participatin
LG Energy Solution announced on March 10 that it is collaborating with Qualcomm to develop advanced Battery Management System (BMS) diagnostic solutions for next-generation electric vehicles. Through this partnership, LG Energy Solution plans to develop a more sophisticated BMS solution by integrati
A court has issued a non-compete injunction against a former HBM researcher from SK hynix who moved to an executive position at Micron, a competitor in the United States. The decision was made to prevent potential damage from the leakage of SK hynix’s core technologies. SK hynix holds a dominant mar
South Korean fashion company ShinWon Corporation (CEO: JJ Park) is conducting the global campaign #WithUs to commemorate International Women’s Day.Every year on March 8th, designated by the United Nations (UN) in 1975, is International Women's Day. Celebrating its 116th year this year, International
Naver Team announced on March 5 that it signed a partnership with Aramco Digital, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, to foster digital innovation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Saudi Arabia.Through this agreement, both parties aim to establish a sovereign cloud and super app
Miky Lee, vice chairwoman of CJ Group, has been recognized as a visionary influencing Hollywood in the United States.According to CJ ENM on March 5, Vice Chairwoman Lee was featured in the special edition “2024 Hollywood Issue” of the prestigious American entertainment magazine Vanity Fair.Since 199