Hyundai Motor Company unveiled its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in Seoul on August 17. According to the company’s announcement, the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) has a fuel cell system efficiency of 60% whereas that of its previous hydrogen FCEV based on the Tucson is 55.3
According to information technology (IT) news outlets Phone Arena and SamMobile on May 9, Samsung Electronics is preparing to launch the Galaxy C10 and C10 Plus featuring a dual-lens rear camera setup.The Galaxy C10 will boast a model number SM-C9100, while the Galaxy C10 Plus is expected to launch
Doosan Infracore announced on November 17 that it won the most honored Platinum Prize at the 2016 Spotlight Awards held by the American Communications Federation (LACP), a global marketing research organization. The Spotlight Awards is a competition that evaluates the competitiveness of public relat
Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) announced on November 10 that its 2015 annual report received a gold award at the 2016 Spotlight Awards.The Spotlight Awards is an international competition for printed and publicity materials, sponsored by the League of American Communications Professionals
Hyundai Motor succeeded in mass production of hydrogen electric vehicles for the first time in the world, but it falls behind late starter Toyota in terms of sales. According to industry sources on June 20, the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell were sold 17 units in the U.S. market as of May this year, while
At the 2014-2015 League of American Communication Professionals (LACP) Vision Awards, KB Financial Group was selected as a Gold winner in the category of “Sustainability Report”, while KB Insurance won a Platinum Award in the category of “Annual Report.” The LACP Vision Awards is organized by the LA
Honda Motor Co. will jump into the fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) market, which is dominated by Hyundai Motor Co. and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp., starting next year.According to industry sources on Nov. 1, Honda unveiled the Clarity, a hydrogen fuel-cell sedan, at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, openi
Kumho Petrochemical announced on Oct. 5 that the company’s 2104 Annual Report won Grand Prize in the Best of Korea category at the Annual Report Competition Awards in the U.S. Under the theme of “Aiming Higher,” The 2014 report focuses on its leadership in synthetic rubber, its major business area,
In a bid to raise funds worth 7 trillion won (US$5.92 billion) to get rid of its cross-shareholding structure and become a holding company, the Lotte Group has decided to push ahead with initial public offerings (IPOs) to list shares of its major affiliates, including Hotel Lotte, on the main Korea
The big two auto makers that seek to dominate the hydrogen-powered car market, Hyundai Motor and Toyota, are struggling to expand supply. Even though hydrogen-powered vehicles have enough potential to be called the “ultimate eco-friendly car,” they have difficulties in spreading due to high cost an
Long-time foreign correspondent and historian Andrew Salmon has put together a nifty new book entitled Modern Korea: All That Matters that presents with an understated elegance the most essential points about the history, society, economy, and culture of Korea (north and south). To put it simply, if
U.S.-based tech media outlets like The Daily Beast, Techcrunch, and Gizmodo are all buzzing about Samsung TVs, but not in the good way. This time they are talking about “spying,” “creepy eavesdropping,” and “1984.”The story was first published by The Daily Beast last Thursday, local time, when they
Samsung Electronics has released the digital X-ray machine, the GC85A, with improved image quality, in both Korea and Western Europe. The GC85A enables users to adjust the shooting angle with a single click of the control button and set camera positions of more than 500 images saved with a single cl
The labor union of Korean Air announced on Sept. 30 that it has submitted a petition to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport calling for a prompt administrative measure about Asiana Airlines’ San Francisco Airport accident. “No administrative disposition has been carried out, even thou
This year’s Internationale Funkausstellung, or IFA 2014, is characterized by not just smartphones and home appliances but also wearable devices. Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Sony, and ASUS are exhibiting lighter and more advanced wearable devices there.Samsung Electronics unveiled its second
Samsung Electronics announced on July 31 that it will release the industry's first 78-inch bendable UHD TVs that allow will people to enjoy both a flat and curved screen.The new model (UN78S9B) enables people to choose a flat or curved screen so that customers can change their way of watching TVs.Th
The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) won the gold award with its annual sustainability report at the 2013 League of American Communication (LACP) Vision Awards Annual Report Competition. The competition evaluates contents and designs in the periodicals published by Fortune 500 companies and
LG Display Co. proclaimed this year as the new “first year of 3D,” as it heralds a new era of Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV. The TV giant vows to lead the global 3D market this year by focusing on China.Ever since the first 3D TV rolled out in 2011, the company has enjoyed its status as a forerunne
Samsung Electronics filed an application with the San Jose Division of the Northern District Court of California on November 20 (local time), asking the trial for damages settlement against Apple to be suspended temporarily. The trial is a follow-up of the August 2012 judgment that Samsung has to pa
LG Display successfully developed world’s first high-resolution LCD panel for mobile phones with pixel a density of 500ppi.On August 21, LG Display unveiled its 5.5-inch Quad HD (QHD) LCD panel for mobile phones. QHD boasts a resolution four times higher than the current HD panels and a pixel densit