Hyundai Motor Group has completed the development of ultra-fast chargers and will begin to distribute them in earnest. The internalization of ultra-fast chargers is expected to speed up the expansion of electric vehicle infrastructure.According to sources in the automotive industry on March 11, the
The Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on March 10 that they held the Korea-UAE Future Technology Partnership Plaza in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for two days from March 6 to 8.The event was held to sho
South Korean travelers have ranked Singapore and Japan as the most secure and comfortable countries to travel in the world. These two countries were ranked first and second, respectively, not only for their safety and security but also for their overall pleasant travel infrastructure, including clea
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
Taihan Cable & Solution Co. announced on March 6 that it is set to supply a high-voltage power grid worth approximately US$38 million to the global infrastructure group Balfour Beatty.This project involves the construction of a new 132 kV high-voltage power grid in the northern region of the U.K. It
On the 27th, the Contech startup Meissa announced that it had visited Abu Dhabi, UAE, as a member of One Team Korea from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport's bid support team, led by Minister Park Sang-woo, visited Abu Dhabi to mat
The Korean government will launch the Top 10 Promising Markets Trade Mission, which will lead strategic market exploration to help the country achieve US$700 billion, the largest ever, in exports this year,.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on Mar. 5 that it will send the
The Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle (OPPAV) recently developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has logged a top speed of 240 kilometers per hour. The model is a single-seat Korean urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft.On Feb. 28, the OPPAV was busy taking flight tests at the Nat
LG Uplus announced an agreement to strengthen collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to maximize the utilization of AI. Hwang Hyeon-sik, the CEO of LG Uplus, and Kathrin Renz, AWS Vice President of Industry, met in Barcelona, Spain, during MWC2024 on Feb. 27 to sign an agreement. This collabor
Hanwha Life Insurance is accelerating efforts to discover and nurture future talent in Vietnam in order to foster mutual growth with local communities as a global company.On Feb. 29 (local time), Hanwha Life signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its local partner, the Vietnam-Korea Univers
At the Huawei Product & Solution Launch held during MWC Barcelona 2024, Bruce Xun, President of Huawei's Global Technical Service Dept, announced the launch of Huawei's digital intelligent series of solutions in the ICT services & software field. New AI technology is applied to solutions such as Int
Naver and Samsung C&T are joining forces to expand their future business ecosystems by leveraging each other’s capabilities. On Feb. 28, Naver Cloud and Naver Labs, along with the Construction Division of Samsung C&T, announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Naver 1
Since taking office in early July 2022, Ongjin County Mayor Moon Kyung-bok has been busy listening to the voices of his residents. This has been producing remarkable positive results.In 2023, Ongjin County paved the way for a new leap forward, including finalizing a plan for the construction of Baek
The Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) is probing T’way Air for using unauthorized airframe parts.MOLIT discovered the use of unauthorized air conditioning and heating parts during a special inspection of T’way Air, according to industry sources on Feb. 27. Korean authori
Samsung Electronics and SK telecom have embarked on forming alliances with global operators to lead the development of 6G and integrate Large Language Models (LLM) into their services. While Samsung Electronics is co-establishing a consortium with big tech companies across various sectors such as te
Domestic game companies are putting significant effort into capturing the Middle East market. Based on “oil money,” this region possesses high financial power and purchasing capability but is still an untapped market due to inadequate communication infrastructure and other issues. Although the uncer
With the Korean government’s decision to help domestic companies participate in the reconstruction of Iraq, a new city development project won by the E&C Division of Hanwha Corporation has restarted in the Middle Eastern country.The Bismayah New City Project in Iraq partially resumed after a year an
By the end of 2023, more than 300 5G commercial networks had been launched worldwide, serving more than 1.6 billion users. 5G development is now well underway, with the growth rate of global 5G users reaching seven times higher than that of 4G users in the same period. Operators using Huawei solutio
The Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) announced on Feb. 26 that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Feb. 23 with the Road Development Authority (RDA) of Mauritius for the consulting services related to the maintenance of the A1-M1 cable-stayed bridge as part of a follow-up initiative o
SK telecom announced on Feb. 22 that it has successfully completed the conceptual verification of AI-based wireless transmission and reception technology for future 6G mobile communications for base stations in cooperation with NTT DoCoMo, NTT, and Nokia Bell Lab.The developed technology incorporate