In 2024, Hyundai Motor Group is focusing its business on transitioning to Purpose-Built Vehicles (PBVs) and Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs).Hyundai Motor Group’s PBV strategy takes its first step with Kia unveiling its PBV lineup at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, after a five-year hiatus
According to industry sources on Jan. 1, Hanwha Ocean is set to make a pioneering move by installing lithium-ion batteries in a 3,000-ton class submarine (KSS-III Batch-II), a first in South Korea's submarine history. Traditionally, submarines operate by using diesel engines to charge batteries, whi
A public tender for a 4.7 trillion won stake in NXC, the holding company of Nexon, has ended empty-handed again.The second tender for 851,968 shares (29.3 percent stake) of NXC failed to find buyers, according to the Online Tender Offer System of Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) on Dec. 29
A controversy between POSCO and the National Pension Service (NPS), POSCO’s largest shareholder, is showing signs of escalation as the latter questions POSCO Group’s fairness in selecting the its next chairman.According to industry sources on Dec. 29, Kim Tae-hyun, chairman of the NPS, said in a med
Devsisters’ mobile RPG “Cookie Run: Kingdom” has reached the No. 2 spot on the local app market’s popularity rankings shortly after its release in China.Devsisters announced on Dec. 28 that Cookie Run: Kingdom was released at 7 a.m. in China on Dec. 27 through China’s major Android app market and Ap
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are set to showcase their latest AI-enhanced home appliances at the world’s largest consumer electronics show, CES 2024, in Las Vegas from Jan. 9 next year, marking a significant clash in the industry.According to industry sources on Dec. 28, Samsung Electronic
SK telecom is undergoing a complete transformation into an “Artificial Intelligence (AI) company,” expanding its global business ventures. Following an organizational restructuring in June, the company has now finalized a reorganization focused on strengthening AI and global business operations. Thi
SK hynix has embarked on strengthening its research and development (R&D) capabilities to enhance its high-performance NAND competitiveness by successively recruiting NAND flash memory experts from Intel with decades of experience.According to industry sources on Dec. 28, SK hynix America this month
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are making strides in commercializing “On-sensor AI” technology for image sensors, aiming to elevate their image sensor technologies centered around AI and challenge the market leader, Japan’s Sony, in dominating the next-generation market.At the “SK Tech Summit 2023
In a trend led by younger demographics, traditional TV viewership is diminishing, whereas the use of Over The Top (OTT, or online video streaming) services is rapidly expanding, even among the elderly. The Korea Communication Commission announced these findings in its “2023 Broadcast Media Usage Beh
A plenary session of the National Assembly passed an amendment to the Capital Markets and Financial Investment Business Act, which will require large-scale stock transactions by insiders of listed companies to be disclosed in advance beginning from the second half of 2024.The Financial Services Comm
For the first time ever, China has become the world’s number one auto exporter. This is because China increased sales in Russia where carmakers of Western countries, including South Korea, have left the market and enjoyed a sharp increase in electric vehicle sales, which led to a spike in China’s ca
Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have finalized negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA). The Korea-GCC FTA is Korea’s twenty-fifth FTA and the second with the Arab world after the Korea-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). As Korea has gain
The National Tax Service (NTS) announced on Dec. 28 that it has collected 1.35 trillion won (US$1.05 billion) in tax assessments in the area of overseas tax evasion alone through tax investigations conducted this year. The figure exceeds the average annual collection for the three years before the C
Debt, or credit, for both households and businesses surged to a historic peak, surpassing twice the gross domestic product (GDP) during the third quarter of this year. With an increasing number of businesses relying on non-banking institutions after the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a rising house
Last month witnessed a turnaround in domestic production and consumption with an increase, while investments declined for the second consecutive month.According to the “Industrial Activity Trends for November 2023” report released by Statistics Korea on Dec. 28, overall industrial production, exclud
LS Group announced on Dec. 28 that it plans to invest over 2 trillion won to venture into the secondary battery materials sector. LS Corporation, the holding company, and its subsidiary, LS MnM, is set to embark on the construction of production facilities for secondary battery materials in earnest
LG Household & Health Care is set to introduce its beauty tech device IMPRINTU for the first time in North America. The company has garnered significant interest as it plans to reveal completely unique images created using artificial intelligence (AI) at CES 2024, which will be held for four days st
Huawei Korea recently hosted the ICT Talent Alumni Ceremony, a ceremony celebrating and announcing the achievements of participants in its domestic ICT talent development program. The event took place on Dec. 22 at the Emerald Hall of Lotte Hotel Seoul in the Jung district of the city. It was organi
Shinhan Card announced on Dec. 28 that Shinhan Finance, its subsidiary in Kazakhstan, will receive a joint investment of approximately 31 billion won over the next five years following the completion of a partnership agreement with Aster, a top-tier automotive dealer in Kazakhstan.The agreement enab