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KT ties up with LG Electronics to upgrade service robot solutions
SEOUL -- South Korea's top telecom company KT joined forces with LG Electronics to develop new service robots and upgrade robot solutions. KT's communication infrastructure will be combined with LG's robot manufacturing capabilities to create cooperative platforms. KT said it would quickly spread various service robots owned by LG Electronics into customer life and cooperate in developing new robots. "We hope that service robots will approach customers' daily l
August 17, 2022 -
Cryogenic vacuum chamber shipped for ground test of NASA's space telescope
SEOUL -- A cryogenic vacuum chamber produced by South Korea's national research institute for NASA's space telescope project has been installed at a U.S. ground test site to verify the performance of SPHEREx, a near-infrared space observatory that will use a spectrophotometer to perform an all-sky survey. The chamber is an important device in the SPHEREx project. It has been developed by the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI). SPHEREx, which is designed to
August 17, 2022 -
About 70 percent of S. Koreans regard smartphones as essential medium: survey
SEOUL -- About 70 percent of South Koreans consider smartphones as an essential medium for daily life because of various content such as over-the-top and video-on-demand services. Those in their 30s and younger regard smartphones as alternatives to TVs, while smartphones and TVs are complementary for the elderly. A survey of 6,834 people aged 13 or over showed that 70.3 percent chose smartphones as an essential medium for daily life in 2021, up from 55.5 percent in 2016. About 27
August 16, 2022 -
SK Chemicals develops green artificial leather using biomaterial
SEOUL -- SK Chemicals, a unit of South Korea's SK Group, has developed eco-friendly synthetic leather in collaboration with Kima, a domestic green leather provider, using "Ecotrion," a new material named PO3G (Polyoxytrimethylene Glycol) that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and offers long durability. Ecotrion is a polymer derived from biological raw materials using fermented corn. In May 2022, SK Chemicals established a PO3G production line to meet growing demands f
August 16, 2022 -
Korean Air selected as preferred bidder for development of low-observable UAV squadron
SEOUL -- Korean Air has been selected by South Korea's defense technology development agency as the preferred bidder for the development of a low-observable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron. It is part of a military project to develop multipurpose stealth drones. The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has completed the basic design of a UAV squadron. Korean Air aims to develop a stealth UAV squadron and a teaming system in which one manned aircraft and three to four stea
August 16, 2022 -
Hyundai Mobis develops technology to sterilize and purify car room air
SEOUL -- In response to a new trend that emphasizes hygiene due to a COVID-19 pandemic, Hyundai Mobis, the parts-making unit of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, has developed a technology to sterilize and purify internal air instead of filtering pollutants through car air conditioner filters or using a separate air purifier indoors. Hyundai Mobis has developed a built-in air sterilization system using ultraviolet (UV) rays with the aim of removing floating bacteria from mecha
August 16, 2022 -
LG Chem and ADM to build joint ventures in Illinois for bioplastic material production
SEOUL -- Archer Daniels Midland, a major American grain processing company, set up two joint ventures with LG Chem, a chemical unit of South Korea's LG Group, for the production of corn-based raw materials for bioplastics that produce fewer greenhouse gases and can be naturally degraded through microorganisms. The production base will be located in Decatur, Illinois. "GreenWise Lactic," the first joint venture of ADM and LG Chem, will produce up to 150,000 tons of lact
August 16, 2022 -
SK Group makes $250 million equity investment in U.S. reactor developer TerraPower
SEOUL -- South Korea's SK Group has made a $250 million equity investment in TerraPower, an American nuclear reactor design and development engineering company founded by Bill Gates, as part of efforts to achieve "Net Zero" which means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible. SK Group and TerraPower have pushed for cooperation in the development and commercialization of next-generation small modular reactors (SMRs) that can address the limita
August 16, 2022 -
Exhibition-goers increase by 59 percent in 2022 due to loosened quarantine regulations
SEOUL -- The number of South Korean exhibition-goers who visit venues such as art galleries and art museums significantly increased in 2022 thanks to eased government COVID-19 regulations that allowed people to visit art halls and exhibition centers. In 2020 and early 2021, the government regulated offline event venues to have less than 100 visitors at a time. Data released by Interpark, a popular online ticket seller, on August 9 showed that the number of people who made reservat
August 9, 2022 -
Samsung releases smart family care service capable of monitoring vulnerable elderly residents living alone
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics released a smart family care service capable of monitoring family members living alone or far away by checking how often they use the refrigerator. The refrigerator can notify other family members through smartphone messages if the door of the fridge was not opened for a long time. The number of single-person households has been rapidly increasing in South Korea with a population of about 52 million. According to data released by the national statistics
August 9, 2022
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Panda Cup essay contest to promote exchanges between Korean, Chinese youths
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LS Materials breaks ground for EV aluminum parts factory in southern city
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Samsung to implement six-day workweek for executive members
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Tech firms present AI solutions at 'World IT Show 2024' in Seoul
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LS Eco Energy to supply ultra-high-voltage cables to Danish energy firm
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Korea increasingly losing AI talent abroad: report
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HD Hyundai signs deal to build 4 warships for Peruvian Navy
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BLACKPINK's Jennie stays on Billboard chart for 16 consecutive weeks
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Spring outing at biggest park in central Seoul
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Cho Kuk's final day of election campaign