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Huayou Cobalt's subsidiary invests in LG Chem's cathode material plant
SEOUL -- LG Chem, a chemical unit of South Korea's LG Group, will set up a joint venture with the subsidiary of its Chinese partner, Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, as part of efforts to establish a stable supply network of raw materials through a series of preemptive investments and partnerships with foreign companies Tianjin B&M Science and Technology (B&M), a battery material producer controlled by Huayou, will acquire a 49 percent stake in the joint venture, while LG Chem ow
May 31, 2022 -
Drones used in coastal city to prevent safety accidents on tidal flat
SEOUL -- Drones equipped with various equipment such as cameras, radars and thermal imaging sensors will be used to prevent safety accidents on a tidal flat where many visitors collect seafood. They will work together with human rescuers and notify related agencies in case of an emergency. Drones carry out structural safety checks on hard-to-reach places or help rescuers save shipwrecked victims. In 2017, three people died while collecting shellfish on a tidal flat in the southweste
May 30, 2022 -
Hanwha promotes Redback infantry fighting vehicle as well fit for battlefields like war in Ukraine
SEOUL -- The war in Ukraine is changing the paradigm of armored urban warfare. Unlike predictions made by many military specialists, Russia's heavily-armored vehicles including tanks suffered a severe blow from determined Ukrainian soldiers and militia who ambushed in a jungle of buildings and urban structures. While wheeled vehicles were caught up in a deathtrap of mire outside cities, tracked vehicles including tanks found it hard to detect guerilla attacks from rooftops and
May 30, 2022 -
Virtual rapper Hip-Kongz to debut through rap song 'BAM'
SEOUL -- Hip-Kongz, a virtual artist created by a label that manages K-pop girl band Brave Girls, will make its debut with a rap song titled "BAM." The virtual rapper will express concerns and feelings about his reality and uncertain future. Brave Entertainment said that Hip-Kongz's debut song will be released through music websites at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT) on May 30. The new single portrays a virtual artist who was left alone in the night. Hip-Kongz will share his love s
May 30, 2022 -
Doosan Logistics ties up with Norway's AutoStore to set up premium warehouse storage lineup
SEOUL -- Doosan Logistics Solutions, a unit of South Korea's Doosan Group, has forged a strategic partnership with Norway's AutoStore, which provides a robotic cube-based, automated storage and retrieval system, to set up a premium product lineup for warehouse storage. The deal came after Doosan Logistics Solutions (DLS) agreed to introduce a shuttle-type storage system from Austria's KNAPP. DLS said it would use two storage systems to meet customer demands of variou
May 30, 2022 -
HK inno.N ties up with domestic company to find new drug candidates using exosome
SEOUL -- HK inno.N, a pharmaceutical product maker in South Korea, will find new drug candidates using exosomes for the treatment of chronic diseases and acute respiratory infections in cooperation with a domestic biotechnology company that specializes in therapeutic molecules. Exosomes, which are recognized for their critical role in cell-to-cell communication and transportation, are small vesicles found in nearly all eukaryotic fluids and facilitate a variety of important cellula
May 27, 2022 -
POSCO Chemical finalizes battery material contract with GM
SEOUL -- Buoyed by a deal with General Motors, POSCO Chemical, a unit of South Korea's top steel group POSCO, aims to tap Europe and Indonesia as part of its aggressive strategy to build a mass-production base abroad and become a global player in the battery material market. POSCO Chemical and General Motors have agreed to build their joint venture plant in Quebec, Canada, to produce high-nickel cathode active materials. In a regulatory filing on May 27, the Southg Korean compan
May 27, 2022 -
S. Korea's first private satellite settles in orbit for integrated image analysis service
SEOUL -- South Korea's first private satellite for earth observation has safely reached its target orbit for a one-month test operation at an altitude of 500 kilometers (310 miles) to provide integrated image analysis services in high demand for satellite data in Asia and the Middle East. A SpaceX rocket blasted off on May 25 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and placed the low-orbit satellite named Sejong 1, developed by Hancom Inspace, a subsidiary of South Korea'
May 27, 2022 -
Seoul's AI chatbot service for public inquiries gains popularity
SEOUL -- "Seoul Talk," an artificial intelligence-based administrative service that takes care of public inquiries such as COVID-19 vaccination, has gained popularity. The chatbot deals with inquiries for 24 hours so that human assistants can focus on complicated inquiries. Chatbots communicate with customers through text conversations. Customers can choose to speak directly with human assistants if chatbots cannot provide a solution. The number of Seoul Talk users rose f
May 26, 2022 -
SK Telecom introduces autonomous delivery robot at professional golf tournament site
SEOUL -- For an annual professional men's golf tournament in the southern resort island of Jeju, SK Telecom, a top mobile carrier in South Korea, will deploy an autonomous delivery robot installed with cameras to provide water and drinks on-site galleries and players. Through a partnership with Neubility, a domestic delivery robot startup, SK Telecom (SKT) will apply "Metatron Grandview" technology to the self-driving delivery robot at Jeju's Pinx Golf Club, the s
May 26, 2022
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Seoul unveils new slogan for iconic landmark 'Dongdaemun Design Plaza'
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VIDEO: Dongdaemun Design Plaza celebrates 10th anniversary
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Korean e-commerce firms vying to lure customers quitting Coupang over fee hike
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N. Korean leader inspects test-firing of new multiple rocket launcher shell
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Korean football team fails to qualify for Olympics for first time in 40 years
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Seoul aims to revitalize Han River into leisure, tourism hub
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Education startup Mathpresso makes TIME's top edutech company list
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Vietnamese schools adopt AI-based Korean learning platform
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VISUALS: Premier electric vehicle fair underway in Seoul
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HYBE takes legal action against NewJeans agency CEO amid management control feud