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POSCO C&C ends joint-venture relations with military-controlled partner in Myanmar
This collage shows South Koreans holding up protest placards against military crackdown in Myanmar SEOUL -- Bowing to pressure from investors, civic groups and the international community, POSCO C&C, a unit affiliated with South Korea's steel group POSCO, promised to end business relations with its joint-venture partner, MEHL, which is a major conglomerate run by the Burmese military. POSCO C&C and Myanma Economic Hold
2021-04-16
LG Energy Solution joins RE100 and EV100 initiatives to go completely zero-carbon by 2030
SEOUL -- The battery-making wing of South Korea's LG Group has joined two global initiatives RE100 and EV100 to go completely zero-carbon by 2030. The company is the 300th member to join the environmental initiative supported by companies such as Google, Apple, and General Motors. The RE100 (Renewable Electricity) initiative is an international campaign that pushes participating companies to replace 100 percent of their electric power sources with
2021-04-16
SK Group fosters mobility business with investments in EV technologies
SEOUL -- South Korea's third-largest conglomerate, SK Group, revealed a solid strategy to foster an eco-friendly mobility business through preemptive investments in key materials and technologies in the electric vehicle market. The strategy was visible on April 15 when the group's holding company agreed to buy a controlling 55.5 percent stake in Signet EV, a domestic electric vehicle charger manufacturer, for 293 billion won ($262 million) and invest $6
2021-04-16
Russian vaccine Sputnik's production set to begin soon in S. Korea under technology transfer deal
SEOUL -- The pilot production of Sputnik V, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia's state research center, is to begin soon in South Korea under a technology transfer deal. Financial terms and other details were not disclosed, but Russia's sovereign wealth fund pledged bigger output through South Korean partners. Sputnik V has been developed with money from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Production is expected to begin at the end of April in a plan
2021-04-15
SK hynix starts mass production of high-performance solid state drive for data centers
SEOUL -- Targeting the global data center market, South Korea's chipmaker SK Hynix has started the mass production of a high-performance solid-state drive (SSD) model which is up to 83 percent faster in writing data than its predecessors. SK hynix said in a statement on April 15 that "PE8110 E1.S" is a 128-layer 4D NAND flash-based high-performance SSD model that consumes less electricity and can write a four-gigabyte high-definition movie file in
2021-04-15
LG Electronics works with Dutch firm to develop quantum computing technology for multiphysics simulation
SEOUL -- Dutch quantum-computational software developer Qu&Co tied up with LG Electronics to develop quantum computing technology for multiphysics simulation. They will launch a three-year joint study and use research achievements to solve the problem of multiphysics. Multiphysics is the coupled processes or systems involving more than one simultaneously occurring physical field and the studies of and knowledge about these processes and systems. Mu
2021-04-15
COVID-19 social distancing campaign boosts wine sales in S. Korea
SEOUL -- South Korea's strict COVID-19 social distancing guidelines that regulated the opening hours of bars and restaurants as well as the number of people that can dine at a time has boosted wine sales, attracting wine aficionados who chose to drink at home. According to the Korea Customs Service, $239 million worth of wine was imported between January and November 2020, up 22.7 percent from the same period a year ago. It marked the highest increase since the
2021-04-15
Samsung Electro-Mechanics develops ultra-small, high-capacity multilayer ceramic capacitor
SEOUL -- Samsung Electro-Mechanics, an electronic component maker in South Korea, has developed an ultra-small, high-capacity multilayer ceramic capacitor that can be applied to various high-performance IT devices. A multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) works as a dam that temporarily charges and discharges electricity. It controls the stable flow of current within electric product circuits and is necessary for related products, including smar
2021-04-15
Hanwha Techwin to release camera-based solution with anti-COVID-19 functions
SEOUL -- Hanwha Techwin, a surveillance and optoelectronics company in South Korea, will release a camera-based solution with various functions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by utilizing AI technology. AI cameras can measure the distance between people in real-time and automatically inform them when they get closer than the reference distance, Hanwha Techwin said. If the reference distance is violated, alarm devices will work with speakers and monit
2021-04-14
POSCO completes preparation for commercial production of lithium for EV battery
SEOUL -- South Korea's steel group POSCO has completed preparations for the commercial production of lithium hydroxide, an inorganic compound used for electric vehicle batteries. A dedicated factory will be built in the southern industrial port city of Gwangyang by 2023. In partnership with the Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, POSCO has launched a project to acquire lithium extraction technology. By running a test facility in Gwangyang
2021-04-14
Samsung shipyard demonstrates next-generation LNG regasfication system
SEOUL -- For the first time in the world, Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has successfully demonstrated a next-generation regasification system that links power generation utilizing liquefied natural gas cold energy. It is a new eco-friendly technology that can dramatically lower the cost of generating electricity. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) needs to be gasified before supplied to users. The process releases a co
2021-04-14
Online shopping mall 11STREET partners with postal service to launch overnight delivery service
SEOUL -- Using an established network run by a state postal service, a major online shopping mall operator has launched an overnight delivery service to catch up with Coupang, the South Korean counterpart of Amazon, which has cemented its leading position in the market. Overnight delivery services became popular in South Korea in 2020 when people shopped online instead of visiting crowded shopping malls to prevent COVID-19 infection. To save time and costs, ove
2021-04-14
President Moon welcomes last-minute compromise between S. Korean battery makers
SEOUL -- President Moon Jae-in welcomed a last-minute compromise to end a prolonged legal dispute between two major battery makers in South Korea, saying it would serve the national interests and long-term interests of each company at a time when the stability of a supply chain is becoming more important. "It is fortunate that LG and SK, which have grown to be the world's leading players in secondary batteries, have decided to end all legal disputes," Moo
2021-04-12
SK E&C ties up with KHNP for overseas expansion of SOFC convergence business
SEOUL -- SK Engineering and Construction joined hands with the operator of nuclear power plants in South Korea to push for the overseas expansion of convergence business based on solid oxide fuel cells, which are now emerging as a fast-growing fuel cell segment thanks to energy diversification and the employment of alternative energy sources. SK E&C, a builder affiliated with South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group, signed a memorandum of
2021-04-12
Hyper-local secondhand item trading service 'Daangn' garners more monthly active users
SEOUL -- South Korea's mobile secondhand item trading service app platform "Daangn Market" has solidified its leading position in the domestic market with 15 million monthly active users in March, up 127 percent from 6.6 million a year ago. The runner-up is Bunjang with about 5.3 million users. Daangn attributed its success to matching local customers who are nearby through a "hyper-local" service that links customers within the limited g
2021-04-12
Researchers discover method to mass-produce carminic acid from glucose
SEOUL -- Carminic acid is an aromatic polyketide widely used as a natural red colorant. It has long been produced by the cumbersome farming of some scale insects, such as cochineal. The path to carminic acid biosynthesis has not been fully identified, making it difficult to develop a microorganism that produces carminic acid. A research team from the state-run Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed Escherichia coli (E. coli) s
2021-04-09
Daewoo shipyard gets smarter with advanced digital technologies
SEOUL -- Like other South Korean shipbuilders working hard to strengthen their competitiveness with smart ship technologies, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering gets smarter by introducing advanced digital technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) into shipbuilding, management and test operation. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said on April 8 that it has opened a digital production center at its shipyard in the southern island ci
2021-04-08
U.S. Bentley Systems partners with Hyundai Engineering to develop AI-based design system
SEOUL -- Bentley Systems, a U.S. software developer, partnered with South Korea's Hyundai Engineering to develop an artificial intelligence-based automated design system for steel and concrete structures. The partnership will accelerate Hyundai Engineering's digital transformation. Hyundai Engineering said in a statement that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bentley Systems to cooperate in the system development of an AI-based automated cons
2021-04-08
Samsung shipyard acquires independent technologies for wind turbine installation vessel
SEOUL -- Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has acquired original technologies for the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) featuring eco-friendly technologies. The vessel is designed for the installation of offshore wind turbines. Similar to a jack-up rig, it is self-elevating. Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said that the design of its low carbon-emitting WTIV concept has obtained "Approval
2021-04-08
Lotte Chemical introduces carbon capture utilization with gas separation membranes
SEOUL --Lotte Chemical, a major chemical company based in South Korea, has introduced carbon capture utilization technology by using gas separation membranes to increase the purity of captured carbon dioxide and change it to essential industrial materials. Carbon dioxide can be captured directly from an industrial source by using a variety of technologies. Normally, CO2 is captured from large point sources for storage in an underground geological format
2021-04-08
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