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Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 5 crash test shows high passenger safety performance

A collision safety performance test of Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 5 takes place at Hyundai Motor Group's Namyang R&D Center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Courtesy of Hyundai Motor GroupBy Baek Byung-yeulHyundai Motor has demonstrated the safety of the IONIQ 5 as the electric vehicle (EV) crashed into a 100-ton installation at 64 kilometers per hour and the passenger seat remained intact in a self-propelled crash test, the carmaker said Sunday. The company conducted the crash safety test for the media at its Namyang R&D Center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday.In the test, about 40 percent of the width of the IONIQ 5 crashed into a wall weighing 100 tons to assess the degree of safety for passengers in the vehicle, which is similar to a moderate overlap frontal test conducted by the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).At the IIHS' moderate overlap frontal test, the 2022 year model of the IONIQ 5 earned “G” (good) rating, which is the highest rating.“Hyundai Motor Group designs vehicles equally regardless of whether the models are

Jan 15, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 5 crash test shows high passenger safety performance
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LG's Tennessee factory adds dryer line to get closer to US consumers

Seen is LG Electronics washing machine and dryer manufacturing plant in Clarksville, Tenn., Jan. 9. Courtesy of LG ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ― After exiting the highway northwest of Nashville, the capital of Tennessee, there is a road called LG Way named to commemorate LG Electronics' first U.S. washing machine manufacturing plant. LG opened its Tennessee factory at the end of 2018 as part of the home appliance giant's preemptive move to reduce logistics costs, tariffs and delivery times. Since then, the factory has been operating three manufacturing lines to produce front-loading and top-loading washing machines and dryers.When visiting the factory on Jan. 9, Lyu Jae-cheol, president and head of the company's Home Appliance & Air Solution (H&A) division, said LG added a new dryer manufacturing line in order to expand its presence in the U.S. washer and dryer market.“We have set up a dryer line to actively respond to premium demand by increasing local production in the U.S., the world's largest home appliance market,” Lyu said. “We will

Jan 15, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
LG's Tennessee factory adds dryer line to get closer to US consumers
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LG focuses on offering upgradable home appliances: appliance chief

Lyu Jae-cheol, president and head of LG Electronics' Home Appliance & Air Solution (H&A) division, speaks during a press conference at the company's plant in Clarksville, Tenn., Jan. 9. Courtesy of LG ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. ― LG Electronics will focus on expanding its ThinQ Up upgrade system for home appliances to global markets in order to offer customers a better user experience, its home appliance head said, Jan. 9. “In early 2022, LG released home appliance with the Up feature, which enables users to upgrade their gadgets. In the global market, we call the service ThinQ Up. The feature has helped us communicate with customers with us receiving more than 6,000 ideas from them,” Lyu Jae-cheol, president and head of LG's Home Appliance & Air Solution (H&A) division, said during a press conference at the company's U.S. plant in Clarksville, Tennessee.LG's home appliances that support the Up feature provide a better user experience because customers are not only able to control their devices through the ThinQ smart home platform but

Jan 15, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
LG focuses on offering upgradable home appliances: appliance chief
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Reporter's Notebook Korea shows tech leadership at CES

Visitors wait to enter the central hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center where the CES was held, Jan 5. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeulBy Baek Byung-yeul“Am I back in Korea?”It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say this, but it was what this reporter felt at the Las Vegas Convention Center where the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held last week.At the 56th CES event, about 3,200 companies from 174 countries joined the show to flaunt their advanced technologies. Given that about 4,400 companies participated in the 2020 event, which was held right before COVID-19 reached a global crisis point, it appears the event is returning to form as the world's largest tech show.Among the participants, over 550 Korean companies shined brightly in the spotlight as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, SK Group, Lotte Group, Hyundai Mobis, HD Hyundai and other companies attracted attention with their trend-leading technologies.Though many people visited exhibition spaces focusing on emerging items such as metaverse and mobility, it was Samsung's booth that everyone wanted to

Jan 12, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
[Reporter's Notebook] Korea shows tech leadership at CES
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Camera on Danuri reveals permanently shadowed region of moon

Seen is the permanently shadowed region of the moon, taken by NASA's ShadowCam device mounted on the Korean lunar orbiter Danuri, Thursday. Courtesy of NASA, KARI, Arizona State UniversityBy Baek Byung-yeulThe Korean-built Danuri lunar orbiter took pictures of a region of the moon that never sees sunlight, according to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Thursday. Arizona State University, which had manufactured the ShadowCam device installed in the Danuri, shared a photo on its website earlier this week. The camera had been provided by the U.S. university as well as NASA.“The released photo shows a permanently shadowed region inside the Shackleton crater, which is about 20 kilometers wide and located at the moon's southern pole,” KARI said.The Danuri, also known as the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), is currently conducting scientific research activities, orbiting the moon since Dec. 28, 2022.The Shackleton crater is one of the proposed landing sites for NASA's planned Artemis mission, which is sending astronauts to the lunar surface. NASA has been usi

Jan 12, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Camera on Danuri reveals permanently shadowed region of moon
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Lotte's IT affiliate unveils profitable metaverse model at CES

Roh Jun-hyung, CEO of Lotte Data Communication, explains the company's metaverse business plan at its booth for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Saturday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeulBy Baek Byung-yeulLAS VEGAS ― Lotte Data Communication has gained much attention at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with its metaverse service, which allows customers to purchase goods easily and conveniently in a virtual space. Its CEO said Saturday that the company aims to blur the boundaries between the virtual and real worlds and launch a metaverse service that can actually generate profits.“We have been working on how to connect the virtual world with the real world through our metaverse system. We will try to create a metaverse world like we saw in Steven Spielberg's film 'Ready Player One,' and we plan to present a visible result by the end of this year,” Roh Jun-hyung, CEO of Lotte Data Communication, said at the company's CES booth.Lotte Data Communication is the IT affiliate of the logistics, retail and chemical giant Lotte Group. Showcasing the company'

Jan 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Lotte's IT affiliate unveils profitable metaverse model at CES
  • SK Telecom CEO seeks AI cooperation at CES
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SK Telecom CEO seeks AI cooperation at CES

Ryu Young-sang, second from left, CEO of SK Telecom, takes a look at U.S. big data analytics company Palantir's booth during the CES in Las Vegas, Friday. Courtesy of SK TelecomBy Baek Byung-yeulLAS VEGAS ― Ryu Young-sang, CEO of SK Telecom, participated in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to network with global artificial intelligence (AI) companies as part of the company's efforts to enhance its capabilities in the fast-changing, emerging world of AI, according to the company, Friday. The company said its CEO met with officials from AI firms such as Palantir, Phantom AI Inworld and Mobilint to discuss technological cooperation with them. “At this year's CES, global AI companies joined and presented various AI technologies and application cases. We will actively pursue partnerships with them to leap forward as a global top AI company,” Ryu said.SK Telecom has been operating multiple AI-based services such as X Caliber, an AI-based diagnosis system for pets, and Vision AI, an AI-based visual recognition solution. The company also developed Sapeon, an AI chip that can e

Jan 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
SK Telecom CEO seeks AI cooperation at CES
  • Lotte's IT affiliate unveils profitable metaverse model at CES
Companies

'Samsung will offer extended connected experience via SmartThings': vice chairman

Han Jong-hee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, speaks during a press conference at the Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, Friday. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulLAS VEGAS ― Han Jong-hee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, announced the company's vision for home appliances and its mobile business during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Friday, saying the company “will take the lead in popularizing the hyper-connected era with evolved SmartThings.”SmartThings is Samsung's internet of things (IoT) platform. Han elaborated the company will provide a new and expanded SmartThings experience on its devices so that users can enjoy a hyper-connected ecosystem with enhanced security.The vice chairman added Samsung is working on bringing innovation to extend the customer-connected experience both inside and outside the home.“Taking the year of 2022 as the first year for popularizing SmartThings, we have worked on providing an evolved SmartThings this year,” he said during a press conference at the Caesars Palace Hotel.Han also emphasized the

Jan 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
'Samsung will offer extended connected experience via SmartThings': vice chairman
  • LG CEO vows to be 'brave optimist' to deal with demand volatility
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LG CEO vows to be 'brave optimist' to deal with demand volatility

Cho Joo-wan, CEO of LG Electronics, speaks during a press conference at the CES in Las Vegas, Friday. Courtesy of LG ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulLAS VEGAS ― LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan said Friday that the company will seek to be a “brave optimist,” showing his determination to diversify the company's business portfolio and deal with business difficulties caused by external changes. “Our VS (vehicle component solutions) business is expected to turn a profit as of 2022 after about 10 years. As the VS division has shown, we need to be a brave optimist. It is all about the belief that a new business launched based on a strategy to provide a better customer experience will pay off someday, if we remain faithful to it despite any difficulties,” Cho told reporters on the sidelines of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).The CEO's comment comes as the home appliance and TV producer struggled in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to falling demand and increased material and logistics costs.Cho said the company will boldly expand into new businesses ― as the VS business

Jan 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
LG CEO vows to be 'brave optimist' to deal with demand volatility
  • 'Samsung will offer extended connected experience via SmartThings': vice chairman
Tech & Science

Korean startups seek business opportunities at CES

Korean startups promote their products and technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeul By Baek Byung-yeulLAS VEGAS ― Korean startups have made themselves known at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with an aim to seek more business opportunities, they said Thursday.They said that they joined the world's largest tech show with support from government agencies and local governments and plan to meet more international buyers at the tech show.“We've joined the CES with help from KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency). In front of buyers from the U.S. and other countries, we are promoting innovative glass products that prevent cameras from having less visibility in rainy or bad weather conditions,” said Lee Han-sol, assistant manager of Vault Creation, a local materials maker. Banners promot

Jan 6, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Korean startups seek business opportunities at CES
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