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Seoul E-Prix thrills racing fans in Korea

Stoffel Vandoorne of Mercedes-EQ, center, celebrates on the podium as he became the champion of the Formula E's 2021/2022 season after finishing second at the Seoul E-Prix at the Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul, Sunday. Mitch Evans of Jaguar TCS Racing, left, ranked second and Edoardo Mortara of ROKiT Venturi Racing ranked third. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukNation's 1st electric car race ends with cheers and new fansBy Baek Byung-yeulThe Seoul E-Prix, the first electric vehicle (EV) race held in Korea, successfully completed its inaugural event Sunday at the Jamsil Sports Complex, a historic venue where the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics were held.It was uncomfortable to breathe in the hot and humid weather, but the Jamsil Sports Complex was crowded with spectators who wanted to watch the nation's first EV race. In particular, there were many family visitors who came with young children.The organizers said the two-day event garnered a total of 49,500 visitors. As the track became slippery due to a sudden downpour, an accident occurred during the race, but spectators cheered on the dr

Aug 14, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Seoul E-Prix thrills racing fans in Korea
  • City goes into festival mode during Seoul Festa
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City goes into festival mode during Seoul Festa

Visitors to Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul take photos with people dressed up as sullagun, patrol officers during the Joseon Kingdom era, Friday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeul By Baek Byung-yeulThe Seoul E-Prix, the country's first electric vehicle (EV) racing competition, heated up in Seoul over the weekend. At the same time, parts of Seoul were in festival mode, as various kinds of cultural events were held in the capital. During the EV competition weekend, the Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted Seoul Festa, the city's first large-scale festival, from Aug. 10 to 14, to entertain residents who have been struggling amid the pandemic and as a way to attract overseas tourists.The city government prepared the festival jointly with thousands of local private firms. The Jamsil Sports Complex, where the Seoul E-Prix was held, hosted large-scale K-pop concerts featuring big-name musicians such as PSY, Rain, Stray Kids and NCT Dream.Also, various smaller even

Aug 14, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
City goes into festival mode during Seoul Festa
  • Seoul E-Prix thrills racing fans in Korea
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Formula E gets ready to host Seoul E-Prix this weekend

Anna Rota, media officer at Formula E, wearing a pink mask, speaks to reporters in front of the garages of each participating team in the Seoul E-Prix electric car race, which will be held this weekend at the Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeulBy Baek Byung-yeulFormula E, the organizer of the Seoul E-Prix, said Thursday that the preparation process for Korea's first-ever electric vehicle (EV) racing competition is going smoothly without a hitch and that both participating teams and organizers are doing their best to hold an event that can satisfy racing fans in Seoul and all around the world. “Every team is working hard to ensure they can have the best action on track. The track is absolutely ready to go, as I took a look at the track this morning and it was fantastic,” Anna Rota, a media officer of Formula E, said during a media tour for the Seoul E-Prix.“Seoul is an iconic location and the event will be held at a center of the iconic city. The teams have done an incredible job to get the event planning done and execute it

Aug 11, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Formula E gets ready to host Seoul E-Prix this weekend
Tech & Science

LG Innotek recognized as qualified supplier by Jaguar Land Rover

An LG Innotek employee poses with the company's DC-DC converter, used for Jaguar Land Rover vehicles, Thursday. Courtesy of LG InnotekBy Baek Byung-yeulLG Innotek has been recognized as a qualified supplier by Jaguar Land Rover for the second consecutive year, the LG Group affiliate said Thursday.The company said it maintained the Jaguar Land Rover Quality Certification from the premium vehicle maker.“Jaguar Land Rover evaluates the quality and delivery compliance of the component that its partner companies supply to the company and selects the partners that have shown excellence to award them the certification,” LG Innotek said in a statement.LG Innotek said winning the certification for two years in a row means a lot because even if a company receives certification once, they can lose it right away if they don't maintain the quality of the product.“The certification that LG Innotek received this time has a significant meaning in that the company's quality system has been recognized by a global premium car manufacturer. Automotive components are subjected to thorou

Aug 11, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
LG Innotek recognized as qualified supplier by Jaguar Land Rover
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Samsung aims to attract more users with new foldable phones

Roh Tae-moon, president and head of the MX business division at Samsung Electronics, poses with the company's new smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 4, left, and the Galaxy Z Flip 4, during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event, Wednesday. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsTech giant to release Fold 4, Flip 4 on Aug. 26By Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics has unveiled its much-anticipated new Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 foldable smartphones, designed to maximize usability compared to previous Z series phones, the company said, Wednesday. The tech giant hosted the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event both online and offline in New York and introduced the new foldable smartphones made with its latest technology, which allows the company to differentiate itself from Apple's iPhone and other mobile devices.Samsung also came out with new wearable devices: the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro wireless earbuds, as well as the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro smartwatches.“The Galaxy foldable series embodies Samsung's innovative philosophy to meet consumers' ever-changing needs,” Roh Tae-moon, pres

Aug 10, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung aims to attract more users with new foldable phones
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Samsung, SK hynix face downside pressure amid falling chip demand

Samsung Electronics' chip plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province / Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics and SK hynix, the nation's two semiconductor giants, are facing growing downside risks as chip demand will decrease due to shrinking consumer sentiment dampened by high inflation and recession fears, according to industry officials and analysts Wednesday.They anticipate that the memory chip market in the second half of 2022 could be below market expectations as weak demand for semiconductors due to a decrease in consumption of PCs and smartphones is gradually spreading to servers, data centers and other industry sectors.The warning signal can be seen from Micron, one of the three axes in the memory chip business along with Samsung and SK hynix. The U.S. chipmaker predicted on Aug. 9 that the sales forecast for the fourth quarter compared to the previous three-month period is expected to fall below its projection made at the end of June, which was between $6.8 billion and $7.6 billion.Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron, said the chip market is worse than

Aug 10, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung, SK hynix face downside pressure amid falling chip demand
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Samsung, LG seek to spur demand for premium appliances at IFA

LG Electronics' flexible OLED signage displays form a waterfall at the company's booth during the IFA fair in Berlin, Sept. 5, 2019. The annual IT exhibition, which was held online in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place offline from Sept. 2 to 6 in the German capitalEurope-focused exhibition returns offline in Sept.By Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics and LG Electronics are seeking to strengthen their grip on the premium home appliance market as the country's two leading tech companies will take part in this year's IFA 2022 to use the tech fair as an opportunity to appeal to high-income European consumers, according to companies and industry officials, Monday. The IFA event, one of the largest tech fairs in the world along with the Consumer Electronics Show in the United States and the Mobile World Congress in Spain, was not held in 2021 amid the Delta wave of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, despite the current Omicron surge, the annual show will return to an offline version from Sept 2 to 6.They said the IFA trade show will be a good opportunity for companies such

Aug 10, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung, LG seek to spur demand for premium appliances at IFA
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Korea's 1st lunar orbiter Danuri launches successfully

The Danuri lunar orbiter, carried by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, Aug. 5 (KST). Joint Press CorpsDanuri expected to enter lunar orbit in mid-DecemberBy Baek Byung-yeul, Joint Press CorpsDanuri, Korea's domestically-developed lunar orbiter, began its journey Friday to reach lunar orbit as it was successfully launched into space, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. The ministry said the lunar orbiter, carried by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 8:08 a.m., Friday (KST) and confirmed it successfully entered Earth-moon transfer orbit as of 2 p.m.As the launch process went off without a hitch, the Danuri will cruise through space for about four-and-a-half months before settling into lunar orbit in mid-December. It will then remain about 100 kilometers above the moon and conduct scientific missions for almost a year from January 2023, the science ministry said.If the orbiter succeeds in carrying out its operations, Korea will become the seventh nation to undertake a

Aug 5, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Korea's 1st lunar orbiter Danuri launches successfully
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Seoul E-Prix ready to thrill EV racing fans

The poster for the Seoul E-Prix electric car racing competition / Courtesy of Formula E KoreaBy Baek Byung-yeulSeoul E-Prix, the first global electric vehicle (EV) race to be held in Korea, is in the final stages of preparing for a successful motor sports competition at Jamsil Sports Complex, ahead of its opening on Aug. 13, according to its organizing committee, Thursday. “As the racing competition has been delayed for about two years because of COVID-19 and will be held after a long wait, the Seoul E-Prix will feature a variety of events to enjoy,” Formula E Korea, the organizing committee of the event, said.Organized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), the Seoul E-Prix will be a stage for global carmakers, such as Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Porsche, to show off their EV technologies.For the two-day event, which will be held on Aug. 13 and 14, 22 drivers ― two drivers per team ―of 11 teams will race around the sports complex in southeastern Seoul.A spokesperson of the committee said, “The circuit will be built on the roads outside the stadium and the

Aug 4, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Seoul E-Prix ready to thrill EV racing fans
  • 5-day, spectacle-filled Seoul Festa hopes to boost tourism
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Korea still balks at joining US-led chip alliance

President Yoon Suk-yeol talks with U.S. President Joe Biden prior to a trilateral summit among Korea, the U.S. and Japan on the sidelines of the 2022 NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29. Courtesy of presidential officeGovernment delays decision on fears of possible trade conflict with ChinaBy Baek Byung-yeulKorea is still hesitant to join the United States-led semiconductor supply chain alliance, known as the Chip 4, fearing that this could lead to further retaliation from China similar to its response to the deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile battery here in 2016.“We cannot evaluate the direct impact of Chip 4 because the details of the alliance have not been decided and the agenda of the alliance has not been set,” Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang reiterated during a conference at the National Assembly on July 29.“The government is discussing what cooperation and strategies are needed to increase the competitiveness of the Korean semiconductor industry in the midst of the international situation.&rdquo

Jul 31, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Korea still balks at joining US-led chip alliance
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