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Danuri lunar orbiter leaves for US launch on Aug. 3

A truck carrying the Danuri lunar orbiter departs from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in Daejeon for Incheon International Airport, Tuesday. Courtesy of KARIBy Baek Byung-yeulDanuri, Korea's domestically-developed lunar orbiter, left for the United States, Tuesday, for its launch in Florida on Aug. 3, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. The science ministry said the Danuri has departed from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in Daejeon for Incheon International Airport. It is being sent to Orlando, Florida, in a container specially designed by the KARI to maintain temperature, humidity and positive pressure, as well as absorb shocks.After arriving at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, the Danuri will go through a month-long inspection at the launch site, including fuel injection and connection to a projectile.Researchers of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in Daejeon wave at the Danuri lunar orbiter, Tuesday, which will be transported to the Incheon International Airport for launch from the U.S., next month. Cou

Jul 5, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Danuri lunar orbiter leaves for US launch on Aug. 3
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Hyundai, Kia to unveil new EVs at Busan motor show

Hyundai Motor's Ioniq 6 electric car will be displayed at the Busan International Motor Show from July 15 to 24. Courtesy of Hyundai MotorBy Baek Byung-yeulHyundai Motor Group's brands ― Hyundai Motor, Kia and Genesis ― will unveil new models including electric vehicles (EVs) such as Hyundai's Ioniq 6 and Kia's EV9 concept SUV at the Busan International Motor Show next week, according to the automotive giant, Monday.The Busan International Motor Show, which will be held for 10 days from July 15 to 24 in the southeastern port city of Busan, will be an event to promote the automotive group's new and existing models to visitors.Started in 2001, the biannual event is one of the country's representative motor shows together with the Seoul Mobility Show. The event was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Among the automotive group's brands, Hyundai Motor said it will display 14 models. In particular, the motor show will be the first time it unveils a real model of its newly introduced EV, the Ioniq 6.On June 29, Hyundai Motor released photos and videos showing the Ioniq 6's exteri

Jul 4, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Hyundai, Kia to unveil new EVs at Busan motor show
Companies

KT drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' popular on Netflix

Actress Park Eun-bin plays attorney Woo Young-woo who has autism, in the drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” made by KT Studio Genie, an affiliate of KT. Courtesy of ENABy Baek Byung-yeulKT is accelerating its transition into a digital platform company, demonstrated by a series of dramas made by its media content affiliate having entered the top 10 of video streaming giant Netflix, a company official said, Monday. Citing KT CEO Ku Hyeon-mo's recent meeting with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to discuss cooperation measures, the spokesman said KT is stepping up as a digital media platform company.“'Extraordinary Attorney Woo,' an original drama made by KT's affiliate KT Studio Genie ranked second in Netflix Korea's top 10 on July 2, after the drama was first released on June 29,” he said.The drama revolves around Woo Young-woo, a lawyer played by actress Park Eun-bin who remembers all the books she has ever read in her life and wins a lawsuit as a new lawyer for a top law firm even though she has autism.This captured image shows dramas ― “Extraordinary Attorney

Jul 4, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
KT drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' popular on Netflix
Companies

Pandemic-induced device boom ends for Samsung, LG

Models pose with Samsung Electronics' QLED 8K TVs in this photo provided by the company, April 29. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics and LG Electronics are set to announce falling sales of home appliances and TVs in the second quarter as people have been spending more time outside rather than staying home, according to industry officials and analysts, Sunday. Sluggish demand for home appliances and TVs led by several negative factors such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China's lockdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and rising inflation, also made it possible for the two companies to see their products perform poorly in the April-June period, they added.“Demand for home appliances and TVs continued to slow down in the second quarter, as the global economic downturn and inflation intensified. This is expected to have adversely affected the profitability of product makers,” an official from a local home appliance company said on condition of anonymity.“Home appliance makers focused on selling premium models and new models durin

Jul 3, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Pandemic-induced device boom ends for Samsung, LG
Tech & Science

LG Energy Solution accelerates establishment of smart factory system

Kwon Young-soo, vice chairman and CEO of LG Energy Solution / Courtesy of LG Energy SolutionBy Baek Byung-yeulKwon Young-soo, vice chairman and CEO of LG Energy Solution, left for Europe to check the progress of establishing a smart factory system in its battery-manufacturing plant in Poland and to discuss ways to expand technological cooperation with clients there, the battery company said Sunday.The company said the vice chairman will visit the company's plant in Wroclaw, Poland and had a meeting with officials from German tech company Siemens to talk about establishing smart factory systems.“Vice Chairman Kwon plans to intensively check the progress of the smart factory system so that products that have the best quality and price competitiveness can be supplied to its customers during his business trip,” a company spokesman said.This is the vice chairman's first visit to Europe since he took the position in 2021. Early in May, he visited the company's battery plants in Michigan and Ohio in the United States to check how the plants are adopting the smart factory systems

Jul 3, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
LG Energy Solution accelerates establishment of smart factory system
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Korea's bio industry at turning point after pandemic

SK succeeds in developing COVID vaccine; Samsung on course to be top CDMO firmBy Baek Byung-yeulSK Bioscience, Samsung Biologics and other Korean biotech companies are soaring to new heights as they succeed in locally developing vaccines, winning orders to manufacture the drugs and developing treatments for COVID-19, according industry officials, Thursday.“It is obvious that the pandemic raised the importance of securing proprietary vaccine development and manufacturing technologies, and the achievements of domestic companies were possible because they have realized the importance of the biotech business and have tried to secure their own technological capabilities,” an official from a local biotech company said asking not to be named.One of the latest achievements of the local biotech industry can be seen in SK Bioscience, which succeeded in developing the country's first COVID-19 vaccine, SKYCovione.On June 29, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it granted the company an approval to sell its recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in the Korean market. With th

Jul 3, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Korea's bio industry at turning point after pandemic
Companies

INTERVIEW Torres SUV should be huge hit in Chile: Ssangyong officials

Rodrigo Gonzalez, left, the managing director of SsangYong Motor Chile SpA, and Mauricio Pascual, the commercial manager of SsangYong Motor Chile SpA, pose at SsangYong Motor's office in Seoul, Wednesday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeulKorean SUV maker to release Torres in Chile in NovemberBy Baek Byung-yeulWith SsangYong Motor's new SUV, the Torres, set to make its debut in Korea in July, officials from the SUV maker's Chilean distributor said Wednesday that they are confident the SUV would be a huge hit in the South American country thanks to its bold exterior and high-tech interior. “When you see a car in person, some cars are different from what you saw in the pictures, and it can seem deceptive because it looked very nice in the pictures but not in person. But in this case (for the Torres), the pictures looked really nice and the car was much nicer when I saw it in person,” Rodrigo Gonzalez, the managing director of SsangYong Motor Chile SpA, told The Korea Times during an interview at SsangYong's office in Seoul.“We are very, very confident of the success

Jun 30, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
[INTERVIEW] Torres SUV should be huge hit in Chile: Ssangyong officials
Companies

Siemens Korea opens digital twin experience center in Seoul

Thomas Schmid, center, head of Digital Industries at Siemens Korea, cuts the tape with Siemens officials and other participants during the opening ceremony of the company's Korea Digital Enterprise Experience Center in Seoul, Wednesday. Courtesy of Siemens KoreaBy Baek Byung-yeulGerman tech company Siemens opened a digital twin experience center in a bid to promote its technology. The center will enable companies to simulate design and production processes in a virtual space, its Korean business unit said, Wednesday.The company said its Korea Digital Enterprise Center (KDEXc) is an open space for inspiration and collaboration with all industrial players, universities and others to exchange ideas and help them to achieve digital transformation.“Industrial players have to embrace digitalization and transform swiftly and continuously,” Thomas Schmid, head of Digital Industries at Siemens Korea, said during the opening ceremony.“By combining domain expertise with our holistic portfolio offering, we support Korean companies of all sizes and industries to speed up their d

Jun 29, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Siemens Korea opens digital twin experience center in Seoul
Tech & Science

LG Innotek develops top-class in-cabin radar

An LG Innotek employee poses with the company's in-vehicle radar module, Tuesday. Courtesy of LG InnotekBy Baek Byung-yeulLG Innotek developed an in-cabin radar module that can detect passengers inside a car as part of its efforts to capitalize on the fast-growing automotive sensing business, the company said, Tuesday.The in-cabin radar module is a component that detects a passenger's presence or movement using radio waves. It is made by combining radar chips, antennas and communication chips on a substrate and is usually mounted on the ceiling by the second row of seats or on the side of the rear-view mirror.The product has been used mainly for child presence detection and preventing vehicle theft. LG Innotek explained that the demand for the sensing equipment is soaring with more countries including Korea asking carmakers to make use of the sensors mandatory.“In Korea, cars that carry children must install the in-cabin sensors. Europe plans to add a child boarding detection feature test when granting a sales license to new cars from 2023. The United States plans to make it ma

Jun 28, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
LG Innotek develops top-class in-cabin radar
Tech & Science

Salesforce to launch cloud-based Hyperforce service in Korea

Sohn Bu-han, country manager of Salesforce Korea, speaks during a press conference at Lotte World Tower in Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of Salesforce KoreaBy Baek Byung-yeulSalesforce, a U.S.-based customer relationship management (CRM) software company, aims to strengthen its leadership in Korea's digital transformation market with the release of its Hyperforce service, a software package that can run on public cloud computing services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure, the head of its Korean unit said Tuesday.“Salesforce will support domestic companies' digital innovation acceleration by launching the new service while quickly introducing innovation technologies required by markets and customers to lead the digital innovation paradigm in the Korean market,” Sohn Bu-han, country manager of Salesforce Korea, said during a press conference at Lotte World Tower in Seoul.Hyperforce has currently been released in nine countries, including the U.S., Canada, India, France and Japan. The company elaborated that Hyperforce is an infrastructure architecture that can operate

Jun 28, 2022By Baek Byung-yeul
Salesforce to launch cloud-based Hyperforce service in Korea
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