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Baek Byung-yeul is a journalist at The Korea Times focused on cultural content, including films and cultural events in South Korea. You can contact him at baekby@koreatimes.co.kr to share your insights.
Hyundai Motor has acquired the fuel cell business of Hyundai Mobis, the auto parts arm of Hyundai Motor Group, as part of the group's strategy to consolidate its fuel cell business capability, the carmaker said Friday.
President Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with Sumi Jo, a soprano singer and visiting distinguished professor of the Graduate School of Culture Technology of KAIST, during the school's degree conferral ceremony in Daejeon, Friday. Along with Jo, who received an honorary doctorate of science and technology, KAIST also awarded an honorary doctorate to Hock Tan, president and CEO of Broadcom. Yonhap
Samsung Display's union said Friday it is preparing for a possible strike for the first time since 2021, as it failed to reach an agreement in wage talks with the company.
Kakao plans to achieve new growth this year by integrating its generative AI into its popular mobile messenger app KakaoTalk, its CEO said on Thursday.
Netmarble will release its first new game of the year, Arthdal Chronicles: Three Factions, in April. The role-playing game will be launched simultaneously in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, where the genre is highly popular, the video game developer said Thursday.
The government is set to take action against Chinese e-commerce platform operators such as AliExpress, Temu and Shein, which have been rapidly expanding their shares of the e-commerce market here by offering ultra-low prices, according to the industry ministry, Wednesday.
Kia's commercial for electric vehicle the EV9 SUV, which it unveiled during the U.S. National Football League's Super Bowl, the league's annual championship game on Sunday, created a buzz, ranking third in an ad preference survey, Innocean, the advertising arm of Hyundai Motor Group, said Wednesday.
Samsung Biologics has been recognized for its excellent climate change response capabilities by a global sustainability management evaluation organization, after it carried out efforts toward sustainable management, thereby putting it on a par with other global pharmaceutical companies, the company said Tuesday.
The government will actively recruit overseas researchers specialized in quantum computing, AI and bio this year to make the country a global R&D hub. Additionally, it will focus on driving economic growth and job creation based on AI technology and enhancing digital inclusion through advanced digital services, the ICT minister said Tuesday.
SK On signed a natural graphite supply contract with U.S.-based mineral resources company Westwater Resources, a move seen as necessary to strengthen its response to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), securing key minerals for electric vehicle (EV) batteries locally in the United States, the company said Monday.