SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Corp.’s EV6 GT topped this year’s evaluation of electric vehicle models by a leading German automotive magazine, Auto Motor Und Sport, beating Ford Motor Co.’s Mustang Mach-E SUV, Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday. Hyundai Motor Co.’s independent Genesis brand’s GV60 SUV ranked second in the competitive EV evaluation [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung C&T Corp. and six other South Korean companies have ranked among the world’s top 100 builders based on their 2022 sales, Deloitte Korea said Wednesday. Samsung C&T, the construction and trading arm of South Korea’s No. 1 conglomerate Samsung Group, placed 15th, down two notches from a year [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electronics, chemical and telecommunication conglomerate LG’s global reputation outpaced such household names as Samsung, Amazon and Apple, an international corporate assessment report showed Sunday. According to Reputation Institute’s 2019 Global RepTrak 100, LG ranked 48th, making the top 50 list for the second year in a row. [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Display Co. said Thursday its unbreakable smartphone panel has been certified in the United States, claiming it can be applied on various devices from smartphones to military equipment. The display maker, under tech giant Samsung Electronics Co., said the unbreakable panel was approved by Underwriters Laboratories, an official [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker by sales, has emerged as a key supplier of General Motors Co. after it secured a US$1.1 billion deal to provide auto parts for eight years, the company announced Tuesday. The Detroit-based carmaker recently picked Hyundai Mobis as one of [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s “upcycling” efforts to utilize outdated smartphones’ parts to create new products and save materials was acknowledged as one of the major environmental movements in the United States, industry sources said Friday. U.S. industry tracker Environmental Leader recognized the Samsung Electronics’ program as the “Judges’ Choice” for [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — NCSOFT Corp., a South Korean online game maker, will showcase the new version of its mobile megahit game, “Lineage M,” for the global launch, the company’s chief said Tuesday. “Lineage M” — bringing the original “Lineage” title to the mobile platform — has become the most popular app both [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom announced yesterday that usage of the new “My Q&A” function of “NUGU,” its AI platform, had increased 20 percent within a month of its release. The function, which was initiated in March, allows users to register their own questions and answers. The AI service gives out the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean-made refrigerators were named among the most kid-friendly fridges by a U.S. consumer advocacy magazine after a survey of parents, companies said Monday. Consumer Reports announced five “Kid-friendly Refrigerators That Please Parents,” a list which includes two models from LG Electronics and one from Samsung Electronics. The two [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Food Inc., the food manufacturer of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, said Monday it has earned a halal certification for its Korean instant noodles as it moves to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian market. The instant noodles product, “ramyeon” in Korean, developed by a joint venture [...]