SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker, said Thursday that its joint venture (JV) with Swiss hydrogen company H2 Energy AG has been officially launched as it looks to expand its presence in Europe’s environment-friendly commercial car market. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (HMM) was held in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Engineering & Construction Co., a South Korean construction company, said Wednesday it will set up a joint venture with U.S.-based Bloom Energy for the production of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The 49:51 joint company, to be set up in November, will provide Korean-made fuel cells to local [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. said Monday it will roll out 5G roaming service in China in partnership with a state-run telecom operator, China Unicom. The preliminary service began earlier in the day for LG Uplus’ 5G customers visiting China, and the full-fledged mobile service will be [...]
BERLIN, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will expand partnerships with major European streaming services to create more content optimized for 8K televisions. On the eve of opening of major tech show IFA, Samsung said it will collaborate with three European over-the-top (OTT) service providers — CHILI, The Explorers and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile carrier, SK Telecom Co., said Wednesday it has agreed with U.S. IT giant Microsoft Corp. to launch a test-run of a new cloud-based gaming platform utilizing the fifth-generation (5G) network here. The project will pave the way for gamers to play high-quality titles without having [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemical company, said Wednesday it will cooperate with Universal Display Corp. (UDC), a U.S.-based display materials maker, to develop an advanced organic light-emitting diode (OLED) component. LG Chem said it signed a strategic partnership with UDC to co-develop an upgraded emissive layer, a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co, a major electric vehicle battery maker, will join hands with Volvo Group to develop battery packs for electric trucks, the company said Thursday. In a strategic alliance with Sweden-based Volvo Group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles, Samsung SDI will provide battery cells [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it began the world’s first 5G roaming service in Switzerland in a partnership with a local carrier. Samsung Galaxy S10 users with SK Telecom’s 5G plan will be able to connect to Swisscom’s 5G network when they visit Switzerland after [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, passengers will be able to check in at the airport using only palm vein information registered at their bank. The Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute (KFTC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Airports Corporation on Thursday to share and jointly use the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile phone operator, said Tuesday that it has joined hands with Deutsche Telekom AG to set up a joint venture that will focus on developing core 5G technologies. The telecom leaders of South Korea and Germany signed a memorandum of understanding early this [...]