INCHEON, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting in March, Bupyeong District in Incheon, South Korea, is set to officially operate an automated public parking lot using autonomous driving robots. The district announced on January 17 that the parking facility, located underground in Galsan-dong Gulpo Food Town, is part of a broader urban renewal initiative. Constructed as a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its latest Galaxy S series smartphones, featuring real-time translation for phone calls and improved camera performance powered by on-device artificial intelligence (AI). Samsung Electronics’ flagship phone lineup came in three models — the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus and Galaxy S24 Ultra — [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Google said Thursday its new image-based search feature for premium Android smartphones, including Samsung Electronics Co.’s latest Galaxy S24 series, will be launched later this month. The new function, named “Circle to Search,” will be available to users of Google’s Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy S24 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea is set to implement an eco-friendly initiative that rewards customers using their personal cups with unique Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Starting from January 16, Starbucks Rewards members who accomplish the eco stamp collection mission by using their own cups will receive Starbucks-branded NFTs. Customers can collect up to three eco [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is taking a significant step towards environmental sustainability by initiating a project to recycle leftover fabric scraps into sound-absorbing materials. The Ministry of Environment, along with the district offices of Jongno, Seongdong, and Dongdaemun in Seoul, and the Korea Textile Recycling Association, announced that a signing of a memorandum [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday it has launched a mobility-themed game on popular global online platform Roblox to showcase the company’s future vision to young gamers. Titled “Hyundai Future Adventure,” the game consists of six jump-action challenges themed around future mobility. Players take their journey exploring a future-themed park [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. said Saturday that it has opened its first plant in the U.S. for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, as part of its strategy to advance into the fast-growing EV charging solutions business. The factory based in Fort Worth, Texas, has an annual capacity of over 10,000 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant advancement for military training facilities, the South Korean Army has unveiled the nation’s first shooting range with a barrier wall structure, designed to drastically reduce grenade shrapnel, stray bullets, and firing noise. This ground-breaking development represents a major step forward in enhancing both training efficiency and community [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled the prototype of its new air taxi model at the global technology show CES 2024, company officials said Wednesday, as it steps up efforts to make inroads into the global electric flying taxi market. Supernal, a U.S.-based air taxi unit of Hyundai, showcased the [...]
GIMHAE, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Gimhae in South Gyeongsang Province has announced the launch of its newly revamped multilingual website, starting this month, to better serve the city’s large foreign population. Gimhae, home to over 20,000 foreign residents including foreign workers and multicultural families, ranks as the city with the highest foreign [...]